The Arts

Facilities for the Arts

The Ainslie Arts Center

The Ainslie Arts Center integrates the innate human longing for self-expression with the most current technological expectations of a 21st-century arts center. Home to Episcopal's arts program, the 42,000-square-foot Ainslie Arts Center is a favorite place for performers, visual artists, and those who thrive on simply taking it all in. There is something for everyone here: an outlet, a canvas, a haven, an inspiration.
Episcopal’s art facilities rank among the finest for any high school in the mid-Atlantic region and include amenities and equipment rarely seen on a high school campus. Students have opportunities to learn about and manipulate state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and projection systems for student performances and for professional productions that come to campus. Those interested in recording techniques have unique opportunities to work in a professional, multi-track recording studio. Additionally, the musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) lab and class piano studio support theory and music classes.
 

Creative Spaces

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  • Music

    Music facilities offer impressive practice and performance spaces, as well as state-of-the-art recording equipment. Those interested in recording techniques have unique opportunities to work in the professional, multi-track recording studio. The MIDI lab and class piano studio also support theory and music classes.
    FEATURES INCLUDE:
    • Instrument Practice Rooms Designed for Acoustical Integrity
    • Allen Studio, a MIDI Lab and 24-Channel Digital Recording Studio
    • Coxe Piano Studio with Twin Grand Pianos

  • Theater & Dance

    Theater and dance facilities offer the most current technological opportunities of the 21st century and include spacious practice and performance spaces, as well as state-of-the-art recording equipment. Students learn about and manipulate state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and projection systems for student performances and for professional productions that come to campus.
    FEATURES INCLUDE:
    • Pendleton Hall, a State-of-the-Art Auditorium with 540 Seats
    • Breeden Black Box Theater, a 100-Seat Blackbox Theater with Full-Story Catwalk
    • Dance Studio with Marley floors and Full-Length Mirrors
    • Fully-Outfitted Dressing Rooms
    • Large Ensemble Rehearsal Spaces
    • Scene and Costume Shops

  • Visual Arts

    The Ainslie Arts Center includes state-of-the-art studios, workspaces, and galleries with a serene environment conducive to learning and creativity.
    FEATURES INCLUDE:
    • Bill Peele '66 Painting Studio
    • Shirley Olsson Drawing Studio
    • Professional and Student Art Galleries
    • Conley Ceramics Studio with Gas and Electric Kilns
    • Digital Photography Studio with Advanced Equipment for Scanning and Printing
    • Baker Family Darkroom with 10 enlargers
    • The Angie Newman Johnson and Class of 2002 Galleries, Showcasing Professional and Student Artwork
  • Arts Department
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1200 North Quaker Lane
Alexandria, Virginia 22302
703-933-3000