Arts Facilities

Ward Parkway Campus

Arts Center
As the 2008-09 school year opened at Pembroke Hill on Aug. 19, so did the new Arts Center on the Ward Parkway campus.  The impressive 28,000-square-foot structure earned rave reviews from both faculty members and students.

The architects, Peter Gisolfi Associates, designed the building to be a loft-like building that might be found in the Crossroads Arts District of Kansas City.  The interior features many open spaces, hard surfaces and large windows to provide natural light. Views from the Arts Centers’ windows are nothing less than breathtaking.

The beautiful two-story entry includes plenty of space for the display of artwork, and a 225-seat theater will provide an intimate venue for productions.  The structure is connected by a second floor skyway to Jordan Hall, and its facade features the same brick as other buildings on the Ward Parkway campus.

The classrooms were designed specifically for the needs of particular disciplines within the arts.  There is a dance studio where a newly offered dance class meets and a special area for vocal and instrumental music.  The hallway in the music area is lined with lockers for convenient instrument storage.  The Electronics Imagery class gathers in a room with computer stations outfitted for this purpose.  A darkroom is also included for students who are studying photography.

Hall Student Center Theatre/Boocock Gallery
This building on the Ward Parkway campus features a 700-seat theater.  Middle and upper school students use this facility for performances, assemblies and special presentations.  Boocock Gallery is used to display student artwork.  The facility also provides space for performing arts classrooms.

Wornall Campus

Curry Theatre/Cooke Gallery
This 300-seat auditorium on the Wornall campus is used by students for music programs, assemblies and drama performances primarily for students early childhood and lower schools.  Students on the Ward Parkway campus also use this theatre for drama productions.  The gallery displays art from students in all divisions, as well as professional artists' work.Music Classrooms

Music instruction takes place in beautifully appointed facilities in the Primary Building (grades K-3), the Mellon Building (grades 4-5 and 5th grade band and strings ensemble), and the Hibschman Early Childhood Building (early years - prekindergarten).

Art Studios
Art instruction is offered in two dedicated classrooms in the Intermediate Building, and in individual classrooms in the Hibschman Early Childhood Building.