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Every Colorado Academy student is an artist.

Arts are a central part of every school day.

They are core to our mission, which values creativity as one of the essential skills we hope each of our graduates takes with them. The artistic habits we emphasize at every age—patience, courage, adaptability, persistence, expression, self-direction, and joy—ensure these fundamental human traits ground everything we do.

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Arts By Division

CA offers courses of artistic study for all students, emphasizing exposure for the new learner, as well as advanced programs of study for those seeking a professional path in college and beyond.

Lower School

From Pre-K–Grade 5, our young creators work with experienced art and music teachers to explore a range of media and techniques as part of their daily schedule. Special events like The Big Draw, Pre-K–Grade 8 Arts Showcase, Grade 4 and 5 Choir concerts, recitals, and the All-School Arts Festival celebrate creativity all year.

Middle School

When they reach Middle School, students may explore a range of disciplines as part of their daily arts rotation, including vocal music, instrumental performance groups, ceramics, theater, dance, studio art, photography, and computer science/engineering/design.

Upper School

Upper School students in Grades 9-12 have the opportunity to specialize in an artistic area of their choice, but it is not unusual for a student to concentrate in more than one art form. The approach to study is twofold: elective classes open to all students, and advanced courses of study for students who wish to pursue the arts in college or in greater depth.

CA Arts Leadership

Katy Hills
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Director of Visual & Performing Arts

Katy Hills

Katy Wood Hills began teaching Upper School Studio Art at CA in 2009, was named Director of Visual & Performing Arts in 2019, and has taught such varied electives as drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, and ceramics.

Hills began her career at CA in 2000, as Head Coach of the Field Hockey Team, while working full-time as a professional artist. She holds a BA in Art with a concentration in Painting and Drawing from Connecticut College and also studied at Maine College of Art. Before arriving in Colorado, she was the Museum Educator at the Florence Griswold Museum of Art in Old Lyme, Conn. Hills has shown her work at several galleries, including The Cooley Gallery in Old Lyme and the Vose Galleries of Boston, Mass.

Outside of the art studio, Hills can be found leading backcountry ski trips for CA’s Outdoor Education program, as well as being a Wilderness First Responder and former volunteer ski patroller. She often visits her home state of Vermont and loves to ski with her family.

Questions? Connect with Katy: Email or 303-914-2574

State-of-the-Art Facilities

The Leach Center for the Performing Arts, opened in 2021, is CA’s marquee venue for student theatrical and musical performances, acting and theater tech classes, and Speech & Debate.

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Arts Calendar

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US Play: "Midsummer/Jersey"
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Leach Center for the Performing Arts, 3800 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80235, USA
US Play
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Leach Center for the Performing Arts, 3800 S Pierce St, Denver, CO 80235, USA
MS Musical
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LCPA-1-Main Stage (500)
MS Musical
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LCPA-1-Main Stage (500)
Piano Ensemble
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LCPA-1-Main Stage (500)

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