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PK12 students' drawings and collages on display as part of a Community Art Project, "Mapping My Story."

Get involved with our PK-12 community projects, happening throughout the year at the Center for the Arts. These projects include art displays, music creation, and so much more.

A screenshot from the digital interface in which students will create musical scores for Community Music Project "Composing in Color"

Composing in Color

Submission Deadline: Friday, October 9, 2026
On Display: Friday, October 23-Monday, November 23, 2026

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Students will create their own musical compositions using a colorful, grid-based digital interface to compose within selected genres. In this project, students will use musical elements as building blocks, arranging them into compositions that become both visual patterns and sound-based creations.