For Young People

Rising Star Awards

Each year, Piedmont Council of the Arts recognizes The Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Youth Incentive Awards. Winners of this award are high school juniors and seniors selected by their teachers for their outstanding talent and promise in the Arts.

Piedmont Council of the Arts invites you and your friends
to celebrate the artistic achievements of area high school students at the

2008 Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Celebration

On Saturday, October 18, the 2008 Rising Stars were honored with a community celebration, awards presentation, and reception from 2:00-4:00pm at the V. Earl Dickinson Theater of Piedmont Virginia Community College. The community celebration featured a digital showcase of student work, performances by local artists Paul Curreri and Miki Liszt, and keynote address by former Rising Star (2000) Jocelyn Spaar.

2008 Arthur C. Greene Rising Star Awards
Zoe Bae, St. Anne’s Belfield School
Anna Bagley, Monticello High School
Caroline Barnes, Western Albemarle High School
Alexandra Marie Barrow, Monticello High School
Sarah Bergstresser, Albemarle High School
Kaya Berne, Monticello High School
Josephine Blount, Charlottesville High School
Emily Cantrell, Charlottesville High School
Ben Clay, Murray High School
Anna Duensing, St. Anne’s Belfield School
Paige Goodloe, Albemarle High School
Rachel Lane, Western Albemarle High School
John Lloyd, Albemarle High School
Yiseon Song, Covenant School
Marina Stevenson, Renaissance School
Alyssa Stoner, Western Albemarle High School
Michael Turner, Charlottesville High School
Bri Walker, Covenant School

Browse Former Rising Stars

Arts Career Mentoring

In fall 2008, PCA will launch an arts career mentoring series for girls in grades 6-12 entitled Working Women in the Arts (WWA). The program, coordinated in partnership with the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, will offer a series of hands-on workshops connecting girl scouts with female arts professionals in our community. WWA mentors may be dancers, commercial gallery owners, graphic designers, nonprofit arts managers, music promoters, poets, and more.

Working Women in the Arts will share the many exciting paths women take to build successful careers in the arts. Workshops will be held once every 3-4 months, leading up to the year 2010.

PCA Internship Program

PCA provides on-the-job training to college and university students interested in pursuing careers in arts administration. From event promotion to database administration, intern projects are challenging hands-on experiences. Interns work closely with PCA staff to develop goals and objectives for their work in the office. As representatives of PCA in the community at large, our interns become advocates for the importance of the arts in everyday life and help PCA build relationships with an increasingly diverse constituency. Learn more about volunteer opportunities at PCA.

Partner Programs

Working in partnership with other groups, PCA offers additional programs and projects for young people in the Charlottesville area:

Virginia Festival of the Book

Each year, PCA volunteers organize several events for the Virginia Festival of the Book geared towards youth and families, artists, and citizens with disabilities. Past events have explored topics such as memoirs, storytelling through quilts, and children’s book illustrations. Events are organized in partnership with local entities such as WorkSource Enterprises, ARC of the Piedmont, Post High, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation, Region Ten, and Service Dogs of Virginia.

Charlottesville Parks and Recreation & The Bridge | Progressive Arts Initiative

This summer PCA wroked on an exciting public art project with The UVA School of Architecture, The Bridge | Progressive Arts Initiative, and Charlottesville Parks and Recreation. Working with a team of local artists and architects, PCA and the Bridge coordinated the painting of a school bus that is now being used to transport young people to and from Charlottesville Parks and Recreation programs. Young campers at Parks and Recreation’s 2008 summer camp were important contributors to the design and painting process. Look out for the newly painted Parks and Rec bus driving around town this fall!

Check out a great story on the FUN BUS project here.