"There's nothing like it in Massachusetts." - Pam Reeve

Join us November 29 for Giving Tuesday and #GiveBAAck to a school so unique: Boston Arts Academy, the 

 public arts high school in MA. Your donations provide access to opportunities, a sense of belonging, and a path forward for Boston's youth.

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, and we are raising $25,000 for a special school that's fundamental to the cultural fabric of our city's arts and education scene: Boston Arts Academy and its 500 talented and diverse students. This year, you have the opportunity to double your impact thanks to a 

$25,000 Challenge Match from a generous donor

Ways to #GiveBAAck and prepare for Giving Tuesday:

2. Share this message with your friends and family 

3. Follow us on social media as we countdown until Giving Tuesday

"BAA has taught me how to balance life, academics, and arts. It taught me versatility." - Breanna Boothe, BAA '22

Here's one way to feel GOOD this holiday season: Giving Tuesday

Ciccolo Family Foundation 

Ray Ciccolo and Christine Grace of the Ciccolo Family Foundation visited Boston Arts Academy to take a tour and present the BAA Foundation with a check for $20,000 to help fund arts programming for BAA's talented students. During the tour, Head of School Dr. Anne Clark shared how special BAA is as a school - a place where art is the students' language of learning, and where their talents and feeling of belonging is affirmed. The Ciccolo Family Foundation cares deeply about giving back to the local community, arts & culture, education, environmental, and health & wellness causes. We are grateful for the Ciccolo Family Foundation's support and growing partnership! 

Nov 18 4 master class A.I.M by Kyle Abraham

Company dance members from A.I.M by Kyle Abraham visited Boston Arts Academy to host a master class. A.I.M by Kyle Abraham is currently touring in Boston and performing at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre. Read more about the company's focus on giving back to local communities, and their upcoming show today in 

Giving Tuesday 2022

 It's the season of giving, and November 29 is a big day for BAA Foundation. Learn more about doubling your impact and join us on 

Student Singers

 Boston Arts Academy is hosting a series of Winter Shows, by major. Learn more about show dates and more 

Boston Arts Academy Alumni Association is running/walking the MR8K. Join Team Boston Arts Academy: 

. If we register 50+ Team BAA participants, we can win a Challenge Grant of $5,000 (or more!) from the Martin Richard Foundation.

Interested in learning more about BAA, BAA Foundation, or getting involved? Contact Grace at 

This Month at BAA: November Recap

We invite you to click the link below to read the report:

A letter from BAA Foundation President Denella Clark, BAA Head of School Dr. Anne Clark, BAA Foundation Board Chairman Jeff Rosica, and BAA Board of Trustees Chair Myran Parker-Brass:

Boston Arts Academy students spent this past year—the fourth and final—in a temporary location. Through the challenges presented by a shared space as well as the third school year impacted by the pandemic, they continue to persevere and artistically express themselves in the pursuit of their dreams.

Over 490 students returned in person for the 2021–2022 school year, prepared to learn, grow, create, and inspire—and they did exactly that. After two years of remote and hybrid learning, Boston Arts Academy students returned to their desks. And to the stage. Your contributions help our students access life-changing opportunities, achieve success, and make real change in the world.

On September 8, 2022, Boston Arts Academy opened its brand new, state-of-the-art school building on the site of the school’s longstanding home in the Fenway neighborhood, with building construction funded by the City and Commonwealth. The opening of this building is harmoniously timed with BAA’s 25th Anniversary and 25 years of transformative public arts education. Boston Arts Academy now has the facilities to match the talents and dreams of students and faculty, supporting a fine-tuned and highly successful education model, and serving the City’s most diverse and talented students.

While Boston Arts Academy’s new school building will help us permanently close opportunity gaps for more of Boston’s students, it will not change the school’s existing public-private funding model.

“The completion of the building is the culmination of a dream between the City of Boston, the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and the Boston Arts Academy Foundation. And people who are committed to the Foundation have helped support the sort of added extras the kids in this school really deserve.”

Boston Arts Academy Foundation must continue to bridge the gap between the school’s allocation from the Boston Public Schools and the true cost of a high-quality education that is both arts-intensive and college preparatory. Continued philanthropic support from generous donors to Boston Arts Academy Foundation is more critical than ever, augmenting Boston Arts Academy’s annual budget and ensuring the school’s long-term financial sustainability. With your support, Boston Arts Academy’s students have the resources they need to achieve their full potential, including enhanced artistic offerings and experiences and access to critical academic and social supports.

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, BUT NOT WITHOUT YOU.

Thank you for your dedication to and investment in Boston Arts Academy. In honor of the school’s 25th anniversary, please continue to support Boston Arts Academy Foundation and help secure a bright future for Boston Arts Academy’s diverse, talented, and deserving students. 

The pages ahead share the impact you’ve had and highlight future possibilities. On behalf of Boston Arts Academy, Boston Arts Academy Foundation, and our students, we are so grateful.

Introducing...the 2022 Annual Report!

Teddy Shoes, a local dance apparel and footwear store, has been working in partnership with BAA Foundation for the past year to raise critical funds for BAA's students.

A legacy business in Cambridge serving the local community since 1957, Teddy Shoes is located right next to Dance Complex on Massachusetts Ave. Owner, Steve Adelson, understands the positive impact dancing can have on a young person's life given his work with thousands of dancers throughout his career. He was inspired by BAA Foundation's mission to provide the necessary resources and programming required for BAA's students to receive the high-quality arts education and training they deserve.

With BAA Foundation's support, Steve launched a Donate A Dollar At Checkout Program, inviting customers to donate to BAA when checking out online or in-store. Steve shared, 

 have been very successful. The extreme generosity of so many customers by giving a dollar or more at checkout raised $128 in last Fall's campaign. Our Spring/Summer initiative has reached $735. We thank the BAA for allowing us to partner with them to help the school and also to those who have not only supported Teddy Shoes throughout the pandemic and also who have so graciously donated to help this worthwhile cause."

Steve continues to host this program, and to-date has raised over $1,000 for BAA.

Interested in partnering and hosting a similar campaign at your store? 

Contact Caitlin Durkin at cdurkin@baafdn.org.

Learn more about BAA Foundation's Donate A Dollar At Checkout Program

Download The Cause Marketing for Businesses Flyer

BAA Supporter Spotlight: Teddy Shoes

Over 400 guests attended BAA Honors 2022 in support of and to celebrate Boston Arts Academy’s (BAA) 25 years of impact as Boston’s only public high school for the arts. BAA Foundation’s signature event and largest fundraiser of the year raised $2.3M to fund arts programming and more for BAA’s talented and deserving students. Honorees included Lee Pelton with Honors in Lifetime Achievement, Lee Michael Kennedy for Civic Responsibility, Michaela DePrince for Dance, Kobi Halperin for Fashion, Terri Lyne Carrington for Music, Latoyia Edwards for TV + Film, and Bryan Rafanelli for Visual Arts.

Photography by Craig Bailey, Annielly Camargo and Dante Luna

Boston Magazine Party Pics: BAA Honors 2022

On Saturday, October 8, BAA Foundation hosted its largest fundraiser of the year for Boston Arts Academy: 

! This was the first major event BAA Foundation hosted in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 400 guests attended and raised $2.3M in support of BAA students. Student majors in Dance, Music and Theatre performed, and majors in Fashion and Visual Arts displayed their work.

Four students in the Fashion + Tech program at Boston Arts Academy were invited to be part of The Peers + Pros Project at 

. The project is a creative learning initiative sponsored in part by Koch Institute Public Galleries. Students designed looks and worked with a team that included professionals at Koch Institute Public Galleries, MIT Museum’s Maker Lab, Boston Public Library’s Teen Central, and School of Fashion Design, Boston.

 in its beautiful theatre. The assembly included performances and a showcase from students studying dance, music and filmmaking, as well as remarks from special guest speaker and BAA alum '05, Abraham Olivo.

WATCH HERE a clip of the student performances!

Urbanity's Company danced alongside students from 

 students worked behind the scenes managing stage lighting and technical elements for the Call of Courage show. Call of Courage is a five-part collaboration featuring choreography set to stories of perseverance from Boston’s youth.

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