Berkeley Preparatory School - Visual & Performing Arts Department

Berkeley’s arts program is an integral part of the Berkeley educational experience. Headed by gifted artists, the program’s wide array of fine arts courses include painting, sculpting, printmaking, photography, music, theatre, ceramics, silk dying, dance and video production. Students discover untapped abilities, channel newfound creativity and hone talents at levels of professionalism beyond thei

r years – and even their imaginations. While students are translating skills into meaningful works, they are also learning to think in visual, spatial and auditory terms as well as to discipline themselves and their time. Berkeley is one of the only schools in the Tampa Bay area to offer performing arts for all students from Pre-K through Grade 12. These theatre department productions are worthy of any professional show and are renowned for extravagant sets; talented singers, dancers and actors; as well as a state-of-the-art theatre. Each spring, artists from all grades participate in Concepts, an exhibition of their artwork in an off-campus gallery. In recent years, the upper division Singers have performed at a variety of events across the state of Florida, including at Walt Disney World, and the boys and girls a capella groups have performed at a number of venues across Tampa Bay and in regional and national competition.