ArtQuest Arts Specialties

Visual Arts

• ​Digital Arts
• Photography
• Video Arts
• Visual Fine Arts

Performing Arts

• Dance
• Instrumental Music
• Theatre Arts
• Vocal Music

What We Do

In the ArtQuest program, we strive to find real world experiences and bring them into the classroom.  Our students graduate from our program with industry experience, and critical thinking skills that challenge students to expand their worldview. Check out our interdisciplinary collaboration between several AQ arts disciplines. 
"Intersecting many disciplines - photography, sculpture, performance, dance, land art, body art, design, and acrobatics - the artist creates and 
choreographs each vibrant piece with a strong philosophy directing each scene, using the medium of photography, known to capture the 'real', 
to achieve the seemingly impossible, with thoughtful and surreal outcomes."
”Jean-Paul Bourdier

ArtQuest Core Classes
AQ Core classes are highly recommended for AQ students and are connected to the overall program in several ways, including individual units, through collaborative projects, by participation in the annual AQ theme, and by bringing AQ students together from all eight Arts Specialties. Instructors who teach AQ Core classes meet and plan with the AQ Arts teachers on a regular basis and are very involved with creating and implementing AQ events and projects.

Recognizing the importance of critical thinking, creative problem solving, and the need to understand and communicate in many arenas, AQ Core classes are designed to support learning in multi-faceted, engaging and relevant ways and students are encouraged to incorporate their arts specialty into core class projects and presentations. Diverse learning styles are addressed and learning opportunities are provided through direct instruction, reading, writing, class and group discussions, research, art projects, oral reports and presentations, films, political cartoons and other visual statements, individual and group work, guest artists, field trips and other project-based methods. Curriculum in all AQ Core courses is aligned with the applicable California Common Core Standards.

• AQ Academic English and Honors English classes offer a challenging literature-based curriculum featuring varied viewpoints. AQ Honors English requires more rigor and work and is recommended for students truly interested in the discipline.

Important Dates

See Calendar for more information.
School Starts August 17

Back to ArtQuest Harvest Drive-In  November 2nd 
Click here for more information.

AQ 27th Annual Fall Showcase 
Thurs. October 15th, 2020, 6:30 pm
Livestreamed on the ArtQuest Website

Shadowing - 
Oct. 21 - Nov. 18, Wed ONLY
Appointment only -  Appointments made starting after Oct 2nd.
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AQ Information Night - 
​TBA
 Entry Packet Deadline - 
Nov. 18, 2020, by 3:45 pm

 
Santa Rosa High School
Santa Rosa High School, a comprehensive high school,  offers many other options as well, including additional Honors and Advanced Placement classes and a full range of Science, Math, Foreign Language, Agriculture and Vocational classes. 

SRHS students' SAT scores are consistently high, being among the highest in the Santa Rosa City Schools District. The Advanced Placement rate of passage is also consistently very high.

​Santa Rosa Junior College
Students may also enroll for classes at the adjacent campus of Santa Rosa Junior College or other colleges, or online classes from various institutions. Guest artists, exciting field trips, and exhibit and performance opportunities are all a regular part of the overall curriculum at ArtQuest.