Arts and Tech

13Jan Zoe Brownstein '28No Comments

Every student helps shape GA’s “Mind, Body and Heart” mural

With the construction of the contemporary Health and Wellness Center, a gaping blue wall has been left untouched next to the nurses’ office. However, this is about to change. Led by GA alum Mr. Daniel Lipshutz ‘08, the wall will be transformed into a stunning mural created with the theme “Mind, Body and Heart.”  “Thousands […]

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12Dec Sophia Stampes-BlackburnNo Comments

Honors art gallery features students’ hard work 

The honors art program involves juniors and seniors in the Upper School who want to further their artistic talents. The program offers drawing/painting, 3D/sculpture, digital media and photography. Each year the honors students put together a gallery in the Arts Center to showcase their work. Beginning in the first week of December and running through […]

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31Oct Clara Shafer '26No Comments

Tech Side of Theater

There’s a nosebleed by the entrance of the Art Center doors which leads to the mitochondria of GA’s Belfry, or theater programs, shows. There’s work that goes on “behind the curtain” that remains hidden from the audience: the reason the back row can hear the stage just as well as the front row; the background […]

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28Oct Hannah Greenfield '25No Comments

Creatives After GA

If you walk through GA’s Art Center, you may pass by artwork made by current students in the Visual Arts program. Maybe you enter one of the classrooms and see students working on creative projects. Some of these students may eventually take their creative ambitions beyond GA’s Visual Arts classrooms and pursue art or design. […]

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27Oct Audrey Yu '26 Zoe Shu '26No Comments

Heartstrings and hometowns: GA Belfry presents Almost, Maine

This fall, the Belfry Club will present “Almost, Maine”, a 2004 play by John Cariani that explores love and loss in a remote, magical town. This play also marks Belfry Theatre Director Mr. Sean Gibbons’ first show at GA.  Rehearsals are well underway, with student actors already over a month into the process. The show […]

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27Oct Zoe Brownstein '28No Comments

AI-generated artwork: how should this powerful technology be used?

AI image generators are among the most promising innovative technologies of this generation, but that does not stop controversies over how these images may be used—especially regarding AI-generated artwork. According to AIPRN, the AI art industry is projected to grow 254% between 2022 and 2030 Image generators powered by artificial intelligence create original works from […]

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18Jun Kat KouNo Comments

GA welcomes new performing arts teacher

As Germantown Academy says goodbye to Ms. K Richardson, it embraces Mr. Sean Gibbons as the new director of Belfry and performing arts teacher.  Mr. Gibbons grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and has been acting since he was seven. His acting career started locally in his hometown, but gradually escalated as he auditioned in cities […]

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18Jun Hannah Greenfield '25No Comments

K. Richardson’s Legacy

For the past 22 years, Upper School performing arts teacher and Belfry director K. Richardson has directed the majority of GA’s theatrical performances and taught students the fundamentals of acting.  As she heads into retirement, she will be celebrated and honored by many, especially her student-actors who feel like they have grown under her teaching […]

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11Jun Rebecca Rong '26No Comments

Performing Arts Concert + Seniors’ Last Performances

This year’s performing arts finale, the annual Spring Concert, took on a brand-new arrangement. Three enthralling evenings featured performances from both the Middle School and Upper School choir, orchestra, and band musicians.  For the first time, a mix of individual performances and combined numbers between the two divisions showcased the strength and direction of GA’s […]

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5Jun Misimi Owolabi '25 Audrey Yu '26No Comments

Ms. Hearn Going to Broadway

Ms. Hearn bids farewell to GA. Ms. Emma Hearn, a GA alum who has previously graced Broadway in productions like “Cats,” brought her immense experience and talent to Germantown Academy following COVID-19. Now, as she prepares to depart from her role as Assistant Belfry Director, she has significantly influenced students.  In an interview, Ms. Hearn […]

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