Bronx High School for the Visual Arts

The Bronx High School for the Visual Arts (BHSVA), familiarly known as Visual Arts, is a New York City public high school established as an art school in 2002 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Small Schools Initiative program (officially, the New Century High Schools Initiative). It is a New Visions for Public Schools institution which oversees funding for the various small schools created by the program but is served by the New York City Department of Education. The school once was housed in the Christopher Columbus Educational Campus before moving to the old Mercy College Bronx campus building in late 2004. The school is within walking distance of the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden.

Bronx High School for the Visual Arts
Address
2040 Antin Place

Bronx
,
NY 10462

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established2002
FounderDr. John Gunn
School district11
PrincipalDr. George T. York
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment348
AffiliationLehman College Art Gallery
Bronx Museum of the Arts
Wave Hill
AdmissionUnscreened
TuitionNone
Websitewww.bhsva418.com

Since its inception in 2002, Visual Arts has hosted consecutive End of the Year art exhibitions at the Lehman College Art Gallery, highlighting the years best art by students.
As of 2005, it also holds a second art exhibition at the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

The school hosted Mayor Bloomberg's 2005 address focusing on the success of the city's newly formed small high-schools and the creation of even more.[1] 56k 300k [2]

References
Notes
  1. "Announces opening of 52 small schools". Office of the Mayor, City of New York. 2005-02-01. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
  2. "Bronx High School for the Visual Arts". InsideSchools.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-03-21.


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