SPARC (School Of The Performing Arts In The Richmond Community

Founded in 1981, SPARC's mission is to inspire young people to reach their full potential through quality training in the performing arts. SPARC works to inspire creativity in its sutdents, to help them develop strong presentational skills, to promote cultural diversity, and to foster a life-long appreciation for the performing arts. Many of SPARC's graduates have gone on to performance careers, both locally and nationally, but most use the valuable skills they learn (especially poise and self-confidence) in their business and professional careers. This year, SPARC served more than 2,200 students metro-Richmond area. All classes are taught by area professional performers and teaching artists. SPARC provides instruction to the most diverse student population of any performing arts education program (41%) in the metro region.