On the Role of Art in Education and Culture
DVCS Head of School Anthony Urti and art and aesthetics teacher Kandra Bellanca discuss how art connects to culture and the Christian tradition as well as art education at DVCS.
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12, 2022
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07, 2022
Meet Mrs. Kandra Bellanca, DVCS Art Teacher
Mrs. Kandra Bellanca will begin teaching art and aesthetics at DVCS this fall. Read on to learn more about her experience with art as well as her passion for classical education! Bellanca enjoyed drawing and taking art classes from a young age. While in high school, she wanted to study film, but after reading a book about film school that advised majoring in liberal arts first, she enrolled as an art major at Baylor University, which offered liberal arts degrees. She later decided to transfer to art school and graduated from the Maryland Institute College [...]
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03, 2022
Lezlie Gray (’18): Creating Through God’s Creativity
Professional dancer Lezlie Gray (’18) combines her love for the medium of ballet with a deep understanding of the meaning of creativity and art cultivated throughout her experience with classical Christian education. Lezlie started dancing at the age of 2. When she was 8 years old, she watched a production of “The Nutcracker” that featured alum Kelly Weber (‘11) as Clara, inspiring Lezlie to pursue dance more seriously and begin training at Delaware Dance Company. After graduating upper school in 2018, Lezlie moved to Mississippi to join a ballet trainee program, then moved to Chicago [...]
