Fine and Performing Arts at Vista

January 21 - March 14, 2025
Palmetto Center for the Arts Gallery
Curated by Esteban Delgado

Fachadas: Narrativas arquitectónicas de tiempo y pertenencia explores the layered histories and emotional resonance of architectural facades in Argentina, intertwining themes of identity, memory, and decay. Through weaving and tufting techniques, I draw connections between the textured surfaces of aging buildings and the stories they hold, echoing the parallels between home and self. Influenced by the poetic graffiti and fortified structures I encountered, these tapestries delve into the interplay of protection and vulnerability, revealing how architecture embodies both personal and collective histories. By incorporating abstract wooden shutters and fragments of street text, the series bridges the physical and emotional, reflecting a dialogue between the lived experience and the enduring impact of place.

ARTIST TALK
Thursday, February 27, 11am-12pm
PCA Gallery

Presented by NVC Fine Art

TUFTING WORKSHOP

Exploring the Theme of Home through Collaborative Art

Friday, February 28
Session 1: 9am-12pm // Session 2: 1pm-4pm
Location: PCA 125
Limited spots, RSVP in AlamoExperience

Supported by Student Activity Fee

Presented by NVC Fine Art
Location: Palmetto Center for the Arts
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Free Admission

The NVC Fine & Performing Arts Department presents Cosmic Art Night! Materials and studios glow under ultraviolet lights creating a surreal, dreamy vibe while you explore the arts of ceramics, drawing, printmaking and dance. Professors and students will demonstrate the potter’s wheel and screen printing techniques on paper. Bring your own t-shirt to silkscreen.

All additional materials provided. 
Everyone is welcome: students, faculty, staff, and families!
All ages! No experience necessary!

BLUE: Water as Metaphor
Sabra Booth and Sophie Sanders

March 24 - May 9, 2025
Palmetto Center for the Arts Gallery
Curated by Sabra Booth

Blue is a comprehensive body of Sabra Booth and Sophie Sanders’ work with the theme of water. Like a 19th century naturalist, Booth often sketches and paint flora and fauna on site. She uses these drawings as touchstones for her studio work. Design considerations are evident through the implementation of graphic line, negative space, actual texture, and limited color. Booth typically creates an interplay between the gestural fluidity of water media and the structural line work of drawing or printmaking processes. Since her graduate thesis show, she has explored the play of light and shadow, incorporating translucent cut-paper. Beauty and at times, humor have been tactics for conveying her thoughts. Underlying these concerns are reflections on personal identity. The materials she works with are often intrinsic to the content of the project. For instance, in her print, Frack House, she deeply embossed the print, rubbed with soil from the Eagle Ford Shale area. The richly textured strata of the ground’s vertical cross-section evoke the beauty of our planet’s subterranean realm. Since Northwest Vista College sits upon the artesian zone of the Edwards Aquifer, she will focus her work for the show on this relevant connection.

Water is change, water is movement, and water is healing.  Bodies of water compel an instinctual amniotic awe that alters our brainwave to expand our consciousness, compassion, and creativity.  The theme and aesthetics of water have been animating Sophie Sanders recent multidisciplinary artwork in cyanotype, painting, and printmaking as I respond to the precarious state of our survival on the planet due to climate change realities.  Using cyanotype on cloth, she experiments with light and gesture to produce dynamic compositions with human and natural forms.  Her recent work also explores the expressive potential of blue to signify emotion, nature, and cultural contexts. Booth and Sanders met while both living in New York City in the early 2000’s. They will collaborate on a cyanotype project for the exhibition, as well as displaying their own individual works.

Artist Talk
_{Wednesday, March 26, 1PM}
PCA Gallery

Presented by NVC Fine Art

NVC Dance Guest Artist

Versa-Style Street Dance

Founded in 2005 by Los Angeles natives and co-artistic directors Jackie Lopez aka Miss Funk and Leigh Foaad aka Breeze-lee, Versa-Style Street Dance Company was created to promote, empower and celebrate the artistry of Hip Hop and street dance culture. Named “Los Angeles’ Best Dance Troupe for Hip Hop Empowerment” by LA Weekly, Versa-Style is recognized for its electrifying performances and inspiring engagement activities for schools and local communities. Consisting of committed, highly skilled street dance artists and educators representative of the diversity and beautiful complexity of Los Angeles, Versa-Style Street Dance Company harnesses the exhilarating energy of street dance onto the concert stage for an unforgettable evening of dance.

MOVEMENT WORKSHOP

Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 11AM-12:15PM
Location: Dance Studio PCA-108

Supported by the Student Activity Fee

Dance@VISTA

Presented by NVC Dance
Performances by the NVC Repertory Dance Ensemble & Dance Choreographer in Residence.

Date:  Saturday, May 10
Time:  7:00pm
Location:  Palmetto Theatre

Reception sponsored by Friends of the Arts at VISTA

THINK YOU CAN DANCE? YOU CAN!
Learn about Vista's student-based dance company:
NVC Repertory Dance Ensemble

Presented by NVC Drama & Directed by Michelle Pietri

Location: Palmetto Theatre

EVENING PERFORMANCES:
- February 27, 28, March 1, 6 & 7 at 7:00pm

MATINEE PERFORMANCES:
- Sunday, March 2 at 2:30pm
- Saturday, March 8 at 2:30pm

Free Admission! Family friendly!

Presented by NVC Drama

Location: Black Box Theatre
Dates: April 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
Time: 7:30pm
Free Admission

Jack Stone Award for New Music

Presented by NVC Music

MASTERCLASS
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 3:30pm
Location: PCA Recital Hall

JACK STONE AWARD for NEW MUSIC CONCERT
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Palmetto Theatre
Admission: Free

The Jack Stone Award for New Music is a national competition open solely to community college students exploring music composition. While many calls for scores by student composers exist, few opportunities are available specifically for community college students. Because the musical background and training of community college student composers differs from that of composition students at four-year institutions and conservatories, there is a need for career building opportunities that will enable them to achieve creative success and gain national recognition.

Original student compositions will be performed by Lux Musicae Chamber Ensemble.

Ensemble Fest: Mozart Meets Broadway
NVC Chamber Singers
& Instrumental Ensembles

Presented by NVC Music
Directed by Dr. Minkyung Lee &
Dr. Sunbeam Choi

Date: Monday, April 21
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: Free
Location: Palmetto Theatre

The NVC Chamber Singers will present a staged concert featuring beloved musical numbers from Broadway's Best Ensemble. Dr. Lee is excited to announce a new platform for NVC Music alumni. We are also proud to welcome back NVC Music alumna Serena Hernandez, who will participate in the Alumni Connect: NVC Music Showcase Project in Spring 2025.

The event will include six weeks of intensive Musical Theatre Workshops in February and March, where NVC singers will collaborate with directing ensembles. The Chamber Singers are looking forward to creating showcase ensembles from Broadway’s hilarious new hit, Something Rotten!, as well as selections from La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen, and The Greatest Showman, alongside opera duets from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro.

Experience the enchantment of Another Land from the Oscar-winning film La La Land and the uplifting anthem You Will Be Found from Dear Evan Hansen, which has touched hearts around the world. Prepare to be dazzled by the cherished ensemble numbers Welcome to the Renaissance and We See the Light from Something Rotten!, a musical that has claimed an impressive 10 Tony Award nominations. To pre-celebrate the journey from screen to stage in 2025, you won’t want to miss performances of From Now On from The Greatest Showman.

The Aaron Prado Sextet presents
Great Jazz Composers: Duke, Monk & Mingus

NVC MUSIC FACULTY RECITAL
Presented by NVC Music

Join the Aaron Prado Sextet for a presentation of music by the three greatest composers of jazz history: Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Charles Mingus. With a three-horn front line and rhythm section, Prado will interpret historical jazz classics with original and modern arrangements.

Date: Tuesday, April 22
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Palmetto Theatre
Admission: Free

Reception sponsored by Friends of the Arts at VISTA

Journey: You are My Companion
NVC Concert Choir & Solo Performances

Presented by NVC Music
Directed by Dr. Minkyung Lee

Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Palmetto Theatre
Admission: Free

The NVC Concert Choir invites you to experience the uplifting power of companionship through its vibrant harmonies and enchanting melodies. Their journey begins with the poignant message, “In every heart, there is a place that shows us who we are,” which resonates with deep emotion and strength. Prepare to be moved by Elaine Hagenberg’s stunning a cappella, My Companion, inspired by the beautiful poetry of Edith Franklin Wyatt. This work beautifully celebrates the joy of companionship as we journey through life. Craig Hella Johnson’s masterful arrangement of I Love You/What a Wonderful World creates a seamless flow that highlights the beauty of connection, making these songs feel like they have always belonged together. Johnson's remarkable arrangement also features gems such as The Water is Wide, Let the River Run, and Unclouded Day, taking the audience on an emotional journey. The grand finale of the spring concert will be Jacob Collier’s World O World. Its intricate chords and astonishing progressions promise to stir your soul, leaving you with a sense of profound beauty long after the final note. Join us for this remarkable performance!

Vista Jazz Ensemble

Presented by NVC Music
Directed by Dr. Aaron Prado

Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Palmetto Theatre
Admission: Free