Matthew with OCHSA Director, Dr. Ralph Opacic, at OCHSA 25th Anniversary GalaThe Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA), a nationally recognized arts school that provides bright and talented students with a creative, challenging and nurturing educational environment, today broke ground on a $20 million, 60,000-square-foot Instructional Center. This project will include a dance center, music center and science center, and is expected to be completed in summer 2015.[…]The $20 million Masterpiece in the Making campus completion campaign will include:- Constructing a 60,000-square-foot Instructional Center, including 7 state-of-the-art science labs, 14 dance studios, instrumental music and choir rehearsal facilities, 16 practice rooms, dressing rooms and storage.- Creating a central quad and outdoor stage with landscaped and hardscaped areas, where students can create, study, collaborate and showcase their talentBuilding a new double-lane student pick-up/drop-off area to improve access to all campus destinations.- Continuing capital equipment acquisition and technology improvements for all programs, including the Film & Television and Digital Media conservatories. – Completing the campus integration plan by unifying and beautifying all the exterior facility elements to create a secure and attractive urban campus.- Expanding the Program Excellence Fund to attract and retain the best arts and academic faculty; increase professional development; expand the guest artists/ master teachers program; and invest in enhanced technology and instructional resources.Under the dynamic leadership of Campaign Co-Chairs Marybelle and S. Paul Musco, Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, and OCSA alumnus Matthew Morrison, as well as Campaign Cabinet Co-Chairs Doug Garn, and Jerry Mandel, Ph.D., OCSA’s leadership team has been working to refine the strategic vision and raise funds for the new expansion.Source and full article