Oklahoma City, OK: Due to a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma City, the Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation leadership has decided to make its annual fundraising event. Leadership in Arts & Education completely virtual.
“As much as we, our Honorees, and guests enjoy the warmth, spontaneity and congeniality of the in-person event, it cannot be held safely this year.” said Co-Chair and Foundation Board member, Carol McPheeters. “The virtual event has been created as a worthy substitute that we hope will be watched and appreciated by our audience!”
This year’s honorees are:
- Renate and Chuck Wiggin, John & Joy Reed Belt Award named in memory of the school’s founder, John Belt.
- BancFirst, Community Impact Award
The virtual program will air on Saturday, October 3, 2020 on KAUT, Channel 43 at 11am and on KSBI, Channel 52 at 4 pm.
About Harding Fine Arts Academy: Founded in 2005 by John L. Belt and fellow community leaders, Harding Fine Arts Academy (HFAA) is a public, charter high school sponsored by the Oklahoma City Public School District. HFAA offers a STEAM based curriculum – science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics, as well as all standard core curriculum. For more information, please visit www.hfaaokc.org.
About Harding Fine Arts Academy Foundation: Established in April 2019, the purpose of the Foundation is to raise funds and support the activities and programs of Harding Fine Arts Academy to benefit its teachers, staff, and ultimately, its students. For more information, please visit www.hfaafoundation.org.
About the Leadership in Arts & Education Awards: This annual fundraising gala benefits an award-winning arts-integrated public school. Honorees are selected because they have shown a life-long commitment to advancing and advocating for arts-integrated education in Oklahoma City. For more information please visit www.hardingfinearts.org/lae.
