You are cordially invited to the Graduation Ceremony of the AICA Class of 2024.
Please join us on August 20th to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduates of the Arts Institute for Creative Advancement (AICA), an intensive training and apprenticeship program in technical theatre. The commencement ceremony will be followed by a reception with the graduates.
What: AICA Graduation Ceremony and Reception
When: Tuesday, August 20th, 7pm-9:30pm
Where: Atlas Performing Arts Center,
1333 H Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Doors open at 6:30pm. There will be a reception following the ceremony.
Featured Speakers:
Deidra Starnes, Associate Artistic Director, 1st Stage Theatre
Ben Harvey, Master Electrician and Lighting Professional
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Advance registration is required. Please RSVP by end of day Friday, August 16th. We cannot guarantee access to the ceremony without reserving tickets in advance.
ABOUT THE AICA:
AICA graduates have completed a program offering 700 hours of paid training and apprenticeships. They have earned nationally-recognized certifications and have worked extensively this year at a variety of professional theatres and concert venues as audio and lighting technicians, Assistant Stage Managers, run crew, wardrobe assistants, deck hands and carpenters.
The AICA was launched at the beginning of 2023 to help alleviate the labor shortage in backstage workers as well as to diversify the field by opening up opportunities for young adults who have encountered obstacles to a livable wage career path. The groundbreaking career-readiness program was formed by the founding members of the DC Arts Education Alliance and is led by The Theatre Lab, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, and Life Pieces To Masterpieces.
The AICA is supported by The Share Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s Community Project Fund, the Revada Foundation, the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the Harman Family Foundation, Congressional Sports for Charity, Clark Winchcole Foundation, Venable Foundation, the Morgan Fund, VC Mars Foundation, the DC Department of Employment Services, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
AICA Graduating Class of 2024: Howard Bolden, Dennis Bowe, Aniya DeVaughn, Diaya Fuller, Rose Hull, James Hundley, Daniel Interiano, Bionca Johnson, Troy Johnson, Natasha Morales, Alexis Poirier, Ainsley Priest, Kavon Riley, Taariq Saadiq, Demetrius Sadler, Makayla Smith, Taylor Stewart, and Muttaqi “Taqi” Daniels (posthumous)