Arts at Ashley Hall

ARTS

PROGRAMS

At Ashley Hall, creativity is a valued part of every girl’s learning journey. Through an inquiry-based approach, students are encouraged to explore ideas, take risks, and express themselves with confidence. Whether through visual art, dance, chorus, drama, or music, the arts inspire curiosity, deepen understanding, and foster connections between creativity and the wider world.

Each experience helps students think critically, reflect thoughtfully, and grow as imaginative, confident learners.

Ashley Hall Arts Programs

Performing Arts

The Ashley Hall Performing Arts program provides students with a curriculum that nurtures talent from a young age through intense study in vocal, dance, and theatrical programs.

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Visual Arts

The Ashley Hall Visual Arts program provides every student with a firm foundation of artistic skills through a student-centered, sequential program of instruction that includes art production, history, and criticism.

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Private Lessons

Serving the greater Charleston community, the Ashley Hall Private Lesson Program is coupled with group classes and performance opportunities for students of all levels.

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Program Highlight:
Shakespeare at the Bear Cave

One of Ashley Hall’s most sacred traditions is the Christmas Play. First presented in 1924 under the direction of school founder, Mary Vardrine McBee, the Christmas Play is a beautiful and ancient retelling of the Nativity Cycle of the medieval Mystery Plays of Chester, England. Ashley Hall students of all ages —100 in total—are represented in this pageant portraying the roles of young angels, dancing jesters, shepherds, the Holy Family and even Magi complete with beards. The exquisite sounds of the Red Choir provides musical interludes throughout the performance.