Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation

The mission of the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation (APAF) is to support the Arcadia Performing Arts Center, arts education in Arcadia Unified School District, and cultivation of the arts in our community. We believe that student art is essential in fostering creative and innovative thoughts. We support programs that introduce and cultivate the arts for all our students. In 2019, APAF was recognized by the Forbes Nonprofit Council for its positive impact on the community.

Since 2012, APAF has brought many world-class performers to our community including Paul Anka, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Four Tops, Temptations, Vicki Lawrence, Air Supply, Hiroshima, Steve Tyrell, Danny Seraphine, Bill Champlin, and Daniel Ho. In addition, APAF’s Gala Concerts, Arcadia Classical Series, and Summer Family Fun Series have promoted arts and culture in our community and provided students with invaluable opportunities to work with professionals.

Highlights of our arts education support:

• Refurbished and donated Steinway piano to the Arcadia High School Performing Arts Center (PAC)

• Donated wireless microphones and lighting distro for moving lights to the PAC

• Donate annually to Arcadia Music Symposium band summer session

• Donate annually to Orchestra Benefit Dinner fundraiser

• Donate annually to Orchesis Spring Dance Concert

• Donate annually to fall play and spring musical fundraisers

• Donate publicity of school groups and AEF Theatre Arts Academy

• Donate diversity marketing and increased direct donations to school groups

• Donated towards new choir uniforms and on-campus training with LA Opera

• Donated towards orchestra classroom sound panels

• Donated towards black box theatre light installations

• Donated towards new Apache News broadcast desk

• Integrated Arcadia High School Orchestra students with Grammy Award-winning artist Daniel Ho concert

• Integrated Arcadia High School Orchesis with Voice finalist Chris Mann gala, and America’s Got Talent finalist DIAVOLO

• Integrated Arcadia High School Theatre with Broadway star Susan Egan concert

• Integrated Arcadia High School Chanteurs with professional Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra

• Integrated Arcadia High School Pep Band & Percussion in professional concerts

• Integrated First Avenue Middle School Music Club in festival performances

• Integrated Longley Way Elementary School GLEE Club in professional performances

• Integrated Arcadia High School Advanced Video Production in filming and editing professional events

• Integrated Arcadia High School Digital Communications Interns in covering professional events

• Integrated Arcadia High School English Department in poetry slam competition

• Submit grants on behalf of school arts programs and PAC technical upgrades

• Provided $15,600 in scholarship prizes to Arcadia High School students