L-R: Kinder Foundation Board Member Roxann Neumann, Kinder HSPVA Principal Dr. R. Scott Allen, Nancy Kinder, Rich Kinder, and HSPVA Friends Executive Director Alene Coggin at the ribbon cutting on February 4, 2019. Photo credit: David DeHoyos, Class of 1981, Media Dept.
A terrace overlooking downtown Houston. Photo credit: David DeHoyos, Class of 1981, Media Dept.
In 2012, HISD received substantial funding through a bond election to build a new HSPVA campus in downtown Houston. Construction began in February 2016 with the understanding that additional funding would be required to bring this 21st century facility to fruition.
In October 2016, Kinder Foundation made a lead grant of $7.5 million toward a $10 million capital campaign led by HSPVA Friends—the nonprofit dedicated to raising funds for HSPVA—to ensure students receive the best arts education in a state-of-the-art facility. In recognition of the donation, and with approval by the HISD Board of Trustees, the new downtown school was named Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
The building “topped out” in May 2017 and Kinder HSPVA opened to faculty and students in January 2019. Students, alumni and supporters celebrated the grand opening with a celebration and ribbon cutting on Feb. 4, 2019.
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