The Institute for the Creative Arts is the first Performing & Visual Arts High School in Arkansas. ICA combines a rigorous college preparatory academic program with pre-professional training in the arts including programs in music, theatre, dance, visual art, film, and writing.  The school will specialize in arts programs that are not typically offered in a traditional high school.  Students will be immersed daily in an arts discipline of their choice and spend several hours weekly training and honing their skills. ICA functions as a conservatory-style model in which professional practicing artist-teachers instruct and prepare students for college, a career in the arts, and other professional careers. These highly specialized teachers will serve as mentors to students in our programs.   Private instruction, group classes, ensemble rehearsals, exhibits and performances are all part of this wonderful immersion experience.