Galloway Fine Arts Faculty 2022-2023

Natalie Pitchford Director of Fine Arts

Misao Cates

Chaddick Center for the

Music

Arts Manager

Kerren Berz, Upper Learning Orchestra

Linda Floyd, Early Learning Music

Nathan Medley, Middle and Upper Learning Chorus

Brian Mitchell, Middle and Upper Learning Guitar

Daniel Solammon, Middle and Upper Learning Band

Theatre

Sarah Day, Middle Learning Theatre

Antonia Fairchild, Upper Learning Theatre

David Morgan, Upper Learning Design and Production

Liz Whalen, Upper Learning Design and Production

Dance

Juana Farfan, Early Learning Creative Movement

Cara Lavallee, Middle and Upper Learning Dance

Visual Arts

Mary Stuart Hall, Upper Learning Visual Arts

Erin Ray, Middle Learning Visual Arts

Lore Ruttan, Upper Learning Visual Arts

Kyra Sampson, Early Learning Visual Arts

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A Letter from the Director of Fine Arts

Galloway community,

It is an honor and a joy to publish this first Fine Arts Playbill, chock full of our amazing events, faculty, FAB, and for the first time, an abundance of local sponsors. We have turned over a new leaf in Fine Arts this year, emerging from the shutting of our beloved Chaddick Theater doors during COVID in 2020-2021 and the transitional (sometimes bumpy!) time that last year became.

On a personal note, I set a word of intention each year as a kind of guiding principal or mantra to live by. Here at Galloway, my word for this year is AWARENESS, in all its meanings. As it pertains to the Galloway community, I am shouting from every mountaintop that I encounter about not only what we do in the arts, but how we are so different than other schools in our approach and why Galloway has its own kind of magic that sets us apart. I fully believe that Galloway is positioned to become known as the best independent school for arts education in Atlanta and beyond, and here’s why:

In the fall of 2022, Fine Arts by the numbers looks like this:

• 17 Fine Arts Faculty Members

• 15 Grade levels taught (PreK3-12)

• 27 Middle Learning Fine Arts courses

• 42 Upper Learning Fine Arts courses

• 661+ students currently enrolled in Fine Arts courses

• 85% overall participation

The numbers say it: Galloway is an arts school. We uniquely attract creative students thanks to our mission statement, culture, and community. Arts are an essential part of our curriculum. Our faculty and facilities are top-notch. The time has never been better to step into our light.

Spread the word about what we are doing. Join FAB as a member (QR codes inside!). Volunteer with FAB (more QR codes!). Come talk to me about your experiences in the arts and how you’d like to be a part of our arts family.

Join the movement to put Galloway Fine Arts in the spotlight. It’s time.

With gratitude for Gallloway -

Natalie Pitchford

Bio on page 20