WCCA (Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts), is an art program including drama, dance, visual arts, media arts, vocal and instrumental music. All students must audition to be accepted into the programs. Teachers and small group tutors specializing in a particular arts program collaborate to improve the artistic students in their work.
Visual arts program The WCCA visual arts program includes painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. The students begin with fundamental principles of design and drawing in grade 9. Twice every year, the WCCA visual and media arts students organize a show at the local ArtSpeak gallery. Students have exhibited artwork at Windsor's Art in the Park, and have been included in many other local shows.
Music program The largest section in the music program is the band program. Within the band is another section, known as Wind Ensemble or Senior band. This much smaller group is composed of senior or advanced level band students, and the Wind Ensemble has its own series of performances that run in tandem with the full concert band. Followed by the band program is the Pit Orchestra. Pit Orchestra is, depending on the year and number of students, smaller than Wind Ensemble and typically occurs once a year, with one major performance.
Drama program In 2009, WCCA drama participated in the Sears Drama Festival and advanced to the Provincials Showcase level with the play "The Insanity of Mary Girard." The following year, they performed again in the Sears Festival, with the original play "The Holding Room" moving onto the Provincials as well. The play was based on the murder of
Reena Virk. In August 2010, a group of 30 students from the WCCA drama program were invited to
Edinburgh,
Scotland for the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. While there, they performed the comedy musical,
The Drowsy Chaperone. In August 2014, A number of students from the WCCA drama program returned to
Edinburgh, Scotland for the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. While they were there, they performed
In the Heights. On May 8, 2020, a former WCCA Drama teacher John-Anthony Nabben was found guilty of professional misconduct, approximately four years after claims were filed that he abused students "physically, sexually, verbally, psychologically or emotionally".
Sears productions Every Year, WCCA drama enters a play into the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. Recent plays have included: • 2007/2008:
Tuesdays and Sundays • 2008/2009:
The Insanity of Mary Girard • 2009/2010:
The Holding Room (Original Play written by
John-Anthony Nabben and students) • 2010/2011:
The Shape of Sarah (Original Play written by
John-Anthony Nabben and students) • 2012/2013: ''It's an Art Thing
(Original Play written by John-Anthony Nabben'' and students) • 2013/2014:
This is For You, Anna • 2014/2015:
Dracula Abridged • 2015/2016:
Ernest and the Pale Moon • 2018/2019:
The Tell-Tale Heart == Past productions ==