Sculpture to be Center of "Grand Welcome to Casady School"

"Twister Grande" sculpture, by intenationally lauded artist, Alice Aycock, will be the focal point of the round-about and represents Casady School's commitment to its robust arts program.
Dear Casady Community,

I am happy to announce that we have reached our goal of $1.3 million in cash and pledges for the “Grand Welcome to Casady School” project that will reimagine the Pennsylvania entrance to our School! To those members of our Casady Community who gave generously to help us reach this goal we THANK YOU! The funding was completed in under seven weeks, an incredibly short time line that could have only been accomplished with your dedication to the safety and security of our students, staff, and faculty. The response and support received for this multi-layer project was tremendous.

In addition to this project, we are excited to announce that an Alice Aycock sculpture will be installed in the center of the round-about. Ms. Aycock is an internationally lauded artist, who has exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S., Europe, and Japan and is represented by Marlborough Gallery in New York. A Jaume Plensa sculpture was dedicated in 2015, making the Aycock sculpture the second major art piece on the School's campus.

Regardless of the careers our students pursue in life, we want them to value the arts and the many benefits the arts provide to a community. Casady School has always had a strong commitment to the arts with robust programs in orchestra, drama, choir, and band, as well as a wide array of visual arts opportunities. Now, thanks to the generosity of one of our alums, we continue to show our commitment to the arts with this second major outdoor sculpture.

We are very excited to begin construction on the new entrance at the close of this school year and anticipate that we will still be under construction when we return to school in August. However, we expect to have made substantial progress and will be communicating opening day logistic plans as we get closer to the start of school this coming fall. Be on the lookout for updates this summer as we begin this exciting project.

I, along with our Development Team, am happy to answer any questions you might have about the “Grand Welcome to Casady School” campaign. If you would like additional information about fulfilling your pledge, please contact Matthew Cloud, Director of Development, at any time. Matt can be reached at 405.749.3186 or cloudm@casady.org. Also, please feel free to also reach out to our Director of Operations, Jim Bonfiglio at 405.749.3181 or bonfiglioj@casady.org, if you have questions about the plans. Jim is always willing and excited to discuss the projects we have underway.

Again, thank you for helping us make this new entrance a reality!

Faithfully,
Nathan L. Sheldon

Learn more about this project on Casady's web page: "A Grand Welcome to Casady School"
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Casady School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory, Episcopal day school serving students in pre-k-12. Educating Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Casady School is a PreK-12, independent, college preparatory Episcopal day school committed to deeper-level learning. Casady School welcomes a student body that reflects the diversity of the world around us and therefore does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, nationality, or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, and other school-administered programs generally accorded or made available to students at the School.