The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Name

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Legal name

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Website

https://theaustinschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Fine Arts Schools (611610), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Schools & Conservatory Prep (Pre-College) (EDAMANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Instruction (Instrumental & Vocal) (EDAMAAAE), Performing Arts Programs (Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater) (EDAJAJAE)

Keywords

• Performing arts education
• Visual arts education
• Youth music programs
• Community arts outreach
• Choir and vocal training

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Revenue from program fees including One Nation Youth Choir registration ($45) and monthly tuition ($100/9 months).
2. Donations and Philanthropy: Donations from individuals supporting free community outreach programs for foster children, children with rare medical conditions, and economically disadvantaged students.
3. Grants: Funding from Austin Arts, Culture and Music Entertainment Elevate Grant supporting the Level Up Music Series and other programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASPVA delivers arts education programs to youth in grades 6-12 across music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and cinematic arts disciplines. It offers four named programs: Community Outreach (free arts programs for underserved youth), Texas Youth Music Festival (annual competition event), One Nation Youth Choir (premier vocal ensemble), and Level Up Music Series (seasonal songwriting and production workshops). Programs are delivered through ensemble rehearsals, workshops, festivals, and community outreach partnerships.

Product overview

The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts (ASPVA) is an educational institution offering a portfolio of arts education programs rather than a unified software product. Core offerings include: Community Outreach (free programs for underserved youth), Texas Youth Music Festival (annual competition), One Nation Youth Choir (vocal ensemble), and Level Up Music Series (seasonal workshops). Programs span music, dance, theatre, visual arts, and cinematic arts disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• One Nation Youth Choir: Central Texas' premier vocal ensemble bringing together diverse young voices in grades 6-12 to create harmony while promoting unity through music.
• Texas Youth Music Festival
• Level Up Music Series
• Community Outreach

Products and services

• Community Outreach Free arts education programs for foster children, children with rare medical conditions, and students from economically disadvantaged areas, including Family Fun Nights, World Music Drumming sessions, and Script-to-Screen workshops delivered through nonprofit partners such as CC4C, Center for Child Protection, and The Settlement Home.
• Texas Youth Music Festival Annual three-day competition event for middle and high school musicians featuring Battle of the Bands, workshops, and master classes, with a grand prize of a recording session at Orb Recording Studios. Open to student bands across Texas.
• One Nation Youth Choir Premier vocal ensemble for grades 6-12 from Central Texas offering high-level vocal training, performance opportunities, and regional/national exposure including live performances and recording sessions. Registration fee $45 and monthly tuition of $100 for the 9-month season, with scholarships available.
• Level Up Music Series Seasonal music series for high school and middle school students featuring songwriting, arrangement, production and performance workshops led by industry professionals Kate Bass and Gustavo Manzur, with culminating public concerts. Participants may register for individual sessions or the full series.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 National YoungArts winners during 2010-2022
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bee Cave Arts FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of the Texas Youth Music Festival. Provides studio venue at 12912 Hill Country Blvd F160, Bee Cave TX for Battle of the Bands competition. Collaborative relationship supporting youth music education in Central Texas.
• CC4C (Children's Center for Rare Conditions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to serve families with children with rare or undiagnosed diseases through Family Fun Nights and Dream Team individual child support, using art as the vehicle for joy and laughter.
• Center for Child ProtectionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for World Music Drumming sessions bringing happiness and feelings of success to children through percussion instruments from around the world.
• The Settlement HomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerServes foster children through Script-to-Screen workshops and Acting for TV+Film programs, offered free of charge. Current collaboration providing creative arts opportunities.
• Orb Recording StudiosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides grand prize of professional recording session for Texas Youth Music Festival Battle of the Bands winners, specifically the winning band records their original single at the studio.
• Austin Arts, Culture and Music EntertainmentcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvides Elevate Grant funding supporting the Level Up Music Series presented by ASPVA. Grant funding enables professional workshop programming with industry artists.
• Central Christian ChurchminorOthersProvides sanctuary venue at 1110 Guadalupe Street for One Nation Youth Choir rehearsals, located two blocks west of the Texas State Capitol.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Houston Grand Opera (Education Programs): Texas-based opera company's youth vocal ensemble and school programs. Comparable performing-arts vocal training and regional Texas mission, though based in Houston rather than Austin.

Direct peers

• Zach Theatre: Austin's largest professional theatre company with extensive youth education and conservatory-style training programs. Comparable to ASPVA in theatre instruction and performing-arts education for Central Texas youth.
• Austin Shakespeare: Austin nonprofit producing Shakespeare productions and operating a Young Shakespeare teen company. Comparable performing-arts education mission within the same Austin ecosystem, and its Artistic Director (Ann Ciccolella) sits on ASPVA's faculty.
• National YoungArts Foundation: National nonprofit identifying and supporting exceptional young artists (ages 15-18) in visual, literary, performing, and design arts. Directly relevant as ASPVA's 8 YoungArts winners represent success in this national talent pipeline.
• Interlochen Center for the Arts: Premier pre-college performing and visual arts institution offering intensive summer and academy programs with conservatory-level outcomes. Comparable to ASPVA's historical full-time accredited model and conservatory placement track record.
• Austin Classical Guitar: Austin-based nonprofit providing classical guitar education and community outreach programs to youth, including the Austin Lullaby Project. Shares ASPVA's focus on music instruction, community partnerships, and youth outreach in the same metro area.
• Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute: National music education program serving young musicians through workshops, ensembles, and partnerships. Comparable to ASPVA's Level Up Music Series and youth ensemble programming.
• Austin School of Film: Austin-based nonprofit offering hands-on film and cinematic arts education for youth, where ASPVA's cinematic arts faculty member (William F. Reed) also teaches. Direct overlap in the cinematic arts instruction vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Berklee College of Music (Pre-College Programs): Berklee's five-week summer and online pre-college programs offer pre-conservatory training in songwriting, performance, and production to middle and high school students globally, directly overlapping ASPVA's Level Up Music Series content and conservatory prep function.
• Juilliard Pre-College Division: Saturday pre-college program at The Juilliard School for advanced young musicians. Represents the elite end of the conservatory prep pathway ASPVA feeds into, and serves as both a comparable and a downstream placement destination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheAustinSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aspva

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about The Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts