Celebrating 50 Years at ECA

The 50th Anniversary Celebration of ACES Educational Center for the Arts (ECA), was a huge success!

Storytelling is at the heart of ECA’s history. Our event highlighted the telling, handing-down, and keeping alive of our collective stories that are part of ECA's fabled fabric. From past to present students, faculty, and alumni, we honored the narratives that shaped our identity. Through our Creative Writing, Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts departments, the arts have played and continue to play a powerful role in our storytelling.

As we reflected on ECA's journey, we celebrated the enduring power of storytelling to foster new and renewed connections, continuing our history and adding our voices to ECA's enduring legacy.

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We are excited to announce we are now offering commemorative ECA 50th Anniversary hoodie sweatshirts, sweatpants, and t-shirts.

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50 Stories - Jane (Class of '23)

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