Each year, Missouri State University hosts up to 100 students at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA). MFAA is a three-week summer residential program for highly motivated student artists in visual arts, theatre, dance, creative writing, and music.
The Academy offers an intensive schedule of classes in interdisciplinary and discipline-specific arts, and a wide range of co-curricular activities.
Ray Castrey is a co-director of the academy.
Baylor Barnes will be a senior at Parkview High School in Springfield.
Junior Maura Shimmens attends Helias Catholic in Jefferson City.
Leah Sutherlin will be a senior at McCluer North in Florissant.
For more information, visit missouristate.edu/mfaa/