Festival of the Arts

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Bishop O’Connell High School’s 21st annual Festival of the Arts brought together students, families, alumni, and community members for an evening celebrating creativity, talent, and artistic achievement. The campus came alive with student artwork, photography, sculpture, and textile displays, while performances by the orchestra, band, choirs and theatre program, and student musicians filled the halls, courtyard, library, and auditorium with energy and inspiration. The event highlighted the depth and diversity of O’Connell’s Fine Arts programs and provided students with a meaningful opportunity to share their work with the broader community.

Enjoy photos from our 2026 Festival below:

A smiling woman in a colorful dress stands in front of a wall adorned with various artworks.
Colorful, whimsical sculptures of heads and figures are displayed on orange pedestals in the foreground, with blurred figures of people in the background of a modern indoor space.
A young woman in a green dress speaks into a microphone while gesturing with her other hand in front of a projected image of a colorful, abstract artwork.
A group of young women in dresses sing into microphones in front of a blurred background of lights and foliage.
A woman stands in the foreground looking at a wall of student artwork displayed on dark gray panels, with a bright, open space visible in the background.
A man in a cap and jeans plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone while seated on a stool, with a blurred outdoor scene of buildings and trees in the background.
A young woman in a black dress laughs with her hands clasped in front of her, seated in a white chair with a blurred outdoor setting behind her.
A young woman plays a saxophone in the foreground, while other musicians and instruments are visible in the dimly lit background.
A collection of white ceramic animal sculptures are arranged on a light wooden table in the foreground, with a wall of children's artwork and a hallway visible in the background.
Three young performers stand on a dimly lit stage, with a dark curtain in the background.
A young man with dreadlocks stands holding a microphone in front of a projection screen displaying a white sculpture of penguins and a person, with blurred audience members in the foreground.
A woman in the foreground holds a tray of appetizers in front of a display of colorful artwork.
A family stands in the foreground looking at framed photographs on a wall, with a blurred background of a modern building interior.
A large, colorful graphic with %222026 FOTA%22 on it is in the foreground, with a wall of framed artwork in the blurred background.