Arts
River of Words HHIHS Participants 2026
2026 Regional Scholastic Art & Writing
Sophie Olander IB Elementary School Mural Project
We are a BCSD Arts Choice School
The Visual and Performing Arts Department at Hilton Head Island High School is one of the largest departments at “The Nest.”
The department boasts 9 different arts teachers. On the visual side, we offer drawing, painting, digital art, 3D design, photography, illustration, graphic design, animation and film. On the performing side, we offer band, guitar, dance, theatre, piano and choir. We also offer IB Visual Art, IB Film, IB Dance, and IB Theater.
Visual and Performing Arts students have been recognized for their abilities on the local, state, national, and international level. Each year the department collaborates on a fall and spring “Arts Showcase” where all classes combine to produce an art exhibit and performance in the Seahawk Cultural Center.
Visit our Visual & Performing Arts Department Website
Visual Arts Team Emails:
Monique Dobbelaere (Drawing, Painting, IB Visual Art)
Monique Dobbelaere (Drawing, Painting, IB Visual Art)
Hannah Harrington (3D Design, Drawing)
Patricia Schoelkopf-Lewis (Photography, IB Visual Art, Yearbook)
* Kimberlee Smith (Digital Art, Illustration, Animation & Film, Graphic Design, Drawing, IB Visual Art, IB Film)
Performing Arts Team Emails:
Kimberly Guinn (Theater)
Welcome Catherine Klimoff Hardy (Strings)
Welcome Marissa McMickens-Hurm (Dance)
Welcome Nicholas Hurm (Chorus)
Sean Pribanic (Band, Guitar)
*Department Lead
2025 River of Words (Kaya Tolly - Selected as Cover)
Congratulations Kaya Tolly, NAHS Best in Show
Kaya Tolly was awarded "Best in Show, Mixed Media" from the National Art Honor Society. This is the first time any Beaufort County Student has been selected to participate, let alone win an award from all the entries across the country.
Kaya's piece is entitled, "Industry's Steel Grasp"
2025 Promising Picasso Competition (ISCA)
2025 4th Annual High School Regional (HSR) Juried Exhibition
2025 Photographic Society Youth Showcase
The Memory Project 2025
Video of Malawi Children Receiving Portraits
From Ben Schumaker, founder and Director of the Memory Project:
All of these kids have faced substantial life challenges, given that Malawi is one of the world's most financially disadvantaged countries. They had never imagined seeing themselves in works of art, so they were fascinated by what you created for them. The vast majority have never left their villages, and they were amazed to know that you sent these gifts from so far away.
