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Toledo School for the Arts
Grades 7–12 · Tuition-free · Downtown Toledo

You belong at Toledo School for the Arts.

Rigorous academics. An intense, joyful arts environment. A weird and wonderful community where you get to express yourself, every single day.

Apply for 2026–27 → Book a visit
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Tuition Free - Donor Dependent

This is more than a school.

It's where Toledo's artists, performers, writers, musicians, and makers find their people.

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Express yourself, every single day.

Apply for 2026–27 → Book a visit Tuition-free · No audition · Grades 7–12
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This is TSA

You belong at TSA.

Toledo School for the Arts is a tuition-free public school for grades 6–12, and it's a gallery, a concert hall, a black-box theatre, and a downtown arts hub, all at once. Students don't just study art here. They perform it, exhibit it, publish it, and send it out into the city. Come see what that looks like.

This is TSA

More than a school.

Toledo School for the Arts is a tuition-free public school for grades 6–12, and it's a gallery, a concert hall, a black-box theatre, and a downtown arts hub, all at once. Come see what that looks like.

01 School

Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.

02 Gallery

Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.

03 Venue

Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.

04 Community force

A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.

This is TSA

Express yourself.

Toledo School for the Arts is a tuition-free public school for grades 6–12, and it's a gallery, a concert hall, a black-box theatre, and a downtown arts hub, all at once. Come see what that looks like.

01 School

Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.

02 Gallery

Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.

03 Venue

Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.

04 Community force

A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.

This is TSA

More than a school.

Toledo School for the Arts is a tuition-free public school for grades 6–12, and it's a gallery, a concert hall, a black-box theatre, and a downtown arts hub, all at once. Students don't just study art here. They perform it, exhibit it, publish it, and send it out into the city. Come see what that looks like.

School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community force
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.
This is TSA

You belong here.

Toledo School for the Arts is a tuition-free public school for grades 6–12, and it's a gallery, a concert hall, a black-box theatre, and a downtown arts hub, all at once. Students don't just study art here. They perform it, exhibit it, publish it, and send it out into the city. Come see what that looks like.

Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.

Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.

Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.

A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.

School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.
School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community force
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.
School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community force
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.
School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community force
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.
School
Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day.
Gallery
Student work on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown.
Venue
Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art.
Community force
A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors.

Conservatory-style arts woven through rigorous academics, every single day. Students major in a discipline while meeting Ohio's full graduation requirements, so you leave an artist and a scholar.

Concerts, plays, and Kaleidoscope that fill the city with student art. Hundreds of performances a year turn the Portal and stages downtown into a season of student-made work.

Student work lives on the walls and in First Friday shows across downtown Toledo. The whole city becomes your critique, your audience, and your gallery.

A cultural hub powered by partners, families, and neighbors. TSA anchors the arts district, and its students, alumni, and supporters keep downtown Toledo creative.

Find your way in

Wherever you're coming from, start here.

Future Families
Thinking about TSA? It's tuition-free, open to any Ohio student in grades 6–12, and there's no audition to get in. Start here to apply, visit, or just see what a day feels like.
Admissions →
Current Families
Already here? Jump to your schedule, the calendar, lunch menus, performance tickets, and everything else you need for the week, all in one place.
Student & family hubs →
Donors
TSA is tuition-free, but it isn't free to run. See how donors keep the arts open to every student, and how you can join them.
Give to TSA →
Community
TSA is a downtown arts hub for all of Toledo. Explore partnerships, public events at the Portal, and community classes open to every neighbor.
Get involved →
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What's on

Upcoming at TSA & the Portal.

See the full calendar →
FEB 6
The Portal · Featured
First Friday: Winter Showcase

An evening of student galleries, live music, and open studios across the downtown Portal. Free and open to the whole city.

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Every artist here has a story.
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Students · Parents · Faculty
Six voices, one community.
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In their words

Every face here has a story to tell.

Students, parents and faculty: browse their faces, then hear the story in their own words.

All stories →
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News

Latest news & student work.

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Arts in Motion
Spring Gallery Opens at the Portal This First Friday
Jan 12 · Arts in Motion
Make your mark

Tuition-free.
Donor-dependent.

TSA is powered by the people who believe in what these students can become. Here's where to jump in.

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