Sacred Heart Academy has abundant opportunities for students to pursue their interest in the arts.

Sacred Heart Academy’s three choirs, A Cappella, Performance Ensemble, and Madrigals compete locally, regionally, and nationally. Students interested in the performing arts may take one SHA Musical Theatre Seminar course and/or participate in two major theater productions each year. Other elective course offerings include piano, acting, drama and after school private music lessons. These electives are offered through a cooperative program on campus with Sacred Heart School for the Arts (SHSA). As an after school activity, SHA students may also audition for the distinguished Louisville Youth Choir (LYC) which is artist in resident at SHSA.

In December 2009, the $4.5 million renovated Ursuline Arts Center on Ursuline Campus will open, providing Sacred Heart students with a modern facility in which to develop their artistic talents. The modern arts center will include over 500 seats, an orchestra pit, a scene/prop shop and costume storage, well-positioned seating for patrons using a wheelchair, and a spacious atrium for receptions or art shows. Near the arts center will be an intimate amphitheater for outdoor performances. 

The SHA Art, Media and Technology Wing provides resources needed to explore and set free imagination and creativity.

In the art wing, students explore art elements, drawing, painting, 2-D and 3-D art, pottery and photography. Students have access to a photography class room and dark room; a kiln, pottery and sculpture area; and three art studios and gallery showplace.

Art classes are also available for IB students.

The technology department offers classes in visual arts and communications, Desktop Publishing, Survey of Multimedia, Visual Communication Design, TV Production and Advanced Video Studies. Students use industry-standard software to create a variety of projects using digital editing, photography, animation, or other techniques.