School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
Imagine. Create. Grow.
This School offers skills, innovation, and leadership development that students and employers expect from Texas A&M — but in a broader degree path for students seeking a fine arts career.
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Study alongside a team of creatives and detail-oriented peers driven to be the best at what they do.
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![Two sculpted faces attached to motherboards are on display in glass jarsTwo sculpted faces attached to motherboards are on display in glass jars](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-posthuman-1140px-studentwork-1024x683-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![A large group preforms under elaborate stage lighting](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/performance-studies-major-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![A ballerina leaps in midair](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-major-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Rendering of a small cottage in a forest under a dark night sky filled with hundreds of starsRendering of a small cottage in a forest under a dark night sky filled with hundreds of stars](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-market_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x577-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Portrait of a young girl wearing a flower crown, a dress and make-up in style for Dia de los Muertos](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-muertos_still-1140px-studentwork-729x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Two dancers leap synchronously across the stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-duo-1440x800-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Graphite portrait of Rey from The Force Awakens](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-onlooker_still-1140px-studentwork-756x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Four women in costume lean through a frame on stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-performance-1440x800-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Painted portrait of a white man with a goatee](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-harris_still-1140px-studentwork-768x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Dancer kicks leg up with maroon skirt flowing behind her](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-program-cover-1440x850-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Painting of polluted beach includes with an inset poloroid of a young girl exploring the beach before it became littered](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-legacy_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x819-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Illustration of a person in an astronaut suit floating and looking at a glowing cube between their hands, surrounded by more floating cubesIllustration of a person in an astronaut suit floating and looking at a glowing cube between their hands, surrounded by more floating cubes](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-hypercube-1140px-studentwork-820x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Rendering of a geometrically shaped person kneeling at a gravesite with a glowing horse waiting behind him](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-sundown-1140px-studentwork-1024x576-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![A dancer does a floor work](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-intro-670x440-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Two actors in historic costume have a discussion on stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/performance-studies-program-cover-1440x850-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![A dancer does floor work while wearing ballet shoes](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-minor-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![CGI rendering of an elderly Black woman playing culturally traditional instruments](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-music_maam-1140px-studentwork-1024x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Front and back view of an anthropomorphic bull wearing a green jacket, red tie and blue trousers](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-rively_bullcharacter-1140px-studentwork-1024x542-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![CGI rendering of a tiny dragon breathing fire as it sits in a pile of coins](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-killerpillars_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x576-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Student plays the guitar on stage in front of a grand piano](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/master-of-arts-performance-studies-1170x600-2-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Two actors in historic costume have a discussion on stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/performance-studies-program-cover-1440x850-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Rendering of a small cottage in a forest under a dark night sky filled with hundreds of starsRendering of a small cottage in a forest under a dark night sky filled with hundreds of stars](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-market_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x577-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![CGI rendering of a tiny dragon breathing fire as it sits in a pile of coins](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-killerpillars_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x576-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Illustration of a person in an astronaut suit floating and looking at a glowing cube between their hands, surrounded by more floating cubesIllustration of a person in an astronaut suit floating and looking at a glowing cube between their hands, surrounded by more floating cubes](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-hypercube-1140px-studentwork-820x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![A ballerina leaps in midair](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-major-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![A large group preforms under elaborate stage lighting](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/performance-studies-major-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Two sculpted faces attached to motherboards are on display in glass jarsTwo sculpted faces attached to motherboards are on display in glass jars](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-posthuman-1140px-studentwork-1024x683-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Four women in costume lean through a frame on stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-performance-1440x800-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Painting of polluted beach includes with an inset poloroid of a young girl exploring the beach before it became littered](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-legacy_still-1140px-studentwork-1024x819-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![A dancer does floor work while wearing ballet shoes](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-minor-1170x600-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Front and back view of an anthropomorphic bull wearing a green jacket, red tie and blue trousers](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-rively_bullcharacter-1140px-studentwork-1024x542-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![A dancer does a floor work](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-intro-670x440-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![CGI rendering of an elderly Black woman playing culturally traditional instruments](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-music_maam-1140px-studentwork-1024x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Rendering of a geometrically shaped person kneeling at a gravesite with a glowing horse waiting behind him](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-sundown-1140px-studentwork-1024x576-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Portrait of a young girl wearing a flower crown, a dress and make-up in style for Dia de los Muertos](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-muertos_still-1140px-studentwork-729x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Painted portrait of a white man with a goatee](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-harris_still-1140px-studentwork-768x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
![Two dancers leap synchronously across the stage](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-duo-1440x800-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Dancer kicks leg up with maroon skirt flowing behind her](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/dance-program-cover-1440x850-1-600x500-c-default.jpg)
![Graphite portrait of Rey from The Force Awakens](https://tamupvfa.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/06/viz-onlooker_still-1140px-studentwork-756x1024-1-600x500-c-default.jpeg)
Innovative Research
Research in creative works is fundamental to innovations in human expression. Our institutes and labs are led by thought leaders who imagine, create and grow knowledge where design, performance and technology intersect.
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