Events

Feb. 20, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m.; Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at PEAP, Room 207. Sold out.

The Dance Science program presents this annual showcase that features dances choreographed by faculty members and students.

Feb 21, 2025 at 2 p.m. at LAAH 255.

Egyptologist Rita Lucarelli will discuss her forthcoming book "Agents of Punishment and Protection: Ancient Egyptian Demonology in the First Millennium BCE" by presenting sources of ancient Egyptian funerary art and their digital visualizations. In this lecture, her project "The Book of the Dead in 3D," aiming at producing 3D visualizations of ancient Egyptian decorated coffins, will be also illustrated as an example of how digital humanities can advance our understanding of ancient art and of the cultures that produce it.

Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building.

Afrofuturism Explored! is an annual conference celebrating Black History Month that combines scholarly research and creative practice, inspired by what Mark Dery coined as “Afrofuturism,” which combines Black culture and science fiction, with a technology-based view of the future through the arts. This one-day conference invites discourse that brings together scholarly research and community interaction, focusing on academic studies and creative expression related to Afrofuturism and other parallel movements such as Latinofuturism, Gothic Futurism and First American Futurism.

Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at Black Box Theater, LAAH. Free; tickets required.

Shalisa Sproles, a Master of Arts student in Performance Studies, presents her graduate performance which explores the intersection of women, hip-hop and storytelling. The project features original music showcasing women's transformative role in music and society.

Feb. 26 at noon at Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center.

The LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talk Series features monthly interdisciplinary discussions presented by the Institute for Applied Creativity; College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts; and Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research.

The talk titled “Reimagining Film: The Fusion of Virtual Production and AI” features Deepak Chetty, assistant professor in Visualization, who is also a cinematographer, visual effects specialist and extended-reality explorer.

Feb. 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. at LAAH 255.

In this talk titled "The Covert Centrality of Genre in Post-Millennial Popular Music,” Dr. Alcalde from the University of Richmond challenges the idea of the uselessness, disappearance or death of genre in post-millennial popular music. He will discuss four case studies that showcase a reliance on genre that contradicts the common discourse of genre’s demise: Björk’s “Atopos,” DJ Kygo’s “It Ain’t Me,” Kendrick Lamar’s “XXX. FEAT. U2” and the Alabama Shakes’ “Sound and Color.”

Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. at PEAP.

Mezclada Dance Company presents “Threading Connections,” an exploration of movement, relationships and the interplay of diverse dance styles. Seamlessly blending breaking, modern dance and Latin elements, this performance celebrates the art of connection through movement and shared cultural expressions.

Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at Black Box Theater, LAAH

Austin artists Black Magic Cyborg and Jaycie Carver will perform electro-acoustic, dark-ambient, dungeon-synth music. The free concert is sponsored by the Music Performance program.

Exhibition opens Jan. 28 and continues through March 6 at Wright Gallery in Langford A. Artist talk: March 6 at 3:30 p.m.; closing reception to follow.

This photographic series explores the conceptual link between the geological age of landscapes and distances of galaxies through novel projections of imagery from space organizations on remote landscapes in national parks.

March 22 at 7 p.m. at LAAH Courtyard. Free; tickets at MSC Box Office.

A.J. Villarreal, a Master of Arts student in Performance Studies, presents this performance that explores Texas hunting culture as a ritualistic practice through ethnographic field work and embodied research. It invites the audience to engage with human-animal relationships, power dynamics and cultural rituals, all while challenging anthropocentric narratives.

March 26 at noon at Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center.

The LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talk Series features monthly interdisciplinary discussions presented by the Institute for Applied Creativity; College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts; and Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research.

The talk titled “What Can Artists Learn From a Dialogue With Machines?” features Joost Rekveld, an experimental media artist from Belgium. 

April 17-20. Performances will take place at Rudder Theatre, Rudder Forum and the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building. Workshops will take place in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building.

The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University will host the eighth incarnation of the World Shakuhachi Festival.

An end-blown bamboo flute, the shakuhachi has become a much-loved and ubiquitous fixture in the world music scene over the last several decades. The festival will feature a diverse range of music from these genres in concerts, workshops, lectures, exhibitions, master classes and informal gatherings. Participants can learn from and experience the artistry of the most consummate shakuhachi artists in the world, and be inspired by the endless possibilities inherent in this simple bamboo flute.

April 23 at noon at Stark Galleries, Memorial Student Center.

The LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talk Series features monthly interdisciplinary discussions presented by the Institute for Applied Creativity; College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts; and Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research.

The talk titled “How Can Scientists and Artists Partner to Enhance Conservation of Forests?” features Nalini Nadkarni, forest ecologist and professor emeritus at the University of Utah.