Events

Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Visit College Station, 1207 Texas Ave.

This is a day of panel discussions with professionals from around Texas and the nation to discuss different sides of the music industry, community involvement and how to get a start in an industry field.

Featured speakers at this event include Count (producer/engineer for DJ Shadow, Run the Jewels and Tyco); Spencer Clements (Lake Walk; William Cole Companies); Cathy Locke (Big Barn Dance Festival); Dr. Lynn Vartan (associate professor in Music Performance); Corliss (Maverick radio station); David Cooper (songwriter and producer); Tony Gates (Texas Music Showcase); Trey Clements (Clements Guitars); and Kyle Hutton (songwriter and host of “Real Life, Real Music”).

Performances by Garrett Talamantes and Music Performance student Grace Burton

Presented by the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, Visit College Station and the Texas Music Office.

April 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. in LAAH 255.

This VMPC Speaker Series event celebrates the new book by Mike Poblete, instructional assistant professor. Based on two plays he created in Hawaii, the book argues that devised theatre is an effective educational tool in its ability to solicit student agency over a wide variety of environments, including online and Indigenous classrooms. The launch will feature a panel to discuss the intersection of devised theatre and contemporary student agency scholarship: Poblete; Dr. Marcia Montague from the College of Education and Human Development; and Dr. Dinesh Yadav, interdisciplinary researcher, educator and performance artist specializing in theatrical design.

April 3-May 18 at J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center. Opening reception April 3 at 5:30 p.m.

This exhibition celebrates creative works by faculty members in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, including watercolors, carpentry, photography, paintings, animation, weavings, book bindings, data-driven art and digital installations.

April 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. and April 11 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Langford C 206B (VIRL).

This event is part of the Institute for Applied Creativity’s new Emerging Creatives platform, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among Texas A&M students. The two-day event is centered around inflatables — innovative, responsive structures that blend art, engineering and movement to create engaging and transformative experiences.

April 4: A technology demo and introduction to making interactive inflatables. Get hands-on experience with the tools, materials and methods used.

April 11: In the main event, participants will engage in designing, constructing and activating inflatables, and explore how inflatables can become responsive, performative and transformative environments through movement, air and digital interactivity.

Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Hotel McCoy, 3702 Texas 6 Frontage Road.

Join us for performances by the Pop/Rock Small Ensembles and Maroon Steel.

April 12-13 at the Wehner Building, then virtually from April 14-16.

Visualization students are invited to the Product@TAMU Ideathon 2025, a high-energy, innovation-driven competition designed for problem solvers, critical thinkers and aspiring product leaders. Unlike traditional hackathons, which often focus on technical implementation, an Ideathon emphasizes product thinking, design and strategic problem-solving — no coding experience required.

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 22 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at LAAH 255.

Want to build a career in the creative arts? Shun Lee Fong, a lawyer turned film producer, musician and actor will discuss how creatives build and sustain careers. Shun Lee will share his insights as both a creative artist and the founder of The Greenhouse Arts and Media, an LA-based organization serving creatives in a variety of sectors of the entertainment industry.

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.

April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church.

April 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the LAAH Courtyard.

This collaborative performance was inspired by the effects of natural disasters, including hurricanes and the Los Angeles fires. It features music written and performed by Dr. Francisco Perez, who will be joined by Dr. Lynn Vartan, with visual contributions by Tim Weaver, Joel Zika and Hollis Hammonds. The music has elements of artificial intelligence, and AI will be used for real-time generated sign language, designed and implemented by Dr. Wai Tong. The text for the sign language is curated by Marian Eide from the Department of English.

April 30 at 2 p.m. at Black Box Theater, LAAH.

April 30 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater, LAAH.

Catch the spring event by the steel pan ensemble.

Exhibition: April 30-May 2 in the Rudder Exhibition Hall

Research and Creative Works Symposium: May 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Rudder Forum

Screening: May 2 at 7 p.m. at Rudder Theatre. viz-a-gogo.com.

See the best work created by Visualization students this semester with the annual exhibit, symposium and screening.

May 7-9 at the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Courtyard.

This is the Artists and Scholars in Residence’s Summer Happening. The circle is essential to and emblematic of community and connection across many Native American communities. Taking the circle as an organizing principle, guests are invited to explore what it means to grieve individually and collectively, and how individuals and communities are shaped and reshaped through grief. Through drumming, small-group conversations, herbal tea-drinking and embodied workshops, our invited guests will invite participants to reflect upon, discuss and embody the multifaceted dimensions of grief and grieving. An option for remote/online participation will be available on May 9.