A university professor addresses a crowd of students at a 48-hour game jam.

Aaron Thibault’s passion for video games goes back as far as he can remember. As a child growing up in Rhode Island, he learned how to program his own games on a TRS-80 — back before saving such games was even possible. 

Two performance artists stand for a portrait in front of a grayish background. Both are shirtless from the upper torso.

The multidisciplinary performance duo slowdanger ­— which was selected for the inaugural New Work Development Artist Residency in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts — will debut a dance performance titled “Story Ballet” on Friday at 7 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Admission is free.

College students are standing on a staircase, holding up puppets they created based on stories of folklore.

Five nights of spooky folklore, performances, games, cuisine and research will highlight the second-annual Lorefest, a multidisciplinary event featuring students and faculty across the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts. The free event is Tuesday through Saturday.

An Olympic archer raises her hands in victory and smiles at the Olympic Games in Paris.

As Casey Kaufhold prepared her final set and steadied her bow arm, she knew one more good shot is what it would take to earn an Olympic medal in archery.

Superhero image

The new Theatre program in the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will present its inaugural production titled “SUPERHERO & SUPERHERO” Nov. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m.

A percussionist plays marimba.

Dr. Lynn Vartan, associate professor in the new Music Performance program that debuted this semester in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts, recently released an album of duo marimba works titled "Stars Above."

An art piece featuring a representation of an animal carcass, with colorful mushrooms growing from it and around it.

An exhibition showcasing the work of artist Shawn Smith continues through Oct. 24 at Wright Gallery in the Langford Architecture Center, Building A.

A string quartet performs onstage. Behind them, projected on the screen are the names of Japanese-Americans who were incarcerated during World War II

Dr. Martin Regan will present his musical work “The Book of Names” on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in Zilkha Hall at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston. Regan is a professor in the new Music Performance program that just debuted this semester in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts.

A woman speaks at a podium in a conference room.

Faculty members in the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts showcased their expertise and scholarly passions during the 2024 Research and Creative Works Day.

A still image from a short film features a woman wearing gloves and looking up in an outdoor setting. Behind her is the image of trees and sky from a large virtual production screen.

Visualization students recently premiered short films about triumph, discovery and enchantment using virtual production techniques at the Black Box Theater in the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building.