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Graduation Spotlight: Marissa Conway, Dance Science

Marissa Conway grew up as a classically trained ballerina, but injuries in high school changed her plans to become a professional. The recovery from those injuries inspired a new career path, and she came to Texas A&M University to pursue a future in physical therapy. “My initial pull to A&M was the fact that they had a…

Graduation Spotlight: Hannah Bryant, Performance Studies

Hannah Bryant will walk across the Reed Arena stage on Dec. 16, holding her diploma in performance studies. It’s a major she didn’t know existed as a freshman coming from Palestine in East Texas. Bryant will be among the first graduates of Texas A&M University’s School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts,…

Graduation Spotlight: Toby Johnson, Visualization

Toby Johnson had no art experience as he entered the visualization program at Texas A&M University. But he did have a love of movies, fostered by his father, an amateur filmmaker. “I grew up loving that world,” he said. Now Johnson will walk the stage at Reed Arena Dec. 16 as one of the first graduates…

Texas A&M is Top Animation School in State, No. 2 in Public Animation Schools Nationally

Texas A&M University is the top animation school in the state, and No. 2 among public animation schools in the nation, according to new rankings by Animation Career Review. It is the sixth consecutive year that Texas A&M has been No. 1 in Texas, since Animation Career Review’s state rankings began in 2018. The university has been in…

Four Aggies Nominated for Visual Effects Society Awards

Four Texas A&M graduates from the Visualization program are among the nominees in the 21st annual Visual Effects Society Awards, which honor visual effects in movies, television, commercials and video games. The program is part of the university’s School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts. Bill Sheffler, who earned…

Texas A&M Esports Team Takes Top Prize in Valorant Tournament

The Texas A&M Esports team started the new year by taking the top prize in the Collegiate Valorant Hub Winter Warmup Invitational on Jan. 7, defeating the University of Waterloo (Canada) in the final round. The seven-person team, known as TAMU Maroon, defeated those from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, University of Illinois Chicago, Toronto Metropolitan University,…

Howdy Week Recap: Music, Art and Fun to Start Spring Semester

The Howdy Week Art Party by the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts brought a festive atmosphere to the Liberal Arts and Humanities building Friday afternoon. The wide range of fun included impressive performances (Maroon Steel and the Brazilian Carnival Ensemble), art activities (fabric bookmarks and painting pottery) and improv sessions…

Antoinette’s ‘Tignon’ Examines Headwraps as Self-Expression for Black Women

Wright Gallery presents Chesley Antoinette’s exhibition “Tignon” starting Jan. 23 and continuing through March 9. The Texas-based artist examines the Tignon Law of 1786 in Louisiana, which forced free women of color to cover their hair with a cloth known as a tignon. The women reappropriated the tignon as a symbol of rebellion by embellishing the…

Texas A&M Graduate Craig Hammack Nominated for Oscar for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

A groggy morning turned into a joyful one for Craig Hammack on Tuesday. The Texas A&M graduate awoke to the news he had been nominated for an Academy Award for his visual effects work on “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Hammack, senior visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco, said he was thrilled…

Day of Dance Offers High School Students a View of Texas A&M Dance Program

Students can experience a day in the life of a dance major at the Texas A&M Day of Dance on Friday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Room 207 in the Physical Education Activity Program Building (PEAP). The event is geared toward high school juniors and seniors who are interested in majoring in dance at Texas A&M and…