A woman sits crouched in an elevator with her reflection showing in the mirrors behind her.

The Hungary-based artist will create and present new work, collaborate with students and faculty and give interdisciplinary presentations through Sept. 26.

Daniel Oliver posing awkwardly in front of a green screen with the words "Performance Dork" projected onto it.

The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts presents "Performance Dork," a weird and wild explosion of magic, role play and experimental performance art.

A college graduate student wearing a traditional graduation cap and gown stands on a bridge over a pond, giving the thumbs-up sign.

A.J. Villarreal said he found a deeper understanding of the performing arts following his first semester at Texas A&M. The Laredo native received his associate’s degree in theatre from Laredo Community College before he began his undergraduate degree in Performance Studies. Villarreal is now set to graduate Saturday with a Master of Arts in Performance Studies.

A college student wearing a vest and a bow tie performs onstage.

In Colton Neuville's youth, he was drawn to the performing arts. The Euless native joined choir and drama clubs, and set out on a path to pursue the arts in…

A music professor plays a shakuhachi, an end-blown bamboo flute.

Dr. Martin Regan has felt a deep connection to Japanese culture since he was a young adult. His introduction came as a budding musician during his college years, leading to a lifelong pursuit of knowledge and experience. He lived in Japan for seven years and became an expert on Japanese instruments including the shakuhachi, an end-blown bamboo flute which was imported from China to Japan in the eighth century.

An artwork collage, including a painting of a woman in cowboy attire, and a silhouette of a deer.

Faculty members in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts will showcase their creative works in a new exhibition. The Faculty Biennial opens Thursday and continues through May 18 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center. A reception will be held Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m., where faculty members will be on hand and refreshments will be served. To register, visit the RSVP link.

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Faculty in the Texas A&M College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts showcased a wide variety of research during the 2025 Research and Creative Works Day. The third-annual spring symposium was held Feb. 3 at the Stella Hotel in Bryan, and included three keynote speakers and several performances by faculty members.

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Innovation has been a consistent theme throughout Tim McLaughlin’s career, both in higher education and the visual effects industry. The Longview native’s degrees at Texas A&M University helped to take him to Industrial Light & Magic, where he played a major role in how digital creatures look and move in films including “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” “Mars Attacks!” and “Jumanji,” along with a prototype project for “Avatar.”

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The Institute for Applied Creativity in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts held its first LASER Talk Jan. 29 at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries in the Memorial Student Center.

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The “Afrofuturism Explored!” conference returns Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building, Room 453. The second-annual event in honor of Black History Month features panel discussions with students and faculty, keynote speakers, poem recitations and a film screening. It was organized by Dr. Will Connor, lecturer in the Performance and Visual Studies program.