A university professor stands next to a student as he is wearing virtual reality gear that includes a headset with wires, and a cell phone is being held in front of his face that is also attached to the headset.

Seo utilizes immersive technology and artificial intelligence to create virtual hands-on learning experiences that enhance student engagement and skill development.

Five university professors are seated as they have a discussion in an art gallery event.

The talks titled “LASER” — for Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous — are presented by the Institute for Applied Creativity.

A woman sits on a bench in an art exhibit. Behind her is a large piece of artwork on the wall displaying imsges of trees and brush. She sits between two pillars.

“The Great Turning: We Gather, We Grow, We Tend, by Hammonds + West,” features work by Hammonds, associate professor in the Visualization program; and sound and text by Austin-based poet Sasha West.

A university professor kneels with her hands out next to a giant mammoth fossil.

A partnership between Texas A&M's Merli V. Guerra and the National Park Service combines visualization and 3D printing technology with the arts, bringing new life to some very old bones.

A virtual firefighter avatar stands on a field in a virtual landscape.

Tao's team was awarded $1.2 million from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to build a digital twin to help first responders train for disaster events.

A painting of different colored stripes hangs on a gallery wall.

Texas landscape paintings by Rebecca Pugh will be featured in a solo exhibition at the Julia C. Butridge Gallery in the Dougherty Arts Center in Austin from June 29 through Aug. 9.

An artwork collage, including a painting of a woman in cowboy attire, and a silhouette of a deer.
Two music professors facing each other perform marimba music.

Note: Because of rain on April 24, this event has been postponed to May 6 at 8:30 p.m. An evening of music and visuals influenced by the impact of natural disasters will be performed by faculty in the College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the courtyard of the Liberal Arts and Arts and Humanities Building.

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.