Arts Next: 2023

Viewers look at large-scale print by Eamon Ore-Giron

Features

A woman in a heavy coat holds a microphone up in front of a glacier.

Animal Agency in the Anthropocene
Assistant Professor Jiabao Li's futurism is guided by the dignity of other beings
by Penny Snyder

An illustration with earth, surrounded by images of a tornado, fire, thermometer to represent climate change

Imagining a Changed World
Planet Texas 2050 integrates artistic approaches and frameworks into research around climate change and resiliency with new artist fellowship program
by Alicia Dietrich

An art preparator hangs artwork from a lift in a gallery.

Preparing for the Best
Art preparators play critical, collaborative role in bringing an artist's vision to life in Visual Art Center's galleries
by Jennifer Irving

A group of percussion students on a stage

Percussive Synergy
Professional ensemble Sandbox Percussion collaborates with music students for performance of student-created works
by Cami Yates

Group photo of Maria Azerad, Caroline Ballay, Associate Professor Stephennie Mulder and Amr Ahmed

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Arts of Islam class improves Wikipedia, one article at a time
by Jennifer Irving

Young children in blue tee shirts play string instruments on a stage

String Project
After 75 years, String Project music education program's ripple effects reach far and wide
by Riane Roldan

News

Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera

Dean's Letter: Welcoming new leadership

Susan Thomas

Musicology scholar and administrator Susan Thomas named new director of Butler School of Music

A man in a suit in front of a green background outdoors

Dance Scholar, choreographer and administrator Peter Carpenter named chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance

A large group photo on the steps of Bass Concert Hall

College hosts first Arts Summit

A woman in a green shirt smiles in front of a colorful mural

Q&A: Sonia Montoya leads Center for Creative Economies to prepare students for their futures in the arts

Associate Professor Rebecca Rossen

NEH grant to support Associate Professor Rebecca Rossen's research on dance about the Holocaust

A woman in a red shirt stands in front of a brick wall

Laura Gutiérrez named new Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Public Practice

A man in a suit smiles as he hands a plaque to an older couple on a stage.

Butler School of Music celebrates 15th anniversary of milestone gift

Group photo of current and former faculty in Performance as Public Practice

Performance as Public Practice celebrates far-reaching influence as it marks 20th anniversary

Viewers look at large-scale print by Eamon Ore-Giron

Landmarks commissions new large-scale print by Eamon Ore-Giron

Photo of UT Tower behind an array of bright orange flowers on a sunny day

Fine Arts ranks among Top 10 fundraising units at UT

Theatre and Dance student shares behind-the-scenes insights from working on Broadway's Beetlejuice The Musical national tour

Left to right, top to bottom: Alexandra Basset, Rosemary Candelario, Ondine Chavoya, Hon Ki Cheung, Kyle Evans, Lily Guerrero, Caleb Hudson, Sydney Parks, Alexandre Pépin, Hannah Spector, Ebonee Thomas, Enzo Vasquez Toral, Will Wilson

Meet new faculty members for 2023–24

A triptych of three artists

College's Expanding Approaches to American Arts initiative yields new cohort of tenured faculty members, post-docs

Four dancers in red on a stage

Texas Performing Arts hosts three artists-in-residence in 2022–23

A dancer in street clothes balances one leg, while another is seated with her legs spread wide.

Vibrant programming planned in new partnership between Texas Performing Arts and Fusebox Festival

A video game is projected on the UT Tower with players in the foreground

SDCT showcases its live design work in multiple large-scale events on campus and in Austin

Cover of catalog for Yuliya Lanina's exhibition

ON THE BOOKSHELF

Faculty publications from 2022-23

Dance students jumping and dancing in the air

SNAPSHOT

ZAZ: The Big Easy

Students handle small animals in a petting zoo, with a sculpture behind them

BACK COVER

Paws for Public Art