Arts Next: 2025

Butler School of Music staff members Travis Weller and Andy Stoltz play an instrument Weller designed and built. Photo by Eani Creative

Features

Staff Creative 12 staff portraits

Staff Creatives

College counts many artists, musicians and performers among its staff members

A Wellness Wednesday session with Sonic Starchild (Jen Vu) inside James Turrell’s Skyspace, The Color Inside, 2013

The Healing Power of Art

Landmarks’ programs and artworks throughout campus support students’ well-being
by Kathleen Brady Stimpert
 

Life Design zine

Bringing the Future into Focus

College integrates life design curriculum into undergraduate experience to help students take more control of their career pathways
by Alicia Dietrich

An intern scans photographs on a scanner

Building Ladders to Success

Arts Administration Fellowship Program offers paid internships, professional development to Fine Arts students over 2 summers
by Alicia Dietrich

Lily Guerrero holds her hand up to her ear in "listen" gesture at a Meet the Opera program

Opening Ears, Opening Doors

Two Butler School of Music faculty members partner with Austin Opera and Austin Public Libraries to bring opera to kids in summer program
by Alicia Dietrich

Theatre Professor KJ Sanchez in her offfice

Listening as a Radical Act

Playwriting Professor KJ Sanchez talks about her journey as a documentary theatremaker and her new book outlining best practices in the field

Concept art for the electronic game

Revisiting the Past Through Gaming

Professors in Art History, Design look to explore historical sites through digital reconstruction
by Jennifer Irving


 


ArtsNext 25 bookshelf

ON THE BOOKSHELF

Faculty publications from 2024-25

exterior of fine arts building with colorful projections

SNAPSHOT

ELEVATE: Arts and Entertainment Technologies Showcase

Large serpent puppet head on stick

BACK COVER

Student Spotlight: Outdoor puppetry project The Serpants Fly at Sundown showcased at Cohen New Works Festival