Arts Next: Fall 2019

Image of Casa Herrera in Antigua, Guatemala,

Features

Tables set in the courtyard of a colonial casa in Antigua

The Reinvention of Casa Herrera

The Mesoamerica Center turns a 17th-century building in Guatemala into a UT gem

by Jen Reel

middle school students role-playing in class

Why Arts Are the Future of K-12 Education
Research shows that UT's Drama for Schools improves engagement and learning outcomes, raises test scores and increases attendance (Oh, and it's also more fun for students and teachers)
by Alicia Dietrich

Exposure TV crew

A Work In Progress

Classical music has a representation problem. These students want to change that.

by Jen Reel

News

Dean Doug Dempster

Dean's Letter: Who do we need to be as an arts college of the 21st Century?

Bob Bursey, Incoming Executive Director of Texas Performing Arts in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

Bob Bursey appointed director of Texas Performing Arts

Artist Beth Campbell adjusts an installation

Landmarks unveils work by Beth Campbell

A student plays a game on a laptop computer

Arts and Entertainment Technologies partners with Computer Science to create new gaming program

Texas Performing Arts staff in front of the backdrop for National Velvet

College of Fine Arts receives historic motion picture backdrops from Hollywood

A sign reads Michael Steen Reese Design Studios

$1 million gift to transform Design programs

Students display a projected exhibition of nature seen through windows

SNAPSHOT

Exploring the relationship between humans and nature

students maneuver a robot puppet in front of a green screen

BACK COVER

Students build a practical special effects robot