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Emily O’Leary (MFA, 2018) featured in Colossal for "uncanny" lifelike canine rugs

March 7, 2025 | Colossal

image of a rug shaped like a dog

“Un/Broken” Stitches Together Art and Trauma

March 7, 2025 | The Austin Chronicle

A wall installation of 25 mixed-media artworks arranged in a grid pattern. Each piece features surreal and expressive portraits of figures with Day of the Dead-inspired makeup, abstract backgrounds, and handwritten text elements. The collection incorporates bold colors, intricate patterns, and symbolic imagery, exploring themes of identity, transformation, and cultural heritage.

"The Modern Cowboy showcases integration of southern culture, gentrification in Austin" for The Daily Texan

March 7, 2025 | The Daily Texan

Center Space gallery with student work installed

Faculty and Students Recognized at 2025 USITT Awards Ceremony

March 6, 2025 | Department of Theatre and Dance

Learn more about USITT recognized M.F.A. candidates, undergraduates and faculty.

Grammy-Winning Cellist Nick Photinos Leads Residency at Butler School of Music

March 5, 2025 | Butler School of Music

Nick Photinos with a cello on a black background

"Mi Familia": Jennifer Teresa Villanueva (MFA, 2023) featured in photo essay in Chicago Magazine

March 5, 2025 | Chicago Magazine

image of a family eating at a table

Donnie Ray Albert Celebrates 50 Years of Music with a Special Recital

February 28, 2025 | Butler School of Music

Donnie Albert Singing on Stage

Faculty, Students and Alumni Present at Planet Texas 2050 Symposium

February 24, 2025 | Department of Theatre and Dance

A collection of nine headshots for faculty, students and alumni who are presenting at the PT2050 Symposium

Butler School’s Sam Lipman premieres Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra

February 21, 2025 | Butler School of Music

Giveton Gelin playing the trumpet on stage

Music scholar Jennifer Wilks on her new book, Carmen in Diaspora

February 21, 2025 | BSOM BODY

Jennifer Wilks sitting at a mic with a bookshelf behind her