College of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts Career Services empowers students and alumni to own, shape and celebrate their personal and professional paths. A dedicated team works to ensure that Fine Arts students have the values, awareness and skills needed to engage with the artistic, cultural, economic and technological forces shaping the arts today. The office provides a comprehensive range of offerings, including tailored career coaching, coursework, specialized student programming and annual signature events.
The Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (KS WELI) at The University of Texas at Austin will strengthen the next generation of courageous, creative female leaders who will change the world — in business and beyond.
UTeach Fine Arts prepares future arts educators in art, music, theatre and dance in a context that emphasizes community engagement, cultural diversity, technology and curricular innovation.
The Portfolio in Arts and Cultural Management and Administration is a jointly sponsored certification program through the College of Fine Arts and LBJ School of Public Affairs that provides theoretical and practical training of the management and governance of arts and cultural organizations.
The Center for Latin American Visual Studies (CLAVIS) works to advance the understanding of modern and contemporary art in the Americas and aims to build bridges that allow for a horizontal exchange of ideas, resources and methods with other institutes in Latin America, the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.
The Center for the Study of Ancient Italy (CSAI) promotes interdisciplinary education and research in the archaeology and visual culture of ancient Italy from the Bronze Age through the fifth century C.E.
The Mesoamerica Center facilitates knowledge, learning and understanding about the ancient indigenous cultures and peoples of what is now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador with a focus on the arts, language and archeology. The center also oversees the annual Mesoamerica Meetings.
The Visual Arts Center (VAC) is the University of Texas at Austin’s contemporary art museum. Located in the Art Building, the VAC acts as the public face of the Department of Art and Art History. The Visual Arts Center presents exhibitions featuring established international artists, current students, and UT alumni. In addition to producing exhibitions, events, and publications, the VAC hosts two artist residency programs, the St. Elmo Arts Residency Program and the Every Page Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program.
The St. Elmo Arts Residency within the Department of Art and Art History offers one fellowship each academic year to a recent MFA graduate specializing in painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, or multimedia. The residency includes a charming house and studio in a small artist community in the St. Elmo district of South Austin. At the conclusion of their residency, St. Elmo Arts Residency Fellows present their work in a solo exhibition at the Visual Arts Center.
The University of Texas Game Development and Design Program is a partnership between the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies and the Department of Computer Science and is intended for undergraduates with career interests in the gaming industry.
The Sarah and Ernest Butler Opera Center presents fully produced, world-class productions of both traditional and new works. It provides performance training and professional experience for singers, opera directors, and opera coaches.
The Center for American Music advances the teaching, scholarship and performance of American music from all traditions, including concert, folk and popular music.
The Center for Music Learning investigates the processes of human skill development, integrating the results of systematic research from multiple disciplines with best practices in music and music pedagogy.
The University of Texas Longhorn Band, also known as the Showband of the Southwest, was founded in 1900 as the marching band of The University of Texas at Austin. It is the largest student spirit organization on campus and is open by audition to all UT students.
The Piano Project offers piano lessons taught by Butler School of Music graduate and undergraduate students for children ages 6 through 12. The program includes one 30-minute private lesson and one 30-minute group theory lesson each week.
The String Project is heralded as one of the nation's finest programs for teacher training and the development of young musical talent. It offers string lessons taught by Butler School of Music graduate and undergraduate students to children ranging in age from toddlers through high school.
The Center for Integrated Design connects people from diverse disciplines through collective, human-centered design thinking and allows all UT students the opportunity to study design methodology and apply it in creative and entrepreneurial scenarios.
The Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism promotes excellence in the study of theatre by supporting scholarship, education and public history. The center seeks to create bridges between scholars, practitioners and community by encouraging public conversation about the art of live theatre.
The Cohen New Works Festival is a biennial, week-long showcase of new work created by students at The University of Texas at Austin held in various locations in and around UT campus. It is the largest festival of its kind, run and organized entirely by a committee of graduate and undergraduate students with the support of faculty co-producers.
Drama for Schools (DFS) is program that creates partnerships between the university and school districts, and collaborates with K–12 educators in exploring drama-based instruction methods to increase teacher efficacy and student engagement across the curriculum.
The Summer Institute is a three to four-day intensive arts integration training program for educators and working professionals to explore the power of learning through the arts. The Institute offers a research-based comprehensive pedagogical exploration and immersion training experience in the use of drama-based instruction across the curriculum.
Texas Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the experience of university students through education, performance and collaboration and employs more than 100 students from across campus to work in partnership with our professional staff in every department from accounting to production.
Our youth education program focuses on grades 7–12 and includes free youth performances with corresponding standards-related curricula and discounted or complimentary tickets to fine arts performances.
Landmarks Docents lead tours of the public art collection and build awareness about modern and contemporary art, ensuring all visitors have an enjoyable and enriching experience.
The Landmarks Preservation Guild maintains the works of art in the collection and keeps our campus a beautiful and engaging place. Volunteers learn and apply basic conservation skills to works of art so they may be enjoyed by future generations.
Landmarks Pre-Program Interns support the collections department through preventive care, documentation, research, treatment, and outreach. Interns gain hands-on experience in conservation and collections management while earning requisite pre-program hours for graduate study in conservation.