November 19

Theatre and Dance Alumna Marcia Gay Harden is Commencement Speaker for The University of Texas at Austin's May Ceremony
Tony Award-Winning Actress Addresses Spring Graduates on May 22, 2010

November 4

“Kelly Fearing: Selections From A Life in Art” Exhibition
Professor Emeritus Art Exhibition Continues Through January 14, 2010

November 19

"The Trojan Women" Reviews
Department of Theatre and Dance Production Receives Accolades

October 2

Visual Arts Center in Department of Art and Art History Scheduled for Completion Spring 2010 at The University of Texas at Austin
Art Building to get a New Entrance and Exhibition Space

October 23

Professor Steven Dietz Recognized for Prolific Playwriting
Plawright's 2009-2010 Season a Success

September 2

Department of Art and Art History Welcomes Prestigious Professor
Leonard Lehrer appointed as part-time Visiting Professor in Art

September 21

Performing Arts Center Now Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin
New Name Reflects Academic Mission of the College of Fine Arts

August 19

New Research Center in Antigua, Guatemala Expands University of Texas at Austin's Latin American Research
Mesoamerica Center Grows With Casa Herrera Addition

August 24

Associate Dean for Arts Education Appointed at University of Texas at Austin's College of Fine Arts
Hunter March Appointed to Newly Created Deanship

July 9

Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers to Join Faculty at Butler School of Music
Celebrated Concert Violinist Begins Teaching Fall '09

July 23

Recent Graduate Awarded $50,000 Literary Prize
Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Winner 2009 Keene Prize for Literature

July 22

Longs Give $1 Million to Butler School of Music
Gift Creates the Joe R. and Teresa Long Endowed Chair in Piano

May 6

Oscar G. Brockett 2009 USITT Award Recipient
Professor Emeritus Recognized for Lifetime Contribution in Performing Arts

May 8

Ned Rifkin Appointed Director of The Blanton Museum of Art
Appointment Effective May 1, 2009

May 1

Theatre and Dance Senior Honored with George H. Mitchell Award
Amanda Cayo Awarded for Academic Excellence

May 22

Theatre and Dance Graduate Student Honored with Michael H. Granof Award
Charlotte Griffin Awarded for Outstanding Thesis

May 28

Kathleen Panoff Brings New Vision to The University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center
Blurring boundaries brings new art and artists to Austin

March 26

Holly Williams Appointed Interim Chair of Department of Theatre and Dance
Appointment effective June 1st.

March 16

Shepard Fairey Installation POSTPONED at The University of Texas at Austin
Mural Installation for Landmarks public art program

March 18

Distinguished Curators, Scholars and Critics of Contemporary Art Present at Viewpoint 2009
The 18th annual Viewpoint Lecture series will be presented by the Department of Art and Art History this spring.

February 6

Run in the Upcoming Student Elections!
Filing for the SG Elections is now open.

February 13

New Performing Arts Director Named
Kathleen Panoff Appointed Director and Associate Dean of Performing Arts Center

November 13

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Houses New Art Gallery Featuring Works from Department of Art and Art History Faculty and Alumni
Courtyard Gallery Offers New Art Exhibition Space

November 14

The University Co-op Presents the Cohen New Works Festival Announces Roster
34 New Works to Premiere in 2009

October 27

Winners of 12th Annual Hamilton Book Awards Announced at Four Seasons Hotel Event
Art & Art History Professor Emerita Denise Schmandt–Besserat takes home Grand Prize

October 9

Blanton Museum of Art Poised to Become Largest University Museum in the United States
Grand Opening of the Edgar A. Smith Building in November

October 1

Grand Opening of the Co-op Fine Arts Student Center Monday, October 6
Please join us in Celebrating the Grand Opening

October 24

College Hires New Development Staff
The college has hired three new staff to its development team. Michele Baylor, Lauren Zachry-Reynolds and, Cathryn Seymour Dorsey.

October 22

The Huaca El Pueblo Archaeological Project
Department of Art and Art History Associate Professor Steve Bourget is directing a critically important archaeological project at Huaca el Pueblo, near the coast of Peru.

September 30

Free Public Lecture Series on Art in the Black Diaspora
Discussing African American art of the black diaspora

September 16

Metropolitan Museum of Art Loans Sculptures to The University of Texas at Austin for Public Art Project
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is lending 28 mid- to late-twentieth-century sculptures to The University of Texas at Austin to be installed across campus as part of the university's Landmarks public art program.

Mark di Suvero Sculpture to Become Campus Landmark
“Clock Knot,” a monumentally scaled sculpture by internationally renowned artist Mark di Suvero, will be dedicated on the northeast corner of Dean Keeton Street and Speedway on The University of Texas at Austin campus on September 26.

July 18

The Fruition of Recruitment
The Department of Art and Art History Welcomes Its New Creative Leaders

May 23

New Chairman in the Department of Theatre and Dance
Robert Schmidt Appointed Chairman of the Department of Theatre and Dance

April 24

Visual Arts Center
Bricks and Mortar: The Visual Arts Center Announces Renovation Funding

April 24

College Hires New Development Officer
Andrea Keene Joins External Relations & Development Team

April 9

In Memoriam: Dr. Francis Hodge, Professor Emeritus
University of Texas at Austin Professor of Directing 1949–1979

March 27

School of Music Undergraduate on MTV!
A'keiba Burrell–Hammer Competes in Reality Singing Series

March 14

A'keiba Burrell-Hammer Competes on MTV's Rock the Cradle
School of Music Student to Premiere in Reality Singing Series

March 18

School of Music To Be Named for Ernest and Sarah Butler
Couple Gives $55 Million Gift, Largest at Public Music School

March 12

School of Music's Susan Jackson Recognized
2008 James W. Vick Texas Excellence Award for Academic Advising

February 8

Interim Director Chosen for Blanton
Ann Wilson Appointed Interim Director of Blanton Museum

February 14

COFA Students Dominate AMOA 20 to Watch List
Alumni and Current Students Exhibited in New Art in Austin Exhibition

February 1

In Memoriam: Shirlee Dodge
University of Texas at Austin Dance Faculty 1943–69

January 7

Blanton Museum Receives Major Award from AICA–USA for Exhibition Drawn from Caracas–Based Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection named "Best Thematic Museum Show Nationally"

January 4

Second Appearance of UT Faculty in Whitney Biennial
UT Art Professor Michael Smith selected to show in 2008 Whitney Biennial

January 8

Blanton Museum of Art Director Search
Committee formed to find successor to Jessie Otto Hite

January 9

UT Theatre and Dance Fall Season dominates "Top 10 of 2007"
Elephant's Graveyard, Fefu and Her Friends, and Ashes, Ashes recognized by Austin Chronicle

January 30

Musical Theatre Faculty Direct “Porgy and Bess”
Musical Direction by Lyn Koenning and Choreography by Robin Lewis

December 4

Blanton Museum of Art Announces the Departure of Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art
Pérez-Barreiro named new director of the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

December 7

Memorial for Elinor Wortley Doty
Memorial Service for Elinor Doty, Wife of Ezra William Doty, founder of the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

New Museum Studies Portfolio Program
Graduate Museum Studies Portfolio Program to Begin Fall 2008

December 6

Dempster Named College of Fine Arts Dean At The University of Texas at Austin
Douglas Dempster appointed Dean of the College of Fine Arts

December 14

Alumna Working on Olympics Campaigns
Samantha Lipman (B.F.A., Design '06)

December 17

Alumna Wins $1 Million in Dr. Pepper Challenge
Laura Janisch (B.F.A., Design '06)

December 17

Update: Acting Alum Jones in Off-Broadway production at Theatre Row
Harvest, by David Wright Crawford, receives rave reviews

December 6

Shattuck named head of Theatre at SFA
University in Nacogdoches brings New Yorker back to Texas

December 21

Faculty Positions Available
Assistant Professor in Dance History and Theory, as well as a one-year lecturer position in Theatre Technology.

December 7

Where Are They Now?: Greg Pritchard
Backstage Presence, Houston, Texas

December 3

Raven Study: Screening in NYC
Charlotte Griffin's short film screens across the country

November 30

Art History Alumna Named Interim Director of ASU Art Museum
Heather Lineberry to begin position January 1, 2008

November 6

Syzygy Marketing Promotes Evan Morgan to Director of Marketing
Evan Morgan (MM, String Performance '04)

Amy Zolkoski Involved with Houston Children's Chorus
(B.M. Music Studies, '04)

Bill Green Returns to Acting
(B.F.A. Drama, '50)

November 2

Music Alumna in Phantom of the Opera
Kristen Hertzenberg (B.M. Voice Performance, '99)

Alumnus Photographs Judge on "So You Think You Can Dance"
Koury Angelo (B.F.A. Studio Art, '04)

Studio Art Alumna designing for Fossil, Inc.
Michelle Midyette (B.A. Studio Art, '98)

Former high school drama director now president of Area Community Theater, Inc.
Rochelle Lacy (née Smith) (B.F.A. Drama, '60) is an important influence on drama scene in Pampa, Texas.

November 27

College Hires New Development Officer
Kirsten Johnson Joins External Relations & Development Team

November 14

BFA Graduate goes on Strike
Alumna Pamela Ribon goes on strike with fellow WGA members

November 12

Tony Award–Winning Designer Kevin Adams
Gives Public Lecture at The University of Texas at Austin

November 6

Acting Alum Jones in Off-Broadway production at Theatre Row
Harvest, by David Wright Crawford

November 9

Musical Theatre Professor Directs Music at ZACH
Lyn Koenning, Musical Director of Rockin' Christmas Party

November 30

Undergrad Research and Creative Project Fund Gives it's First Award
Three Undergrads Receive Funding

November 28

Graduate student nominated for KM Fabrics, Inc. award in Technical Production
Derek Moon honored for thesis work

November 8

Patrick McKelvey Receives Award for Thesis
Undergrad Wins Rapoport King Thesis Scholorship

October 23

Blanton Museum of Art Presents Major International Exhibition of Paintings from Colonial South America
Blanton will be one of only three U.S. venues to host North American exhibition focusing exclusively on paintings from this period in South America's history

October 9

Blanton Museum of Art Presents First Comprehensive U.S. Exhibition of Work by Argentine Artist Jorge Macchi
Blanton and 2007 Mercosul Biennial in Brazil are co-organizers of internationally traveling exhibition

October 25

Lake | Flato Selected as Architects
to create an innovative renovation of the Department of Art and Art History's Visual Arts Center.

October 11

UT Theatre and Dance participates in Free Night of Theater 2007
Free tickets to live theater in Austin beginning October 11

October 29

Rapstine Directs Off-Broadway Show with Margaret Cho
Fellow alum Kitty McNamee (B.F.A. Dance, 1986) choreographs

Actor/Producer Chase Masterson Holds Workshop for UT Students
College and Beyond: Getting Your First Job as an Actor or Producer

October 26

BFA Graduate Prepares for the Release of "Gospel Hill"
Jeff Stacy's Screenplay Attracts Big Stars

October 25

Recent Grad Receives Rave Review from NY Times
Andrew Hutcheson (BA in Theatre & Dance, 2003) receives a rave review in the NY Times for his role in Richard III

October 24

Viker sites UT’s facilities in Stage Directions feature
“Scene Shop Essentials”

October 23

Job opportunity at Vassar College
Vassar seeks acting generalist faculty

October 22

Dance alumna opens studio in Riverside, IL
Heather Overbeck opens Principle Dance Studio

October 19

RECUERDOS DE MARICRUZ to be performed in NYC
Yesenia Garcia 2007 Alum Receives funding to expand Thesis

October 18

MFA Dance Graduate Directs International Forum
Ray Eliot Schwartz (M.F.A. in Dance, 2006) is Co-Director of Performática: Foro Internacional de Danza Contemporánea y Artes de Movemiento.

October 17

M.D. Walton: Horror Film
M.D. Walton (M.F.A. in Acting, 2004)

October 10

Helen at Risk to show in Great Lakes film festival
Alumnus Jim Elliot's film makes the rounds

October 8

Orr’s work showcased in SA’s annual TheatreASAP
Allison Orr Block (MFA in Drama and Theatre for Youth, 2001)

October 3

A new way to be in touch with UT T&D alums all over the world!
New T&D alum and friend online networking group

October 1

Dance alums premiere work at BAX
Molly Mae MacGregor and Errin Delperdang

"The Most Beautiful Lullaby" in Louisville
Award-winning play by Greg Romero (MFA in Playwriting, 2006)

October 12

Stacy Wolf wins “Best Essay” at ATHE
Professor awarded research award for best journal article

October 5

Canning live on News 8 Austin!
Monday, October 8, 2007

October 2

Douglas cast in “The Sno Cone Stand”
Professor of Acting/Directing Lucien Douglas

October 15

Suzan Zeder wins Outstanding Teacher Award
Playwriting professor honored for her excellence in teaching by ATHE

October 10

UT Theatre and Dance productions and students receive Payne Award nominations
33rd Annual B. Iden Payne Theater Industry Awards Oct. 21

September 10

In Memoriam: Terrence "Shan" Covey
B.F.A. in Drama, 1965

September 28

Blind Mouth Singing
MFA Graduate designs her first show in NYC

September 19

Kreitzer named Lark Theater Company Fellow
Carson Kreitzer, MFA in Playwriting and Michener Center Writer, 2005

September 26

Scott’s sabbatical brings travel and a new solo work
Professor of Dance, Andee Scott

September 24

Performing Arts Center Appoints Scene Shop Supervisor
Master Carpenter J.E. Johnson Accepts Appointment

August 6

Book Tackles Old Debate: Role of Art in Schools
When two researchers published a study a few years ago concluding that arts classes do not improve students’ overall academic performance, the backlash was bitter.

August 22

Remixing Mozart: Professors and students use robotics and electronics to reinvigorate an 18th century opera
UT feature story

August 24

Wills and Karlo in THE MOTHS
Rome, Italy

August 22

CORE Theatre Co. presents LILITH
Sept 7-23 at Access Theatre, NYC

August 8

UT graduate's play showcasing at the Philly Fringe
Greg Romero (M.F.A. in Playwriting, 2006)

August 17

Casting World Premiere of New Chamber Opera (NEA)
"TOME"

August 15

Directing graduate to start apprenticeship at Oregon Shakes
Corey Atkins (M.F.A. in Directing, 2007)

July 19

Blanton Museum of Art Presents Major Exhibition of Works by Renaissance Master Albrecht Dürer
The Exhibition Will Feature More Than 100 Works by the Artist, Including a Selection from the Blanton’s Collection of European Prints and Drawings

Blanton Museum of Art to Present First Major Museum Retrospective of Internationally Renowned Artist Michael Smith
Mike’s World: Michael Smith & Joshua White (and other collaborators)

Exhibition Features Works by Nine Contemporary Artists to Explore Cutting-Edge Ways of Bringing Art to the People
Transactions, organized by the Blanton Museum of Art, looks at alternative methods of introducing works of art into the public sphere

July 13

Job Posting: Theatre Action Project
Teaching Artists and Actor-Teachers

July 11

Garcia signs with Buchwald & Associates
Yesenia Garcia, M.F.A. in Acting 2007

July 19

Raven Study Wins Student Award at Dance-Film Festival
Dance for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance

July 11

Leslie Named Interim Director
Former associate director for the Performing Arts Center (PAC) has been appointed interim director of the PAC, effective immediately.

June 18

Blanton Museum Director Announces Plans to Retire from
Jessie Otto Hite, director of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art for 15 years, announced today her decision to retire, effective March 2008.

June 27

In Memoriam: Katherine Marshall
Curtain Club member, 1934-1937

June 11

Alumnus Kevin Adams Wins Tony Award
Best Lighting Design, Spring Awakening

June 11

Sarah Myers Selected for National Honor
Winifred Ward Scholar for 2007

June 5

Theatre and Dance Students Win Austin Critics Table Awards
Sarah Mosher, Corey Atkins, Corey Jones

May 15

Memorial Service for Ruth Denney, Sunday, May 27
Theatre & Dance Professor Emeritus to be Remembered at Memorial Service

May 24

Professor Emeritus Kelly Fearing Named Doty Award Winner for 2007
Department of Art and Art History Professor Emeritus Wins College's Top Honor

May 21

UT Theatre & Dance Nominees for Austin Critics Table Awards
"Slaughter City", "The Way of the World", "Dance Repertory Theatre", "Wireless-less"

May 18

Alumnus Kevin Adams' Design Earns a Tony Nomination
Kevin Adams (B.F.A. in Theatrical Design, 1984)

May 16

UT Alumn named as new Executive and Artistic Director
Paul Savas moves to Greenville, SC

May 9

Two Austin-based UT alumni selected for playwriting residency
Dan Dietz and C. Denby Swanson

May 7

City Attic Theatre presents play by UT alumnus
Greg Romero, M.F.A. in Playwriting, 2006

May 2

Clark Stevens (M.F.A. '96) Directs The Sea Gull
Performance at U.I.L. State One-Act Play Finals

May 30

Suzan Zeder's The Milk Dragon in NYC
Reading at historic Provincetown Playhouse

May 1

Dietz wins Edgar Award
2007 Edgar Award for Best Play

May 7

Ph.D. student travels to China for Pointe and Dance magazines
Clare Croft, Ph.D. in Theatre History/Criticism/Performance as Public Practice

May 2

Grad Student's Play Presented in New York
Theater Masters National M.F.A. Playwright's Festival

May 30

Auditions for 3 female back-up singers for a new project by Texas Musician Darden Smith!
Monday, June 4, 2007 @ 11am

April 16

Blanton Museum of Art Presents a Summer of Masterworks
Special Exhibition Highlights Four Centuries of European Drawings Drawn from Yale University's Distinguished Collection

April 12

New York Times Art Critic Michael Kimmelman To Speak on Museums and Commerce, April 20
3:30 p.m., Friday, April 20; B. Iden Payne Theatre

April 2

The University Co-op presents the Cohen New Works Festival
April 9 - 15, 2007

April 2

UT Drama Alumnus Awarded Honorary M.B.E.
Mark Russell, B.F.A. in Drama, 1978

April 24

Professor Charlotte Canning on Shakespeare and Chautauqua
Folger Shakespeare Library 75th Anniversary

April 19

Professor Suzan Zeder Inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Playwright, educator

April 6

Dance Professor Couple Perform in NY
Professors Kent De Spain and Leslie Dworkin

April 4

Teaching Artist Symposium
Saturday, April 21, 2007

April 26

EARS, EYES AND FEET
UT Austin Dance and Music Collaboration

April 12

Theatre and Dance Students Honored as Distinguished College Scholars
UT Honors Day, April 14, 2007

March 1

The College of Fine Arts, Texas Exes, and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Partner for Event in March
Art Professor to Discuss the Exhibition of French Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Display in Houston

March 12

In Memoriam: Richard D. Thompson
B.F.A. in Drama, 1955

March 30

Drama Alumnus Named Senior VP of Paramount Pictures
Dan Butler, BA in Drama, 1982

March 27

In Memoriam: Ruth Denney
Professor Emeritus

March 1

Professor Daniel Alexander Jones wins Playwriting Commission and Fellowship
McKnight National Residency and Commission

March 15

Theatrical Design Graduate Student Works on Burnt Orange Film
Yvonne Boudreaux, 3rd Year M.F.A. in Theatrical Design

March 8

B.F.A. Dance major selected to perform in Texas Revue 2007
Kristen Frankiewicz to perform dance solo

March 6

Theatrical Design students receive national award
USITT Certificate of Excellence for Design as Performance

March 27

The UT Performing Arts Center Announces The Retirement of Director Pebbles Wadsworth
Wadsworth, director of the PAC since 1992, is retiring on Jan. 1, 2008.

February 26

Blanton Museum of Art Presents a Summer of Masterworks
Special exhibition brings 19th-century European masterpieces to Austin from an acclaimed New York collection

February 14

Blanton Curator Annette DiMeo Carlozzi Appointed As Director Of Curatorial Affairs
Carlozzi, Curator of American and Contemporary Art, appointed to newly created position

February 5

Poetry Circle and "Citizenship Potluck" with Sekou Sundiata, The Austin Project, and Las Crudas
February 17, 7:00 pm at The Rhizome Collective.

February 16

UT Needs Mentors for Student Job Shadowing During Spring Break 2007
Texas Exes sponsors annual Student Job Shadowing Program

February 22

Put Your Degree to Work!
Meet representatives from the Austin community for internships and paid opportunities.

February 27

Alumus Michael Arthur Draws for Buglisi Dance Theatre
Buglisi Dance Theatre at the Joyce Theater, New York City

February 20

Theatre and Dance Remembers Alumnus Tim Casey
Timothy Dennis Casey, B.F.A. in Drama, 1969

Theatre and Dance Alumnus in Jack In The Box Commercial
Adam Kulbersh, B.F.A. in Theatre, 1996

February 5

Theatre and Dance Alum Earns Oscar Nomination
Leslie Rollins Up For 'Achievement in Art Direction'

February 28

Department of Theatre and Dance Annual Teaching Award
Professors Andrea Beckham and David Justin

February 12

M.F.A. Playwright Awarded ArtsReach Grant
Martha Lynn Coon, M.F.A. in Playwriting

PPP Graduate Student Wins Society of Dance History Scholars Award
Clare Croft, Ph.D. in Performance as Public Practice/Theatre History and Criticism

February 1

Summer Youth Program Job Opportunity
Accepting applications for Mentor and Supervisor positions

February 16

David & Ann Honeycutt Gift $2 Million To The UT Performing Arts Center
Gift Will Support Restoration Of Historic Hogg Memorial Auditorium At UT Austin For World-Class Performing Arts Venue

February 5

Turner Classic Movies Awards School of Music Alumnus
Darrell Raby Original Score Takes Film Composer Competition

February 15

50th Reunion for the Class of 1957
April 26-27, 2007

January 19

The Geometry Of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art From The Patricia Phelps De Cisneros Collection Opens February 20, 2007
Masterworks of modern art from South America on view in Austin, Texas

January 10

The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts Appoints John Yancey Chair of Art and Art History
Appointment effective January 16th

January 30

Dietz's "Holmes" a 2007 Edgar Nominee
Playwright and UT Professor, Steven Dietz

January 29

Theatre and Dance Graduate Student wins Texas Exes Teaching Award
Simon Provan, M.F.A. in Acting

UT Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowships 2007-08
HI Seeks Applicants for 2007-08 Faculty Fellows Seminar

January 9

Mickey Promotion
On the tenure track

January 26

Now accepting applications for M.F.A. in Directing for Fall 2007
UT Theatre and Dance Directing Program

January 24

Ph.D. student dissertation wins National Fellowship
Woodrow Wilson Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies

December 7

John Guerin, Faculty Emeritus, University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History (August 29, 1920 - December 6, 2006)

December 7

M.F.A. in DTY students published in Theatre for Young Audiences Today journal
"Balancing Seasons" article written by eight DTY graduate students

November 21

Artist, Activist Sundiata Hosts Public Conversation "On Aesthetics, Politics, and Hope," Nov. 29
Sekou Sundiata will host a public conversation with performance artist Helga Davis and University of Texas at Austin theatre scholar Jill Dolan on the topic of art and social change. This event is free and open to the public.

November 17

Poet, Performance Artist Sekou Sundiata Leads Community Poetry Circle
This event is free and open to the public.

November 2

Adrian Piper Lecture November 9th at The University of Texas at Austin
World-renowned, first-generation conceptual artist Adrian Piper will talk about her project, "The Color Wheel Series"

November 28

UT Connections Youth Theatre Performance Dec. 3
Showcasing Voices of Student Artists

November 21

Professor Charlotte Canning wins Barnard Hewitt Award for Excellence in Theatre History
2006 best book in "theatre history and cognate disciplines"

November 8

Professor Lynn Miller's Book Talk and Signing
New Novel "Death of a Department Chair"

November 15

University Co-op presents Cohen New Works Festival 2007 Roster Announced!
27 projects made it into the 2007 festival

November 10

The Young Eight String Octet to Perform at George Washington Carver Museum
The octet will present a special concert November 19 at 6 p.m.

October 19

Blanton's Pérez-Barreiro to Be Chief Curator at Mercosul Biennial
Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro, Curator of Latin American Art at the Blanton Museum at the University of Texas at Austin, will be chief curator of the Sixth Mercosul Biennial in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

October 18

Departmental Admissions Information Sessions for Prospective Students - Nov. 13 and 17
Meet academic advisors, get a tour of our facilities and learn all about the process of applying for admission

October 26

The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) at The University of Texas at Austin presents "Intersections"
A group art exhibit focusing on mentoring, the junction between art students and faculty at The University of Texas at Austin

October 11

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History Creative Research Lab Fall Exhibition Schedule.
Works by students and alumni on exhibition

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Art and Art History Creative Research Laboratory Announces New Director
Jade Walker named director of the Creative Research Laboratory.

October 23

Sculpture as Witness - Stephen Daly
Professor featured in Sculpture Magazine, October 2006

October 10

Theatre and Dance Department offers free, fun workshops for families
Workshops held Saturday, Nov. 18 and Sunday, Nov. 19

October 26

Alumna Carson Kreitzer Begins New Dramatists Playwright Residency
Kreitzer accepted into New Dramatists Class of 2013

New Stages Opening in North Texas
UT Drama Alum Heads Theater Development Program

October 27

Oscar G. Brockett to accept special B. Iden Payne award
Annual Austin Circle of Theaters B. Iden Payne Awards

October 20

Yacov Sharir nominated for Piper Professor Award
Recognized for outstanding teaching

September 26

Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) presents All Together Now
Recent Work by Alumni in the Department of Art and Art History

September 20

UT Dance Repertory Theatre Invited to Perform at 20th World Congress on Dance
Event will be held in Athens, Greece

September 11

UT M.F.A. Actor receives National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts scholarship
Yesenia Garcia, M.F.A. in Acting

September 1

UT grad student Peter Malof wins film award
"Derek's Appeal" stirs jury

August 1

Blanton Museum of Art Commemorates 400th Anniversary of Rembrandt's Birth With Etching Exhibition
Nearly two dozen Rembrandt etchings from the Blanton's collection of prints and drawings on view

July 28

Blanton Museum of Art to Present First Major U.S. Exhibition of Genoese Master Luca Cambiaso
Over 60 paintings and 80 drawings from 40 museums in U.S. and Europe have been brought together by the Blanton in partnership with Genoa's Palazzo Ducale

July 28

Final Performances of American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive at the University of Texas
Final performances are scheduled for Friday, August 4 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the B. Iden Payne Theatre

July 10

Professor Robert Schmidt Appointed Interim Chair of Theatre and Dance
Interim Appointment scheduled for two years while search for Chair continues.

Professor Holly Williams Appointed Senior Associate Chair of Theatre and Dance
Appointment effective August 1st.

June 2

Attend "Alumni College: Classes Without Quizzes," June 21-23
School of Music faculty member, Bob Duke to lecture and Interim Dean Doug Dempster to speak at multi-day program.

June 1

Theatre and Dance Graduate Greg Romero's play to be performed as part of the 2006 Festival of New Work in Dallas, TX
"The Most Beautiful Lullaby You've Ever Heard" selected as one of seven plays to be performed.

June 20

Theatre and Dance Directing Graduate Accepted into Prestigious Drama League Program
Jaime Castaneda selected as one of four accepted into Fall Directing Program

June 1

Dance Repertory Theatre return to Tanzsommer Austria 2006!
Four new dances to be premiered at the festival.

May 23

College of Fine Arts Friends, Faculty, and Staff Noted in Austin American Statesman XLENT Fortunate 500
University of Texas Fine Arts Family Members Recognized in Local Entertainment Weekly

May 10

College of Fine Arts Appoints Douglas Dempster Interim Dean
Douglas Dempster, senior associate dean of the College of Fine Arts since 2001, has been appointed interim dean of the college, effective September 1.

May 15

College of Fine Arts Honors Dr. Francis Hodge with E. William Doty Award
The College of Fine Arts will present Dr. Francis Hodge with its highest honor, the E. William Doty Award, at the College’s commencement May 19, 2006 at 3:00pm in Bass Concert Hall.

May 22

On Ancient Walls, a New Maya Epoch
New York Times article featuring Dr. Julia Guernsey, Assistant Professor of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Art, Department of Art and Art History, College of Fine Arts

May 5

Daniel Alexander Jones receives Alpert Award Fellowship
The Alpert Award provides five $50,000 fellowships each year to artists in dance, film/video, music, theater, and visual arts.

Jill Dolan appointed to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers of The University of Texas at Austin
Dolan is the third member of the Department of Theatre and Dance faculty to be so honored

May 9

University of Texas Chamber Singers to Tour Brazil
The University of Texas Chamber Singers will perform in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro May 21 - June 1

April 5

Workspace: Daniel Joglar April 30-July 9, 2006
The Workspace series will be inaugurated with a new installation by Daniel Joglar, one of the leading young artists working in Argentina today.

April 11

Mandatory Academic Advising for Summer and Fall 2006 -- April 12 - 21

April 25

Audition Announcement
The UT Department of Theatre and Dance announces auditions for the new play Katrina: The Girl Who Wanted Her Name Back By Jason Tremblay Directed by Jonathon Morgan.

Theatre and Dance undergraduates receive scholarships.
Mary Katherine Vigness and Patrick McKelvey awarded the 2006-07 Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship.

April 4

Theatre and Dance student Jaclyn Pryor wins Creative Programming Award for her project "Bread"
Theatre History and Criticism Ph.D. student Jaclyn Pryor is one of two recipients of a Creative Programming Award for her project "Bread" in First Night Austin 2006

March 2

Blanton Museum of Art Names Second Building In Museum Complex for Edgar A. Smith
The Blanton Museum of Art will name the second structure in its two-building complex for Edgar A. Smith, a Houston businessman and alumnus who donated $4.5 million.

March 6

Hang Out with the Arts
The Fine Arts Library isn't only for students. Come see what the buzz is all about, and meet some great people in the process.

2006 Alumni College hosted by Texas Exes, June 21 - 23, 2006
School of Music professor, Robert (Bob) A. Duke will present on Friday, June 23 at Alumni College, a showcase for UT's top professors.

March 23

English Scholar Guy Brett will be lecturing Thursday March 23 in Art 1.120
Brett will be on campus through Friday March 24.

March 23

Dance Repertory Theatre student dance company selected to perform at the Kennedy Center in May
May 16-18, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.

February 10

Fine Arts Library main level renovated
New learning spaces, multimedia technologies added

February 1

Class of 1956 Reunion, April 27-28, 2006
The reunion of the Class of 1956 will take place in Austin, April 27-28. Please contact the Texas Exes at (512)471-3822, (800)594-3938 or campbell@alumni.utexas.edu if you need further information.

February 2

Theatre and Dance Professor to participate in XYX eXperience.
Dr. Deborah A. Paredez will participate as guest artist in program hosted by UT Gender and Sexuality Center

Theatre and Dance Professor Jill Dolan releases new book, "Utopia in Performance: Finding Hope at the Theatre".
Release party to be held at BookWoman on Thursday, Feb. 16th, 7-8 PM.

January 12

Blanton Museum Receives $1 Million Pledge From the MFI Foundation
Funds will go toward the eLounge Resource Center

January 10

UT Austin President Larry R. Faulkner touts Blanton as best accomplishment
Faulkner interviewed on KLRU's Texas Monthly Talks

January 15

Department of Art and Art History Announces Viewpoint 2006 Schedule
Viewpoint will enter its 15th year presenting programs of Distinguished Curators, Scholars, and Critics

January 9

Michael Arthur's artwork showcased to mark anniversary of Juilliard
Arthur, a UT Theatre and Dance alumnus, exhibited at Lord and Taylor's in New York City

December 1

University Co-op Helps Fund New Fine Arts Student Center
The University Co-op has provided a grant of $300,000 to the College of Fine Arts to create a new student center in the E. William Doty Fine Arts Building.

November 21

Events in New York City, December 18-19th
The College of Fine Arts will host a very special series of events in New York City on December 18 and 19, 2005 which will shine the spotlight on the talent we have here in the College. From a faculty and alumni art exhibit to the Texas Piano Quartet's debut performance at Carnegie Hall, we plan to prove that the arts really do thrive deep in the heart of Texas.

November 4

Robert Schenkkan and The Marriage of Miss Hollywood and King Neptune Featured in the Austin Chronicle
Department of Theatre and Dance Priemieres Pullitzer Prize Winning Alumni's New Play

Student Dance Company, Dance Repertory Theatre, to participate in the Young Tanzsommer Festival, 2006
Dance majors in the student dance company honored with second invitation

October 31

Blanton Museum of Art Re-Schedules Grand Opening
Opening Date Moved to April 30, 2006, to Ensure Full Testing of Sensitive Systems Safeguarding Art

October 25

Applications Now Being Accepted For the ArtsReach Residency Program
One student from each academic unit (Art and Art History, Music, and Theatre and Dance) will be selected by the College to participate in ArtsReach and share their work by organizing concerts, exhibitions, performances, and lectures in their hometowns.

September 16

College of Fine Arts announces the Vincent R. and Jane D. DiNino Chair
The DiNino Chair will provide valuable support to the Director of Bands, enabling UT to maintain its prominence among the leading college bands in the nation, and to proudly represent the University and the State of Texas.

September 8

University Co-op Sponsors New Student-Run Exhibition Space
Gallery 3 at the Co-op Opens September 8 with No Place Like Home

August 18

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August 30

TexasExes select Robert Duke as recipient of Excellence Award in Teacher Education
The Elizabeth Shatto Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education is granted every year to one faculty member at The University of Texas at Austin who is a "teacher of teachers"

July 10

Professor Robert Schmidt Appointed Interim Chair of Theatre and Dance
Appointment to last for two years while search for Chair continues.

July 18

Theatre and Dance alumna Elena Araoz directs new English play in Beijing, China
Araoz is directing the first play ever produced in English in Beijing, China this summer

July 18

The 2005 Austin Critics Table Award Winners include two UT Theatre & Dance students
Rachel Murray and Kendra Treichler honored for work in "Cabaret"

July 18

Rose Taylor Inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame
Mezzo-soprano and UT Voice Professor is one of six Austinites selected by the Critics Table for induction

June 10

SBC Rings Up a $1-million Gift for Math, Science, and Technology
SBC Communications has answered UT's call for corporate support with a far-reaching, $1-million commitment.

June 15

Texas Music Education: Some Students Left Behind?
University Announces Texas Music Project Research Initiative

June 16

Candida Nichols named the 2005 recipient of the Roy Crane Award
The Roy Crane Award in the Arts is given to a student of The University of Texas at Austin for unique, creative effort in the performing, literary and visual arts.

June 15

In Memoriam: Prof. Gerard H. Behague, 1937 - 2005
Dr. Gerard Behague died on June 13, 2005, after a long illness

May 23

The New Blanton Museum of Art Grand Opening Set for February 12, 2006
Museum Closed at Current Location in Art Building on University Campus to Begin Installing Collection in New Home

May 9

Works by Nevelson and Long Given to Blanton Museum of Art
Gifts Given in Honor of Jack S. Blanton and Laura Lee Scurlock Blanton by their Children

May 16

College of Fine Arts Announces Winners of Staff Excellence Awards 2004-2005
Staff selected from each of the units

May 16

Artsreach Visual Art Exhibition at the Shine Gallery in El Paso, Texas
Exhibition highlights work by El Paso artists

May 3

Miro Quartet to Receive Prestigious Lincoln Center Honor
This marks the first time a chamber group has received this coveted Lincoln Center honor

April 15

Final Exam Schedule for Spring 2005 Posted
UT Direct site lists personalized exam schedule for students

April 28

AUDITION - Actors/Singers for Paid Summer Musical Theatre Workshop
Quanah: The Parker Family Saga is seeking male and female actor/singers for a unique workshop opportunity involving the development of a new musical.

April 11

Deborah Paredez and Susan Mickey receive the 2004-2005 Dean's Fine Arts Research Fellowship.
This fellowship program is providing $50,000 annually in faculty research support to tenured and tenured-track faculty in the College of Fine Arts.

March 30

Blanton Museum of Art to Integrate Latin American and American Works in First Ever Permanent Collection Installation
America/Americas Developed from Blanton's Outstanding American and Latin American Collections

Blanton Museum of Art to Open Its New Home in February 2006
First of Two New Buildings, Public Plaza and Garden to Open in February 2006, Showcasing the Blanton's Extensive Collection

Peter Walker's Preliminary Design for Plaza and Garden at Blanton Museum of Art to Create Gathering Place for University and Community
Design Features Cedar Elms Framing View of Texas Capitol Dome, Benches as Lanterns, and Flowering Grove

Works from Suida-Manning and Leo Steinberg Collections to be Installed in New Blanton Museum of Art
Opening February 2006

March 23

Blanton Museum and Austin Public Library Join Forces for Austin
Art Builds Community" Puts University Students in Austin Libraries

March 9

Department of Art and Art History Presents: Design Lecture Series 2005
This year's lecturers, Kenneth Frampton and John Maeda, will present various lectures and seminars related to the field of Design.

Department of Art and Art History Presents: Viewpoint 2005 Lecture Series
Michael Duncan and Marcia E. Vetrocq, this year's lecturers, will present various programs consisting of public lectures, seminars, and studio critiques.

March 15

Alumna Marcia Gay Harden inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame
UT Theatre and Dance celebrity alumna honored by the Austin Film Society

Professor Lucero Featured on Take Five Video Series
View Lucero's work and an interview with him at the University of Texas Website.

March 31

Sharir receives the University Cooperative Society Award
Recognized for his achievement in the visual and performing arts

March 22

Dance Repertory Theatre students perform at American College Dance Festival
Students traveled to Edmond, Oklahoma to participate in the festival over spring break.

February 10

Blanton Museum receives $250,000 gift from the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Total raised now stands close to $72 million of $83.5 million goal

February 8

Nominations open for 2005 COFA Teaching Excellence Awards

February 18

UT Presents "Steamroller Madness: Making Texas-Size Prints with a Steamroller"
Original print-making demonstration part of "Explore UT"

February 15

Pieces by students, alumni chosen for inaugural "Texas Biennial"
Art works were selected from among 600 submissions to represent contemporary Texas art

February 9

Topics announced for 2005 Maya Meetings conference
Annual event to include talks on hieroglyphics, ceramics of Meso-America

February 9

Fine Arts faculty Members Honored by Texas Exes
Nathaniel Brickens, Mark Schatz chosen by student vote

February 25

Roberto Bellini Monteiro wins award in video art competition
Transmedia student's work displayed in Washington D.C.

February 23

School of Music co-sponsors symposium and concert with Latin American Studies
"Music and Culture in the Imperial Court of Joao VI in Rio de Janeiro" to take place March 7 and 8.

February 28

Music alum named Met's 1st chair trumpet
Texas native gains top spot at world-renowned opera

January 18

Blanton Museum Announces Austin Community Foundation Gift
First Gift by Austin Community Foundation Supports Building Campaign

January 10

Congratulations to Employees of the Semester
Fine Arts honors top staff members from each unit

January 26

Nominations open for 2005 Roy Crane Award
Alum-endowed prize honors creative achievement

January 24

Art history professor inducted into Florentine 'Accademia'
Louis Waldman invited to join 400-year-old scholarly society

January 28

Art and Art History hosts "Viewpoint 2005"
Leading curators, scholars converge for lectures, presentations

January 24

New 'Land Arts' exhibit opens at Creative Research Laboratory
Students present works inspired by 11-week tour of American Southwest

January 24

Calling all Students and Actors for Quanah AUDITIONS!
AUDITIONS CONTACT: Rachel Durkin Drga, UT PAC Production Mgr. (512)471-0638.

January 20

Texas Longhorn Band member dies during trip to Presidential Inauguration
J.D. Davis was trombonist, member of Big Bertha crew

January 14

Music alum Tony Morris plays encore performance at White House
Concert is 2nd in two years for host of Classical Guitar Alive

December 20

Blanton receives $3 million gift from Houston Endowment
Total raised now stands at over $71 million of $83.5 million goal

Blanton announces spring 2005 exhibitions
Last exhibitions before move to new museum include major Chilean acquisition

December 17

Blanton to integrate Latin American, American works in permanent collection installation
America/Americas to open in new building February 2006

December 3

Blanton supporters add over $1 million to building fund
Total raised now stands at $67.9 million of $83.5 million goal

December 6

College of Fine Arts chooses employees of the semester
Representatives elected from each of five units

December 20

Mazatlan dancers to be artists-in-residence
Lavista and Ruiz to work with Dance Reperatory Theatre

December 3

Professor Holly Williams creates new ballet for State Street
Dance professor to work with Austin composer on Santa Barbara performance

December 21

UT Wind Ensemble Recording Chosen by New York Times
CD Bells for Stokowski recently selected by New York Times music critic James Oestreich as one of his favorite things for giving this Christmas season!

November 16

Daly collaborates on Texas A&M University's Bonfire Memorial
Studio Art Professor is serving as artistic director

November 12

Visual Art Studies lecturer Fred Woody given statewide award
Fred Woody named "Texas Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator"

November 5

Music alum Tony Morris to play at White House for the second time.
He will be joined by flutist Renata Green, violinist Jennifer Bourianoff, and percussionist James Fenner, Jr., in a private performance for White House staff and administration officials.

November 16

Crist wins ASCAP Deems Taylor Award
Copland scholar honored by nation's premiere music publishing organization

School of Music bestows Eddie Medora King Award on George Crumb
Lauded composer to receive $25,000, give concert on campus

October 5

Maymester Abroad Courses for 2005 Announced
Maymester Abroad courses are intensive four week study abroad programs that take place following the spring semester at an international course location.

October 22

Molly Mae MacGregor Receives Martha Hill Award
Molly Mae MacGregor, has recently been awarded the Martha Hill Award for Young Professionals from American Dance Festival.

October 22

Vote and Get a Free Ticket to PAC Show
As an extra incentive to vote, the Performing Arts Center is offering each UT student who votes one ticket to select shows

October 22

Gerre and Judith Hancock receive honorary degrees
School of Music senior lecturer Gerre Hancock and wife Judith Hancock both received honorary doctor's degrees this May for their distinguished service in The Episcopal Church of the U.S.A. and for achievements and contributions throughout their careers as church musicians

September 27

The University of Texas at Austin and Internet2 to host first virtual concert experiment Tuesday, Sept. 28
A live classical music performance by the Miro Quartet will be used as a technology showcase for some of the high-speed applications possible with the Internet2 networking capabilities

September 9

Hive: Recent Work by Faculty in the Department of Art and Art History
Exhibition Dates: September 10 - 30, 2004

September 30

Mothership Connection: Alumni Exhibition
The Creative Research Laboratory of the Department of Art and Art History is curating an upcoming exhibition, with selections from an alumni slide registry

September 9

John Clarke honored by Dallas Museum of Fine Art
Dr. John Clarke, art history professor in the Department of Art and Art History, has won the 2004 Vasari Award

September 30

UT Theatre and Dance Alumna Joins Rockettes
Summyr Miller, who graduated in 2002 with a B.A. in Dance, is in New York City and soon will be fulfilling a longtime dream: dancing in the world-famous precision line of the Radio City Rockettes.

September 29

Professor Holly Williams, graduate students, perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Department of Theatre and Dance Associate Professor Holly Williams took her 2003 dance/video work "Bolero" to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in August

September 29

Theatre and Dance Student Roen Salinas Wins Hispanic Scholarship Award
Roen Salinas, a second-year MFA/Dance graduate student in the Department of Theatre and Dance, has been honored with the Hispanic Scholarship Award from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.

September 1

H-E-B Gives $100,000 Sponsorship Gift to PAC
H-E-B has donated $100,000 to the Performing Arts Center (PAC) in support of the PACs 2004-2005 season

September 9

Kevin Puts receives commission from David Zinman
Music professor Kevin Puts has been commissioned to write a piece for two of the biggest names in classical music

August 20

Blanton Museum of Art Celebrates Topping Out of New Museum Building
The final piece of structural steel has been put in place at the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art.

August 31

College of Fine Arts Receives $2 Million Gift For the School of Music's Opera Theatre Program
In recognition of this gift, the program will henceforth be known as the Sarah and Ernest Butler Opera Theatre Program.

August 9

In Memoriam: Professor Nelson G. Patrick
Nelson G. Patrick, associate professor emeritus of music in the School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin, died Saturday, July 31, here.

August 24

Music Student Bustos Takes Top Honors at Three Guitar Competitions
School of Music student Issac Bustos, who recently completed his M.M.A. degree and will begin his D.M.A. degree at the School of Music this fall, took first prize at three competitions for classical guitar this year.

July 16

Lady Bird Johnson donates French Impressionist work to Blanton
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson presented Armand Guillaumin's oil painting Environs de Paris to the Blanton Museum of Art on July 6. Guillaumin, the last surviving member of the French Impressionist movement, counted among his friends and colleagues Pissarro, Cezanne, and Van Gogh.

July 19

College Appoints New Assistant Dean
Sondra Lomax, development officer and long-term faculty member in the Department of Theatre and Dance, has been appointed assistant dean of external relations and development in the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin, effective Sept. 1.

July 14

Laura Schwartz named head librarian in Fine Arts Library
Librarian Laura Schwartz has been named the new head of the Fine Arts Library.

July 30

Dance Professor Williams Work to be Showcased in Scotland
Holly Williams will present her video/dance work "Bolero"

June 15

PAC's Judith Rhedin is Employee of the Semester
Judith Rhedin, of the college's Performing Arts Center, has been named Employee of the Semester for spring 2004.

June 4

Music alumna receives NEH funding for study of film music
Schwartz-Kates to study work of Ginastera in Switzerland

June 15

Music professor Henderson receives rave review from Gramophone Magazine
School of Music associate professor Rebecca Henderson has received a rave review from the British magazine Gramophone for her recently released album, entitled "Is But a Dream."

May 19

Blanton receives gift from AT&T
The gift will fund "Luca Cambiaso: Master of the Renaissance in Genoa," the first major exhibition in The Blanton's new museum complex scheduled for January-May 2007.

May 5

University Named APIE Partner of the Year

May 12

College of Fine Arts Announces Winners of Staff Excellence Awards
The College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the winners of the 2003-2004 Staff Excellence Award for outstanding contributions to The University of Texas at Austin.

May 10

Mario Bermea Wins Staff Excellence Award

May 11

Louis Waldman Wins Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
Dr. Louis A. Waldman, assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History, was selected as the recipient of the Dads' Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship for Fall 2004.

May 21

M.F.A. Student Young-Min Kang Receives 2004 Roy Crane Award
Installation Artist Honored with Award Endowed by Alum Cartoonist

May 17

Costa-Giomi wins Academic Innovation Award
Music faculty member to use $25,000 grant for arts education research

May 11

Jerry Junkin Appointed to Academy of Distinguished Teachers

May 21

Music Senior Rian Craypo Selected for Prestigious Competition
Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition to Take Place in Melbourne, Australia

May 10

Student Wins Prestigious Beinecke Scholarship

April 21

Blanton Museum of Art Appoints Ann Wilson as Associate Director
Jessie Otto Hite, director of the Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin, today announced the appointment of Ann Hume Wilson as associate director of the Museum, effective May 17, 2004.

April 20

Capital Campaign Goes Over the Top!
The College of Fine Arts has met and surpassed its capital campaign goal of $98.85 million.

April 20

2004 CoFA Teaching Excellence Awards Announced

April 27

CoFA Students Win Mitchell Awards for Academic Excellence

April 20

Work by Alumnus Jared Huke Recognized in Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition

April 20

Art and Art History Faculty Garner Top Honors at Co-Op Awards Ceremony
Four of the 19 awards were presented to faculty members from the Department of Art and Art History.

April 29

Design Student Lydia Reynolds Wins Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship

April 27

CRL Announces Senior Design Show 2004

Sculpture Student Holly Fischer Honored by Umlauf Museum

April 7

Student to showcase at Cannes
Film by transmedia graduate student Karen Skloss to be screened at prestigious festival.

April 7

Automated Lighting Program to host lunch, day-long seminar
A Conversation on New Lighting Techniques" to include some of industry's top names.

April 20

School of Music Alumna Lucy Schaufer Debuts at the Met
Schaufer recently made her debut as Suzuki in "Madama Butterfly" and the Page in a new production of "Salome.

April 7

School of Music Alum Awarded ACE Fellowship
William Pelto, a 1993 doctoral recipient from the School of Music and associate dean of the Ithaca College School of Music, has been named an ACE fellow (Council on Education).

March 16

Blanton makes 'most significant single acquisition' in museum history.
The College of Fine Arts' Blanton Museum has made a purchase that chief curator Jonathan Bober calls "the most significant single acquisition the Blanton has ever made." The work is a painting entitled "Virgin and Child with the Young St. John the Baptist," by 16th century Genoese artist Luca Cambiaso.

March 15

Blanton Museum receives $1 million gift from Austin philanthropists
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin today announced the gift of $1 million from Austin philanthropists Dr. Ernest and Sarah Butler.

Early Painting by Luca Cambiaso Given to Blanton Museum of Art
Painting Further Distinguishes Blanton's Cambiaso Holdings, Already Finest in World Outside of Genoa

March 15

Jonathan Bober asked to join prestigious international arts committee
Jonathan Bober, the Blanton Museum's Senior Curator of Prints, Drawings and European Paintings has been asked to join the International Advisory Committee of Keepers of Public Collections of Graphic Art.

March 12

College Appoints new Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Rachel Martin has been appointed assistant dean of student affairs in the College of Fine Arts.

March 2

Artist-in-Residence Kerry James Marshall receives award from College of Fine Arts
Kerry James Marshall, one of the most closely watched artists of his generation, has been selected as the recipient of the "Distinguished Artist Fellowship and Stillwater Foundation Grant".

March 2

Sculpture professor honored by City of Austin

March 12

Advisor in Department of Art and Art History honored by Texas Exes
Shane Sullivan has been honored by the Texas Exes alumni association with a James W. Vick Award for Academic Advising.

March 24

MFA students to exhibit in CRL
Opening Saturday, March 29, Creative Research Laboratory presents the first of two exhibitions showcasing the work of artists and designers completing their Master of Fine Arts degrees from the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.

March 12

Graduate student named gallery director for CRL
The Creative Research Laboratory (CRL) and the Department of Art and Art History have named MFA graduate student Hana Hillerova as the new Gallery Director for the CRL's gallery space, beginning in June 2004.

March 31

PAC to delay Bass renovation
Change comes in response to Long Center's construction schedule.

March 24

Scott Hanna honored by student group.
The Eyes of Texas, an anonymous campus organization dedicated to unselfish devotion to the University, has selected Professor Scott Hanna, to receive an award for his contributions to The University of Texas at Austin.

Mirò Quartet releases new CD.
Entitled "Epilogue," the disc features Mendelssohn's last completed quarted in F Minor, Op. 80, as well as Schubert's C Major Cello Quintet, performed with famed cellist Matt Haimovitz.

March 2

School of Music graduate student takes top honors at International Trombone Association Frank Smith Solo Competition
Raimundo Morales, a graduate student in applied music at the College of Fine Arts' School of Music, was recently named a finalist at the International Trombone Association Frank Smith Solo Competition.

February 24

Cecilia Vicuna Reconstructs Precarious (1987) and Presents Poetry Performance at Waller Creek in Conjunction with Exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art
Chilean poet, performance artist, and sculptor will reconstruct Precarious, an installation displayed at the Blanton (then the Huntington) in 1987 in the seminal exhibition Latin American Artists in New York Since 1970.

February 19

Peter Walker and Mel Chin Selected by Blanton Museum of Art to Design Plaza and Garden for New Museum Complex
Team to Create Civic Gathering Place For University of Texas and Austin Communities

February 6

Blanton Museum of Art presents "Festival de cine cubano"
AUSTIN, Texas - A weekend film festival of Cuban films mainly made during the 1960s, not even a decade after the Communist revolution, will be shown at the Blanton Museum of Art, Feb. 6-8, in collaboration with the Austin Film Society (AFS).

February 16

Christopher Adejumo receives award from National Art Education Association.
Dr. Christopher Adejumo, associate professor of Visual Art Studies in the College of Fine Arts' Department of Art and Art History, has been selected as the recipient of the 2004 J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Award by the National Art Education Association (NAEA).

February 13

Theatre alumna nominated for Oscar.
Academy nomination is second in three years for Marcia Gay Harden.

February 24

Renowned pianist Fleisher to play Bates
Leon Fleisher, widely regarded as one of the finest pianists the United States has ever produced, will play a concert on Thursday, February 26th, 2004 at 8pm in Bates Recital Hall.

February 19

UT Wind Ensemble in the School of Music will perform newly commissioned work by celebrated composer.
The School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin has commissioned a major new work by John Corigliano, one of the most widely recognized and successful composers of concert music in America.

January 5

Blanton Reveals New Acquisitions and Rarely Seen Works from its Permanent Collection
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin presents two exhibitions opening January 30, 2004. The exhibitions offer a unique glimpse of the museum's rapidly growing collections of Latin American art and prints and drawings, two of the Blanton's four, key collecting areas.

January 27

College of Fine Arts Will Host K-16 Arts Education Summit
The College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin will be hosting a K-16 Arts Education Summit, bringing together the collegiate and K-12 arts education leadership of Texas, on Jan. 31.

January 12

College of Fine Arts Alumnus Named Curator at New York MOMA
Joachim Pissarro, who graduated in 2001 from the College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin with a doctor's degree in art history, has been appointed one of three curators chosen to lead the New York Museum of Modern Art after its much-publicized $858 million renovation is completed next fall.

January 30

Department of Art and Art History Assistant Professor Melissa W. Miller Receives Anonymous Was A Woman Award

January 1

Ashman named Employee of the Semester for Fall 2003

January 22

Land Arts of the American West exhibit at Creative Research Laboratory
Opening Thursday, January 22, Creative Research Laboratory presents LAND ARTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST 2003, introducing work by fourteen students in studio art at The University of New Mexico and design at the University of Texas at Austin.

December 3

Fine Arts Alumnus selected as finalist in World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
Norman Lee has been selected as a finalist in the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition in New York City

November 12

The Blanton Museum of Art and River City Youth Foundation Collaborate to Benefit Disadvantaged Austin Children
The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin and the River City Youth Foundation announce a pilot community program "Art Builds Community" offering disadvantaged children in Southeast Austin meaningful experiences with original works of art.

November 1

College well-represented in new Critics Table inductions

November 1

Staff artist exhibits in Bass

November 1

Noted composer and faculty member dies at age 90
Kent W. Kennan, professor of music emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin died Saturday, Nov. 1.

October 29

Blanton Museum Celebrates Forty Years as a Vital Cultural Resource for the Austin Community
1960s-themed Birthday Bash welcomes all of Austin to celebrate the museum's past and exciting future with “retro” music, food, drinks, and fun.

October 23

Brazilian Artist in Residence Commissioned to Create Environmental Art on Waller Creek
Katie van Scherpenberg's residency will include two public programs and culminate in new works of art for the Blanton's collection.

October 8

Richard Florida to Speak at the Blanton Museum of Art
Best-selling author and economist will explore the role of the arts in economic growth.

October 1

P.A.C. appoints new assistant director

October 1

School of Music professor selected as Fulbright Recipient

September 16

Cinematexas comes to the College of Fine Arts
The 8th Annual Cinematexas International Short Film Festival runs September 16th-21st.

September 18

Austin Powers
UT Artists Exhibit at Williams Tower Gallery in Houston

D Berman Gallery presents works by Cynthia Camlin & Irene Roderick September 18 through October 25.

September 1

Kevin Puts wins awards

July 1

Dean Freeman appears on PBS

June 5

Fine Arts hosts UNESCO conference
Experts explore the dynamics of the creative sector in U.S., Europe and Latin America.

June 16

Miro Quartet Appointed
Will join School of Music as Faculty String Quartet

May 15

Co-founder of National Instruments receives College of Fine Arts award

April 1

Former Angleton High School student returns to hometown with lighting show from The University of Texas at Austin

March 24

Art Historian Leo Steinberg to Speak at the Blanton
Steinberg presents "What I Like About Prints" April 10 2003.

March 17

Blanton Museum receives $350,000 for construction of new facility

March 4

Blanton Receives New Gifts Toward Construction of New Facility
Grants from HEB and Brown & Lupton Foundation bring total raised to $60.1 million.

February 24

College of Fine Arts hosts K-16 Arts Education Summit; Arts teacher shortage and arts advocacy top agenda

January 16

Blanton Exhibits Prints from the Leo Steinberg Collection
Exhibition is first showing anywhere of the collection, recognized as one of the last great collections of prints in private hands.

January 10

Blanton Presents Powerful Abstract Expressionist Paintings from the Michener Collection
Exhibition chronicles burst of artistic activity in the late 1950s and early 1960s

January 8

Art professor included among 10 leading scholars by Black Issues In Higher Education magazine

December 9

Elementary school art exhibit sponsored by university's Creative Research Laboratory

December 4

Department of Art and Art History receives endowment gifts totaling $550,000

November 13

Internationally distinguished string quartets to perform and teach in the School of Music

October 19

Blanton Museum of Art breaks ground on first new home uniting collections, programs, educational facilities and public spaces

October 17

News Media Advisory: Groundbreaking for Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art

September 13

The Blanton Museum's Distinguished Collection Revealed Through Five Centuries of Works On Paper
The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin continues its series of exhibitions revealing the many strengths of its collection of works on paper.

September 21

Theatre and Dance alumni work on Broadway's 'Take Me Out'

August 30

Blanton Announces Appointment of New Curator of Latin American Art
Jessie Otto Hite today announced the appointment of Dr. Gabriel Perez-Barreiro as curator of the museum's renowned collection of Latin American art.

February 15

Austin Museum of Art and Blanton Collaborate for Performance by Terry Adkins
Two of Austin's leading museums will host one of the nation's foremost performance and installation artists.