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College of Fine Arts
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TypePublic
Established1937
DeanDouglas Dempster
Academic staff
264
Students1178
Postgraduates598
Location, ,
CampusUniversity of Texas at Austin
Websitewww.utexas.edu/finearts

The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts (COFA) is one of 18 colleges and schools within the University of Texas at Austin, and consists of five departmental units including the Department of Art and Art History, Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance, Center for Arts and Entertainment Technologies (CAET), and Texas Performing Arts.

Location

The College of Fine Arts is located in the E. Williams Doty Fine Arts Building, which is located on the northeast corner of Trinity and 23rd streets on The University of Texas at Austin campus.[1]

Mission

The College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin prepares students for the creation, practice, study, criticism and teaching of the arts, in a context that emphasizes cultural diversity, community engagement and technological innovation.

The College is a leading institution in advancing the arts through research and the creation of new work, preserving the past while striving to define the future of artistic traditions. It is committed to exploring the interrelationships among the arts and among the arts and other disciplines. Through presenting performances and exhibitions, the College seeks to deepen understanding of the arts, to expand audiences, and to enrich the quality of life, at the University, community, state, nation and world.

History

Departmental Units and Programs

Department of Art and Art History

The Department of Art and Art History, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), hosts a distinguished faculty of 89 artists, designers, educators and historians. The facilities, activities and programs support a variety of guest artists, guest lecturers and alumni. The department consists of four degree plans: Art History, Design, Studio Art, and Visual Art Studies + Art Education.

The Creative Research Laboratory, located in East Austin, is a site for contemporary art and design, providing a year-round schedule of exhibitions and community programming by students and faculty in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin.

The Mesoamerica Center at UT-Austin, the host of the annual Maya meetings, aims to facilitate knowledge and learning about the indigenous cultures and peoples of what is now Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador. Its primary focus is on the arts, languages and archaeology of Mesoamerican civilizations.

The UT Visual Arts Center (VAC) is currently undergoing extensive renovations in order to fully integrate and highlight internationally acclaimed student and faculty research.

Butler School of Music

The School of Music is a most exciting place where talented students work and study with an outstanding faculty of performing musicians, scholars, pedagogues, composers and a campus full of creative minds.

Department of Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance exists as a diverse educational community of artists and scholars who are committed to excellence in teaching, research, creative practice and service.

Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center is committed to being a teaching facility as well as a performing arts venue that not only educates but entertains.

Other programs and academic units

Tuition

Rankings

Notable people

Current faculty members

Notable former faculty members

Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Maps, Directions, and Parking". The University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts. 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  2. ^ Natalia Anciso (2015). "Natalia Anciso - Biography". Retrieved 2015-11-17.

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Category:Art schools in Texas Category:University of Texas at Austin schools, colleges, and departments Category:Educational institutions established in 1937