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Welcome to the Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts!  Since 2003, we have been supporting the curiosity, passion, and endeavors for the Arts on the Texas A&M University campus and in the Bryan-College Station area.  We host nationally and internationally renowned experimental artists, support innovative experiments by our faculty and students, but also engage our community in current dialogues about the Arts.  We hope you join us to make an impact on the Arts, our community, and society. 

News

  • Teaser image for Pay What You Will Ticketing

    Pay What You Will Ticketing

    In our coming season, the Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts is launching a new approach to our ticketing: Pay What You Will. The mission of the AVPA is to enhance the arts on campus and in our community, and an essential component of achieving this mission is ensuring our offerings are easily accessible to every member of our community, on campus and off.

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    Welcoming the new School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts

    On September 1, 2022, Texas A&M University officially launched the new School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts. The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts is excited to partner with the new School to continue enhancing the arts in the Brazos Valley! The unique community of the School of Fine Arts, Performance, and Visualization cultivates interactions between arts, science, and technology, both in theory and in practice. By pursuing excellence in education, research, and creative works, the school advances society through arts and creative media.

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  • Teaser image for DNAWORKS , The Secret Sharer

    DNAWORKS , The Secret Sharer

    DNAWORKS is adapting Joseph Conrad’s 1909 novella The Secret Sharer into a mixed-media performance work. Considered an early queer text, The Secret Sharer integrates dance/text/music/projections and will be performed in an open-concept space with audiences co-creating the environment and the narrative. 

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Events

  • Apollo Chamber Players:  Apollo MoonShot
    Feb 15

    Apollo Chamber Players: Apollo MoonShot

     Apollo Chamber Players presents Apollo MoonShot, celebrating the ensemble's multicultural programming and the conclusion of its Moonshot-inspired 20x2020 commissioning project. Program includes new works by Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, Emmy-winning Chickasaw composer Jerod ImpichchaachaahaTate, Turkish-born composer Erberk Eryilmaz, and Prairie View A&M faculty composer John Cornelius. Special guests include Houston Poet Laureate Outspoken Bean, vocalist Kenneth Gayle and astronaut narrator John Herrington, the first Native American to fly in space.
  • Christopher K. Morgan & Artists: Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence
    Mar 08, 2024 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

    Christopher K. Morgan & Artists: Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence

    Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence is the second work in a trilogy by Christopher K. Morgan that began with Pōhaku (2016) and will conclude with N(8)tive Enough (tentative premiere in 2025).
    Native Intelligence/Innate Intelligence incorporates dance, Hawaiian chant & percussion, original compositions for cello, and multimedia scenic design to examine ancestry, home, and belonging.