We envision a future in which Texas A&M University and the wider Brazos Valley is an arts destination—an internationally renowned generator of creative work, people and scholarship.

Mission

We harness the transformative power of the arts to foster the creativity of our students, faculty and community partners, in order to create a robust society. Our mission is to ensure the vitality of innovative, culturally diverse and cutting-edge visual and performing arts programming and making at Texas A&M University and in the Brazos Valley.

The Advisory Board

The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts is governed by a 12-person advisory board that oversees the performance and grant selection processes for the department. This board consists of Texas A&M faculty, staff and students as well as members of local fine and performing arts organizations.

• CARISA ARMSTRONG
  Associate Professor, Academic Program Director for Dance Science College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
• DR. JAMES R. BALL, III
  Director, Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts Assistant Dean for Industry and Community Engagement, and College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
  Associate Professor, Performance Studies, College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
• DR. JOHN T. COOPER, JR.
  Professor of the Practice, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
  College of Architecture 
• HOLLIS HAMMONDS
  Associate Professor of Art and Design; Visualization
  College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
• DR. HONGSHUO FAN
  Assistant Professor, Music Technology
  College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
  
• DR. JAMES FRANCIS, JR.
  Instructional Associate Professor, English
  College of Arts and Sciences
• DR. WEILING HE
  Associate Professor, Rodney Hill Creativity Endowed Professor, Director of Pre-professional Programs, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture
• DR. MARTIN REGAN
  Professor, Performance Studies
  College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
• DR. DAWNA SCHULD
  Associate Professor, Art History
  College of  Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
• ANDEE SCOTT
  Academic Program Director, MFA Dance
  Associate Professor, Dance Science
  College of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts
• DR. DONNA LEE SULLINS
  Instructional Associate Professor, Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism
  Program Coordinator of the Professional Event Management Certificate
  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  
• DR. ROBERT "JAY" WOODWARD
  Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence, Educational Psychology
  College of Education & Human Development
  
• DR. DINESH YADAV
  Associate Professor, Theatre; Section Chair for Dance, Music and Theatre Performance
  College of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts