Vision
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
School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts - DR. JAMES R. BALL, III
Director, Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Assistant Dean for Industry and Community Engagement, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts
Associate Professor, Performance Studies, School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts - DR. JOHN T. COOPER, JR.
Professor of the Practice, Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
College of Architecture - DR. JAMES FRANCIS, JR.
Instructional Associate Professor, English
College of Arts and Sciences - DR. WEILING HE
Associate Professor
Associate Department Head of the Undergraduate Program, Department of Architecture
College of Architecture - DR. MARTIN REGAN
Professor, Performance Studies
School of Performance, Visualization, and Fine Arts - DR. DAWNA SCHULD
Associate Professor, Art History
School 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