J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts
Are you....Passionate? Hard-working? An entrepreneur?
The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts is the beating heart of Texas Tech University. We're a close-knit creative community, with students from all over the world who shine with Texas-sized ambition, curiosity, and compassion. Our College is comprised of 3 separate schools: The School of Art, School of Music, & School of Theatre & Dance.
Why the College of Visual & Performing Arts?
We have a dedicated 3D Art Annex equipped with gas welding setups, metal casting facility, forge, woodshop and multiple kilns.
The School of Art hosts 4 gallery spaces and several off-campus gallery spaces for student and faculty exhibitions.
The School of Music features 26 ensembles for majors and non-majors including the Goin' Band, multiple choirs, jazz ensembles, opera theatre and orchestra. It houses a music library with over 10,000 recordings and 3,000 scores, as well as 541 seat Hemmle Recital Hall with a 84-rank Holtkamp Organ.
The School of Theatre & Dance features 11 productions annually for both majors and non-majors to perform.
The Maedgen Theatre is home to our School of Theatre & Dance and includes the newly added Black Box Theatre.
Our students work in film and TV production, Cirque du Soleil and many other areas of entertainment.
Department Information:
Academic Advising
Email advisor by Area of Interest:
Art: Linda Rumbelow | Email: linda.rumbelow@ttu.edu
Music: Linda Gregston | Email: linda.gregston@ttu.edu
Theatre & Dance: Beth Scheckel | Email: beth.scheckel@ttu.edu
VPA Interdisciplinary Arts Studies: Kathy Nordstrom | Email: kathy.nordstrom@ttu.edu
Majors
Art
- Art History (BA)
- Studio Art (BA/BFA), includes fine arts specialties in:
- Ceramics,
- Jewelry & Metals
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Transmedia (animation & 3D Editing)
- Graphic Design (BFA)
- Art Education (BFA)
Music
- Music (BA/BM), including specializations in:
- Music Education
- Composition
- Performance
- Theory
Theatre & Dance
- Theatre Arts (BA/BFA) including fine arts specializations in:
- Acting
- Musical Theatre
- Design/Technology
- Bachelor of Arts Interdisciplinary Arts Studies (BA IAS)
- Dance (BA/BFA)
Minors
- Animation Studies Certificate Art History
- Fine Arts Photography
- Studio Art
- Transmedia
- Music
- Dance
- Theatre Arts: Acting and/or Design/Technology
- Arts Entrepreneurship | Collaboration with Rawls College of Business
- Dramatic Writing (Collaboration with College of Arts & Sciences
- Dramatic Writing
Certificates
- Transmedia
- Community Arts Entrepreneurship
- Jazz Studies
- World Music
- Arts Entrepreneurship | Collaboration with Rawls College of Business
- Motion Picture Production | Collaboration with College of Media & Communication
Potential Career Opportunities
- Artists open their own studios, design firms, or work as artistic and creative directors for large and small companies such as Southwest Airlines, Spotify, the NYTimes, and many others.
- Theatre & dance performers go on to star on- and off-Broadway, work for Television Studios and production companies such as Disney, NBC, & Cirque du Soleil.
- Several recent dancers have also gone on to professional dance careers for NFL Kansas City Chiefs and other NFL teams.
- Music graduates have gone on to perform for the Houston Symphony & Opera Houses both in the US and internationally.
