Texas Tech University

Welcome to the

J.T. & Margaret Talkington

College of Visual & Performing Arts

Who We Are

The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts (TCVPA) is the beating heart of Texas Tech University. We are a creative community with the resources of a world-class public university. Our students from all over the world shine with Texas-sized ambition, curiosity, and compassion.

Our college cultivates confidence-building artistic journeys with an infinite number of destinations. We are theatrical sound designers, independent filmmakers, and modern dance teachers. We are gallery owners, experimental sculptors, and Chicano art historians. We are symphony conductors, opera singers, and Broadway performers. We are researchers exploring the intersection of the arts with multiple disciplines.

Our schools provide a supportive visual and performing arts education. New students join a community of 1,100 arts-obsessed undergraduate and graduate students—including DMA and PhD candidates. The arts are relevant, critical, and essential to contemporary life. An education in the arts inspires students to communicate through artistic tradition while embracing and creating innovative technologies as vehicles for individual expression and social change.

 

Latest TCVPA News

 

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Texas high school students become Red Raiders for a week during the School of Art Pre-College Immersion Program

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STAR Summer Arts Camp Comes to the Maedgen Theatre

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Vernacular Music Center Receives Official Status Recognition

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Andrew Stetson Appointed Director of the School of Music

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TCVPA Events

  • Now -
    Oct 1

    Junli Song: Monoprints

    SOA Folio Gallery

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  • 25
    Sep

    Concert Band & Symphonic Band Concert

    7:30pm - 9:00pm @ Buddy Holly Hall - Crickets Theater

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  • 25
    Sep

    Balkan Ensemble Concert

    8:00pm - 9:30pm @ *Kent R. Hance Chapel

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  • 10-15
    Oct

    Water by the Spoonful

    Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize, is a heartfelt meditation on lives on the brink of redemption.

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SEARCH EVENTS BY SCHOOL

 

 

Spotlight

Justin Lynch

There is a reason why we do what we do. With lighting, I always like to amp up environments. Usually for me it's in color. I love saturation, and I love emotion.

Jason Lynch
BFA Theatre Design
2009

Noah Alonzo

As a composition major, taking composition lessons has been integral in how I write my music and develop ideas for music.

Noah Alonzo  
MM Composition
2022

Ian Olsen

I'm a production coordinator for a company called VIVA Creative. They work with high profile companies and recently sent me to Singapore to work for a company that rhymes with Gloomberg.

Ian Olsen
MFA Design
2021

Laureen Karichu

We're proving that no matter what we're going through, we can still do what we love.

Laureen Karichu  
BFA Acting
2022

 

College Exclusive Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts Studies

This interdisciplinary Bachelor's degree allows students to study multiple fields in the arts in equivalent depth, preparing them for new career opportunities that integrate several artistic disciplines.

Fine Arts Doctoral Program

An interdisciplinary doctoral program leading to the Ph.D. degree in fine arts is offered by the faculties in the TCVPA. This unique program emphasizes interdisciplinary among the arts and academic and artistic excellence. 

 

 

Podcasts for All Things Visual & Performing Arts and Texas Tech

 

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Listen to the TCPVA Podcast The Inside Kids on Apple Podcast

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