J.T. & MARGARET TALKINGTON
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
colloquium
colloquium 2026
Thursday, March 12, 5:00PM
Maedgen Theatre Complex
Keynote Presenter: Jeff Charney
Relive the Event
About the Event
The TCVPA Annual Colloquium serves as an awards ceremony in which recipients of Research and Creative Activity Awards (RCAA) are announced. Recipients from past years provide presentations on their projects to share how the RCAA funding supports them.
TCVPA Faculty Research Videos
TCVPA Faculty Research Videos feature faculty members sharing the stories behind their research and the outcomes that have emerged from their creative and scholarly efforts. These short videos provide insight into the diverse and impactful work happening across Art, Music, Theatre, Dance, and Interdisciplinary Arts. Our vision is for these videos to spark inspiration—for faculty to continue their research and community engagement efforts, to feel recognized through this platform that highlights their work, and to encourage even more faculty to dive into their creativity.
We invite you to explore the current collection of videos and we look forward to continuing
this tradition each year as we celebrate the innovation and passion that define the
TCVPA community.
RCAA Recipients 2026
For more information about the TCVPA RCAA awards, view our Research and Creative Activity Awards (RCAA) page.
Category 1 Recipients
The TCVPA’s Research and Creative Activity Award, Category 1 is a holistic seed-grant program with a one-year award term. Competitively selected projects receive up to $5,000 in funding.
Alice Anne Light
School of Music
For In the Garden, an interdisciplinary project that brings together music composition, poetry, performance, art history, lighting, and digital technology into a cohesive artistic experience.
Ghislaine Fremaux
School of Art
For Luminal Self, an interdisciplinary art project with CO-PIs Mark Zuckerman and Nancy Casner from TTUHSC El Paso. Luminal Self brings visibility to the unseen: to the GI tract itself, its conditions, and people’s experiences.
Seth Davis
School of Music
For composition commission with Marie Douglas for Dust Coast Winds, bringing together Hip-hop and concert band.
Sangmi Yoo
School of Art
For A Garden of Dreams: The Finished Works by William Morris & Co. The final product will be a series of prints that synthesize Morris’ designs with the botanical gardens of her current practice.
Christopher J. Smith
School of Music
With CO-PIs Roger Landes and Angela Mariani, for Podcasting the World, Outreach and Digital Pedagogy from the TTU Vernacular Music Center. This project will produce a 6-episode series with curricular connections to the Music Business Certificate.
Monika Meler
School of Art
For Skin, Earth, Decay. A research endeavor into color theory culminating in a series of print collagraphs.
Robin Germany
School of Art
For The Artist Book, an innovative installation with technology and photography.
RCAA Category 1 Engaged Recipients
The TCVPA’s Research and Creative Activity Award, Category 1 - Engaged is intended to enhance the college’s investments in community engaged scholarship. These awards are made in collaboration with support from the TTU Office of Outreach & Engagement.
Gregory Brookes
School of Music
For Opera Outreach with Amarillo Opera. Next year selected opera students will perform The Billy Goats Gruff in area pK-12 schools. The engaged research involves assessment of key areas of impact of opera outreach.
Category 2 Recipients
The TCVPA’s Research and Creative Activity Award, Category 2 supports competitive research projects over a two-year award term. Competitively selected projects receive up to $10,000 in funding.
Jose Holland-Garcia
School of Theatre & Dance/School of Music
For Advancing Vocal Health, Pedagogy, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration through Advanced Teaching in Vocology.
Yunhao Zhang
School of Art
For a Community Based Animated Short Production: The Bust.
Category 2 Engaged Recipients
The TCVPA’s Research and Creative Activity Award, Category 2 - Engaged is intended to enhance the college’s investments in community engaged scholarship. These awards are made in collaboration with support from the TTU Office of Outreach & Engagement.
Sarai Brinker
School of Music
For Listening Across Borders: An Engaged Intercultural Music Residency Documentary Project.
Heidi Jensen
School of Music
For Lubbock’s Water History Through Visual and Sonic Arts, with Co-PIs Stance Hurst, Yunhao Zhang, Hideki Isoda, Jeanne Romo, Aaron Pan, and Amy Boren-Alpizar.
Previous award Recipients
Click the link below to view our previous recipients.
Questions?
Contact the Associate Dean
Ivy Walz
Associate Dean for Faculty, Research, Creativity, and Outreach
J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts
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Address
School of Theatre & Dance Building | Box 45060 | 2812 18th Street STE 222 | Lubbock TX 79409 -
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Email
talk@ttu.edu