The sun was just beginning to set over Waller Creek on a warm February day. Dozens of onlookers stood quietly atop the bridges over the reflective, unmoving water. Rosemary Candelario,…

In 2009, during her first month of graduate school at the University of South Florida, Megan Hildebrandt was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a cancer that affects the body’s immune system.…

Erin Miller’s art often starts with an obsession. In “Lucky Charm Casino,” her exhibition of print-based work showcased last summer at the Galveston Arts Center, she dived into the maximalist…

In August 2021, during the yearly meeting of the Longhorn Band and the Longhorn Alumni Band, Clifton Croomes was left speechless by a special gift. “I was in the band…

When the halftime cannon blows at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, one team leaves as another makes a grand entrance on the turf field. No matter the weather, from the…

For one week in April, the College of Fine Arts will become an exhibition space for theater, visual art, dance, music and more as part of The Cohen New Works…

Spending time in the sands, immersing herself in a world of ceramics and ancient pottery at an archaeological dig site — for 12 years, this is how Stephennie Mulder spent…

When Sonia Montoya graduated from the University of Colorado with hopes of acting onstage or starting a nonprofit, she felt unsure about what she needed to do to make that…

Wham! The sound of Russell Podgorsek’s body slamming into the floor echoes throughout the highest reaches of Bates Recital Hall. Skillfully rolling to his feet, the UT-based composer, building manager…

In elementary school, Lisa B.  Thompson played with poetry. In high school, she began honing her literary craft. At UCLA, she studied English, integrating her love of the written word…

Ghostly pale lines produced by a high-powered projector flicker across a wall as the glitching scratch of static intermittently seeps from a row of black speakers. Gradually, a throbbing bass…

Bianca Hooi graduated from the Yale School of Drama and moved to New York City to become a stage manager. But in 2020, after two years working as a freelancer,…