Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts

• School of Art
• School of Music
• School of Theatre

From the Dean

What makes our programs models of excellence?

Caring, dedicated faculty that are successful artists in their own right and are excellent teachers. Academic programs that have been nationally accredited for many years. Excellent facilities that are constantly upgraded with the latest technology. And students who are passionate about their discipline.

Find out more by visiting the School of Art, School of Music, or School of Theatre. And come to a performance or show listed on our calendar of events in order to see for yourself what we're about at SFA.

A.C. “Buddy” Himes
Dean of the College of Fine Arts

At a Glance

visit the School of Theatre

The SFA School of Theatre is dedicated to excellence in teaching, learning and doing theatre continuously and intensively, in many different ways. Our courses, productions and relationships work together to develop students who analyze incisively, feel deeply, create boldly and interact responsibly. We are a thriving center of the arts devoted to training diverse professionals to do and teach theatre and related fields, and our graduates thrive in a wide range of careers.

visit the School of Music

The SFA School of Music prepares students to confidently begin or continue careers in Music Education, Performance, Sound Recording Technology and Composition. Its goal is to graduate people who are highly competent musicians, accomplished performers, sensitive artists and articulate musical leaders.

visit the School of Art

The visual arts expand our consciousness and appreciation of the world and enhance our abililty to interact with it by presenting objects and images that excite the senses, stir the emotions and engage the intellect. At the SFA School of Art, we provide high quality baccalaureate, graduate and public educational opportunities suitable for scholars, producers and viewers of art.

Save the Date

• June 28–July 14
  Annual 12 x 12 Scholarship Fundraiser
• June 29–July 19
  Pinkalicious the Musical
• July 5–July 19
  Crimes of the Heart
• July 6
  Friday Night Film - Cavedigger
• August 3
  Friday Night Film - Beltracci: The Art of Forgery

News

• posted June 8: Student stage managers keep SummerStage Festival running smoothly
  While many of their peers are taking summer vacations or lighter summer class loads, SFA theatre students Yanelly Vargas and Kylie Wakulat are deep in production mode for this year's SummerStage Festival at Stephen F. Austin State University. As stage... read full story
• posted June 5: Annual 12x12 event raises funds for SFA art scholarships, grants
  Work is well underway to make this year's 12x12 scholarship fundraiser for the Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University another success. The silent auction features 12-by-12-inch pieces of art created by approximately 70 artists... read full story
• posted May 30: SFA theatre students, Friends of the Visual Arts participate in Blueberry Festival
  Activities in and around The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House on June 9 will add to the traditional food, fun and festivities of the annual Texas Blueberry Festival. Students from the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Theatre dressed... read full story
• posted May 30: Awards presented at SFA's Annual Art Alliance Spring Show
  The Art Alliance student organization at Stephen F. Austin State University recently held its 35th Annual Spring Art Show in the School of Art galleries. Forty-one art students entered 87 works. Jed Perl, distinguished critic and juror of Texas National... read full story
• posted May 30: SFA art scholarships announced for 2018-19 academic year
  Christopher Talbot, director of the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University, announced the recipients of SFA and Friends of the Visual Arts scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year at the recent opening of the 35th Annual Art Alliance Spring... read full story
• posted May 22: SFA to screen 'Valley Uprising' film
  The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of the documentary "Valley Uprising" at 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Narrated... read full story
• posted May 18: Langston awarded first William Arscott Scholarship
  The Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University have selected Samuel Langston, a freshman from Lufkin, as the first William Arscott Art Scholarship recipient at SFA. Langston is studying filmmaking in SFA's School of Art. Jeff Brewer,... read full story
• posted May 18: Ornelas receives Gary Q. Frields Art Scholarship
  The Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University have selected Aldo Ornelas, a graduate student in ceramics from Chihuahua City, Mexico, as this year's recipient of the Gary Q. Frields Art Scholarship. To be eligible for the Frields'... read full story