Stephen F. Austin State University MICKY ELLIOTT
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

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 & Dance. 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.

At a Glance

visit the School of Theatre & Dance

The SFA School of Theatre & Dance 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.

Plan Your Week

• Wednesday, February 1
  Elizabeth Janzen - Guest Flute Recital

Save the Date

• February 7–March 24
  Persona - Richie Budd, Kris Pierce and John Rasimus

• February 7
  Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band

• February 10–February 11
  All of You

• February 16–February 18
  Repertory Dance Company

• February 17
  Dr. Jiwon Han - Guest Piano Recital

• February 21
  Symphony Orchestra

• February 23–February 26
  Everybody

• February 24
  Swingin' Axes and Aces

• February 26
  Pineywoods Camerata

• February 27
  Singin' Axes and Kantorei

• February 28
  Deb Scott Faculty Recital

• March 1
  Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus

• March 2
  Larry Greer - Faculty Guitar Recital

• March 15
  University of Florida - Guest Artist Recital

• March 17
  James Vilseck - Faculty Percussion Recital

• March 17
  Nois Saxophone Quartet

• March 18
  Andrea Denis - Faculty Horn Recital

• March 19
  Celleuphoria

• March 21
  A Cappella Choir Concert

• March 24
  SFA Symphony Orchestra

• March 30–April 1
  SFA Opera

News

• posted January 25: SFA to host Words of Art ‘Re-Visions’ collaborative exhibition
  The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the SFA Department of English and Creative Writing will present the exhibition “Re-Visions,” showing Feb. 6 through 10 in the student galleries of the Lower Art Building on Wilson Drive. Formerly... read full story
• posted January 20: SFA’s Hicks to exhibit works in Austin gallery
  “Understanding Coincidence in the Multiverse,” a solo exhibition by Stephen F. Austin State University art faculty member Candace Hicks, will show Jan. 21 through Feb. 25 at Ivester Contemporary in Austin. The exhibition features two of Hicks’... read full story
• posted January 17: Guest artist Yoo to perform with SFA piano faculty
  Guest artist Dr. Kyung-A Yoo, associate professor of collaborative piano at Mercer University, will join piano faculty members at Stephen F. Austin State University to present “Eight-Hands Piano Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, in Cole Concert... read full story
• posted January 13: SFA calls for entries in Texas National
  Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art’s call for entries in the 2023 Texas National Competition and Exhibition will remain open through a Jan. 31 deadline. Texas National features an assortment of art from various media, according to Erik... read full story
• posted January 11: SFA music composition alumnus named Princeton Hodder Fellow
  Joseph C. Phillips Jr., a music composition graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University, has been named one of Princeton University’s Mary Mackall Gwinn Hodder Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts recently... read full story
• posted January 10: Closing reception set for ‘Jennings Tofel: Drawing Genesis’ exhibition
  A reception to mark the closing of the exhibition “Jennings Tofel: Drawing Genesis” is planned for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. The “Drawing Genesis” exhibition is... read full story
• posted January 9: SFA to host Pineywoods Horn Day
  Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will present the 2023 Pineywoods Horn Day featuring Dr. Eldon Matlick Saturday, Jan. 21, in Wright Music Building on the SFA campus. The second annual Horn Day targets horn players in middle school,... read full story
• posted January 5: SFA’s Meyer to present faculty percussion recital
  Dr. Brad Meyer, director of percussion studies at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform works by Russell Wharton, Clark Hubbard, Thomas Kotcheff and other percussion composers in a recital at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Cole Concert Hall on... read full story