UTSA’s most academically diverse college, the College of Liberal and Fine Arts contributes to the education of virtually every student at UTSA. In addition to exemplary teaching, the college produces quality research and creative works in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Invitation to 50 Years of Art and Music Celebration

Join us for our 50th Anniversary Celebration!

Join us as we celebrate 50 years of art and music at UTSA on Tuesday, March 4, the School of Art and School of Music mark this milestone with a special anniversary event at the Tobin Center!
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College of Liberal and Fine Arts Events

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Jan - Feb

22 - 28

2025

Lisa Alvarado: Trace Memory

Join us at our Russell Hill Rogers Galleries for Trace Memory, an exhibition featuring the work of Lisa Alvarado.

Jan - Feb

22 - 28

2025

Do you really believe that?

Join us at the UTSA Main Art Gallery for our exhibition "Do you really believe that?"

Feb

17 - 21

2025

COLFA Internship Week

Join us for a full week of internship topics!

Feb

20

2025

PHIDA Workshop, Making the Past Available for the Future: Building a Digital Community Archive

Public History in the Digital Age (PHIDA) Workshop, Making the Past Available for the Future: Building a Digital Community Archive.

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February 3, 2025

CPOR Study: Crime is Top Concern of Bexar County Voters

Published by UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research

Crime, homelessness and affordable housing are the most pressing concerns on the minds of Bexar County voters, according to the UTSA Center for Public Opinion Research’s (CPOR) inaugural Bexar County Voter Panel Study.

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla

January 8, 2025

Mellon Foundation to fund new UTSA transborder center-consortium

Published by UTSA Today

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla, an assistant professor of public and digital humanities, has been awarded a two-year, $150,000 Mellon Foundation planning grant to establish the Transborder Digital Humanities Center-Consortium (TBDH).

Julie Johnson

January 7, 2025

Metropolitan Museum of Art selects UTSA professor Julie Johnson for fellowship

Published by UTSA Today

Julie Johnson, a UTSA associate professor of art history, has been awarded a prestigious senior fellowship at the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. The center, located within the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), is renowned for its contributions to the study of modern art and offers an exceptional environment for scholars dedicated to advancing the field.