Dean’s Insider: College of Fine Arts at SXSW

Dear Friends,

Austin is buzzing with visitors this week for SXSW, and UT has a bold presence there this year.

At the larger conference and festival, we had multiple faculty members sharing their work and expertise on panels throughout the week. Assistant Professor of Design Jiabao Li had three events at SXSW, including two panels and a screening of Once a Glacier, an XR film she directed.

On Saturday, I dropped by Discover Texas: UT@SXSW in the Rainey Street neighborhood. UT Austin took over the popular venue Bangers for the day to showcase the many ways that our faculty, students and alumni make a positive impact in our city, state and beyond.
President Hartzell marched into the venue with the Longhorn Band, and our college had amazing work on view at the event, including a 10-foot replica of the UT Tower. The model was built in Texas Performing Arts’ Fabrication Studios and with projection design by students in the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies. A life-size model of a Lamborghini with projection design by our students was also on view at the event.

Thanks to everyone who made the UT@SXSW event possible. I was so proud to see our students’ creativity and work on such prominent display.

Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Dean, College of Fine Arts