UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Because of your generosity, our students in the arts and humanities have the resources they need to keep creating and leading. Now your dollars will get to work in improving the lives our students! #UTSA #BuildtheNest

What a marathon! We officially crossed the finish line for Giving Day 2026, and the results are incredible. #UTSACOLFA raised over $55,000 across an impressive 602 Donors. All challenges were met and we even won three of the six Power Hour competitions across the university.

Read more on the San Antonio Report website at our link in bio 🔗

Launching the new Dramatic Arts Program's first big show with this cult classic, Freeman shares how he is blending his professional expertise in puppetry with his passion for mentorship to bring the iconic Audrey II to life on the Buena Vista Theater stage this April.

The San Antonio Report sat down with Bradley Freeman Jr., an assistant professor of practice at COLFA and a professional puppeteer on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, to discuss his role directing the university’s inaugural theatrical production, Little Shop of Horrors.

#UTSACOLFA is making Roadrunners! It was a privilege to bring the sounds of Mariachi Los Paisanos to Somerset High School and share our musical heritage with such an engaged group of students. #UTSA #UTSASchoolofMusic #Mariachilospaisanos

The UT San Antonio School of Music will celebrate contemporary composers and new creative works at the university’s annual New Music (NuMu) Festival from March 2-5. Read more at UT San Antonio Today: bit.ly/40zq0H7

Planning on submitting an application to the 2026 COLFA Research Conference and Showcase? 🧐 The deadline is tomorrow Friday, February 27th! Check out our link in bio for the website and more information!

The @sanantonioreport recently visited our campus to see what makes the UT San Antonio Dramatic Arts program so special. From 22 students last fall to nearly doubling this spring, our acting community is growing fast! Read the piece at our link in bio. 🔗 📸 :Amber Esparza

We want to extend a sincere thank you to all the students, families, faculty, and staff who made Roadrunner Preview this past weekend such a success! We hope you enjoyed exploring everything UTSA has to offer! 🤙 See you next time! #BirdsUp #UTSACOLFA

We had a wonderful time hosting the COLFA Breakfast Club this morning! It was the perfect opportunity to come together to Celebrate Teaching Week: College Days! We also celebrated 12 Faculty Members who earned their ACUE certification and 4 Faculty Members who obtained Tenure.

Get ready for the 2026 COLFA Research Conference and Showcase! This annual event offers students at all levels (graduate and undergraduate) opportunities to showcase their original academic and creative work. Deadline: February 27, 2026 🔗 Apply: buff.ly/B6DQAxW

Learn more about Denali's ITC experience on YouTube, courtesy of Sombrilla magazine.: buff.ly/d0XFqLO #UTSA

This week, we celebrate the newly relocated Institute of Texan Cultures (ITC) and its team! Denali Gonzales, an Art History and Criticism major at #UTSACOLFA, exemplifies being a #CareerReadyRoadrunner. Her curatorial internship at the ITC bridges her love for art and science.

On view January 23 - March 28, this exhibition brings together works from the individual creative careers of Jayne Lawrence and Leigh Anne Lester and a variety of materials that reference their collaborative endeavors in cactusBRA and cactusBARN.

Join us today at the Russell Hill Rogers Galleries for the opening of "Thorns & Living Systems: Jayne Lawrence, Leigh Anne Lester, cactusBRA/cactusBARN" from 6 - 8 pm. 🔗 Read more on UT San Antonio today at link in bio.

Students prepared sandwiches and packed food items, socks, and hygiene supplies, which were distributed same day to community members in need. @utsadoctorswithoutborders @amongthebrokensa #UTSACOLFA #UTSA

In collaboration with the Medical Humanities Club, which raised funds through a raffle, and community partner Among the Broken, the groups came together to assemble more than 200 care packages.

The Doctors Without Borders student chapter hosted its annual Feed the Need event this holiday season, bringing together students and community partners to support San Antonio’s unhoused community.

Order of the Roadrunner Award Annie Herrera Rising Star Award Andrew Leo Stansbury Team Spirit Award COLFA Business Service Center (BSC)

Excellence in Customer Care Award Kate Chism Extra Mile Award Naomy Ybarra Richard S. Howe Staff Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award Clarissa Martinez Innovation Trailblazer Award Annele Gonzalez Leadership Award Jenny Stokes

Last week, COLFA came together to celebrate the faculty and staff whose dedication and care for students shape our college every day at the COLFA Excellence Awards! Here is a special message from our dean, Glenn Martinez.