Volume 5: Issue 25 April 1, 2024

WT Students, Faculty Selected for Annual Exhibition at Amarillo Museum of Art

Works by more than 50 West Texas A&M University students and eight faculty members have been selected to hang in a prestigious annual exhibition at Amarillo Museum of Art.

The Amarillo College / West Texas A&M University Student/Faculty Exhibition will open April 5 and be on view through April 21. An opening reception will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 5 at the museum, 2200 S. Van Buren St. in Amarillo.

The WT portion of the exhibition is curated by the University’s art faculty, which received 175 entries from 76 students. The 53 student works and eight faculty works showcase a diverse range of media, including paintings, drawings, video art, sculpture, photography and more, said Jon Revett, art program director and Doris Alexander Distinguished Professor of Fine Arts.

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Chaos Reigns in WT Theatre’s Farcical ‘Rumors,’ on

Stage April 4 to 14

Though it’s set in an era of pastel colors and big shoulder pads, there’s nothing dated about the humor in the season-ending play from West Texas A&M University Theatre.

Student actors will stage Neil Simon’s farce “Rumors” at 7:30 p.m. April 4 to 6 and 11 to 13, plus 2:30 p.m. April 7 and 14, in the Branding Iron Theatre in the Sybil B. Harrington Fine Arts Complex on WT’s Canyon campus.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors and non-WT students. WT students, faculty and staff are free with a Buff Gold Card.

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A direct and compelling headline

More than 50 West Texas A&M University alumni are featured in a new art exhibition opening April 1.

WT’s first art program alumni exhibition will hang through April 27 in the Dord Fitz Formal Gallery inside Mary Moody Northen Hall. An opening reception will run from 5 to 7 p.m. April 4.

The art program received nearly 170 submissions from 75 artists. Guest juror Deana Craighead, curator of art at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, selected 53 works to hang in the show—one each per artist chosen.

Three alumni will receive cash prizes ranging from $500 to $1,500, to be announced at the opening reception.

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WT Percussion Ensemble Concert

The West Texas A&M University Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. April 2 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on WT’s Canyon campus.

The concert is free.

Selections will include “Tumbau Talk” by Julie Davila, “When Worlds Collide” by Rick Dior, “Time Stream” by David Maslanka; “The Crystals” by David J. Long, “Kyoto” by John Psathas and “Staind Glass” by David R. Gillingham.

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Alumni Reunion and Memorial Scholarship Dinner

WT School of Music Alumni, here's some information for you on a few upcoming events. Hope to see you there!

Tickets for the WT Choirs & Symphony Orchestra performance of Brahms's Ein Deutsches Requiem can be purchased here.