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    Explore creativity at UTRGV's College of Fine Arts – a vibrant hub for artistic expression and innovation. Unleash your passion and talent with expert guidance in a dynamic learning environment.

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Events and Flyers

Award-winning fiction writer Mona Susan Power’s reading and Q&A.
Visiting Writers Series
March 13, 2025 at 12:30 p.m.
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Last Poet in the Woods: Eco-Tapestry of Art and Poetry
Special FESTIBA presentation by Professor Steven Schneider and his artist wife Reefka.
February 27, 2025 at 6 pm
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Distinguished Artist Series
Amanda Johnston, Texas Poet Laureate 2024
Reading of her poetry and Q&A
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FESTIBA event features Visiting Writer Yamile Saied Méndez
Reading & Book signing
February 26, 2025 at 6:30 pm
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FESTIBA event features José Antonio Rodríguez
Reading and discussion from The Day's Hard Edge book.
February 25, 2025 at 12:30 pm
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Amalia Ortiz and band Las Hijas de la Madre event in Edinburg
September 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm
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Amalia Ortiz and band Las Hijas de la Madre event in Brownsville
Sept. 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm
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Distinguished Artist Series
Cyrus Cassells, TX Poet Laureate 2021
Poetry Reading
September 26, 2024 at 7 pm
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Visiting Writers

We have been honored to welcome an inspiring range of poets, novelists, essayists, and other literary artists, including:

  • Amanda Johnston
  • Mona Susan Power
  • Ariana Brown
  • Eleanor Davis
  • Fernando A. Flores
  • Marcela Fuentes
  • Rigoberto González
  • Myriam Gurba
  • ire'ne lara silva
  • Ada Limón
  • Elise McHugh
  • Jasminne Mendez
  • Lupe Mendez
  • Jonah Mixon-Webster
  • Gris Muñoz
  • John Murillo
  • Amalia Ortiz
  • Nynke Passi
  • Ivelisse Rodríguez
  • Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson
  • Jan Seale
  • Margo Tamez
  • Gemini Wahhaj
  • and many more

Contact College of Fine Arts

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Email: cofa@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2175

Edinburg

ELABS 334
Email: cofa@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2175

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