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Arts Festival

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TJC Arts Fest is an annual collaboration of the College’s art, music, theatre, communication studies, dance, visual communications, and honors departments, as well as The Bell Tower Arts Journal, International Day, and the Tyler Museum of Art.

Held each year throughout the month of April, Arts Fest offers a variety of events, including performances, exhibits, student film screenings, guest speakers and more, at various times and locations across the TJC campus and at the museum.

Student involvement is key to the festival’s success; and each year, a competition is held among TJC students, to create an original Arts Fest logo. This year's logo design winner is Maddison Johnson, a TJC Visual Communications major from Tyler.

All Arts Fest events are open to the public, but tickets are required for some performances.

Saxophone player in the TJC Jazz band
Print makers at TJC Arts Festival
Speech performance at TJC Arts Festival
Story telling at TJC Arts Festival
TJC Theatre presents Hamlet
Choir spring concert at TJC arts festival

Extended Events

  • March 31-April 3
    Art Club Silent Auction
    Closes April 3 at 2 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall Art Department Hallway
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  • April 1-30
    Art Club Food Drive
    Jenkins Hall Art Department Lobby
  • April 1-30 (and ongoing through 2025)
    The Beauty of Art and Medicine VIII Exhibition
    RNHS, Faulconer Floor
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  • April 7-30
    Los Weirdos Texinos: The Amazing Hancock Brothers & Carlos Hernandez Exhibition Glass Case Gallery
    Jenkins Hall Art Department Hallway

Scheduled Events

Tuesday, April 1

  • Inflatable Pop-up Exhibition by Jeffie Brewer
    11 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Tyler Museum of Art Front Lawn

Wednesday, April 2

  • Theatre Production: Antigone
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Thursday, April 3

  • Theatre Production: Antigone
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Apache Belles Spring Show: Note to Self
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center
  • Student Public Reading
    3:30-4:30 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall, 1109

Friday, April 4

  • Theatre Production: Antigone
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Apache Belles Spring Show: Note to Self
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center
  • Tuba and Euphonium Studio Recital
    Noon
    Ornelas Center for Band, Apache Belles & Dance, Band Hall

Saturday, April 5

  • Theatre Production: Antigone
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Apache Belles Spring Show: Note to Self
    2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, April 8

  • Spring Critique Night
    5:30 p.m.
    Tyler Museum of Art
  • Woodwind Studio Recital
    6 p.m.
    Ornelas Center for Band, Apache Belles & Dance, Band Hall

Wednesday, April 9

  • Ocean Pollution Awareness
    2-3:30 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall
  • Bell Tower Courtyard Reading Process Panel
    3:30-4:30 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall, 1109

Thursday, April 10

  • The Freshman (1925 film, 76 minutes)
    4:30 p.m.
    Genecov, 204
  • Trombone and French Horn Studio Recital
    6 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Friday, April 11

  • Trumpet Studio Recital|
    1 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • TJC and UT Tyler Combined Orchestra Concert
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Saturday, April 12

  • Helen Elbert Collaborative Concert
    5 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Monday, April 14

  • Honors Recital
    6 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Robert Boren Voice Studio Recital
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall

Tuesday, April 15

  • Spring Fling
    11 a.m.-3 p.m.
    Intramural Field
  • Brass Chamber Ensembles Concert
    6 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Harmony Spring Show
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, April 16

  • Speech and Debate Team Showcase
    5:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Thursday, April 17

  • John Tyler Lecture Presentation by Dr. Jeffrey Washburn, Directing Their Own Change: The Chickasaws and the New American South
    4:30 p.m.
    Genecov, 204
  • Flute Studio Recital
    5 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall
  • Percussion Ensemble Concert
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Monday, April 21

  • TJC Music Faculty Recital
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall

Tuesday, April 22

  • International Day
    11 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Rogers Student Center, Apache Rooms
  • Bell Tower Arts Journal: Launch Party
    2-4 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Lobby
  • TJC Guest Artist Masterclass and Recital Performance Series: David Esteban, Tenor
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Wednesday, April 23

  • Julianne Casey Voice Studio Recital
    6 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Thursday, April 24

  • The Plot Against America (2020 film, 60 minutes)
    4:30 p.m.
    Genecov, 204

Friday, April 25

  • Percussion Studio Recital
    Noon
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall Theatre
  • 2nd Stage Productions: trying and Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
    3 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre

Saturday, April 26

  • Theatre 2nd Stage Productions: trying and Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
    7 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • Jazz Ensembles Concert
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Monday, April 28

  • Gateways to World Music: Azerbaijani Traditional Mugham Musical Concert and Lecture
    3 p.m.
    Rogers Student Center, Apache Rooms
  • Musical Theatre Showcase
    7:30 p.m.
    Jean Browne Theatre
  • The Amazing Hancock Brothers & Carlos Hernandez Workshop
    Noon-3 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall, 303

Tuesday, April 29

  • The Amazing Hancock Brothers & Carlos Hernandez Workshop
    Noon-3 p.m.
    UT Tyler, Printmaking Studio
  • Journalism Photography Showcase and Art Sale
    11 a.m.-2 p.m.
    Jenkins Hall Bell Tower Courtyard
  • Symphonic Band Concert
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center

Wednesday, April 30

  • Thunderdome Art Competition
    Noon
    Jenkins Bell Tower Courtyard
  • Piano, Strings and Guitar Studio Recital
    7:30 p.m.
    Rogers Palmer Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall