TJC's Annual Celebration of the Arts
Arts Festival is a month-long celebration of the arts that takes place every April. This event is a collaboration of The Bell Tower Arts Journal, International Day, the Tyler Museum of Art, and various TJC departments.
Arts Festival
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.






ArtsFest Event Calendar
Extended Events
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March 31-April 3
Art Club Silent Auction
Closes April 3 at 2 p.m.
Jenkins Hall Art Department Hallway -
April 1-30
Art Club Food Drive
Jenkins Hall Art Department Lobby
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April 1-30 (and ongoing through 2025)
The Beauty of Art and Medicine VIII Exhibition
RNHS, Faulconer Floor -
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