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ACC DRAMA AAS Degree Student Spotlight Frederick Demps
FULL STUDENT SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW INTERVIEW BY JAMIE ROGERS Where are you from? Austin, Texas Were you involved in theater when you were in high school? Any past theater experience on stage or behind the scenes? Yes, I was involved in theater for all 4 years of...
ACC Drama Faculty Spotlight Yunina Barbour-Payne
FULL FACULTY SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW INTERVIEW BY JAMIE ROGERS Where are you from? What is your educational background? I am originally from Louisivlle, Kentucky. I attended the Youth Performing Arts School in highschool and then pursued an Integrated Studies degree from...
Coming in October: Flex Factory
MBPT will be hosting an open mic for all ADM students every Friday from noon-3pm. The official launch date will be Friday, October 7th.The location will be in the Flex Studio, room 1420 (Bldg.2000), and will be dubbed the "Flex Factory". Live Sound students, along...
Faculty Spotlight: Nick Landis
Join Nick for these courses at ACC. MUSC 1325 Acoustics MUSC 1271 Applied Recording/Live Sound MASTERING First off, I'm a Mastering Engineer, technically I'm Chief Mastering Engineer at Nick Landis Mastering. Previously, I was the Senior Mastering Engineer at Terra...
MBPT Student Profile – Ali Darwiche
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, I began taking classes at ACC while pursuing a full-time career in Software Development. As a working adult, I feared that my pursuit of a music-based education would always be hindered by my 9-5 job. When I...
Faculty Spotlight: John-Mike Reed
John-Mike Reed aka Dr. Bleep has been designing and manufacturing synthesizers in Austin, TX since 2006 His first product, the Thingamagoop was designed with the help of Goopymartwho had the brilliant idea of putting a face on Dr. Bleep’s weird noise boxes. Since then...
The 46th Annual Student Art Exhibition Chancellor’s Awards
The Art Galleries (TAG) at Austin Community College are pleased to announce that Dr. Rhodes has chosen twelve students out of this exhibition to receive the Chancellor’s Award this year. As a part of this award, some of the students’ artworks will be acquired into the...
Faculty Spotlight: Music
Shane Anderson, ACC Music Department Chair, has been busy promoting ACC’s music department as a collaborative pianist this spring. In May, Dr. Anderson performed a recital with hornist Andrew Bain, principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert...
The ACC Music Department Will Debut It’s First Wind Ensemble Fall 2022
The Wind Ensemble is the first large scale instrumental ensemble in the history of ACC and it comes at a good time as ACC will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary. With the opening of the new 2000 building on the Highland Campus in 2021, ACC can now accommodate large...
Faculty & Alumni Spotlight: Jewelry – Rachel Price
Recent graduate Rachel Price of Rach B Jewelry has had her jewelry worn by stars such as Hilary Duff and Mandy Moore, as well as featured in movies such as Lifetime’s “A Picture Perfect Holiday”. She has also become a favorite of the styling department at CBS’s “The...
Faculty & Alumni Spotlight: Jewelry – Deborah Wilson Taylor
Austin Community College’s Jewelry Department has not only trained some of Austin’s most talented jewelers, but Jewelry Department alums have even gone on to have their jewelry purchased and worn by famous stars, as well as regularly featured in TV shows and movies....
Staff Spotlight: Olivia Spiers & TAG Kickstarts Customized Class Visits
The Art Galleries (TAG) at ACC is thrilled that Olivia Spiers joined our team this past spring. As Gallery Coordinator for Outreach and Programs, Olivia is leading our efforts in creating educational content and events related to our exhibitions, finding new audiences...