Category Archives: SFA News
SFA music faculty Hughes to perform oboe recital
Kerry Hughes, assistant professor of oboe at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The recital is part of the SFA School of … Continue reading
SFA Press in national spotlight for book published in 2016
The recent Stephen F. Austin State University Press publication “The Road to Llorona Park” by Christopher Carmona has received two major accolades. NBC News nominated the book as one of the eight great Latino books published in 2016, and the … Continue reading
Native tree seminar to be hosted by SFA Gardens
East Texas is blessed with an abundance of beautiful trees that thrive in southern landscapes. Chris Dempsey, senior garden technician for Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens, will host a public seminar aimed at teaching participants about native trees … Continue reading
SFA’s Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition receives many applications
The application process for the prestigious 2017 George and Peggy Schmidbauer Young Artist Competition at Stephen F. Austin State University is underway, and a number of potential contestants have submitted performance videos. Celebrating a milestone 10th year, the Schmidbauer Competition … Continue reading
SFA’s Meyer to perform premieres of several unique works
The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and School of Music will present Dr. Brad Meyer performing a faculty percussion recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus. The performance … Continue reading
Exhibition to feature works from local art collections
Works from private Nacogdoches art collections will be featured in an exhibition that opens Jan. 17 in Griffith Gallery on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus. “The Collector Collects: Art from Private Nacogdoches Collections” draws from local collections and … Continue reading
SFA’s University Series to feature Seraph Brass Quintet
America’s top female brass players will take the stage in a Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts’ University Series performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the SFA campus. A dynamic quintet, … Continue reading
Pre-registration now open for SFA’s third annual diversity conference
Topics ranging from discrimination in professional environments to poverty and race within the education system to the modern-day contextualization of Jesus will be discussed during the third annual Diversity Conference, to be held Saturday, Jan. 28, on the Stephen F. … Continue reading
SFA Gardens’ Theresa and Les Reeves lecture series to feature forest pathologist
Stephen F. Austin State University’s SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, located at 2900 Raguet St. Dr. … Continue reading
SFA to screen ‘Inequality For All’
The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of “Inequality For All” at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old … Continue reading


