Two USM SPVA faculty members Jennifer Torres, and Kelly Lester, were awarded fellowship grants, another faculty member, Candice Salyers, was awarded an Individual Artist Special Projects Grant, and Art and Design Gallery…

The School of Performing and Visual Arts houses undergraduate programs in art, graphic design, painting and drawing, sculpture, dance performance and choreography, dance education, theatre, theatre performance, and theatre design and technology. Graduate program are offered in theatre performance, theatre design and technology, and directing. The school produces exhibitions and performances throughout the year, and students are highly engaged in practice in the arts.
The University of Southern Mississippi is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Art & Design, the National Association of Schools of Dance, and the National Association of Schools of Theatre.
Two USM SPVA faculty members Jennifer Torres, and Kelly Lester, were awarded fellowship grants, another faculty member, Candice Salyers, was awarded an Individual Artist Special Projects Grant, and Art and Design Gallery…
We are proud to announce that two USM students have been included in the 2020 KCACTF in recognition for their work on the SPVA Theatre Performance Gems of the Ocean. From what started…
Last spring the world found itself in a terrible place, but there was plenty of good happening amidst the chaos. Some of that good can be found in the countless accolades won…
The Theatre Area of the School of Performing and Visual Arts offers the following academic options:
• MFA – Theatre (Design & Technical)
• MFA – Theatre (Performance)
• MFA – Theatre (Directing)
• BFA – Theatre (Acting)
• BFA – Theatre (Design & Technology)
• BA- Theatre
• Theatre Minor
• Apparel Construction and Design Certificate
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118 College Dr. #5033
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
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201E Theatre and Dance Building
Hattiesburg Campus
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