Fine Arts
Welcome to the Fine Arts homepage.
Events Calendar | Box Office | Fine Arts Venues
Click on the links to go directly to a specific department):
Dance, Music, and Theatre.
The Plano campus gallery space, The Art Gallery, exposes students to the works of current
professional artists and showcases student work in both open and juried student shows.
The Auteur Film Series focuses on classic, foreign, and independent films.
Each film has a faculty-led introduction before the screening and a panel discussion
following it.
Events Calendar
Here's the tentative schedule of our Fall 2024 events.
Please join us for another exciting semester of Dance, Music, and Theatre performances,
Art Gallery exhibitions, and the Auteur Film Series.
Unless otherwise indicated all events are at the Collin College Plano Campus.
Click here to download directions and maps.
Have a question? Please email us at boxoffice@collin.edu.
Event dates and details are subject to change.
Dates | Event | Location | Time |
Sept. 23 – Oct. 18 |
Richardson Civic Art Society 59th Annual Membership exhibition | The Art Gallery | * |
Wednesday, Oct. 16 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 7:30 p.m. |
Thursday, Oct. 17 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Oct. 18 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Oct. 19 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 2:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Oct. 19 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, Oct. 20 |
Theatre production: “Moon Over Buffalo” | John Anthony Theatre | 2:30 p.m. |
Wednesday, Oct. 23 |
Auteur Film Series: "The Princess Bride" | Frisco Campus Conference Center | 7 p.m. |
Oct. 28 – Nov. 20 |
"Election Year, Screenthyme, and the Made" – Artist Eric Fuertes exhibition | The Art Gallery | 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, Nov. 12 | Auteur Film Series: "The Shawshank Redemption" | AMC – Stonebriar, Frisco | 7 p.m. |
Wednesday, Nov. 13 |
Keyboard Ensemble concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 15 |
OneSound concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, Nov. 19 |
String and Symphonic Wind Ensembles concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Wednesday, Nov. 20 |
Guitar Ensemble concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Thursday, Nov. 21 |
Chamber Choir and Honors Voice concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 23 |
Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Combo Too, and Jazz Combo PM concert | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Tuesday, Dec. 3 |
New Music Ensemble concert | TBD | 7 p.m. |
Wednesday, Dec. 4 |
Solo Guitar concert | Living Legends Conference Center | 7 p.m. |
Thursday, Dec. 5 |
Dances at 7 | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 6 |
Dances at 7 | John Anthony Theatre | 7 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 7 |
Madrigal Feast |
Living Legends Conference Center | 6-8:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 7 | Keyboard Ensemble concert | Wylie Campus, Band Hall 305 | 6 p.m. |
Dec. 9 – Jan. 8 |
Student Open exhibition | The Art Gallery | * |
* Exhibitions at The Art Gallery (Plano Campus, A175) are free and open to all.
Gallery hours:
Monday–Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Box Office
Fine Arts Venues
Collin College’s state-of-the-art theatre facility is comprised of three separate performance spaces including the 350-seat John Anthony Theatre, the 120-seat Black Box Theatre and the intimate ALT Lab Theatre. The complex also houses three dressing rooms, a theatre box office, a costume vault and construction shop, and a scene and paint shop in addition to numerous acting and directing classroom spaces. The John Anthony Theatre (JAT) is a traditional proscenium stage with 230 seats on the Orchestra Level and 120 seats on the Balcony Level. Click here for directions.
The Black Box, like the John Anthony Theatre, is located on the Plano Campus (Spring Creek) in the C-module, near the Atrium. Click here for directions.
The Dance Studio (Plano Campus room AA146) is a spacious 3,100 square ft. space that boasts mirrors and ballet barres on two walls, a piano, inset stereo speakers, adjustable lighting and a Marley floor. The studio is equipped with a large screen TV so that technique and choreography classes can engage in lecture discourse to enrich the physical processes of dance studies. Click here for directions.
The Art Gallery (Plano Campus room A175) mounts shows featuring new and unique works by fine arts faculty and students, professional artists, and arts organizations. It is a two story, 35x45 sq. foot space, able to host large exhibitions. By presenting quality, interdisciplinary art exhibitions and events The Art Gallery enhances an understanding of the arts within the college and the community. Click here for directions.