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The J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts is a confidence-building, mind-expanding artistic journey with an infinite number of destinations.
Talkington grads are theatrical sound designers, independent filmmakers, and modern dance teachers. They're gallery owners, experimental sculptors, and Chicano art historians. They're symphony conductors, opera singers, and Broadway performers. Most importantly, our alumni lead rewarding lives marked by unceasing creativity, hard work, and honest expression—habits that they learned right here at Talkington.
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Award Winning Graphic Design with Dirk Fowler
Dirk Fowler's graphic design work has received national and international recognition. His work has been honored by The Society of Publication Directors, Type Director's Club, American Advertising Federation and the American Poster Institute. He has been profiled in feature articles for Texas Monthly, Texas Music Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. His letterpress posters have been featured in design periodicals, Communication Arts, STEP Inside Design, PRINT, NOVUM and numerous books including New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century, The Art of Modern Rock and Swag 2: Rock Posters of the 90s and Beyond, for which he co-wrote the foreword. He has also exhibited in many group and solo shows in galleries and museums at the national and international level and has lectured nationally. He has curated multiple exhibitions including Graphic Content: Art of the New Music Poster and Contents Under Pressure: Art of the Contemporary Letterpress Poster. September 2023, Dirk will proudly be inducted into the West Texas Walk of Fame.