School of Visual & Performing Arts
Wherever you see your passion for the arts taking you, the TCC School of Visual & Performing Arts can help you get there. With our creative and talented faculty who are ready to inspire, you’ll have the opportunity to get involved in concerts, theatrical productions, art exhibitions, and more - all against the backdrop of our exceptional facilities, including the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education and the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity.
Degree & Certificate Programs
Visual Arts
Find your creative community at Metro Campus’ Center for Creativity. Explore programs in Art, Digital Media, Broadcast, and Communication with inspiring faculty and top-notch facilities, including Mac-equipped classrooms and dynamic studios.
Performing Arts
Let us guide and inspire you toward a stage-worthy education in Audio Engineering, Music, and Theatre with an associate degree or certificate, opening doors to your future.
Arts & Cultural Events at TCC
Please Touch the Art Opening Reception Sept. 5
Mark your calendars for the opening reception of “Please Touch the Art,” an exhibition that engages all five senses, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Designed with a special focus on visitors and artists who are blind or visually impaired, Please Touch the Art invites everyone to experience art in a new way—especially those of us who’ve had to resist the urge to touch a painting in a museum!
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- Thomas K. Mckeon Center for Creativity, McKeon Center for Creativity
I Can't Make Music with Sistema Tulsa Sept. 6
Join Sistema Tulsa teaching artists as we explore the possibilities of creating music in a group setting.
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- Thomas K. Mckeon Center for Creativity, McKeon Center for Creativity
Related News
Sterlin Harjo Nonprofit Joins TCC’s ‘I Can’t’ Series
Think you can't? Think again! The Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity's popular "I Can't" series returns for the month of June, with the Tulsa Film Collective joining its lineup for the first time. The nonprofit, cofounded by filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, will lead "I Can't Work in Film" to show aspiring filmmakers how to build a film career without leaving Tulsa.
TCC Student Premieres Original Play
Tulsa Community College student Ashley Dawson shifted from engineering to English after a life-changing theatre class. Now, her original stage production, “The Grizzly Bear of Birds Creek,” is the College’s student-driven season finale production.
TCC Band Director Receives National Recognition
Cheryl Lee, Tulsa Community College’s Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music, received the George N. Parks Leadership in Music Education Award, a prominent honor recognizing her dedication, perseverance, and ability to inspire students beyond the classroom. In her first year at TCC, Lee has brought a wealth of experience from her 20-year career teaching high school band and has embraced the opportunity to lead the College’s band program.