Department of Fine & Performing Arts

UM-Flint is the right choice for educators. Guided by distinguished faculty and supported by caring staff, you’ll train at the forefront of educational theory and practice.

Degrees in Fine Arts, Design & Art Education
Degrees in Music & Music Education
Degrees in Theatre & Dance
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Create an Innovative Career

Finding solutions to today’s complex problems requires a creative mindset. Learning fundamental skills such as collaboration, improvisation, and perspective-shifting will make you an invaluable asset, no matter the field.

The University of Michigan-Flint’s Fine and Performing Arts Department offers a rich selection of programs that help students develop and fine-tune their creative process and learn to apply it in practice within the professional world.

Our Fine and Performing Arts faculty are experienced, practicing professionals who know how to take the creative process from the spark of imagination to the forge of the real world.

Department Spotlight

Merging professional and student actors to produce “Lucky Stiff” with the Flint Rep

UM-Flint’s Theatre & Dance program collaborated with the Flint Repertory Theatre during the 2025-26 academic year, culminating in a coproduction of the musical “Lucky Stiff.” Led by Stephanie Dean, associate professor of theatre, the production combined the professional expertise of the Flint Rep with the energy and desire to learn from UM-Flint students.

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Academic Advisors

Kimberly Laux
Kimberly Laux Academic Advisor/Counselor Intermediate and Lecturer II in Communication Studies, Department of Language and Communication, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, The University of Michigan-Flint

Art & Art History

kimberws@umich.edu
810-762-3411
Therasa Martin
Therasa Martin Academic Advisor Intermediate

Dance

Music

Theatre

tsimpson@umich.edu
810-762-3234

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“The faculty and staff will take you under their wing. I was fortunate enough to collaborate with the faculty in several concerts, which helped me grow as a performer. They’re committed to providing students with opportunities to try new things, grow, and develop skills — some of which I didn’t even know I needed.”

Michael Abbasspour

Music, 2018

Michael Abbasspour has gone on to do great things and serve the community as the Music Director of El Ballet Folklórico Estudiantil.

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