SKETCH, which earned raves at the Toronto International Film Festival, a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and $8 million at the box office, was created through Lipscomb’s production arm: Imagine House. Read more.  

Neal, a 1991 graduate, has painted presidents and historic icons and brings his world-renown expertise and insight to Lipscomb through exhibits, lectures, workshops and mentorships during the 2025-26 academic year. Read more. 

In September audiences across the country  experienced the film that tells the story of Jesus through the eyes of a young Apostle John. The film is co-directed by Tom Bancroft, and Tony Bancroft served as animation director and co-head of story on the project. Read more. 

Theatre school Director Beki Baker assembled a team rich with Lipscomb connections to bring the Shakespearean comedy to life this past summer. NSF artistic director praised Lipscomb's faculty, students and alumni who made the production a success. Read more.

Imagine House is Lipscomb's immersive professional content production arm where students apprentice under nationally acclaimed faculty to create original, market-ready projects.

Students are managing artist relations, building marketing campaigns, planning live music events and launching full-scale record releases before they even graduate.

Veteran music educator's textbook, "Basic Conducting Techniques," is one of the most widely used conducting texts in collegiate music programs nationwide. Read more.

The Piano, nominated for Best Animated Short at the prestigious NYC film festival, was inspired by Kroll’s childhood and culminates nearly four years of work and collaboration. Read more.

Neal, a Lipscomb Academy alumna, brought her deep commitment to traditional, representational painting to students in spring 2025. Neal has studied with some of today’s most prominent portrait painters, sculptors and fine artists around the world. Read more. 

Assistant professor of theatre took the stage in April to bring a veteran’s story to life as part of the CreatiVets’ Scars to Scripts program, helping combat veterans heal from the invisible wounds of war through the transformative power of the arts. Read more.

There are many events happening in the George Shinn College of Entertainment & the Arts this fall. Below are highlights of some of the activities happening this semester. 

August: The CEA welcomed new students with a freshman lunch. 

September: A number of activities took place in September, including the Mandy Horton Exhibit - Opening, Lipscomb Theatre's presentation of The Game's Afoot, the School of Music's faculty recital of Three First Sonatas by Brahms, a Fine Arts Faculty Panel and Faculty Research Day.

October: The CEA hosted a breakout session at the Illuminate: Working With Purpose conference, hosted a First Friday Piano Concert in Beaman Library, presented the 2nd annual Wild Bison Fest, hosted the School of Music's Immersion Day and Concert, Fashion Immersion Day and Fashion Week, which is part of the 2025-26 Presidential Signature Series, and the Giddy Up Gala.

November: 7-16 - Lipscomb Theatre presents Matilda (purchase tickets here), 10 - Commercial Music Ensemble Concert, 12 - Mattie Ree Neal: Portrait Demonstration, 14 - Worship Ensemble Concert, 16 - Wind Ensemble & Chamber Strings Concert, 17-20 - Commercial Music Ensembles (CMEs), 19 - Jazz Ensemble, 20 - Presidential Lectureship on Art featuring Michael Shane Neal. 

December: 3 - Collaborative Piano Concert.