Alumni Spotlight: David Delmar (CFA 06)
For the entrepreneurial-minded, Boston is a place of inspiration. As one BU alumnae, David Delmar puts it, “It’s a place where new ideas can take flight. It’s a big enough city to have a market, but...
View ArticleBU College of Fine Arts Announces Uzo Aduba as 2017 Convocation Speaker
Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) will address 2017 graduates at CFA’s convocation on May 20th. CFA welcomes back award-winning actress and BU College of Fine Arts alumna for May 20th address Boston, MA – The College...
View ArticleLet Your Light Shine, Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) Tells CFA Grads
Orange Is the New Black actor this year’s Convocation speaker In the video above, watch as Emmy-winning actor Uzo Aduba (CFA’05) addresses graduates at the College of Fine Arts Convocation on May 20,...
View ArticleBoston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) Announces Summer Programming
Boston, MA (May 16, 2017) – Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)—one of this country’s premiere summer training programs for young musicians—announces its 2017 programs and events today. The...
View ArticleThree Artists, Three Plans
Kahn career awards give three CFA grads a head start Flutist Alexandra Conway (CFA’09,’17) will use her Kahn Award to fund more concerts by her chamber music group, the New England Chamber Players....
View ArticleCFA Alum Finds Himself in the Tony Spotlight
Lighting designer Christopher Akerlind nominated for Indecent Members of the cast of Indecent, a new play by Paula Vogel, cocreated by Vogel and Rebecca Taichmann, now running at the Cort Theatre on...
View ArticleBU Alumni Win Big at the Tonys!
Producers, cast, and crew of HELLO, DOLLY! accept the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, June 11, 2017. Big night for BU College of Fine Arts alumni at the Tony Awards! Congratulations to...
View ArticleBU Students Shine at Songfest 2017
MM collaborative piano major Regan Siglin and BM voice major Victoria Lawal are pictured aobve with composer Libby Larson. After coaching her Margaret Songs at the SongFest summer music festival...
View ArticleJim Petosa commentary on the ARTery: Revisiting ‘Julius Caesar’ — Theater In...
Tina Benko, left, portrays Melania Trump in the role of Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, and Gregg Henry, center left, portrays President Trump in the role of Julius Caesar during a dress rehearsal in May of...
View ArticleSchool of Theatre Seeks Administrative Coordinator, Design & Production
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR–DESIGN & PRODUCTION – Boston, MA The Boston University School of Theatre seeks a full-time Administrative Coordinator–Design & Production. This position provides...
View ArticleCFA Professor featured in all-women exhibition
Josephine Halvorson, Professor and Chair of graduate studies in Painting, is currently featured in Gray Matters, a multifaceted survey of 37 contemporary women artists who have explored the practice...
View ArticleIn the Commonwealth Gallery: Visual Arts Summer Institute Exhibition
Students from the Visual Arts Summer Institute, an intensive four-week visual arts program at BU designed to help high school students build exceptional portfolios, will debut their new work in the...
View ArticleMusicians Help At-Risk Mothers Write Lullabies for their Babies
By Susan Seligson | Photos by Asher+Oak Photography Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. When Shana, a young Congolese immigrant living in Lynn, Massachusetts, was 26 weeks pregnant,...
View ArticleBU Tanglewood Institute Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By Susan Seligson | Photos by Natasha Moustache Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. BU Tanglewood Institute, a CFA summer program for gifted high school musicians, celebrated its 50th...
View ArticleThe Science of Color
How color fools our eyes — and what that means for art-making By Julie Butters | Banner image by Alison Staffin Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. How many colors do you see in the...
View ArticleAs the Conductor of a Military Band, Russell Houser Leads Soldier Musicians...
By Lara Ehrlich Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. Music and the military run in Russell Houser’s family; his older brother was a soldier, and his father—who is blind—instilled in...
View ArticleViolinist Brings Orchestral Music to the Middle East
By Jessica Ullian | Photos by Sam Wilson Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. In 2014, violinist Hannah Lawson accompanied her husband to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia looking...
View ArticleSparking Conversation Amidst Anger
By Adrienne Boris Originally posted in the spring 2017 issue of Esprit. A college resident assistant navigates a racial incident in Baltimore, a play by Kirsten Greenidge, an assistant professor of...
View ArticleSchool of Visual Arts Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
The Boston University School of Visual Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of three new assistant professors to the faculty: Lucy Kim (Painting, Interdisciplinary), Breehan James (Painting,...
View ArticleVisiting Artist: Martha Rosler
Visiting Artist: Martha Rosler Thursday, October 12, 6:30 pm Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave. Martha Rosler is an artist, writer, and activist based in Brooklyn, New York. A pioneer of...
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