Announcing the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards
Event on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 recognizes Missy Mazzoli (’02), Brian McLean (’99), Kim Raver (’91) The College of Fine Arts at Boston University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017...
View ArticleWe Are CFA
At the College of Fine Arts, we are the verb. We are the players, makers, thinkers, performers, and doers. We value learning through making. We value radical imagination that pushes the limits by...
View ArticleFall 2017 Tuesday Night MFA Lecture Series
Hosted by the graduate programs in Painting and Sculpture at Boston University, the Tuesday Night MFA Lecture series brings practicing artists to campus to present their work. All lectures are free and...
View ArticleVisiting Artist: Tom Sachs
Visiting Artist: Tom Sachs Wednesday, November 29, 6:30 pm Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Ave. Tom Sachs is an interdisciplinary artist known for his intricate, hand-built reconstructions of...
View ArticleGRAMMY Award-Winning Conductor Bramwell Tovey Appointed Director of...
World-renowned British conductor and composer Bramwell Tovey joins the BU School of Music faculty; Open Rehearsal and Concert in September Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is...
View ArticleStretching Perceptions
BUAG Exhibitions Play with Scale, Form, + Medium Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Laurel Homer Sculpture? Painting? Whimsy? Monstrous? Just try to explain or define Claire Ashley’s work. It doesn’t quite...
View ArticleFrom One Dream School to Another
CFA alum Rebecca Ness discusses the foundations of painting, witnessing history as sketch artist for a high-profile Boston trial, and a future at Yale. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Mark Krone On the...
View ArticleSnapshot of Summer
CFA students spend the summer playing, making, thinking, performing, and doing. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Emily White Whether they stay around campus or travel across the world, CFA students spend...
View ArticleBands of the Beanpot Arrive at BU
Annual Concert unites Boston’s collegiate music-makers in pride and community. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Emily White Fervently fueling school pride and rousing crowds of dedicated fans, the Boston...
View ArticleCatalyst for Common Ground
BU Orientation shares the stage with Theatre to tackle tough topics. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Laurel Homer Terrier I.D. cards, student advising, and registration are hallmarks of student...
View ArticleReimagining Fringe
A reconstructed space invites the community to embrace the unknown with the annual opera & theatre festival. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Emily White In a year of growth and evolution at the...
View ArticleMinimalism Made Monumental
Reflection on an immersive CFA trip to Marfa. Spark Volume 3, Issue 1 | by Logen Zimmerman Hollywood is a metonym for the film industry, and the art installation/ town of Marfa, Texas could well be for...
View ArticleStudying the (Body) Language of Music
Originally published by BU Today. Samuel Kelder’s bow glides across the strings of his viola as his six-foot frame sways to the rhythm of Bach’s Suite No. 3 in C major. His body is loose, almost...
View ArticleFall Visit Day
Spend a day at CFA! Join us on Friday October 6 or October 27. Friday | October 6 + 27 Choose a day to spend with us this fall! From student panels to faculty perspectives to the application process,...
View ArticleProfessor Emeritus Joseph Gifford Passed Away on September 12
“Life is the eternal spring.” Joseph Gifford May 14, 1920 – September 12, 2017 Dancer, Teacher, World Traveler, Author and Spiritualist Joseph Gornbein Gifford passed away at age 97 of natural causes...
View ArticleRenowned Pianist, Martha Argerich, Visits Boston University
This past Monday Boston University School of Music had the extraordinary privilege of hosting renowned pianist Martha Argerich in a private master class with about a dozen of our piano performance...
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