The Schools of CFA: The Ultimate Training Ground
CFA DEGREES & PROGRAMS
With more than 30 programs of study, on-campus and online modalities, and a full range of undergraduate and graduate options, CFA educates artists, musicians, performers, scholars, and educators at all stages of their professional careers.
Who Are We?
With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts offers a wide array of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates.
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The BU College of Fine Arts Experience
CFA Magazine
Making art and an impact. Discover the amazing stories of CFA's dynamic alums, friends, and faculty as well as the innovation happening right here on BU's campus.
Check out the most recent issue of CFA magazine, featuring the latest stories from the CFA Terrier community of artists, educators, and activists, including BU alums making impacts across all fields. Learn about CFA's new sustainable pigment and dye garden, an actor who's found commercial success opposite one famous emu, a pipe organ player who has taken his love for instrument all over the world, and an artist whose work explores blindness and its complexities.
Find their work everywhere from the small screen to outer space (Literally. Designing flight suits for astronauts!)
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
These Two BU Alums Could Take Home a Tony Award Sunday Night
Actor Tala Ashe (CFA'06) and lighting designer Scott Zielinski (CFA'87) are first-time nominees
BU Art Galleries Announces Summer 2025 Exhibitions
Cross-institutional creativity and multimedia works illuminate BU Art Galleries' Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery and 808 Gallery windows this summer
How I Made This: Jacob Whitchurch (CFA’26)
The MM Composition major is expanding his understanding of what it means to be an orchestral composer. Geese are involved
CFA’s Spring 2025 Highlights
CFA's vibrant spring semester featured memorable performances, exhibitions, productions, and events engaging the BU community and beyond
It’s “Prom Season” at Wheelock Family Theatre
Exuberant, funny musical about a high school student who wants to invite her girlfriend to the prom packs an important message
23 Charles River Campus Faculty Promoted to Full Professor
CFA faculty promoted to the rank of full professor in 2025 are Karin Hendricks, CFA professor of music education, and Jason Yust, CFA professor of music theory
“Empathy Is Essential,” BU Commencement Speaker Emily Deschanel Tells 2025 Graduates
Addressing the largest University Commencement crowd in 30 years, Deschanel (CFA’98, Hon.'25), delivered a lighthearted, but heartfelt exhortation to the Class of 2025.
How I Made This: Raquel Philippe (CFA’26)
MFA Painting major Raquel Philippe paints childhood memories of home—both her own, and those of her Haitian parents.
Upcoming Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Boston Young Contemporaries 2025 Exhibition
Boston Young Contemporaries 2025 Exhibition
CFA In The News
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