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Boston University College of Fine Arts students presents Still Running: An Art Marathon for Boston

May 22nd, 2013 in CFA, CFA Newsmakers, Visual Arts.

School of Visual Arts students, Luca de Gaetano and Taylor Mortell, organize Greater Boston community art project in response to the heroes of the Boston Marathon. Boston, MA – In response to the tragic violence of the Boston Marathon and the succeeding events the devastating week brought forth, Boston University College... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts Alumnus Drew Levy Awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical

May 21st, 2013 in CFA.

Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that School of Theatre alumnus, Drew Levy (CFA ’03, ’04), tied for the 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical for his  work on Chaplin: The Musical. Drama Desk Awards, which are... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts announces BU Tanglewood Institute’s 2013 Season

May 15th, 2013 in CFA, Music.

BUTI celebrates 48th season with notable guests artists and concerts at Tanglewood Music Center’s Ozawa Hall Boston, MA – The Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) launches its 48th season with a summer full of talented students, exciting concerts, and renowned guest artists. A program of the School of Music at the... More

Arts Initiative Dances from Stage to Clinic BMC patients, CFA join in creative collaboration

May 13th, 2013 in CFA, CFA Newsmakers, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts.

By Susan Seligson (BU Today) The BMC Cancer Care Center’s chemotherapy unit is a busy place. Adult patients of all ages and prognoses settle into curtained-off sections called “boxes” and endure up to five hours at a time being hooked to IVs. Some watch TV and some doze, but on a... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts Alumnus Triumphs at 28th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards

May 8th, 2013 in Alumni, CFA, Theatre.

School of Theatre Alumnus Scott Zielinski receives award for Outstanding Lighting Design Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that School of Theatre alumnus Scott Zielinski (CFA ’87) received the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for his work on A Civil War Christmas. More

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents the 2013 Design & Production Exhibition

May 7th, 2013 in CFA, Opera, Theatre.

A behind the scenes tour of undergraduate and graduate School of Theatre work Boston, MA – The School of Theatre at the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Boston University is proud to announce the 2013 Design & Production Exhibit, calling attention to the work of undergraduate and graduate students in... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts presents 2013 MFA Open Studios

May 3rd, 2013 in CFA, Visual Arts.

School of Visual Arts students open their studios for annual event Boston, MA – The School of Visual Arts at the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Boston University is proud to announce 2013 MFA Open Studios, an annual event featuring the artwork of CFA’s twenty-eight first-and-second-year graduate students in painting... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts announces One Room

May 2nd, 2013 in CFA, Visual Arts.

School of Visual Arts Undergraduate exhibition features work in painting, graphic design and sculpture Boston, MA – The School of Visual Arts at the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Boston University is proud to announce One Room, BFA Thesis Exhibitions 2013, featuring the work of undergraduate students receiving their Bachelor... More

CFA Alumni, Faculty triumph at the 2013 IRNE Awards

April 30th, 2013 in Alumni, CFA, Theatre.

CFA Congratulates the following Alumni and CFA/CAS Faculty Members, who were awarded Independent Reviewer of New England (IRNE) Awards on Monday Evening CFA Alumni Best Lighting Design – LARGE COMPANY Christopher Akerlind (SOT ’85): Marie Antoinette (American Repertory Theater) Best Solo – SMALL COMPANY Georgia Lyman (SOT ’99): Chesapeake (New Repertory Theatre) Best Visiting... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents three students with prestigious Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Awards

April 30th, 2013 in CFA, Music, Opera, Theatre.

In addition, first-year MFA candidate awarded Joseph Ablow Memorial Painting Prize Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Award: Tiffany Chang from School of Music for orchestral conducting, Sam Tilles from the... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts presents a Musical Marathon

April 29th, 2013 in CFA, CFA Newsmakers, Music.

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon tragedy, School of Music graduate student Anna Arazi finds hope in Music STRONG, hosting a five hour Musical Marathon to support One Fund Boston Boston, MA – In response to the tragic violence of the Boston Marathon and the succeeding events the devastating... More

CFA Alum Strikes Deep Chord with First Four Notes (Excerpt)

April 29th, 2013 in Alumni, CFA, CFA Newsmakers, Music.

Book looks at world through Beethoven’s Fifth In the two centuries since Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his Fifth Symphony, the piece’s iconic opening has etched itself into the human imagination. Those first four notes have become a kind of Rorschach test for a never-ending parade of musicologists, historians, and biographers speculating... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts Presents Shining City and The Skin of Our Teeth

April 26th, 2013 in CFA, Theatre.

Closing the season on BU stages is Conor McPherson’s modern masterpiece, May 1-4, alongside Thornton Wilder’s classic Pulitzer Prize-winning work, May 3–10 Boston, MA – On the BU stages this May, the School of Theatre at Boston University College of Fine Arts (CFA) closes its season with Conor McPherson’s modern masterpiece, More

Boston University College of Fine Arts Community Finds Healing through Art

April 23rd, 2013 in Alumni, CFA, CFA Newsmakers, Music, Opera, Theatre, Visual Arts.

Above: In the wake of the tragedy that occurred at the Boston Marathon, College of Fine Arts Dean Benjamín Juárez talks about the duty of the arts community at Boston University to create "pockets of hope" in this difficult time. Schools of Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts students demonstrate resilience in... More

Boston University College of Fine Arts Alumni Triumph at 2013 Elliot Norton Awards

April 22nd, 2013 in CFA, Theatre.

Boston University College of Fine Arts Alumni Triumph at 2013 Elliot Norton Awards School of Theatre alumnus Will Lyman receives distinguished Norton Prize for sustained excellence, School of Theatre Alumni recognized by Boston Theater Critics Association Boston, MA – Boston University College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce that three School of... More