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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. Meet jazz legend Victor Goines (CFA'27) who after decades as a touring jazz musician, community leader, and world-class educator, is back in school. Look back on the career of Disney veteran and Broadway marketer Jack Eldon (CFA’81). Eavesdrop on a conversation between fashion historians Raissa Bretaña (CFA’13) and Coleen Scott (CFA’04) on the Golden Age of Hollywood and their lifelong passion for costume design. Explore the process behind artists like Katherine Vetne (CFA’09) who uses the Renaissance art of metalpoint to render unsettling still lifes, and Cathy Della Lucia (CFA'17), whose fantastical mixed-media sculptures tell complicated stories.
And that's just the start. Find many, many more stories of alums making impacts across all fields in this issue.
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
Discover the Arts at Boston University This Year
Encounter art, music, theatre, opera, workshops, lectures, and more at Boston University this year
Creatives in Practice: Brandi Main
CFA's Manager of Graduate Student Services shares her joy in teaching piano and violin and frequently performing with the New England Film Orchestra and other Boston-based groups
What to Find at Boston University Art Galleries This Fall
Fourteen artists investigate the medium of newspaper in the exhibition, Between the Bylines, and The Boston Printmakers return to Boston University for the 2026 North American Print Biennial
Sons of Serendip’s Kendall Ramseur Goes Solo
Latest project from the CFA alum—a cellist and composer—is a concerto celebrating America’s democracy
Alum Sculptor Captures “Inner Essence”
Janice Corkin Rudolf (CFA’74) has depicted Thoreau, Alcott—and Franklin Park Zoo’s Kiki the gorilla
BU Alum Julian Shapiro-Barnum Takes Late-Night Outdoors
The creator of Recess Therapy has launched a new variety show, Outside Tonight, filmed entirely on the streets of New York
Photos Capture Excitement of BU Tanglewood Institute’s 60th Anniversary Celebration
Highlights included a Young Artists Orchestra Performance and a gala concert featuring acclaimed violinist Joshua Bell
Boston University School of Theatre Announces Fall 2026 Lineup
Correlating with America's 250th anniversary, BU School of Theatre's 2026 - 2027 season is full of student-directed plays, new works, and stories that invite audiences to experience and investigate the North American theatre landscape
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.
Q0: The Effect
Q0: The Insanity of Mary Girard
Q0: Independence
Q0: The Effect
Q0: Independence
Between the Bylines
The Boston Printmakers 2026 North American Print Biennial
Fall Arts Fair 2026
CFA In The News
We're making headlines - read all about it!