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.
Wheelock Family Theatre Among the Organizations Included in the Expansion of Boston Family Days
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's expansion of Boston Family Days gives all school-aged children and families in Boston access to historical sites and world-class performing arts institutions
The Women Who Inspire Us
In honor of Women’s History Month, students, faculty, and staff reflect on those who have influenced their lives
POV: The Cards are Stacked Against the Humanities Right Now
In this op-ed, CFA Dean Harvey Young writes how the threats currently faced by universities extend beyond the sciences, to the humanities
Save the Date for BU Giving Day 2025
Join us on Wednesday, April 9 to make a difference in the lives of our artist-scholars and scholar-artists.
How I Made This: Maithili Rajput (CFA’25)
Maithili, an MFA sculpture student, is creating an ornate, human-sized contraption for her thesis project. Part of her final exhibition will include a 24-hour video of herself rotating inside it.
BU School of Visual Arts Partners with Boston Center for the Arts for 2025 Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair
Coming to BU March 20-22, Multiple Fairs brings together artists, designers, publishers, and art book enthusiasts to celebrate the dynamic intersection of art, design, and publishing
Boston University is home to Hollywood icons & Broadway legends
Julianne Moore, Geena Davis, Jason Alexander, Michelle Hurd, Alfre Woodard, and many more artists of stage and screen all studied at BU
BU Alum Stars in National Tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Meet Aidan Close (CFA’23), who’s playing Draco’s son Scorpius Malfoy
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.
Foundation Drawing: The Legacy of John Wilson
Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair
Foundation Drawing: The Legacy of John Wilson
Foundation Drawing: The Legacy of John Wilson
Foundation Drawing: The Legacy of John Wilson
House for the End of the World: 3D Printing and AI Workshop
Boston University Spotlight at Carnegie Hall
Foundation Drawing: The Legacy of John Wilson
CFA In The News
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