Calendar

You can experience the arts in every way with Boston University this year. Scroll below to find all upcoming events, and check back as new ones are added throughout the year. Not sure where to start when it comes to exploring all the amazing art BU has to offer? We’ve got you covered! Check out BU Arts Central, a guide to the arts that includes select events hosted by CFA and other units across BU.

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Visual (October 17 through December 8)

Thursday, October 17

  • All Day | Thursday, October 17
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • 4:30 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Third Thursdays: Phone Decals & Fruit Cups
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  • 8:00 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Motion Art
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Friday, October 18

  • All Day | Friday, October 18
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Saturday, October 19

  • All Day | Saturday, October 19
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Monday, October 21

  • 6:00 PM | Monday, October 21
    CFA Color Garden – Natural Plant Dye Workshop
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Tuesday, October 22

  • 3:30 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Design Inquiry Presentations
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  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver Discusses Her Public Art Fund Project: She Who Sits
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  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Anoushé Shojae-Chaghorvand
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Wednesday, October 23

  • 5:30 PM | Wednesday, October 23
    Design Inquiry Presentations
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Thursday, October 24

  • 5:00 PM | Thursday, October 24
    Design Colloquium 11.1 @ Boston University Keynote: YuJune Park
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Friday, October 25

  • 9:30 AM | Friday, October 25
    Design Incubation 11.1: Boston University
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  • 5:00 PM | Friday, October 25
    MFA Graphic Design Open House
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Tuesday, October 29

  • Sadie Laska, Crash Landing, 2023
    7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 29
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Sadie Laska
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Thursday, November 7

  • 1:00 PM | Thursday, November 7
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Dr. Cheryl Miller
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  • 4:00 PM | Thursday, November 7
    Moments in Photography Exhibition Reception
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Tuesday, November 12

  • 4:00 PM | Tuesday, November 12
    Make Miniatures in the Gallery
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  • 6:00 PM | Tuesday, November 12
    Fruition's View: A Conversation with Jacob Webster
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  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, November 12
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Meleko Mokgosi
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Wednesday, November 13

  • 6:00 PM | Wednesday, November 13
    Permanence Through the Lens: An Artist Talk
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Tuesday, November 19

  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, November 19
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Beverly Acha
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Wednesday, November 20

  • 6:00 PM | Wednesday, November 20
    Artist Laurie Simmons in Conversation
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Friday, December 6

  • 6:00 PM | Friday, December 6
    Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) Keynote Lecture with Deena Mohamed
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Saturday, December 7

  • 11:00 AM | Saturday, December 7
    Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)
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Sunday, December 8

  • 11:00 AM | Sunday, December 8
    Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE)
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