{"id":121418,"date":"2025-05-23T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&p=121418"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T17:05:38","slug":"spring-2025-highlights","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2025\/spring-2025-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"CFA’s Spring 2025 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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The CFA Color Garden, adjacent to the CFA building at 855 Commonwealth Ave., is a new on-campus color garden that allows student-artists to sustainably grow their own pigments, dyes, and fibers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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Another semester in the books for Boston University College of Fine Arts! Join us as we celebrate the artistic excellence of CFA’s Spring 2025 semester. Music students took the stage at renowned music venues in Boston and New York City, visual arts students set up an exhibition in response to an inspiring show honoring the legacy of a remarkable artist and BU faculty member, theatre students dove into the world of repertory for two mainstage productions running back to back, and CFA’s Schools and Units hosted events that evoked meaningful conversations and brought communities together. What a season! Let’s jump in. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We’re kicking off our spring highlights with a major achievement by one of our dearest faculty members. Renowned printmaker Lynne Allen<\/a><\/strong>, CFA professor of art, printmaking, and chair of BU’s MFA print media and photography program<\/a>, was awarded the honor of a Guggenheim Fellowship, along with five other BU researchers and scholars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allen\u2019s work has been shown in some of the world\u2019s premier galleries and museums, from New York\u2019s Whitney Museum of American Art to London\u2019s Victoria and Albert Museum. Allen, who uses a variety of media and techniques in her work, plans to use her Guggenheim Fellowship to expand her use of textiles and step into new realms, including native quill and beadwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese are practices I\u2019ve long been interested in but haven\u2019t had the time or resources to pursue fully,\u201d says Allen, a winner of two Fulbright scholarships. \u201cWith the freedom to travel and dedicate focused time to this exploration, I can finally bring those visions to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the list of bu Guggenheim fellows<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our community of student artists was truly supported this past BU Giving Day. On Wednesday, April 9, CFA surpassed its goal of 250 donors by more than 100 donors! CFA expresses sincere gratitude to CFA alum and Dean\u2019s Advisory Board member, Jason Alexander<\/a> (CFA\u201981, Hon.\u201995)<\/strong>, who was this year’s Challenge Sponsor. Thanks to actor, director, and podcaster Alexander, known for his role as George Costanza in Seinfeld<\/em>, CFA unlocked an additional $20,000 in bonus funds. CFA held a Pizza with Dean Harvey Young<\/a><\/strong> event where students had the chance to learn about why philanthropy matters at a place like BU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking of alums… a new issue of CFA<\/em> Magazine<\/a> came out this semester! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue featured stories about CFA’s new sustainable pigment and dye garden<\/a>; David Hoffman <\/a>(CFA’99)<\/strong> and how he’s found success as a commercial actor, portraying Liberty Mutual’s Doug, alongside his Emu in an ad campaign with the catchiest jingle of all time; costume designer Esther Marquis<\/a> (CFA’91,’92<\/strong>) making sci-fi space travel look realistic on TV and also for actual astronauts; and more alums! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

read the winter 2025 issue <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each year, BU School of Music<\/a> produces hundreds of concerts and recitals, from student recitals to faculty spotlights. They also host two major concerts in world-renowned venues where legends and top-tier musical groups perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This March, the winners of BU School of Music\u2019s annual Carnegie Hall<\/a> competition showcased their talents through the infinite variety of short works for soloist and piano accompaniment by the world\u2019s great composers at New York City’s Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall) for the 2025 BU Spotlight Concert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BU musicians\u2014Ana D\u00edaz Asencio (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Catherine Butler (CFA\u201923,\u201927)<\/strong>, Yun-Chen Chou (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Lily Uijin Gwak (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Kyunga Lee (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Erin Matthews (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Ethan McGrath (CFA\u201927)<\/strong>, Alexandru Prigalo (CFA\u201921,\u201926)<\/strong>, and Libang Wang (CFA\u201926)<\/strong>\u2014were selected through a rigorous multi-stage competition held in the fall of 2024, involving preliminary auditions within each applied department within BU School of Music\u2014Voice, Piano, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion. Finalists then competed before a panel of esteemed external adjudicators, culminating in the selection of performers and program under the curatorship of the School of Music\u2019s director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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