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Visual Arts

Photo: A white woman wearing all black with thick, red-framed glasses poses for a portrait photo.

New Appointment

Lynne Allen Named Interim Dean of College of Fine Arts

May 21, 2026

Fine Arts

BFA Thesis Exhibition Highlights Dazzling Work by Graduating Seniors in School of Visual Arts

April 29, 2026

Photo: College student sitting for portrait at a piano

Accolades

CFA’s 2026 Kahn Award Winner and Finalists Plan to Use Their Prize Money to Make an Impact

April 21, 2026

Photo: An acrylic painting of bodies underwater wearing swimsuits and standing on rocks and sand banks

Visual Arts

Gallery: Anne Leone (CFA’81)

April 3, 2026

Photo: A collage of four images: Top left, two hands holding shreds of micro plastics, bottom left an image shot from the moon, top right a stock image of burning candles, and bottom right, a figure statue head

Research

Best of The Brink 2025: A Selection of BU’s 10 Most-Read, Liked, and Shared Science and Research Stories

December 16, 2025

Photo: person placing their hand on another person's shoulder

Cancer Series

Living with Cancer: How BU Programs Help Patients, Students Stay Resilient in the Face of a Life-Changing Diagnosis

November 14, 2025

Photo: A stock photo of records piled on top of each other.

Things-to-do

This Weekend @ BU November 13 to 16

November 12, 2025

Photo: Five frames on a wall at an art gallery.

Visual Arts

New 808 Gallery Exhibition Showcases Faculty, Alumni Artwork

November 10, 2025

Fine Arts

BU, MassArt, Tufts Open Fine Arts Studios to the Public for Second Annual Event

November 6, 2025

Photo: An art installation of neon-colored lit up ice cream cones

Fine Arts

Stone Gallery Show Explores What It Means to Be Not from Here, Not from There

October 15, 2025

Photo: Exterior of a Canadian museum

Visual Arts

Alum Is Revitalizing Canada’s Largest Museum

August 8, 2025

Mental Health

Can Art Help Doctors Improve Mental Health Care for Non-English Speakers?

June 24, 2025

JUNETEENTH

Celebrating Juneteenth Around Boston

June 16, 2025

AI and Stolen Art

Using AI to Identify Plundered Antiquities

May 27, 2025

Photo: An art exhibit featuring balloons floating and a basket full of ones that can be taken by viewers. Writing on the wall says "Light as air, heavy as time"

Fine Arts

CFA School of Visual Arts Annual Undergrad Thesis Exhibitions Now on View

May 6, 2025

Photo: An exhibit from Boston University's MFA thesis exhibition. Thre are many red-toned prints hung on a wall

Fine Arts

Dozens of Dazzling Projects on View in Annual School of Visual Arts MFA Thesis Exhibitions

April 16, 2025

Photo: A picture of the exterior of Faneuil Hall. There are tents and many people walking outside

Things-to-do

The Weekender: April 3 to 6

April 2, 2025

Photo: A man and a young woman look at piece of art

Arts & Culture

John Wilson’s Art of Black Humanity

February 25, 2025

Photo: A display at an art gallery with bright greens, blues, and oranges in a piece that is split into many parts

Fine Arts

Landscapes of the Natural and Manmade World Unite in New Stone Gallery Show

February 19, 2025

Photo: Four people standing and admiring photos on a gallery wall

Fine Arts

New 808 Gallery Show Celebrates the Vision and Talent of BU Staff Photographers

November 13, 2024

New 808 Gallery Show Celebrates the Vision and Talent of BU Staff Photographers