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Photo the cast and crew, including artist in residence Paolo Scoppola, middle, of Exit the King running a tech rehearsal April 27 at CFA’s Studio One. A large golden throne is seen center stage; behind it, a wall that reads "EXIT THE KING" in blue and is splattered with red paint. At right, an actor, Declan Schliesmann (CFA’22), dressed as a king with red and gold robes sits and practices his lines, script in hand. Scoppola, in black pants, crimson shirt, and a face mask is seen at left.

Theater Technology

Exit the King, and Enter Random Actor

May 3, 2022

Photo of 2 people walking in the fjords of Iceland. A man and woman face away from the camera in a field of yellow flowers. They face large looming mountains in front of them covered by large low clouds.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Global Programs Annual Photo Contest Captures Moments of Joy

April 20, 2022

Photo of Chen Luo (MFA’22), left, helping associate professor Christopher Sleboda secure Luo’s piece, Radio Exercise, to a wooden frame for the MFA Graphic Design Thesis show April 7 in Stone Gallery. Luo has long brown hair and wears a gray sweatshirt and nike sneakers, Sleboda wears a black sweatshirt, a face mask and kneels opposite Luo. The piece features figures in red, with smaller black figures inside them, surrounded by repeated black text on a yellow background. Other pieces from the exhibition, including a large blue piece with a repeated handbag pattern in pink, are seen behind them.

Graphic Design

Frame/Work/Site: 2022 Graphic Design MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens

April 14, 2022

Photo of CFA graduate student, Eva Lewis, leaning against a white table covered with paint and paint mixing tools. She is a young white woman with long red hair and bangs, and wears round glasses and a green sweater. Behind her, other student's paintings hang on the wall. White video play button is overlaid.

Fine Arts

Artist Eva Lewis (CFA’22) on Her Approach to Painting

April 9, 2022

Photo of Moxin “Sunny” Chen (CFA’22) installing her vinyl-and-paint collage piece, “Yesterday Is Passed, Tomorrow Has Yet to Come". A young, Asian woman bends down and adjusts a large yellow blob that features near many other various colored blobs in the exhibit.

Fine Arts

2022 MFA Painting and Sculpture Thesis Exhibition Now at Stone Gallery

March 23, 2022

Photo taken from behind Theo Tyson, the Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts at the MFA, regarding the work on display at Life Altering: Selections from a Kansas City Collection, particularly Ebony G. Patterson’s II piece Trees in a Forest. Tyson is a tall, young man of color with his hair pulled up, dressed in black and wearing a black backpack.

Visual Arts

Life Altering: Selections from a Kansas City Collection Celebrates Diverse Artists

February 7, 2022

Photo of Ash Vasquez (CFA’25), sitting on a step between two brick walls. His hand is on his face, and he wears a plaid shirt and jeans.

Student Profile

Meet the Class of 2025: Ash Vasquez

September 8, 2021

Entrance to A Yellow Rose Project exhibit at Boston University's Stone Gallery where a wall displays the curatorial statement for the exhibit.

Arts on Campus

A Yellow Rose Project Marks Centennial of 19th Amendment

August 6, 2021

Photo of artwork entitled “Matter of Time,” depicting a boy and his father sitting on a bench on the sidewalk. It is made from both paint and collage. The figures are gestalts and are faceless.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the MFA’s New Exhibition, Paper Stories, Layered Dreams: The Art of Ekua Holmes

August 3, 2021

Photo of Sam Weinberger sitting on top of an orange home depot bucket, wearing white hat and t-shirt and shorts, in front of his recently painted mural at at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, which features colorful portraits of staff.

Painting

Artist Sam Weinberger’s Latest Project Pays Tribute to Front-Line Workers

July 30, 2021

Firelei Baez's sculpture depicting the ruins of Sans-Souci Palace on display at the ICA Watershed in Boston

In the City

To Do Today: Visiting Haiti’s Past at This Year’s ICA Watershed

July 19, 2021

Digital image of the photograph 'Mercury Rising' by Katherine Richmond.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Marine Art Show on Newbury Street

July 16, 2021

Image of the painting Bottled Water by Diana Cheren Nygren

Fine Arts

To Do Today: Emerging Artists Exhibition

July 12, 2021

Photo of Shantel Miller (CFA’21) sitting on the ground and smiling. She wears a blue sweatshirt, black pants, polka-dotted socks, and yellow glasses frames. Behind her, a desk with a computer is seen and a painting that shows the back of the heads of a group of white men as two young black women walk down the street.

Fine Arts

Gauguin Had Tahiti, Shantel Miller Has Dorchester: CFA Grad Has Big Plans for $20,000 Kahn Award

May 21, 2021

Photo of three paintings by Cailyn Masson (CFA’21) on view in the BFA Thesis Exhibition. The paintings are of various sizes and feature stripes of pastel colors that resemble sunsets.

Fine Arts

BFA Thesis Exhibition Offers Mesmerizing Look at Seniors’ Work

May 7, 2021

This year’s MFA Thesis Painting Exhibit, now on view at the Stone Gallery, includes 34 works by 17 students, including these two untitled works by Danielle Fretwell (CFA’21).

Fine Arts

MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition Highlights the Work of 17 Talented 2021 Grads

April 16, 2021

Photo called “New Year from Anywhere” in which a young girl holds up her phone towards a wall of red lanterns; she wears a red coat with an intricate design.

Photography

Annual Photo Contest Highlights BU Community’s Experience during Quarantine

April 7, 2021

Photo of Jenna Benoit (CFA’21) helping install part of this year’s MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition, The Printer Is Broken, on view through April 6 at CFA’s Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery. She is seen with a hammer from behind, working to hang up a piece of paper that says "the printer is broken" amongst other colorful papers.

Fine Arts

2021 MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition on View through April 6

March 30, 2021

A portrait photo of Teju Cole

Arts & Culture

Prominent Writer and Artist Teju Cole to Speak at BU Tuesday Night

March 22, 2021

A composite of all 11 illustrations that appear below. From left to right -- Top Row: an illustration showing a man wearing a mask on his computer video chatting with a doctor. Crutches are seen leaning against a wall. Two orange prescription bottles are sitting on the desk next to the man. They are are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of a woman sitting a cubicle with yellow and pink colored post it notes. The notes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Behind the woman's cubicle appears her kitchen; an illustration of an outdoor cafe dining area with several tables of people eating and conversing. The yellow table tops are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of four people working on a mural. One of them is on a lift working higher up on the wall. The word "Justice" appears in red on the mural and is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Second Row: An illustration of someone filling out a ballot with the word "Vote" printed at the top. Their phone and a cup of coffee next to the ballot indicate they are filling the ballot out at home. A red and blue stripe on the ballot are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration;an illustration of a woman holding a child in her lap while working at a laptop. The child is holding a brown teddy bear, which is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two vehicles driving past a field that has wind turbines in it. The greenish yellow color of the vehicles is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of two children completing schoolwork at a laptop computer. The blue color of the computer screen is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration. Third Row: An illustration of hands with different skin tones with fingers open and palms facing forward. An equal sign appears in front of the hands. The different skin tones are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; a photo of a group of cyclists. The green wheels on their bikes are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two hands holding a bowl with a fork in it. Behind the hands appear a house, factory, and trucks -- illustrating the food supply chain. The skin tone of the hands is the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration; an illustration of two people facing one another with transparent heads. Lines are drawn connecting the inside of their heads illustrating empathy. Yellow circles in the center of each head are the only color in the otherwise black and white illustration.

Essay Collection

What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?

March 17, 2021

What if Real Change—for a Better World—Came from the Pandemic?