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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

JUNETEENTH

Celebrating Juneteenth Around Boston

June 16, 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

Arts & Culture

BU Talent on Display in Venice, Italy, Exhibitions

October 21, 2024

Photo: A picture of people looking at a painting of a house surrounded by greenery during an art installation

Fine Arts

New Stone Gallery Exhibition Proves You Can Go Home Again

July 17, 2024

Photo: A picture of a girl wearing a gray sweater with white stars and a cardboard sculpture around her neck. The sculpture sits almost like a scarf and features 3D elements

Sculpture

CFA Sculpture Class: Wearable Cardboard Sculptures

May 29, 2024

Photo: A young man with long hair wearing a black tshirt and jeans, lifts his brush up to paint on a canvas.

Fine Arts

School of Visual Arts Annual BFA Thesis Exhibitions Celebrate Works by 33 BFA Seniors

May 2, 2024

Photo: A photo with a older Black man sitting in a recording studio with the dials and controls behind him.

Venice Biennale

Louis Chude-Sokei Brings BU, Spoken Word, and Dub Reggae Sounds to Venice Biennale

April 16, 2024

Photo: A large building with tan-colored stone and black doors. There is a black metal arch with the numbers "855" outside of it

University News

College of Fine Arts Names New Directors for Schools of Theatre, Music, and Visual Arts

March 20, 2024

Photo: A photographer of a framed photo of Starflower Montoya of the Digueno and Taos Pueblo indigenous tribe is pictured in a traditional Taos manta dress as she makes a yearly pilgrimage to Blue Lake, a key tradition of her tribe. The photo, taken by Matika Wilbur, is part of an exhibition at the 808 Gallery called Natural Wanderment: Stewardship.

Arts & Culture

Celebrating Native American Tribal Nations: Photography Exhibition at 808 Gallery

February 12, 2024

Photo: A large, white gallery wall features large paintings from various artists. A person is showing walking through and looking at different pieces.

Fine Arts

Works by Warhol, de Kooning, Pollock, and More On View in Dazzling Stone Gallery Show

November 21, 2023

Photo: (from left) Gregory Melchor-Barz, Dana Clancy, and Susan Mickey sit in chairs on a stage and look towards an unseen audience. Mickey waves a hand high in the air and smiles towards the audience.

Fine Arts

How to Make an Artistic Life: CFA Class Offers an Inside View

October 23, 2023

Photo: Patrons look towards the large artwork displayed on the dark walls of a gallery.

Fine Arts

After a Decade, 75th Annual Boston Printmakers Biennial Returns to BU

October 20, 2023

Photo: A salmon-colored stuffed duffle bag, hanging on metal rods so that it is suspended in the air. Two, large, stuffed leg-type appendages stretch out from left to right on top of the bag. The artwork is amongst the middle of a gallery floor, surround by smiliar art pieces. There is a short woman standing behind the piece, observing.

EXHIBITIONS

Stone Gallery Exhibition STUFFED Highlights the Subversive Side of Fiber Arts

August 23, 2023

Stone Gallery Exhibition STUFFED Highlights the Subversive Side of Fiber Arts