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Discover the latest news about our talented students, faculty, and alums & events happening at the Boston University College of Fine Arts. #myCFA 🎭🎵🎨

Boston, MA
Joined April 2009
Fashion historians Coleen Scott (CFA’04) and Raissa Bretaña (CFA’13) are working to keep the legacy of Hollywood’s costume designers alive. The two discuss their time at BU and their favorite designers, outfits from Hollywood's Golden Age in CFA magazine➡️ spr.ly/6014BHZqXG
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In her second annual address on Oct. 8, President Melissa Gilliam described BU's progress on the four pillars of its strategic framework. She also invited violinist Leqing Wang (CFA'27) for a musical interlude, celebrating the impact of the arts at BU! ➡️ spr.ly/6019BHrmFX
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This weekend, BU's Booth Theatre transforms into an abandoned jazz club where ghosts of past performers meet one last time before moving on to the afterlife. Catch the experimental, movement-based piece, Living Jazz, helmed by CFA's Yo-EL Cassell 🎭 👯 ➡️ spr.ly/6015BHMVS1
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This past summer, BU School of Visual Arts Director Marc Schepens exhibited his painting "Untitled (April 3, 2024)" in the group exhibition "42" at Houston's David Shelton Gallery. In CFA's Creatives in Practice, Schepens shares more about his practice. ➡️ spr.ly/6018BHHoom
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In the latest issue of CFA magazine, Katherine Vetne (CFA’09) discusses her process for using the Renaissance art of metalpoint to render unsettling still lifes. She learned about the medium that has come to define her career at BU. ✍️🖤🤍 Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6015BH6e4J
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Boston University's annual Fringe Festival is here, and it's celebrating 30 years with a trio of performances! 🎉 The two operas and one theatre production embody the fringe spirit of the festival and celebrate student artistry. ✨ Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6017BG7uhU
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As Broadway marketer Jack Eldon (CFA’81) prepared for his retirement, he returned to the Disney production that helped launch his career: Beauty and the Beast. 🏰 🕰️ 🕯️ 🥀 Read ✨🎭 A Disney Veteran's Curtain Call 🎭✨ in CFA magazine ➡️ spr.ly/6184BGv7Aj
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BU comics. Venice. This fall. 🇮🇹 At A + A Gallery, American Comics for All Generations celebrates the uncelebrated narratives of US history. Reframing the Everyday: Emerging Voices in Comics narrates the shared human experience of everyday life. Details ➡️ spr.ly/6011BGSRA1
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CFA magazine's fall 2026 issue has arrived on campus (and also in your inbox and mailbox)! 🐾 📧 📬 Discover the amazing stories of CFA's dynamic alums, friends, and faculty! 🙌 Access the online version 📖 💻 ➡️ spr.ly/6017BGi8RZ #ProudtoBU
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Now that we're fully into the fall semester, why not get immersed in the arts at Boston University? ✨ Check out BU Arts Central, your guide to signature arts events happening throughout #TerrierTown 🐾 ➡️ spr.ly/6019BGbasZ
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#ProudtoBU: @bualumni Weekend 2026 is next week ❤️ 🐾 🙌 Immerse yourself in the arts with theatre readings, art exhibitions, music showcase concerts, and more! Details ➡️ spr.ly/6015BG3Jv9
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What can you find at Boston University Art Galleries this fall? 🍂 Fourteen artists investigate the medium of newspaper in the show Between the Bylines, and The Boston Printmakers return to BU for the 2026 North American Print Biennial! 📰 📖 Details ➡️ spr.ly/6014B1alKo
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As CFA Manager of Graduate Student Services, Brandi Main provides resources and support to graduate-level arts students. Outside of BU, Brandi is a music teacher and performs with the New England Film Orchestra and other Boston-based music groups! Q&A ➡️ spr.ly/6015B1QuEX
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College of Fine Arts, Boston University retweeted
The arts are woven into everyday life at BU. September 17–19, celebrate the creativity of the BU community at Alumni Weekend! Join us back on campus to admire artwork, join a poetry reading, or dive into the world of theater on Comm Ave. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6013B1gpTH
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From September 17-19, Terriers from all over the world will be coming back to Boston to reconnect, reminisce, create new memories, and visit the place where it all began—right here at Boston University! ❤️ 🐾
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Join CFA at BU Art Galleries’ upcoming exhibition, Between the Bylines; experience public readings of new pieces written by BU theatre students; enjoy live music at BU School of Music’s Faculty Showcase Concert! 🖼️ 🎭 🎶 Register for Alumni Weekend ➡️ trusted.bu.edu/s/1759/2-bu/a…
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Join CFA at BU Art Galleries’ upcoming exhibition, Between the Bylines; experience public readings of new pieces written by BU theatre students; enjoy live music at BU School of Music’s Faculty Showcase Concert! 🖼️ 🎭 🎶 Register for Alumni Weekend ➡️ spr.ly/6014B15vir
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College of Fine Arts, Boston University retweeted
Inspired by his pandemic-era street interviews in New York, Julian Shapiro-Barnum (CFA’21) has launched Outside Tonight, a seven-episode late-night variety show that combines celebrity interviews, comedy, games, and live music. Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6017B1ZAqx
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College of Fine Arts, Boston University retweeted
Sculptor Janice Corkin Rudolf's (CFA’74) home contains a lifetime’s worth of her art. But her pride and joy is upstairs in her studio, where her clay sculptures capture her subjects' inner essence. Read more on Bostonia ➡️ spr.ly/6017B1u4vW
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Ready for theatre? 🎭 Correlating with America’s 250th anniversary, BU School of Theatre’s 2026-2027 season is full of plays, new works, and stories that invite audiences to experience and investigate the North American theatre landscape 🇺🇸 Dive in ➡️ spr.ly/6017B1TOyh
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