BU Arts Initiative

What is the BU Arts Initiative?

Simply put, our goal is to make art part of every Terrier's time at BU.

Boston University Arts Initiative ensures that the arts are fundamental to the student experience by developing, supporting, and celebrating university-wide programs that advance community-building through the arts, encourage interdisciplinary arts teaching and research, and highlights diverse artists and forms of artistry.

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Experience the arts on campus (and in Boston!)

The arts are deeply embedded in the intellectual and cultural fabric of Boston University. The BU Arts Initiative strives to engage all BU community members (and disciplines) in the arts. There's so much to discover!

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Events For Every Terrier

The arts are for every Terrier to experience.

Explore the wide variety of events, check out BU Arts Central, and sign up for our app to be an arts insider!

Whether you join us for one event or for several throughout the year, you'll expand your world, and we're pretty sure you'll have a lot of fun.

Events Calendar

Get involved: grants, giving, and more

From exhibition submissions and performance opportunities to grants and giving, BU Arts Initiative offers students, faculty, and the community a multitude of ways to make, support, integrate, and promote the arts. We welcome you to get involved!

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Upcoming Arts Events

Visual Arts Alumni BU Art Galleries

Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024

Day: Saturday Sep 14th Time: All Day 808 Gallery
Arts BU Art Galleries

1998: Works by Laurie Simmons

Day: Saturday Sep 14th Time: All Day Stone Gallery
Visual Arts

Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Paloma Izquierdo

Day: Tuesday Sep 17th Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm FLR, RM 410, 808 Commonwealth Ave
Theatre Arts

Next Stage Workshop: Manspread

Day: Sunday Sep 22nd Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre, 820 Commonwealth Ave
Visual Arts

Contemporary Perspectives Lecture: Dawoud Bey in conversation with Allison Kemmerer

Day: Tuesday Sep 24th Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm Howard Thurman Center, Room 104, 808 Commonwealth Ave
Arts Music

Federico Leopoldo Quintet

Day: Wednesday Sep 25th Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Tsai Performance Center
Theatre BU Art Galleries

Inauguration Day Hip Hop Workshops

Day: Friday Sep 27th Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm CFA 105 & 109
Theatre Arts

Next Stage Workshop: Pyrrhic Victory

Day: Saturday Sep 28th Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm CFA, RM. 105, 855 Commonwealth Ave