The Schools of CFA: The Ultimate Training Ground
CFA DEGREES & PROGRAMS
With more than 30 programs of study, on-campus and online modalities, and a full range of undergraduate and graduate options, CFA educates artists, musicians, performers, scholars, and educators at all stages of their professional careers.
Who Are We?
With programs in Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts, Boston University College of Fine Arts offers a wide array of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, as well as a range of online degrees and certificates.
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The BU College of Fine Arts Experience
CFA Magazine
Making art and an impact. Discover the amazing stories of CFA's dynamic alums, friends, and faculty as well as the innovation happening right here on BU's campus.
Check out the most recent issue of CFA magazine, featuring the latest stories from the CFA Terrier community of artists, educators, and activists. Meet jazz legend Victor Goines (CFA'27) who after decades as a touring jazz musician, community leader, and world-class educator, is back in school. Look back on the career of Disney veteran and Broadway marketer Jack Eldon (CFA’81). Eavesdrop on a conversation between fashion historians Raissa Bretaña (CFA’13) and Coleen Scott (CFA’04) on the Golden Age of Hollywood and their lifelong passion for costume design. Explore the process behind artists like Katherine Vetne (CFA’09) who uses the Renaissance art of metalpoint to render unsettling still lifes, and Cathy Della Lucia (CFA'17), whose fantastical mixed-media sculptures tell complicated stories.
And that's just the start. Find many, many more stories of alums making impacts across all fields in this issue.
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
New Season, New Leadership at Boston University Center for New Music
The season celebrates collaboration and composition, featuring exciting contemporary music performances, visiting artists, and new opportunities for engagement across and beyond the BU community
BU Faculty, Students, and Alums Showcase Comics in Venice Exhibitions
On view at A + A Gallery, American Comics for All Generations celebrates the uncelebrated narratives of US history and Reframing the Everyday: Emerging Voices in Comics narrates the shared human experience of everyday life
The Renaissance Man
After decades as a touring jazz musician, community leader, and world-class educator, Victor Goines is back in school
Wheelock Family Theatre Gives High School Students Hands-On Experience in Theater Management
Through collaboration with Bloomberg Arts Internship, two Boston Public Schools students learned the business aspects of stagecraft while building creative and professional skills
Immerse yourself in the arts at Alumni Weekend 2026
Check out BU Alumni Weekend's arts event lineup, happening September 17-19
An Internship Combining Art and Advertising at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
Helena Nguyen (CFA’27, COM’27) spent the summer developing public programs, reconnecting with her Vietnamese heritage, and exploring the West Coast
Discover the Arts at Boston University This Year
Encounter art, music, theatre, opera, workshops, lectures, and more at Boston University this year
Creatives in Practice: Brandi Main
CFA's Manager of Graduate Student Services shares her joy in teaching piano and violin and frequently performing with the New England Film Orchestra and other Boston-based groups
Upcoming Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Old Worlds, New Voices - BU Chamber Orchestra
Gallery Drum Performance with Gareth Dylan Smith
Drum performance with Gareth Dylan Smith
First Friday Pumpkin Painting & Pastries
Resonancias: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Through Latin American Music
Handel’s Messiah: A Graduate Conducting Showcase
Music Mondays Salon Series
Composer Forum: Rodney Lister Presentation
CFA In The News
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