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Who are we?
Three Schools. In one College. In one top-tier University. Intimate arts school.
World-class research institution. A diverse community of creators, advocates, change-makers.
It's hard to sum up in words what makes CFA so special. Let us introduce ourselves to you.
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The Leader in Online Music and Fine Arts Degrees
The quality and excellence of a Boston University College of Fine Arts degree and the convenience of online learning.
BU was the first to pilot an online graduate degree program in music and continues to push the limits of innovation in the field with offerings in visual arts and music. Learn more about CFA's online degrees, courses, and programs.
Visit BU College of Fine Arts
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.
What is CFA? It's impossible to sum it into words. The experience is individual. But, the commitment is universal. Art happens here.
CFA's Latest Stories
Explore what's new in the ever-expanding world of CFA student, faculty, and alumni news and work.
Helping Music Students Achieve Their Dreams
Alum Clare Hodgson Meeker established a fellowship to help School of Music students pursue their dreams
A Redemption Arc, In Three Acts
Mark Arnold’s acting career began with stardom. Then he hit rock bottom. Now he’s ready to star again.
BU Tanglewood Institute Receives $15,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts
The grant will support BUTI's 2025 Young Artists Orchestra and Wind Ensemble
A Semester to Remember: Fall 2024 at CFA
From a University-wide vision for making the arts front and center across BU to revivals of musicals and operas, CFA’s Fall 2024 was a season of artistic brilliance.
The Pipe Organ Master
Peter Krasinski has taken his love for the behemoth instrument all over the world
BU Art Galleries’ Spring 2025 Exhibitions Explore Landscape, Perception, and Meaning
Trasluz / Translucent, works by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Michael Zachary, and Constituent Parts: Cathy Della Lucia and Nicholas Antony Mancini in Dialogue challenge our thinking of how we make sense of the world
CFA in Bloom
New on-campus color garden allows student-artists to sustainably grow their own pigments, dyes, and fibers
“The Work I Want to Make”
S. Proski’s art explores blindness and its complexities
Upcoming CFA Events
There's always something going on at the College of Fine Arts! Check out all upcoming concerts, productions, exhibitions, lectures, and community events.
Constituent Parts - Cathy Della Lucia and Nicholas Anthony Mancini in Dialogue
Jacob Webster: Fruition's View Exhibition
Constituent Parts - Cathy Della Lucia and Nicholas Anthony Mancini in Dialogue
Constituent Parts - Cathy Della Lucia and Nicholas Anthony Mancini in Dialogue
Trasluz / Translucent - Works by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Michael Zachary
Opening Reception for "Trasluz/Translucent" Exhibition
Constituent Parts - Cathy Della Lucia and Nicholas Anthony Mancini in Dialogue
Trasluz / Translucent - Works by Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Michael Zachary
CFA in the News
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