Calendar

You can experience the arts in every way with Boston University this year. Scroll below to find all upcoming events, and check back as new ones are added throughout the year. Not sure where to start when it comes to exploring all the amazing art BU has to offer? We’ve got you covered! Check out BU Arts Central, a guide to the arts that includes select events hosted by CFA and other units across BU.

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Visual (October 5 through November 9)

Saturday, October 5

  • All Day | Saturday, October 5
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Tuesday, October 8

  • All Day | Tuesday, October 8
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Wednesday, October 9

  • All Day | Wednesday, October 9
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Thursday, October 10

  • All Day | Thursday, October 10
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • 5:00 PM | Thursday, October 10
    Reception for "Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024"
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Friday, October 11

  • All Day | Friday, October 11
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Tuesday, October 15

  • Azza El Siddique, that which trembles wavers, 2023. Steel, water, bisque fired clay, water pump, Sandiliya
    7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 15
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Azza El Siddique
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Thursday, October 17

  • 4:30 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Third Thursdays: Phone Decals & Fruit Cups
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  • 8:00 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Motion Art
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Tuesday, October 22

  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver Discusses Her Public Art Fund Project: She Who Sits
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  • 7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Anoushé Shojae-Chaghorvand
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Friday, October 25

  • 11:00 AM | Friday, October 25
    Design Incubation 11.1: Boston University
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Tuesday, October 29

  • All Day | Tuesday, October 29
    Moments in Photography
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  • Sadie Laska, Crash Landing, 2023
    7:00 PM | Tuesday, October 29
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Sadie Laska
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Wednesday, October 30

  • All Day | Wednesday, October 30
    Moments in Photography
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Thursday, October 31

  • All Day | Thursday, October 31
    Moments in Photography
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Friday, November 1

  • All Day | Friday, November 1
    Moments in Photography
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Saturday, November 2

  • All Day | Saturday, November 2
    Moments in Photography
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Tuesday, November 5

  • All Day | Tuesday, November 5
    Moments in Photography
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Wednesday, November 6

  • All Day | Wednesday, November 6
    Moments in Photography
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Thursday, November 7

  • All Day | Thursday, November 7
    Moments in Photography
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  • 1:00 PM | Thursday, November 7
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Dr. Cheryl Miller
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  • 4:00 PM | Thursday, November 7
    Moments in Photography Exhibition Reception
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Friday, November 8

  • All Day | Friday, November 8
    Moments in Photography
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Saturday, November 9

  • All Day | Saturday, November 9
    Moments in Photography
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