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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Arts (October 13 through October 22)

Sunday, October 13

  • 3:00 PM | Sunday, October 13
    Fringe Festival: Dark Sisters
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Tuesday, October 15

  • All Day | Tuesday, October 15
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • All Day | Tuesday, October 15
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • Azza El Siddique, that which trembles wavers, 2023. Steel, water, bisque fired clay, water pump, Sandiliya
    8:00 PM | Tuesday, October 15
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Azza El Siddique
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Wednesday, October 16

  • All Day | Wednesday, October 16
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • All Day | Wednesday, October 16
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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Thursday, October 17

  • All Day | Thursday, October 17
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • All Day | Thursday, October 17
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • 5:30 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Third Thursdays: Phone Decals & Fruit Cups
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  • 8:30 PM | Thursday, October 17
    BU Jazz Bands
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  • 9:00 PM | Thursday, October 17
    Motion Art
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Friday, October 18

  • All Day | Friday, October 18
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • All Day | Friday, October 18
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • 8:30 PM | Friday, October 18
    All Campus Orchestra & BU Concert Band
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Saturday, October 19

  • All Day | Saturday, October 19
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • All Day | Saturday, October 19
    Group Crit: MFA Painting and Sculpture 1969 – 2024
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  • 3:00 PM | Saturday, October 19
    Fringe Festival: Siren Song
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  • 8:30 PM | Saturday, October 19
    Fringe Festival: Siren Song
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Sunday, October 20

  • 3:00 PM | Sunday, October 20
    Fringe Festival: Siren Song
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  • 8:30 PM | Sunday, October 20
    Fringe Festival: Siren Song
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Monday, October 21

  • 7:00 PM | Monday, October 21
    CFA Color Garden – Natural Plant Dye Workshop
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Tuesday, October 22

  • All Day | Tuesday, October 22
    1998: Works by Laurie Simmons
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  • 4:30 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Design Inquiry Presentations
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  • 8:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Artist Adrienne Elise Tarver Discusses Her Public Art Fund Project: She Who Sits
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  • 8:00 PM | Tuesday, October 22
    Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Anoushé Shojae-Chaghorvand
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