Your health matters. Join us for supportive programming geared toward Artist Wellbeing.
Your overall wellbeing greatly influences your ability to implement creative and artistic processes. Through our Artist Wellbeing series, we support your social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, financial, physical, and environmental wellbeing. Join us throughout the year!
The CFA Dean’s Office collaborates with the Schools within CFA, as well as community partners at BU, to bring programming to support your overall health and wellbeing. When you feel better, you are more creative, focused, and productive. Our goal is to take care of you, so you can create your art.
Dimensions of Wellbeing
According to BU’s Student Wellbeing office, wellbeing is an “active, lifelong process of learning what makes you feel balanced and well in all areas of your life. It’s educating yourself about the ways in which you can access resources that contribute to your overall satisfaction, regardless of ups and downs. It’s about how you feel.”
Your CFA Student Services team is committed to helping you find a sense of that balance, and to give you the resources to keep that balance as your needs and lifestyles may shift.
For more detailed information on each area of wellness, see Student Wellbeing.
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Upcoming Events
Spring 2025 Events
JANUARY 2025
- CFA Artist Wellbeing: Healthy Eating | Tuesday, January 28 @ 12-1pm | FitRec Room 221
- CORE NEEDS | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
- College of Fine Arts students, join us for a hands-on cooking demo, led by Sargent Choice Nutrition Center nutritionist, Leslie Caiola! The demo will emphasize how to build nutritious meals while accounting for dietary needs, and impart practical skills like knife skills and safe handling of raw meat. The demo will include vegetarian/vegan options, with a highly adaptable recipe. Participants will eat the meal they help create! RSVPs will be first come, first served, as space is limited. RSVP.
- CORE NEEDS | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
FEBRUARY 2025
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset with Stanford Thompson | Saturday, February 8 @ 10am | CFA Room 154
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- Stanford Thompson brings with him tremendous expertise in the areas of entrepreneurship and career development. In this workshop, Stan will explore the entrepreneurial mindset, alongside group breakouts and self-assessment of potential entrepreneurial gifts. He’ll then lead students through exercises in ideas-to-action, how to pitch their ideas, and share his real-world successes and lessons learned along the way. Finally, he’ll lead discussion on the topics of sustainability, value creation, and collaboration in the arts.
- Informational Interviews with Emily Worden | Wednesday, February 12 @ 5pm | CFA Room 259
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- CFA Valentine’s Soiree | Friday, February 14, 2-3:30pm | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
- ARTS | LAB Info Session | Tuesday, February 25, 1-2pm | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
- CFA-ers, join us at our info session to learn all about ARTS | LAB and how to get involved with your art! Led by Moisès Fernández Via, ARTS | LAB is a series of arts/health initiatives envisioned to connect BU students to others, inspiring creative and personal growth for the CFA and Boston Medical Center communities. It’s a space with no mistakes and an approach to creativity with openness, genuineness, and true communication. Learn how you can participate and share your art! Snacks will be provided.
- CFA Graduates – Taxes for Creatives Workshop with Hannah Cole | Wednesday, February 26 @ 2-4pm | Virtual
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- CFA artists, join us for a workshop led by BU alum, artist, and tax expert Hannah Cole! This workshop is an empowering, jargon-free session that leaves you feeling seen, and knowing how to handle your freelance/small business taxes as artists and creatives. Hannah will discuss the basic tax equation, self-employment tax and the estimated quarterly tax system, audit concerns for the creative person, and other tax issues specifically relevant to creatives, makers, and freelancers, followed by a question-and-answer period. RSVP here.
MARCH 2025
- Life After School with Dana Fonteneau | Saturday, March 1 @ 10am | CFA Room 154
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- Dana Fonteneau has coached leading performers, artistic organizations such as the San Francisco Opera, teachers, to academic institutions including Juilliard, Rice, MSM, and C-level executives about optimizing talent, fulfilling potential and achieving peak performance. Her workshop is entitled “Life After School 101: How to Design Your Career Before You Graduate.” She’ll be providing practical tools for helping students imagine their career futures, define success both personally and professionally, and gain clarity on actionable steps toward these futures.
- CFA Stress Reliever | Thursday, March 6 | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- ENVIRONMENTAL | INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- CFA-Wide Clothing Drive | Monday, March 24 – Friday, March 28 | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- CORE NEEDS | ENVIRONMENTAL | SPIRITUAL | SOCIAL
- Collected items will be donated to BU Closet for BU students. BU Closet empowers students to become conscious consumers through free, sustainable, and accessible clothing swaps which reduce textile waste, extend the life cycle of clothing, and foster community collaboration centered around sustainable fashion. BU Closet only accepts clothing in good condition, and in any style! No undergarments, shoes, bedding, towels, accessories, or miscellaneous items. Check out BU Closet on Instagram.
APRIL 2025
- Alexander Technique Workshop | Thursday, April 10 @ 12-1:30pm | CFA 105
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
- CFA grad students, join us for an introductory Alexander Technique Workshop led by certified Alexander Technique teacher and CFA Professor Harry Hobbs! You will learn an overview of the principles of the technique and how to prevent injuries while performing your artistic craft and in everyday life. The workshop will cover how to be aware of your habitual patterns of movement, and explore breathing, performance anxiety, and efficient movement choices. Learn how to develop powers of observation, awareness, and patterns of thinking to apply this technique when playing an instrument, breathing, speaking, and sitting. Snacks and drinks will be provided after the workshop. RSVPs will be first come, first served, as space is limited.
- RSVP here
- Create What You Love with Leo Eguchi (CFA’02) | Saturday, April 12 @ 10am | TBA
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- In this workshop, Leo Eguchi (CFA’02) and his wife Sasha Callahan explore the process through which they created two successful and growing cultural entities: The Willamette Valley Chamber Music Festival and the Sheffield Chamber Players. From original ideas to fully functioning organizations, they’ll share their tribulations, processes, and success around the unique idea of a summer festival that pairs great wine, food, and chaamber music, and a now-thriving metropolitan chamber music organization.
- Mind.Music.Sanctuary. Workshop with JoAnn Lamolino | Tuesday, April 15, time TBA | TBA
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL
- Earth Day Sustainability Brunch | Wednesday, April 23 @ 11am | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- ENVIRONMENTAL | INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- CFA-ers, celebrate Earth Day and National Brunch Month at the Earth Day Sustainability Brunch on April 23! Food from the local women- and LGBT-owned company Basil Tree will be served. Be sure to enter the raffle for a chance to win a Sustainability Bag, which includes low-waste and sustainable items from local vendors Brookline Booksmith and Boston General Store. Check out Basil Tree’s Sustainability Lifestyle Guide, where you can find local Boston-area resources for buying bulk, shopping local and second hand, composting and more!
- CFA Stress Reliever- Bubble Tea & Bath Bombs | Wednesday, April 30 @ 2-3:30pm | CFA Student Lounge (CFA 102)
- EMOTIONAL | SPIRITUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
- CFA-ers, join us and enjoy DIY bath bomb making & bubble tea! As the Spring semester nears it’s end, support your wellbeing at our April Stress Reliever event! Celebrate all of your hard work with a sweet treat and get creative making relaxing and revitalizing bath bombs to enjoy yourself or gift to someone special.
MAY 2025
Faculty/Staff Events
- Arts Pedagogy in Challenging Times | Thursday, November 14 @ 9:30am | Marshall Room (CFA 254)
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL
- Intended for CFA faculty. Trauma informed support for faculty addressing the challenges that emerge in the classroom. Led by BU Clinicians.
Past Events
SEPTEMBER 2024
- SOT Welcome Back | Tuesday, September 3 @ 5pm | Booth Theatre
- SOCIAL
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- SVA Welcome Back | Wednesday, September 4 | Visual Arts Research & Resource Library (Room 501)
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- SOM Peer Buddies Meet & Greet | Thursday, September 5 @ 5:30pm | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- SVA First Years Meet & Greet | Friday, September 6 @ 2pm | Visual Arts Research & Resource Library (Room 501)
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- CFA Game Night | Friday, September 6 @ 5pm | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- CFA International Student Welcome & ISSO Presentation | Tuesday, September 10 @ 3:30pm | CFA 259
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- CFA LGBTQIA+ Student Welcome | Wednesday, September 11 @ 4pm | CFA 259
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- SOT Welcome Back Affinity Group Meeting | Monday, September 16 @ 5pm
- SOCIAL
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- Pizza with the Dean | Thursday, September 19 @ 12pm | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- SOCIAL
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- SOT Performance Transfer Student Event | Tuesday, September 24 @ 12:30pm | CFA 468
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
- SOT DP&M Transfer Student Event | Monday, September 30 @ 5:30pm | Booth Theatre
- SOCIAL
- SOCIAL
OCTOBER 2024
- SOT Affinity Group with Susan X. Jane | Monday, October 7 @ 5pm | Booth Lobby
- SOCIAL
- CFA Stress Reliever: Healthy Sleeping | Wednesday, October 9 @ 4pm | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- CORE NEEDS | EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | PHYSICAL | SOCIAL
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BU College of Fine Arts students, join us for a relaxing afternoon of stress relief! Our first Stress Reliever of the year will focus on healthy sleeping – an essential building block of your holistic wellbeing. Our program will include hands-on activities, such as Make-Your-Own pillow sprays and herb sachets, helpful resources for getting quality sleep, a sleep-focused wellness raffle basket, and of course, tasty snacks! We hope to see you there!
- FACULTY/STAFF: Graduate Faculty Advisor Training | Thursday, October 10 @ 12pm | Zoom
- INTELLECTUAL
- Intended for faculty who advise graduate students. Will cover resources and staff support. Led by Ruthie Jean. Please email Ruthie for the Zoom link.
- FACULTY/STAFF: Terriers Connect | Thursday, October 17 @ 9am | Zoom
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL
- Intended for CFA faculty and staff. Training provides tools to support students in distress. Led by BU Clinicians. Please email Ruthie for the Zoom link.
- CFA Halloween Carnival | Wednesday, October 30 @ 3pm | Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery
- SOCIAL | SPIRITUAL
- BU College of Fine Arts students are invited to our annual Halloween celebration! Hosted in the Stone Gallery, amidst Laurie Simmons’ 1998 exhibition, we’ll provide hands-on seasonal activities such as spell jar making and mini pumpkin painting, tarot readings from Krystal Ayotte and Taire Chevalier, and delicious fall snacks! Costumes are always encouraged!
- SOT Halloween Affinity Group Celebration | Thursday, October 31, All Day | SOT Office (Room 470)
- SOCIAL
NOVEMBER 2024
- Donuts with the Dean | Thursday, November 7 @ 10:30am | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- SOCIAL
- Make Miniatures in the Gallery | Tuesday, November 12 @ 4pm | Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- Financial Literacy & Freelancing Workshop with Emily Worden | Wednesday, November 13 @ 4pm | CFA 259
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- FINANCIAL | INTELLECTUAL
- SOT Affinity Group Meeting with a Drama Therapist | Monday, November 18 @ 5pm
- EMOTIONAL | SOCIAL
- First Generation Student Lunch | Tuesday, December 3 @ 12pm | Student Lounge
- SOCIAL
DECEMBER 2024
- CFA Stress Reliever: CFAmily Jam | TBA
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- EMOTIONAL | INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- Graduate Student Outing: Boston Ballet’s Nutcracker | Thursday, December 5 @ 7:30pm | Boston Ballet
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- INTELLECTUAL | SOCIAL
- CFA Holiday Cards, Crafts, & Cocoa | Tuesday, December 10 @ 2pm | CFA Student Lounge (Room 102)
- CORE NEEDS | SOCIAL | SPIRITUAL
- CORE NEEDS | SOCIAL | SPIRITUAL
- SOT Affinity Groups End of Semester Celebration | Tuesday, December 10, All Day | SOT Office (Room 470)
- SOCIAL
CFA Career Resources Hub
Welcome to the CFA Career Resources Hub!
This platform is designed to be your compass in navigating the vast landscape of opportunities within the world of fine arts.
Whatever your CFA program or artistic pursuit may be, this space is dedicated to empowering you with the tools, insights, and guidance essential to sculpting a fulfilling career in the arts.
Created by CFA faculty member Emily Worden (CFA FA520: Career Development in the Arts), these resources are tailored to meet the unique needs of fine arts students.
Unleash your artistic vision and forge a path that turns your passion into a purposeful and prosperous career.
Questions? Thoughts? Your suggestions are welcome. Please contact us at cfastu@bu.edu.
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Informational Interviews Workshop hosted by Emily Worden, April 10, 2024. Passcode: 940fc.TQ
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