The arts reflects the feelings, emotions and something of society. We’ll explore this signature area through the lens of our faculty and alumni on the role the arts and creativity plays in shaping our future.
Conversation on what this Broadway and cinematic piece has meant to the LGBTQ+ community.
For me (The Boys in the Band) is about recognizing where we come from, and what a generation of men and women went through, whose shoulders we stand on.
Matt Bomer (CFA)
Actor
A dialogue on how artists rise to the moment and create opportunities for the free exchange of ideas and thoughtful debate.
Title: Challenging Society: Art's Role in Shaping Our World
Presenters:
• Dan Martin, Stanley and Marcia Gumberg Dean, College of Fine Arts
• Jon Rubin, Associate Professor of Art, School of Art
• Kim Weild, Associate Professor, The John Wells Directing Program, School of Drama
• Alexa Woloshyn, Assistant Professor of Musicology, School of Music
Event Date: January 27, 2021
“Decolonized Futures” is a three-year (2018-2021) interdisciplinary project directed by Alexa Woloshyn, Assistant Professor of Musicology, School of Music, and sponsored through the Center for Arts in Society.
EXPLORE 
An insider's perspective on the future of live theater and a look at a modern career in the arts.
Being able to heighten the visual experience using music software is a new thing that’s been happening on Broadway. It’s more of this diversifying the sound of the shows and also integrating all of the different technological aspects of theater. That’s how technology is really changing things.
Scott Wasserman (A 2010)
Electronic Music Designer
Celebrate the work that happens on and off the screen of our favorite films with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from special guests and a star-studded lineup of alumni.
Title: Tartans in Film - An Insider's Look on Costuming
Featuring: CFA grads Gina Cercone and Derek St. Pierre take us inside the world of costuming and their experience working on the Academy Award-winning film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Event Date: April 23, 2021
Tartans in Film May Premiere!
Exhibit
Postdoctoral Research fellow Alisha Wormsley had the students in her class "Black Utopias," produce a Zine to investigate the narrative in black history and create a new or imagined narrative.
View this online exhibit highlighting the work of her class.
Lecture Series
The School of Architecture lecture series featuring dialogues on culture and the challenges and demands of modern society.