School of the Arts

The School of the Arts offers developing visual and performing artists and arts managers access to the highest level of professional training. Students will graduate equipped with the tools and inspiration for engaged, innovative, and socially impactful careers.

Prestigious faculty in the Arts Management and Entrepreneurship Program, the Conservatories of Dance, Music, and Theatre Arts, and the School of Art+Design cultivate, nurture, and prepare students for entry into their fields through rigorous and comprehensive studio practice, fortified by theoretical, conceptual, and historical study.

Vibrant performance and studio-based degree programs challenge students to interrogate, articulate, produce, and innovate. Students learn entrepreneurial skills within a thriving intellectual culture, informed by the School of the Arts’ uniquely synergistic relationship with the broader college community.

Tailor to the Stars Introduces Her Own Collection

Christy Rilling ’01 (theatre design/technology) helps A-listers look fabulous.
Artist Brian Kavanaugh ’05 Earns Fulbright Award

He helps people with disabilities express their creativity and produce art.
Engels the Artist Creates New Sculpture with Students

The School of Art+Design collaborates with the Neuberger Museum of Art.
Faculty Publication: “In the Long Run” Examines Broadway’s Most Popular Plays

Routledge publishes new book by Jordan Schildcrout, Associate Professor of Theatre & Performance
Kate Gilmore Heals with Art After Parkland Shooting

The Art+Design professor created a public art installation for the Coral Springs Museum of Art.
Faculty Members Earn Grammy Nominations

Silas Brown and Amanda Gookin MM ’16 were recognized for their work as producer/engineer and performer.
Professor Warren Lehrer Awarded 2019 Ladislav Sutnar Prize

Writer, designer, multimedia artist, and professor Warren Lehrer was awarded the lifetime achievement award in Pilsen, Czech Republic on November 11, 2019.
Michael Rakowitz ’95 Recipient of the Nasher Prize

Congratulations to Michael Rakowitz ’95, who was just named by The Nasher Sculpture Center as the recipient of its fifth Nasher Prize.
New Work by Keerati Jinakunwiphat ’16

Big Rings for Abraham.In.Motion to premiere at the Joyce Theater.
Cyrille Aimée ’09 Earns Grammy Nomination

Award category is for best arrangement.
Must-Read Profile: Mitski ’13

The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot went On the Road with Mitski.
Samara McLendon ’21 Earns Prestigious Sassy Award

She competed to win the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competiton.
Theatre and Performance Students Take in Romeo and Juliet

Lenka Pichlikova, visiting assistant professor of theatre and performance, brings students to theatre festival.
From Purchase to Zombie Apocalypse: Colby Hollman ’19

The recent acting graduate earned a role on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.
The New York Times Highlights Insta by Purchase Dancers

Issa Dance Look, founded by Joy Marie Thompson ’18 and co-curated by Dava Huesca ’19, features the fashion of dancers in the studio and on the street.