From 'Cleopatra,' a thesis production directed by alumna Liz Peterson ‘23 © Carol Rosegg.

From 'Cleopatra,' a thesis production directed by alumna Liz Peterson ‘23 © Carol Rosegg.

From DMZ Colony to Phantom Pain Wings: An Evening with Kim Hyesoon and Don Mee Choi © Joel Jares.

From DMZ Colony to Phantom Pain Wings: An Evening with Kim Hyesoon and Don Mee Choi © Joel Jares.

The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room © David Dini.

The Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room © David Dini.

Class of 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition, artwork by Steven Stallings Cárdenas '24 and Erica Enriquez '24 © Joel Jares.

Class of 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition, artwork by Steven Stallings Cárdenas '24 and Erica Enriquez '24 © Joel Jares.

Still from 'Something Between Us,' directed by alum Prash Sampathkumaran ‘24 and presented at the 2024 Columbia University Film Festival.

Still from 'Something Between Us,' directed by alum Prash Sampathkumaran ‘24 and presented at the 2024 Columbia University Film Festival.

Upcoming Events

Fall 2026 Events
'We be the luminous blues…'
Sep 8
'We be the luminous blues…'

Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present We be the luminous blues… by acclaimed artist, alum, and Assistant Professor Adama Delphine Fawundu '18.

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An Evening with Double Edge Theatre: World Premiere Screening & Book Talk
Oct 26
An Evening with Double Edge Theatre: World Premiere Screening & Book Talk

Join Anne Bogart (Professor, Theatre), the Trust for Mutual Understanding, and Double Edge Theatre for An Evening with Double Edge Theatre, featuring a book talk and conversation on An Alchemy of Living Culture: Collected Writings on Double Edge Theatre, followed by the world premiere screening of the documentary series Double Edge: A Living Culture.

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Visual Arts Lecture Series: Andrea Fraser
Oct 27
Visual Arts Lecture Series: Andrea Fraser

The Visual Arts Lecture Series presents a talk by guest speaker Andrea Fraser.

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The Wolf x No Smoking Reading Series Presents: The Poems of Sylvia Plath with Amanda Golden
Oct 27
The Wolf x No Smoking Reading Series Presents: The Poems of Sylvia Plath with Amanda Golden

The Wolf x No Smoking Reading Series proudly presents The Poems of Sylvia Plath with leading Plath scholar and co-editor of the 2026 definitive edition of Plath's poetry, Amanda Golden, Ph.D.

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Speak Now: Wangechi Mutu
Oct 29
Speak Now: Wangechi Mutu

Renowned Nairobi and Brooklyn-based visual artist Wangechi Mutu presents recent work, including film, sculpture, and installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Response by Rachel Grace Newman, African American and African Diaspora Studies. Introduced by Sarah Cole, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts and Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature.

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Art + Life: Maaza Mengiste
Nov 12
Art + Life: Maaza Mengiste

Novelist and essayist Maaza Mengiste discusses her wide-ranging career with writer and translator Lars Horn for Columbia University’s Art + Life series, a program of intimate conversations with poets and writers organized by Undergraduate Creative Writing. 

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Acting Thesis: 'Practice'
Nov 12
Acting Thesis: 'Practice'

Columbia University School of Arts MFA Acting Cohort of 2027 presents Practice, written by Nazareth Hassan and directed by Jasminn Johnson.

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Lenfest Film Faculty Spotlight: Andy Bienen Presents 'The Best Years of Our Lives'
Nov 19
Lenfest Film Faculty Spotlight: Andy Bienen Presents 'The Best Years of Our Lives'

The Best Years of Our Lives follows three World War II veterans who return to their hometown and try to adjust to American civilian life. Coming from different branches of the military with ranks that don't match the social class they're returning to, each man carries the wartime dream of home—only to find himself out of step with the world he left behind.

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