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In the studio

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Amy Xu, BFA ’18 Amy Xu, BFA ’18

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A group of a few dozen people of different ages and demographics stand in a gallery space around plexiglass containers on the floor containing objects. Their attention is on a person speaking.

In the gallery

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Christopher Akintonde

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Filmmakers at work

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The School of Art is home to eight distinct departments and boundless opportunity for growth. During your time here, you’ll develop your perspective and hone your practice alongside students from around the world—all within the cultural capital that is New York. As you learn and grow together, you’ll prepare to navigate the rapidly evolving challenges we face as creative professionals at both the local and global level, and become a part of shaping the future.

Departments

Art and Design Education

Two people kneeling on the floor work on creating a large colorful mural featuring birds, trees, and flowers. One person in a red shirt adjusts a paper butterfly on the mural while the other, in a blue shirt, reaches up to assist.

Associate Degrees

Two matching match boxes, both open. The one on the left is full of matches, the one on the right has one match. Where you light the matches is an illustration of lungs that becomes more worn as you strike the matches. Text on the box reads, Another Strike, Another Scar. The American Lung Association logo is in the top left corner of the box.

Creative Arts Therapy

A group of people laying on the floor in different positions their bodies are enter twined with each other.

Creative Enterprise Leadership

A group of students in a classroom, some sitting, some standing. One is speaking and gesturing with their hands. The other students are listening to them. There are diagrams and schematics on the walls.

Digital Arts and Animation

Film/Video

Fine Arts

A photograph of a wall with many books on shelves facing out to the viewer. There is a person in movement in front of the shelves. They are blurry in the photograph.

Photography

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

The diversity of our programs, people, and practices makes this place what it is.

There’s always something happening here. Where else can you find a creative haven for sculptors and filmmakers, jewelry makers and entrepreneurs? It’s this variety that creates such a rich environment for our artists to thrive. 

Culture & Community

A group of people participate in a dance class, performing a low, dynamic dance move with one arm extended outward. The dancers, including both men and women, wear t-shirts and white wraps around their waists. They are in a modern, spacious room with bright lighting and visible background elements such as doors and stairs. The mood is focused and intense, with each dancer engaged in their movement. The foreground includes colorful gourds placed on the floor, adding to the vibrant atmosphere.

School of Art Dean’s Workshops 2024

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“Eyes Like Mine – (inherited longing)” by Shanoya Allwood, BFA Film/Video ’25, in the windows of the Film/Video Building on Myrtle Avenue (photo by Kate Therrian)

Reclaiming Lost Memories through Art

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December at Hollywood Studios

Madeline Rupard

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A photograph of a translucent telephone suspended in air in front of a pink to white gradient background. the shadow of the phone is on the background and a tightly coiled cable descends from the bottom of the phone and snakes to the left and out of frame.

Untitled, 2022

Arleth Pando

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Abstract painting of a red star

Red Giant

Trudy Benson

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