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Columbia University School of the Arts

The School of the Arts is one of the leading arts schools in the world, a unique place where artists from every discipline come to study in their fields and to create together in one vibrant community.

We award the Master of Fine Arts degree in Film, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Writing, as well as an interdisciplinary program in Sound Art that leads to an MFA in Visual Arts. The School also offers a Master of Arts degree in Film and Media Studies, as well as undergraduate majors and summer programs.

Features

Women in historic costumes and banners on a stage.
Production still from 'Suffs' on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus.
The Fight Unfinished: Prince Fellow Rachel Sussman Persists with 'Suffs'

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Prince Fellowship alum Rachel Sussman discovered the suffragettes in a middle school textbook, sandwiched between World War I and the Prohibition. The book didn’t give her much—she only met Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—but she was already hooked.

Upcoming Events

Heidi Howard, Me Fish, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Charles Benton.
Heidi Howard, 'Me Fish', 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Charles Benton.
Public Programs & Engagement

Please join us for a season of readings, screenings, conversations, and more with these and other extraordinary artists.

from left to right: tomas vu daniel, bogdan apetri, and wendy s. walters
from left to right: Tomas Vu-Daniel, Bogdan Apetri, and Wendy S. Walters
This is Who We Are: Faculty Interviews

This Is Who We Are is a series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.