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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.

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Film
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Film and Media Studies
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Theatre
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Visual Arts + Sound Art
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Writing
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Undergraduate
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Lin King ’22 Wins 2024 National Book Award for Translation

Lin King ’22 has won the 2024 National Book Award in Translated Literature for her work translating Yáng Shuang-zi’s Taiwan Travelogue to English from its original Mandarin Chinese.  

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This Is Who We Are: Christian Parker

By Cristóbal Riego
November 22, 2024

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Designing Your Reality: 10 Years of the Digital Storytelling Lab

By Rhea Shukla
November 22, 2024

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Seth Cluett, 'The Stratified Character of Nature' (installation view, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, 2024)
A Different Kind of Sensitivity: Professor Seth Cluett on Sound Art

By Lauren Harris
November 7, 2024

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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.

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