Information Sessions

Campus Visit Policy

Prospective students and family members are permitted to view the campus through full guided tours; if interested in participating in a tour, you can visit our Visitor's Center. To make an appointment with a School of the Arts admissions counselor, please email [email protected].

Morningside Heights Campus Virtual Tour  |  Manhattanville Campus Virtual Tour

Fall 2026 Information Sessions

Join us after the Info Sessions for film screenings, readings, a theatre performance, and open studios. More information below!

Film Screenings

Experience Columbia Film in Action. Directly following the MFA Info Session, join us for a special screening of three acclaimed short films by Columbia alumni Celebrate the storytelling, artistry, and bold filmmaking that define Columbia’s Film Program. A conversation with filmmakers Jean Chapiro '25, Nana Duffuor '25, and Ren Guang '25 will follow the screenings.

Extremist (w/d. Aleksandr Molochnikov '25, p. Jean Chapiro '25) - 17 min.
A young Russian artist makes an anti-war statement by swapping food labels with pacifist messages in a Moscow supermarket, leading to her arrest and the threat of a 10-year prison sentence. Based on a true story.

Awarded BAFTA Student Film Award Winner for Live Action and Special Jury Award

Rainbow Girls (w/d. Nana Duffuor '25, p. Raman Nimmala '25) - 16 min.
As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, three black trans youth decide to take matters into their own hands, staging an audacious heist targeting the city’s most exclusive luxury brands.

Awarded Grand Jury Award for New York Short Film; Audience Award for Best Narrative Short; and Emerging Black LGBTQ+ Filmmaker Award at NewFest

Delay (w/d. Daryl Wang '25, p. Ren Guang '25, co-w. Tiankuo Men [student]) - 15 min.
After getting married and having a son, a man finally comes out as gay and gets divorced. His son hesitates to invite his father to his upcoming wedding, as it may take time to bridge the distance between them.

Awarded Best Short Film (Asia) at Busan International Film Festival

Theatre Production

Columbia University School of Arts MFA Acting Cohort of 2026 presents Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Fairview, directed by Jasminn Johnson.

Beverly needs her mother’s birthday party to be perfect, but nothing is going to plan. Jasmine is drinking, Dayton is happily unhelpful, Keisha is a teenager, Tyrone is MIA, the radio is going off, and other people’s opinions are intruding on everything!

*Ticketed event. Seating is limited and first come, first served; any unclaimed tickets are released 15 minutes before start time.

Writing Readings

Special readings by guests of the Writing Program.

Visual Arts + Sound Art

Columbia University School of the Arts will host the MFA Visual Arts + Sound Art Open Studios and Information Sessions on November 16. Visitors are invited to explore the School's graduate studios, meet current MFA students, and learn about their studio practices. Morning Information Sessions include conversations with faculty, guided tours of the facilities, and an overview of the program’s curriculum and admissions process.

Online Q&A Sessions with Faculty*

In addition to our information sessions, we host online Q&As for prospective students with faculty members of our various programs.

If you have any questions, please email the Office of Admissions at [email protected].