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For the first time in over twenty-five years, alumna Mary Lovelace O’Neal ’69 has a solo exhibition in New York.

Antonio and Piti screened at Lenfest Center for the Arts earlier this month as part of the Year of Water initiative at Columbia. Antonio and Piti is co-directed by Vincent Carelli and Wewito Piyãko and is produced by Vídeo nas Aldeias collective. 

Alumna and Professor Adama Delphine Fawundu ’18 is featured in five group exhibits and one solo exhibit this season.

Conversations with Artists in Art Getting Art is a bi-weekly series and a play on Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. We interview artists about their art and 'getting art'.

Saint Joan of New York, by Writing alumnus Mark Alpert ’84, follows a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. 

The 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards were announced, awarding Comfort Women: A New Musical by Producing & Theatre Management student Dimo Kim three awards. 

The 30th Annual Kleban Prizes for Musical Theatre were presented earlier this month, honoring the work of musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists.

Molly Bit, a debut novel by Writing alumnus Dan Bevacqua ’11 was published by Simon and Schuster on February 4, 2020.

On a beautiful Saturday morning in New York on February 22nd, 2020, children along with their parents came to the Lenfest Center for the Arts at Columbia for the Lenfest Kids screening of Lu Over The WallLenfest Kids: H2O features films about water as part of Columbia's Year of Water initiative, exploring the world's oceans as a space of adventure, fantasy, wonder, and mystery.

The SXSW Film Festival returns to Austin from March 13 - March 22 with many Columbia filmmakers participating in the 23rd edition of the festival. Ten of Columbia’s writers, directors, actors and producers are heading to Texas to present their work on six different films at this year’s festival. 

Theatre alumna Raquel Almazán ’15 was named the new President of the Indie Theater Fund Board of Directors. 

Even though Pizza Girl, debut novel by alumna Jean Kyoung Frazier ’18 has yet to hit bookstores (scheduled for release this summer), it has already made a mark as one of the more anticipated titles of the year. 

On A Global Scale is a bi-weekly series about international co-productions by Columbia filmmakers.

Visiting Associate Professor Wendy S. Walters was recently awarded the prestigious Creative Capital award, given in support of innovative and adventurous artists.

Alumna and Adjunct Assistant Professor Hilary Leichter ’12 debuts her novel, Temporary, releasing on March 3 from Coffee House Press.