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Blocks from the Hudson River, the gurgling sound of water interweaves with gentle whale whistles in a dimly lit open gallery space.

Refusenik by Assistant Professor Lynn Melnick '97 will be published on February 22, 2022, and is now available for pre-order from YesYes Books.

I was surrounded by sounds so otherworldly, I felt like I was listening to the stars talking. 

Ghost Light, Meet the Dramaturgs is a Theatre series featuring Columbia Dramaturgy students, faculty, and alumni, learning about their work, aspirations, and pandemic passion projects.

The 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Seven films from Columbia filmmakers have received nominations. 

the bandaged place, by playwriting alumnus Harrison David Rivers ’09, will have its world premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company.

Alumna Ama Quao ’18 served as a staff writer on the debut seasons of Hulu’s How I Met Your Father and Freeform's Single Drunk Female.

Clara Sola, a feature film co-written and directed by alumna Nathalie Álvarez Mesén '19, was the big winner at the Guldbagge Awards from the Swedish Film Institute, taking home five awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound, and Best Screenplay. 

The Alumni Spotlight is a place to hear from the School of the Arts alumni community about their journeys as artists and creators.

Alumnus Rob Swainston ‘06 is featured in the show Doomscrolling at Petzel Gallery in New York City. This show, featuring woodblock prints by Swainston and fellow artist Zorawar Sudhu, will remain on view until February 12, 2022. 

Alumni Nicole Holofcener '88 and Ashley Lyle '07 ('02 CC) are among the honorees of the 2022 Final Draft Awards.

Columbia University will move forward with hosting this year’s Commencement ceremony in person on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, on our Morningside campus. The University will also recognize the Classes of 2020 and 2021 in a campus ceremony on Thursday, May 19, 2022 in person.

Miracle, written, directed, produced, and edited by Assistant Professor and Film Program alumnus Bogdan George Apetri '06, won the Don Quixote Prize at the 2022 Tromsø International Film Festival.

Reinventing Jenna Rose by alumna Joni Marie Iraci '17 was recently announced as the first-place winner of the Firebird Book Awards in two categories, Coming of Age and Women's Issues, and the second-place winner in Legal Thriller and New Adult Fiction. 

From April 6 to September 5 2022, the Whitney Museum will present the 80th edition of its flagship exhibition, the Whitney Biennial.