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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 8h

Our October First Friday was full of so many creative and spooky painted and bedazzled pumpkins 🎃🎨 We loved seeing them all! Thank you for joining us for the FIRST First Friday of the semester ✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ready to give your pumpkin a little personality? Join BU Office for the Arts for October First Friday! Drop in anytime from 4–6 pm to decorate your pumpkin with colorful paints, stickers, gems, and bedazzling decorations. We’ll also have delicious pastries to enjoy while you decorate!

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts for an acapella performance by the BU Allegrettos at the beautiful Dahod Family Alumni Center at the Castle. The Allegrettos are Boston University’s all-gender a cappella group. Founded in 1994, the group records music and competes in competitions such as the ICCAs.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🍁 Call for Vendors! 🍁 The BU Art Market is returning this spring, and we’re looking for BU students, alumni, faculty, and staff to apply to be vendors and sell or trade their creations! 🔗 Visit the link in our bio to learn more and apply to be a vendor! Applications are due by Monday, October 5th.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The BU Office for the Arts invites you to explore a stunning collection of photographs captured by BU students, faculty, and staff during their travels and experiences around the world.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us for the second and final crafternoon at Mugar to make blackout poetry, collage, or bedazzle a picture frame. This special crafternoon celebrates the work of poet Nikki Giovanni. This event is free and open to all students.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Fall Arts Fair! ❤️ We loved seeing all the new faces and connecting with 30+ incredible orgs. Here's to a year full of creativity, community, and exploring all the arts BU and Boston have to offer! 🎨✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Join us for a crafternoon at Mugar to make blackout poetry, collage, or bedazzle a picture frame. This special crafternoon celebrates the work of poet Nikki Giovanni, whose papers will be on exhibit in Mugar Library this fall. This event is free and open to all students.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Welcome to all the terriers who joined us last Friday to learn more about the arts at BU and sticker-making! Swipe to see some hand-drawn stickers from the arts orientation sessions 🐾❤️

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📣 BU Terriers, join us for the BU Fall Arts Fair! Come check out the BU Office for the Arts, BU Art Programs, academic units, and selected Boston-area arts and cultural organizations to explore all the arts that BU and Boston have to offer.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Are you around Boston this summer? Be sure to check out our list of FREE off-campus arts events happening from June through the end of August! Specially curated by the BU Office for the Arts staff ✨ Head to the link in our bio to check it out 🌞

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thank you for joining us for our 2026 Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase Reception on Thursday, April 16th! The exhibit will be on view through Friday, May 1st in the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center. Visit the link in our bio to check out the online exhibition 🔗

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts for our end of semester Study Break event: Pizza and Painting! Drop in anytime from 1-4 pm to paint fabric on bandanas, customize pencil pouches, or relax with coloring pages. Fresh pizza and art materials to get creative will be provided. 🍽️

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Earlier this month, we hosted our last Music Monday Salon Series of the spring semester at the BU Castle! The Heron Quartet performed for this event, featuring four BU students, Lana Crosson (violin), Antony Karacic (violin), Ian Aistrup (viola), and Nathaniel Aistrup (cello).

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Last week, we had the tremendous pleasure of welcoming visiting artist Kunal Gunjal to BU for our Spring Artist Residency, Basant Ke Rang | Colors of Spring: Raga Music of North India.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Our "Peace & Tranquility" Pop-Up Student Exhibition is now on view through the end of the week! Come by for the closing reception on Friday, April 17th, from 4-5 PM, for light refreshments, to meet some of the artists, and for your last chance to see all these amazing works in person.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Stop by to see the Laura Roush and Samuel Rivera exhibit before it closes! Now on view through Friday, April 17. The Sherman Gallery is Open Monday through Friday, 9-5 PM. We are closed on holidays and during BU Office for the Arts events.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join us this Friday to celebrate the Spring 2026 Pop Up Exhibition: Peace & Tranquility. Featuring student artists, this pop-up show visualizes beauty amongst chaos. Light bites will be provided, as well as a chance to meet a few of the artists! 📆 Friday April 17th | 4-5 PM 📍 BU Office for the Arts

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Last Friday was Keychains & Crepes, our last First Friday of the semester! Here are the highlights ✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts and the BU LGBTQIA+ SRC for art, community, and food at the opening of the 2026 Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase Reception! This year's theme is Resistance through visibility. ...

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🎻 Our April Salon Series is here! Join the BU Office for the Arts for an afternoon of live chamber music and light refreshments at the beautiful Dahod Family Alumni Center at the Castle. The Heron Quartet performs Dvořák's "American" String Quartet. This event is free to attend. buff.ly/gZsPgDw

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Silber Way is now accepting submissions! We invite local alumni, faculty, staff, and students to enter artwork into this juried exhibition. 2D works, including but not limited to painting, textiles, photography, drawing, printmaking, and graphic design, are welcome.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts for our April First Friday event, Crepes and Keychains! 🗝️ Drop in anytime from 4 - 6pm for charm making, keychain designing, or take some time to relax with coloring pages. Fresh crepes and art materials to get creative will be provided. 🍽️

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Join us for the Lunch n Learn event, Indian Festivals and their Soundscape, on Tuesday, April 7th! This event will explore the themes of cultural diversity, diversity of human expression in the arts and beyond, and questions of belonging and tradition.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Experience the power and beauty of Indian classical music live at the CFA Concert Hall on Thursday, April 9, 2026. Three stellar classical musicians from Mumbai, India, will be performing together, concluding their visiting artist residency.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We're thrilled to announce our upcoming spring residency, Basant Ke Rang | Colors of Spring: Raga Music of North India, with residency events taking place on April 7th - 9th...

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Call for Art! 🖼️ BU Office for the Arts now welcomes any and all BU students to submit artwork to be showcased at our upcoming Spring Exhibition titled: Peace & Tranquility. On display from April 14th - 17th 2026, this pop up exhibition aims to give voice to all of Boston University. ...

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Last week we had our March First Friday: Sketch and Sip night! ✍️ Students took turns posing for our figure drawing section, while enjoying milk tea boba and fruit tea boba 🧋 We also held spaces for students to do still life drawing and coloring. Swipe through to see the highlights ✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Browse, shop, trade, and support BU creators next Friday, March 20th at the BU Art Market featuring over 20 creators! Presented by the BU Office for the Arts, the BU Art Market is free and open to the public. Join us anytime from 1-6 PM on Friday, March 20th, in the GSU Link.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Throwback to the incredible talent and creativity from last semester’s BU Art Market 🎨✨ We’re bringing it all back this spring! Come shop handmade art, trade with fellow creators, and support BU artists at the BU Art Market on Friday, March 20, 1–6 PM at the GSU Link.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

📣 CALL FOR ART 📣 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 16 ‼️ Submit to our third annual Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase! We welcome all visual artists and performing artists who identify as trans and/or gender expansive or whose gender identity challenges cisnormativity to submit.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Shop unique art, trade with fellow creators, and support BU artists! See you Friday, March 20! The BU Art Market empowers students, faculty, staff, and alumni with small creative businesses to promote, sell, and exchange their work with the campus community.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts for our March First Friday event, Sketch & Sip Night! ✍️ Drop in anytime from 4 - 6pm for still life and figure drawing, or take some time to relax with coloring pages. Boba tea beverages and art materials to get creative will be provided. 🧋

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

📣 CALL FOR ART 📣 Only 10 more days left to submit to our 3rd annual Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase! We welcome all visual artists and performing artists who identify as trans and/or gender expansive or whose gender identity challenges cisnormativity to submit.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🌸 Call for Vendors! 🌸 The BU Art Market is returning this spring, and we’re looking for BU students, alumni, faculty, and staff to apply to be vendors and sell or trade their creations! ...

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Join the BU Office for the Arts for our February First Friday event, Cards & Candy! Drop in anytime from 4-6pm to craft a card for someone important in your life. We will have all the supplies you will need to watercolor or craft your own project. We hope to see you there!

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We loved seeing you all slow down, make art, & recharge together at Study Break ☕🎨 As we wrap up the semester, we’re grateful for the moments of creativity, connection, & community you’ve shared with us. Wishing you a restful winter break. See you in the new year, Terriers!❤️🐾

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Recipes for Resistance, the zine workshop led by Mariah-Rose Marie during our Drawn Together residency, centered recipes as vessels of memory and history. Through drawing, collage, and writing, participants created mini zines to share and remember 📓💌✂️

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The BU Office for the Arts Sherman Gallery will be closed Friday, December 19th, through Monday, January 5th.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Inspired by the joy of communal meals, our Drawn Together collage workshop, led by Shaina Lu, brought people together through shared art-making ✂️ Participants created mini collage hotpots and contributed a collaged hotpot ingredient to a shared communal piece.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Looking back at last month’s Drawn Together residency launch, where Mariah-Rose Marie (@mariahrosemariee) led a beautiful cooking demo on kunde and the significance of black-eyed peas. We wrapped the demo with delicious tastings of kunde and sorrel! 🥘✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📣 Call for Art! 📣 BU students! Want your work seen on a national stage? The BU Office for the Arts invites BU students to design the official poster for the 2026 AAAE Annual Conference, “Wicked Good Approaches: The Future of Arts Administration.”

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We’re still reflecting on the connection and creativity that filled our spaces during last month's Drawn Together residency. Thank you to all who attended and to visiting artists Mariah-Rose Marie and Shaina Lu for leading such meaningful art making and conversations. More moments to come. ✨

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of Routes & Roots, an exhibition that features 11 works by 8 BU students exploring cultural journeys. Stop by the Sherman Gallery located inside the BU Office for the Arts office in the GSU suite 201 to see all the amazing work in person 🖼️

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

For our November Arts Insiders event, we brought students to Mudflat Pottery School in Somerville! We had a special guest, President Gilliam, join BU students in learning to use the pottery wheel.

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Finals shouldn’t be stressful. Join the BU Office for the Arts for the fall Study Break: Bullet Journaling & Buns! 📓🧁

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Our November First Friday was a creative one ✨ We had sweet and savory buns while making fall-inspired suncatchers! We hope to see you at Study Break, our final event of the semester, where we will decorate bullet journals 📓💌

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Happy #GivingTuesday from the Boston University Office for the Arts! Make a donation today to help create programs that not only support our students, but also enrich the greater BU community. Your support helps make the arts accessible. Help us continue to serve our community: buff.ly/BYBj9FJ

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Join us this Friday, December 5th, from 5-7 PM for the opening reception of Routes & Roots: Exploring Cultural Journeys. This student exhibition will be on view in the Sherman Gallery (located inside BU Office for the Arts). 📆 Friday, December 5th | 5-7 PM 📍 GSU Suite 201 (BU Office for the Arts)

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Join us for November First Friday: Sun Catchers & Sweet Buns! Drop by anytime between 4-6pm for a fun evening of paper crafts, including origami, sun catchers, and more! This free event will take place in the BU Office for the Arts, with all art materials and food provided.

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