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Presenting university-wide arts programming at Boston University that builds community and highlights diverse artists and artistry

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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Only one week left to visit the Sherman Gallery to see The Trail is Calling!. This exhibition features a selection of submissions from the BU Global Program Photo Contest, captured by BU students, faculty, and staff during their travels around the world. 📸 Miori Kino (COM’27)
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This Monday was our first Salon Series of the semester, featuring the BU Allegrettos (@buallegrettos), an all-gender a capella group!
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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
The Allegrettos have had the privilege of performing in many places, including Boston, New York, Connecticut, and the White House! This event is free, but space is limited, so registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided.
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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
Featured in various years of the BU Global Programs Photo Contest, these images celebrate cultural discovery, global perspectives, and the spirit of exploration that connects Terriers across continents. Now on view in the Sherman Gallery through October 10, 2026.
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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 Fall Arts Fair 2026 📆 Friday, September 4, 2026 | 11am-2pm 📍 GSU Plaza - in front of the George Sherman Union at 775 Commonwealth Ave. (Ziskind Lounge Rain Location) Flyer graphic designed and illustrated by Bithiah Holton (@bithiahsart)
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
You can also look for fun giveaways, learn about opportunities, discounts, special offers, and more! Visit the link in our bio for more information 🔗
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Stop by our table to enter our raffle for a chance to win a $75 Coolidge Theatre gift card. This year, we are excited to offer quick custom portraits by local artist Sabrina Dorsainvil.
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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
Huge thank you to all who attended a residency event. We are grateful to our collaborating School of Music faculty member, Dr. Igor Iwanek, and co-sponsors, BU College of Fine Arts School of Music, and the BU Center for the Study of Asia.
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The 3-day residency consisted of a lunch n learn, class visits and workshops, and culminated in a classical Indian music concert in the CFA Concert Hall.
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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
The Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase is co-sponsored by the BU LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center and the BU Office for the Arts. TGE features creative works by trans & gender expansive artists from BU and the Massachusetts community.
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We will have musical and spoken-word performances alongside 14 works by 10 BU and local artists. This showcase is free and open to all, but an RSVP is required. Link in bio to register for this event 🔗
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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
The deadline to submit is Sunday, May 3, 2026. To submit, visit the link in our bio! If selected, you must be able to drop off and retrieve your piece from the Boston University Office for the Arts office at 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. We will not return shipped pieces.
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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
This residency is co-sponsored by the BU Office for the Arts, LearnQuest Academy of Music, BU School of Music, and BU Center for the Study of Asia.
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It will be a fascinating conversation that connects India’s rich tradition with how we perceive the world in 2026. Lunch will be provided. The event is free, but tickets and pre-registration are required. 🔗 Visit the link in our bio for more information and to register for an event.
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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
This residency is co-sponsored by the BU Office for the Arts, LearnQuest Academy of Music, BU School of Music, and BU Center for the Study of Asia.
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The reception will begin at 7:15 pm and feature light refreshments and mehndi artist and BU alum, Amira Sheikh (CFA’25). The event is free, but tickets and pre-registration are required. 🔗 Visit the link in our bio for more information and to register.
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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
This will be a unique opportunity to engage with these musicians, learn from them in masterclasses, and hear them live in concert. 🔗 All events are free, but registration is required. Visit the link in our bio for more information and to register for an event.
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BU Office for the Arts @artsatbu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Three classical musicians from Mumbai, India, will be visiting the BU campus from April 7th to 9th. Maestro Sudhir Nayak, acclaimed master of the Indian portable organ, the harmonium, will be joined by the superb vocalist Dhananjay Hegde and tabla virtuoso Yogeesh Bhat...
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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
How do you visualize peace? Where do you go to escape? What has inspired you? We want to see your visual representation. In today’s extreme climate, we ask you to use your artist's voice and talent to lead viewers to a peaceful place. 🔗 Visit the link in bio for more details.
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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
Co-sponsored by the BU LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center and the BU Office for the Arts. 🔗 Head to the link in our bio for more information and to submit your work. Featured artwork: "bribing the sun" by Alina Balseiro
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