BU Office for the Arts

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 🌞

🎨🩰✨ Join the BU Office for the Arts' Student Advisory Council! ✨🎭🎵

The BU Office for the Arts is now accepting applications for our 2026/2027 Student Advisory Council. This is a volunteer role with a commitment of 1-5 hours a week. We’re looking for passionate and dedicated students to help shape the arts on campus, build community, and create memorable experiences for fellow Terriers.

Positions Available:
👥 Arts Insiders Coordinator
🎉 Special Event Coordinator
🖼️ Gallery Coordinator

If you're ready to make a difference in the BU arts community and gain hands-on leadership experience, this is your chance!

🗓️ Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.
🔗 Learn more and apply now at the link in our bio!

Whether you're an artist or just have a deep appreciation for the arts, this is a fantastic opportunity to engage, collaborate, and help bring the arts to life at BU!

Deadline Extended: Submit by Sunday, May 31, 2026

Silber Way is still 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. 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 at the Boston University Office for the Arts, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA. We will not return shipped pieces. Please only submit pieces that are for sale.

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 🔗

The Trans & Gender Expansive Exhibition is presented by the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center () and the BU Office for the Arts, featuring creative works by trans & gender expansive artists from BU and the local Massachusetts community.

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. 🍽️

📆 Friday, May 1st, 1-4 PM
📍 BU Office for the Arts (775 Commonwealth Ave, 2nd Floor, Suite 201)

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).

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. 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.

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.

The BU Office for the Arts "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.

🖼️ On View through Friday, April 17th
📍 BU Office for the Arts, Sherman Gallery (GSU Suite 201)
Closing Reception: Friday, April 17th | 4-5 PM

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.

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 Sherman Gallery (775 Commonwealth Ave)