As the Harris Fine Arts Center’s 50th anniversary celebration draws near, the building itself is gearing up for the festivities with the installation of new window wraps on the north and south side.

Photo by Jocelyn Horne. Hundreds of students graduate from BYU’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts every year, prepared to bring their technical and artistic skills into the worlds of theatre, education, television or film. But Hannah Kroff hasn’t let that stop her from becoming more marketable upon her graduation from the College of Fine Arts and Communications this August.

The BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications’ convocation for August graduates will be hosted in the de Jong Concert Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center on Friday, August 15, at 8 a.m. Many students have overcome many challenges and obstacles on the journey to graduation. Below are but a few examples.

BYU students Wesley Tippetts and Daniel Clark received the Gold Medal for animation at the Student Academy Awards in Hollywood last weekend for their film, Owned.

Paul Broomhead's University Chorale will be performing a free short program tonight at 7:30pm in the Madsen Recital Hall. Come and enjoy the sounds of a summer eve.

Four years seems like a long time to a newly minted freshman, yet most college graduates will tell you that this time will be over in a blink of an eye. For Chelsea Hurst, this chapter of her life has sadly come to an end but a new and exciting one is just about to begin.In her senior year at BYU, Hurst has been first chair in both the Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestras. She has also had the privilege of touring Europe twice which she feels has greatly enhanced her experience at BYU.

Hundreds of students will be graduating from the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC) on August 15, but most are in their 20s, during the “decade of decisions.” A few, like Rebecca Klundt, are graduating at a different period of their lives. Klundt is 46 years old and a mother of five children.

DOWNLOAD/PRINT PRESS RELEASE Retired Mormon Tabernacle organist and former BYU music faculty member (1957-1965), Robert Cundick has dedicated his entire career of more than 50 years to changing lives and serving others through the power of music.

The second week on tour was filled with some exciting opportunities for the Folk Dancers at two different festivals.

Photo by Todd Wakefield.

The Laycock Center for Creative Collaboration’s project, Readers to the Rescue, was featured in the Summer 2014 edition of BYU Magazine. The project, which was commissioned by the Library of Congress, aims to get kids back into reading by utilizing current technologies.

The BYU Museum of Art will host the Family Arts Festival on Friday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is in celebration of the current exhibition, CUT! Costume and the Cinema, and is free to the public. Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy interactive gallery tours, costume design, instruction on combat performance and other activities.