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Students and Faculty in the College of Fine Arts and Communications Bridge Imagination and Innovation in the Dynamic World of Arts and Media.

Upcoming Events

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Utah Museum Month 2025

Tuesday, July 01 - Thursday, July 31
The Utah Museums Association invites you to see as many museums as you can in July!
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Van Gogh to Playdough July: Color & Textile

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Tuesday, July 01
At Van Gogh to Playdough, art comes alive for young children!
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Independence Day Closure

Friday, July 04
The Museum will be closed on July 4 for Independence Day.
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Open Studio – Water

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, July 05
Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
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Family Arts Festival Part II - Panorama Bonanza

Monday, July 07 - Saturday, July 26
Join us for Part II of the Family Arts Festival, our annual celebration for artistic kids of all ages!
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Open Studio – Water

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday, July 19
Open studio is our art-making event for all ages, with new activities each month!
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Pioneer Day Closure

Thursday, July 24
The Museum will be closed on July 24 for Pioneer Day.
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Family Arts Festival Part III - Personification Nation

Friday, August 01 - Saturday, August 23
Join us for Part III of the Family Arts Festival, our annual celebration for artistic kids of all ages!
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Music at the MOA: Canticum Lucis presents 'Peace Around the World'

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, August 08
Join Canticum Lucis at the MOA for a presentation of choral music celebrating unity and healing!
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Education Week Lectures

Tuesday, August 19 - Friday, August 22
We're joining Education Week with four special lectures!
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Partial Day Event Closure

12:00 AM
Wednesday, August 27
The Museum will not open until 2:30 PM on August 27 due to a University event.
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Labor Day Closure

Tuesday, September 02
The Museum will be closed on Monday, September 2 for Labor Day.
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College Construction

Updates on the Arts and Music Buildings
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News

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School of Music

Sounds from Around the World: BYU’s Percussion Performances Feature Cultural Music

By Sydni Merrill
October 21, 2022 03:50 PM
Join the School of Music for Two Upcoming Percussion Performances by BYU’s Percussion Ensemble, Tangents Percussion Quartet, Panoramic Steel Group and Gamelan Bintang Wahyu
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School of Music

A Tribute to the de Jong and Dancing All Night Long Performances

By Sydni Merrill
October 19, 2022 03:45 PM
BYU’s Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony Will Hold Their Final Performances in the de Jong Concert Hall on October 26 and 27
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Alumni

Kristen Applebee, CFAC Alum and Award Honoree, Encourages Students to Not be Afraid of Failure

By Trevor Myers
October 18, 2022 11:00 AM
Kristen Applebee (BFA ‘95) Returned to BYU During Homecoming Week for the Annual Alumni Achievement Award Lecture Series; Her Lecture was Titled, “The Impossible Calling of Being an Artist”
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The Legacy of the Harris Fine Arts Center: How It Began and How It Lives On

October 17, 2022 03:43 PM
The fine arts can be found in every corner of Brigham Young University. Hymns precede the weekly devotionals. Sporting events are filled with fans singing the Cougar Fight Song after every BYU touchdown. Art lines the halls of campus buildings. While the fine arts can be found everywhere on the BYU grounds, the Harris Fine Arts Center has served as the heart for fine arts for more than half a century. ...
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Alumni

‘Delicious Gatherings’: How Three BYU School of Communications Alumni Helped Bring Tara Teaspoon’s Latest Cookbook to Life

By Veronica Anderson
October 11, 2022 03:55 PM
Three Alumni from the School of Communications — Amy Hamilton, Britney Fronk and Lindsay Steele — Give an Inside Look into Creating Content with Food Blogger Tara Bench
5 Min Read
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Department Of Dance

'Come Alive' With Innovative Choreography and the Ballroom Dance Company

By Trevor Myers
October 10, 2022 04:13 PM
BYU’s Ballroom Dance Company Will Give Audiences a Glimpse of the Upcoming Tour
1 Min Read
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Alumni

Art Alum and CFAC Honoree Kristen Applebee to Speak During Homecoming Week

By Trevor Myers
October 05, 2022 05:30 PM
Kristen Applebee (BFA ‘95) Will Return to BYU to Speak to Students this October for the Annual Alumni Achievement Award Lecture.
1 Min Read
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West Campus Art Galleries: October 6-October 26

By Veronica Anderson
October 05, 2022 10:17 AM
Leftovers
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School of Music

‘The Merry Widow’ Celebrates Over 120 Years of Opera at BYU

By Trevor Myers
October 04, 2022 05:30 PM
BYU’s Fall Opera “The Merry Widow” Combines the Talents of the School of Music and the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, Bids Farewell to the de Jong
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School of Music

Swing Into the New Concert Season with the "Joyful Jazz" Showcase

By Trevor Myers
September 21, 2022 03:35 PM
The Jazz Showcase Will be the First Concert of the Season for Several of BYU’s Nationally Recognized Jazz Groups
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School Of Communications

The Unifying Power of Service: Journalism Students Talk About Their Experience Working on the Black 14 Documentary

September 21, 2022 12:49 PM
BYU journalism students spent this past spring and summer working on a documentary to tell the story of the Black 14, the University of Wyoming football players who were kicked off their team in October 1969. The documentary will premiere Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. ...
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School of Music

BYU’s Four Auditioned Choirs to Join Voices in Choir Showcase

September 20, 2022 05:45 PM
The Choir Showcase Will Feature This Fall’s Four Auditioned Choirs
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Academic Areas

Department of Art

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Department of Dance

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Department of Design

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Department of Theatre and Media Arts

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School of Communications

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School of Music

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