BUCSA is co-hosting this year's Big Fat Books Symposium with featured title "Dream of the Red Chamber!" We're excited to talk about the book with BU Humanities Center, College of Fine Arts, Boston University, and @BUArtsInitiativ from April 28-29, but we can't wait to see you there too!

Join us at @butweets for the second talk on Art & Care: Parenting With & Beyond Cancer - Thur May 4 / 4 pm in the Commons of the Howard Thurman Center - 808 comm ave. rm 205. Featuring artists Marcia Reifman & Andrés de Varona. Free artandcareartisttalk.eventbrite.com

Calling all Boston University' visual artists! 📣 BU Photonics Center and BU Office for the Arts invite local BU alums, faculty, staff, and students to submit their artwork for the Photonics Center Art collection. The deadline to enter is June 30! ➡️ spr.ly/6012OtPzw #ProudtoBU

🖼️✨ Explore the boundary between human creativity and artificial intelligence at the FramedByAI exhibition. Curated by Emily Lin (COM’23) and YouTuber John Shiller, this thought-provoking showcase challenges traditional notions of art. @BUArtsInitiativ spr.ly/6011P8Jp7

📣 Join our team as a Student Council Member! Are you interested in engaging students in the arts? Apply to the BU Arts Initiative Student Council 24/25. Selected students will lead the student art gallery, Arts Insiders events, and special events. Learn more at the 🔗 in our bio

🖼️✨ “Converging Visions: Exploring Perception” features the work of two student artists from the Boston University Academy class of 2024, Michelle Qian and Tracy He. 📆 "Converging Visions" is on view through September 23rd. Located on the 2nd floor of the GSU.

BU artists and community members mingled and connected at our reception on Tuesday evening! 🖼️ Visit the 2024/2025 Silber Way Exhibition which features BU staff, faculty, current students, and alumni, on view through June 2025. 🔗 Head to the link in our bio for more!

Join us for the first Third Thursday event of the semester on the Med campus: Crafts & Cookies! There will be materials for collaging, keychain/bracelet making, crocheting, embroidery, and more! 📆 Thursday, September 19th, 4-5:30 PM 📍 INS 210 (MED Building, 72 E Concord St.)

Call for art and zines! Deadline: 9/30 We welcome you to submit artwork and zines to be showcased at our upcoming National Coming Out Celebration: Affirming Queer Joy. Open to BU students, alumni, faculty, & staff! 🔗 Visit the link in our bio for the details and to submit!

We had a wonderful First Friday event collab with BU Art Club on Friday! Students came in to decorate their phone cases and create phone accessories. Our next First Friday event will include sculpting as a collab with BU Graphic Medicine ✨ More event details to come!

Join us tomorrow for good food, affirming community, and art, at our National Coming Out Celebration! We will have bouquet making, a photo booth, plant pot painting, zine making, jewelry making, and our Affirming Queer Joy Exhibition. We hope to see you there!

Join us for our Third Thursday event at BU Medical Campus! Take a break to create art. Decorate your phone case, a provided phone pop socket, a photo keychain, or make a phone charm. This month's event is a special collaboration with the BU Art Club!

Last week we celebrated National Coming Out Day in collaboration with the LGBTQIA+ centers! Stop by our office this month to see our exhibition, "Affirming Queer Joy", featuring BU students, staff, and alumni works ✨

Are you an artist, crafter, engineer, or musician, or have something you'd like to sell? Consider selling your work at the BU Art Market! Open to current BU students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Applications close Nov 6. 🔗 Visit the link in our bio to learn more and apply.

DJ_Dave BU Arts Initiative #ArtistResidency Recap 🎧💻🎵 DJ_Dave is an experimental electropop artist, producer, and DJ who is synonymous with the art of live coding >> making music with code. She led a lunch n learn workshop and performed on the 17th floor of CDS!

On April 4th and 5th, the BU Arts Initiative welcomed DJ_Dave for a 2-day artist residency! 🎧💻🎵 DJ_Dave is an experimental electropop artist, producer, and DJ who is synonymous with the art of live coding >> making music with code.

Thank you for joining us for our 2025 Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase Reception on Friday, April 11th! The exhibit will be on view through April 30th in the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center. Visit the link in our bio to check out the online exhibition!

Feeling the finals crunch? Take a pause with the BU Arts Initiative. Join us for a creative study break with journaling, sweet or savory buns, and relaxing crafts like stickers, coloring, and origami. Supplies will be provided, including a 60-page journal, while supplies last.

Calling all BU Students: Take the BU Arts Initiative’s end-of-year survey for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Visit the link in our bio to complete the survey.

✨ Arts Insider Recap! ✨ On April 26, Graduate Assistant Connie led our April Arts Insiders with 15 students! They had an amazing time at Mudflat Studios in Somerville, where students got hands-on experience with the pottery wheel led by a skilled Mudflat instructor! 🎨🌀