More
than 1,100 full-time students are now pursuing a
broad range of accredited professional undergraduate
and graduate curricula through the College of Fine
Arts’ three major academic units – the
Schools of Art and Art History, Music and Theatre
and Dance. These schools also are home to 105 full-time
tenure track faculty and 22 adjunct professors.
School
of Art & Art History
The School of Art and Art History is noted for its
comprehensive undergraduate and graduate degree
programs, the scholarly and creative activity of
its faculty, and the significant achievements of
its alumni. Both students and faculty receive invitations
to exhibit and fellowships to undertake creative
work from such prestigious institutions as the Getty
Research Institute, the Guggenheim Museum, the National
Gallery of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York City. Through its Visiting Artists and
Scholars program, the school brings inspiring mentors
to the campus like art critic Robert Morgan, artist
James Terrell, art educator Dr. Alhaji Yakubu Peligah,
artist and author Hans Haäcke, artist Sokari
Douglas Camp, and others, such as Hal Foster, Philip
Meggs, Mark Dion, Fred Wilson and Terry Adkins.
Today, the school consists of several major buildings
in the Fine Arts Conplex, WARPhaus, and three galleries
– the University Gallery, the Focus Gallery
and the Grinter Gallery, in nearby Grinter Hall.
The school offers an exciting and diverse curricula,
with programs ranging from classical art history
studies to contemporary digital arts and interactive
media design. For more information, visit: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art.
School
of Music
The School of Music continues
to grow in stature and influence in all of its disciplines.
This year, for example, UF’s School of Music
was the first in the United States to host a session
of the International Certificate for Piano Artists
and the only one to have its Wind Symphony invited
to the World Association of Symphonic Bands and
Ensembles Convention in Singapore. The school’s
Clarinet Ensemble was the first student group ever
invited to play at the International ClarinetFest
and its choirs performed with several symphonies
throughout the U.S. The school also hosts many internationally
recognized festivals each year, ranging from the
classical Steinway Piano Festival to the avant-garde
Electroacoustic Music Festival. These events bring
world-class performers in every discipline to the
campus for performances, recitals and residencies
that benefit all members of the campus community,
and especially students of the school.
The school’s students are selected from among
the nation’s finest young musicians. In fact,
this past spring, more students auditioned to pursue
a degree in music at UF than in all previous years.
The level of musicianship and academic accomplishment
among faculty and students is very high. The scholarly
and creative work of the school’s graduate
students and faculty is recognized throughout the
world. Many faculty members also hold leadership
positions on boards of directors of national and
international music organizations. For more information,
please visit: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/music.
School
of Theatre & Dance
The School of Theatre and Dance expanded this year
with the opening of its new 46,000 square-foot-facility,
the magnificent Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance
Pavilion. To accurately reflect the increased size,
scope and mission, its status was also changed from
a department to a school.
The school's diverse faculty--whose members hail
from Romania, Guinea, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands,
Australia, and the United States--brings a global
view to the training of 21st century theatre and
dance artists. The faculty has performed in, directed
or designed for major venues nationally and internationally.
The College of Fellows of the American Theatre,
the Kennedy Center, the National Endowment for the
Arts, and other prestigious organizations have recognized
their creativity. The school offers B.F.A. and/or
M.F.A. degrees in the areas of performance, musical
theatre, dance, and design; and the B.A. degree
in general theatre. The college's International
Production Program; Center for Arts, Healthcare,
Research and Education; Digital Worlds Institute;
and the Center for World Arts enhance the school's
degree programs. The school's outstanding students
win awards at such prestigious competitions as the
Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival
and the American College Dance Festival. It's graduates
annually showcase their work in New York. The school's
alumni also grace the stages of Broadway, major
theatres and movie sets. Among the school's most
famous alumni are Faye Dunaway, Malcolm Gets, Stephen
Root and Buddy Ebsen. For more information, visit: http://www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance.
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