College of Fine Arts Carnegie Mellon University

We encourage critical inquiry and creative production, melding CMU with society and culture. At the College of Fine Arts, we cultivate a community of nationally and internationally recognized artists and professionals within our five schools (Archit and professionals within our five schools (Architecture, Art, Design, Drama and Music), our associated programs (BXA Intercollege Degree Programs and Arts & Entertainment Management), the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art and the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry. We enhance and integrate the excellence and distinction of our five schools with the strengths of our university, establishing our position of international leadership. Students are prepared to engage successfully with local and international communities, and are empowered to transform their professions through critical inquiry and creative production. We are internationally renowned for our unique multidisciplinary capabilities and distinctive pedagogical approaches, for our success and influence of our students and alumni, for our visionary leadership in the development and transformation of the professions and for our vital role in melding the exceptional capabilities of our great university with society and culture. The College of Fine Arts aspires to be recognized as the definitive international hub of arts, architecture and design education, research and practice in the 21st Century. Our passionate and inspirational world-class faculty, staff and students regularly produce extraordinary new culture, knowledge, techniques and technologies. We are agents of change, and we challenge the traditional boundaries of the arts through practice, research, solo endeavors and vibrant collaborations — within CFA, across Carnegie Mellon University and with colleagues around the world. We believe it is necessary to view all that we do as part of a research umbrella; creative practice, after all, is a form of research in and of itself. Our research and creative practice efforts span the depth and breadth of societal concerns, each one making its mark upon the world. Our work most often occurs outside a laboratory; we are not defined by parameters and standard explanation. This approach allows us to make a difference in a wide variety of subject areas, such as: health & wellness; sustainability & design ecologies; artificial intelligence & machine learning; mixed reality & emerging tech; and artistic endeavors. ...view more