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A Creative Culmination

Three studio arts seniors in the School of Art discuss how they prepared for their B.F.A. capstone exhibition.

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Our Schools and Departments

  • School of Art
  • School of Design
  • Department of Drama
  • Setnor School of Music
  • Department of Film and Media Arts
  • Department of Creative Arts Therapy
  • Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Where will your passion take you?

VPA offers the benefits of a small college set within a large university community. Work closely with our faculty in your niche, whatever it may be, and gain hands-on experiences that will give you an edge on your professional journey.

7  Schools and Departments
25  Undergraduate Programs
17  Graduate Programs
17  Minors
Explore our programs to learn more

Where Our Recent Graduates Are Working

  • Ann Inc (Ann Taylor, LOFT, Lou & Grey)
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Burt's Bees Baby - Ayablu Inc
  • Discovery Channel
  • Netflix
  • Dreamworks Animation
  • ESPN
  • Hawaiian Public Schools
  • iHeartMedia
  • Lexington Theater Company
  • National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Teen Vogue
  • Universal Music Group
  • Utilizing Classical Music
  • Vevo
  • Vineyard Theatre
  • Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
  • Warner Records
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Weathervane Playhouse
  • Wegmans
  • Yelp
  • Oswego Health
  • Michael Werner Gallery
  • Matiz Architecture and Design
  • Warner Bros Pictures
  • Maine State Theater
  • Blackbird Music Publishing Group
  • Allied Global Marketing

Upcoming Events

  • Orange Juice at Syracuse Jazz Fest

    June 27, 2025

  • VPA Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium

    September 19, 2025

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News

  • A poster with photos of Crouse College.

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    Alumnus Work Featured in Limited-Edition Poster

    The third annual fiscal-year end poster campaign includes a poster design that features a sunset over Crouse College, captured and submitted by Ken Milch ’91, a graduate of the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Read More...

  • Exterior of Crouse College

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    Five Music Education Alumni Named Grammy Educator Award Quarter Finalists

    From quarter notes to the quarter finals! Out of the 200 quarter finalists in the Grammy Foundation’s 2026 Music Educator Award, no less than five are Syracuse University graduates. Read More...

  • Four individuals take a bow on stage.

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    The Orange are Rising on Broadway

    Syracuse alumni shine on stage, behind the scenes and everywhere in between. Read More...

  • Zoe Requena Bustillo installs her mixed-media work at the Warehouse Gallery.

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    A Creative Culmination

    Three graduating seniors are using their creative corners to construct capstone projects for a final exhibition at the Warehouse Gallery. The show is the culmination of their time in the studio arts B.F.A. program and a celebration of their artistic and personal growth. Read More...

  • Students wearing garments from SOLACE Collective’s new line of clothing for neurodivergent individuals.

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    Innovative Student Group Designs Inclusive Clothing for Neurodivergent Community

    Carolyn Fernandes ’25 remembers walking out of an interview for a design internship that she ended up not getting. She wondered if fidgeting with her nails—a common, repetitive expression of her nervous energy every day—was misconstrued as a sign of not paying attention and a reason for her not getting the position. Read More...

  • A rose on a bench

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    Five VPA Students Named 2025-26 Remembrance Scholars

    Five College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students are among the 35 students chosen as the 2025-26 Syracuse University Remembrance Scholars. Read More...

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    Genet Gallery Features EDI Program’s Collaborative Project with Local Community Partners

    The School of Design’s Sue and Leon Genet Gallery at the Nancy Cantor Warehouse is proud to present the 2025 “Meaningful Partnership” exhibition. Read More...

  • Lindy Truitt and Anjaneya Padwal, founders of SipSafe+, at the Hult Prize National Qualifier in Boston, Massachusetts.

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    Three VPA Students Compete in 2025 Hult Prize Campus Qualifier

    Three students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts competed in the 2025 Hult Prize campus qualifier at Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad for a chance to pitch at the Hult Prize national qualifier at the Hult International Business School in Boston, Massachusetts. Read More...

  • Rolando Gomez

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    Syracuse Student Co-Headlines Society for New Music Concert April 13

    Music by Syracuse University graduate student Rolando Gómez is part of the Society for New Music (SNM)’s annual Prizewinners Concert on Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m. at CNY Jazz Central (441 East Washington St., Syracuse). A master’s student in composition in the Setnor School of Music, he was the 2024 honorable mention for SNM’s Brian Israel/Sam Pellman Award. Read More...

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