VPA - Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts

VPA - Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts The official page for Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Origins of the college date to 1873, when the College of Fine Arts opened at SU. The college was the first degree-conferring institution of its kind in the United States. Its first alumnus graduated in 1875 with a bachelor of painting degree.

Blank walls be gone! 🖊️ First-year students in Selected Topics (ILL 100) filled the hallway of Shaffer Art Building with...
09/04/2026

Blank walls be gone! 🖊️

First-year students in Selected Topics (ILL 100) filled the hallway of Shaffer Art Building with work from their first day of classes.

We love seeing student work cover the walls once again!

Orange pride, designed by an Orange alumna! 🍊 Meet Emma L. ’26, a recent graduate and winner of the T-shirt design conte...
09/03/2026

Orange pride, designed by an Orange alumna! 🍊

Meet Emma L. ’26, a recent graduate and winner of the T-shirt design contest!

The 2026 Football Fan Shirt captures the spirit of game days and life on campus with icons like Otto, the legendary number 44, Syracuse University Bands and more.

You can find her design at the Syracuse University Campus Store. 👕

One student. Thirty slots nationwide. Three weeks in the UK. ✈️🎥 Film major Clara Hasegawa ’29 traveled overseas this su...
09/01/2026

One student. Thirty slots nationwide. Three weeks in the UK. ✈️🎥

Film major Clara Hasegawa ’29 traveled overseas this summer for an immersive academic program through the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes.

The defining challenge of her program at Lancaster University was collaborative filmmaking—pitching, critiquing and producing a script as a team that would share a single grade.

The group’s film explored the anthropocene, using Lancaster’s city streets to evoke humanity’s disruption of the natural world. Hasegawa, the sound designer, built much of the soundscape from field recordings of traffic and crowds.

Weekend travel to Liverpool, the Lake District and London gave her a broader sense of British storytelling traditions, from the Beatles Museum to Beatrix Potter’s house to the West End stages. 🌍

What will you do with a degree in Communication & Rhetorical Studies? The possibilities are endless! 🌟 First-year studen...
08/27/2026

What will you do with a degree in Communication & Rhetorical Studies? The possibilities are endless! 🌟

First-year students recently got the chance to chat with Celine Rahman ’13, fashion designer and founder of Cup of Rahman, and Eric Devendorf ’15, former professional basketball player and current broadcaster, to discover where a degree could take them.

Thank you to all the alumni who helped welcome our newest Orange family members this semester. 🧡

Happy first day of classes! 🍊
08/24/2026

Happy first day of classes! 🍊

Celebrate the role of luck, chance and experimentation in the artistic process! 🍀 Join us for the closing reception of “...
08/21/2026

Celebrate the role of luck, chance and experimentation in the artistic process! 🍀

Join us for the closing reception of “Strike It Lucky,” an exhibition featuring artwork by College of Visual and Performing Arts community members.

📅 Friday, Sept. 4
🕠 5:30-7:30 p.m.
📍 Warehouse Gallery, 350 W. Fayette St., Syracuse

The VPA Warehouse Gallery is free and open to the public. “Strike It Lucky” will be on view through Sept. 4.

Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/43NweW0

Welcome to VPA! 🧡 We loved meeting our new students at today’s Dean’s Welcome. This is just the beginning. We can’t wait...
08/20/2026

Welcome to VPA! 🧡 We loved meeting our new students at today’s Dean’s Welcome.

This is just the beginning. We can’t wait to see everything you’ll create, discover and become during your time here.

How would you show where you experience stress and strength on a body image? 🤔 Students in Materials and Techniques of A...
08/19/2026

How would you show where you experience stress and strength on a body image? 🤔

Students in Materials and Techniques of Art Therapy Practice (ATR 614) recently explored this and more through body mapping during their one-week on-campus residency.

Curious about the program behind this work? Our art therapy M.S. is a hybrid program that combines two on-campus residencies with online learning. 🎨

Learn more: https://bit.ly/49wjQvA

Nothing better than a Syracuse summer. ☀️Less than two weeks before classes start! We’re counting down the days. 🥳 📆
08/12/2026

Nothing better than a Syracuse summer. ☀️

Less than two weeks before classes start! We’re counting down the days. 🥳 📆

08/10/2026

Look at how far you’ve come! 🎉

Peer Advisor Eliora Enriquez ’27, a film major, remembers the hope and fear she felt walking into her first year. By focusing on the present moment, she found her place in the world as an artist.

, we can’t wait to see how you’ll grow as artists during your time here.

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202 Crouse College
Syracuse, NY
13244

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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