  {"id":3589,"date":"2023-09-15T13:56:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/soa\/?page_id=3589"},"modified":"2026-01-26T18:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:06:48","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/soa\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Header Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Header Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Ubuntu|700|||||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_6_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e71939&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|20px|10px|20px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;off|20px|20px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">About the School of Arts<\/h6>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ School of Arts<\/strong> (SoA) <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">offers the <strong>most<\/strong> <strong>comprehensive, multidisciplinary arts education<\/strong> within the City University of New York (CUNY) system. Founded in 2022, the School of Arts <\/span>houses renowned programs in <strong>theatre, dance, fashion, studio art, <\/strong>and<strong> design<\/strong> as well as the <strong>Aaron Copland School of Music<\/strong>, <strong>Media Studies<\/strong>, and the <strong>MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation<\/strong>. \u00a0Located in New York City in the Borough of Queens, the most culturally diverse address in the world, SoA offers students a<strong> world-class hub of creative expression<\/strong> and education in critical thinking, fostering excellence in the arts, innovative collaborations between artists, leadership in the arts, and a belief that everyone must be included in the production and appreciation of art.<\/p>\n<p>As active contributors to the artistic landscape of New York City and the United States, the School\u2019s faculty encourage students to <strong>push boundaries <\/strong>and<strong> build community<\/strong> by fostering a supportive yet rigorous environment, where the tools for career development are provided via conceptualization, practice, production, and performance. Collaborations between SoA and other major arts and culture organizations on our campus and in the borough\u2014<strong>Kupferberg Center for the Arts<\/strong>, the <strong>Godwin-Ternbach Museum<\/strong>, and the <strong>Louis Armstrong House Museum<\/strong>\u2014and on the broader city, translate into internships, mentorships, exhibitions, performances, and career opportunities in arts administration. Our School is grounded in the belief that performing and visual art-making and practice processes cannot be separated from their historical and social context. SoA therefore favors an educational approach rooted in<strong> anti-racism, social awareness, critical engagement, and creative freedom<\/strong> at the same time that it proactively addresses the need for<strong> diversity in arts leadership across disciplines<\/strong> as well as challenges the systematic erasure of BIPOC voices from the processes of art making and production.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Social Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][dsm_text_divider header=&#8221;Connect with us!&#8221; color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Connect with us! 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