Schools

Our top ranked School of Dance features:

• Professor Suzanne Farrell, Kennedy Center Honors, National Medal of Honor in the Arts, and Capezio Award recipient and legendary ballerina
• Professor Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, 2009 Guggenheim Award and USArtists Fellow, winner of two Bessie Awards, the Capezio Award, and founding and artistic director of acclaimed Urban Bush Women dance troupe
• FSU in NYC, a semester-long experience featuring arts immersion and top internships with the best dance and arts organizations in New York City
• MANCC, the only American choreographic research center devoted to artistic research and technological support for dance professionals
• 88,000 sq ft of amazing facilities devoted to dance

Our pioneering School of Theatre boasts:

• 10 recent graduates performing in the 2009 Broadway season, including revivals of South Pacific and West Side Story
• Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award winning alumni
• The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training at our Sarasota campus, noted by the NYTimes as one of the country’s top five acting programs
• Technical Production and Theatre Management graduates work with headlining organizations including Cirque de Soleil, renowned theatre festivals, and top regional theatres

The School of Art and Design offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to its academically rigorous, yet flexible programs in Art, Art History, Art Education and Interior Design. The Department of Art boasts cross-disciplinary creative partnerships including formLab, Small Craft Advisory Press and other innovative initiatives. Graduate programs offered by our Art Education department have been ranked in the top three most influential among public institutions in North America. Expansive programs in Art History include a growing specialization in museum studies and cultural preservation and many offerings at our numerous international sites, and the Design Futures Council ranked our Department of Interior Design #2 in the Sunbelt for preparing students for professional practice.

Learn more at art-design.cvatd.fsu.edu.

Our new School of Art & Design includes:

• Small Craft Advisory Press and formLab, new initiatives in Art
• #3 most influential in North America: Graduate programs in Art Education and partner programs in Art Therapy and Arts Administration
• Expansive programs in Art History, including a growing specialization in medieval scholarship and many offerings at our numerous international sites
• Interior Design ranked #2 in the Sunbelt in best preparing students for professional practice