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College of Fine Arts

  
Are you ready for what Ball State’s College of Fine Arts (CFA) has to offer? The College of Fine Arts empowers our community to be creative thinkers, citizens, and problem solvers. Our nationally accredited programs prepare Cardinals for many futures and career paths in, around, and beyond the arts.

Discover CFA

Learn more about CFA through our digital e-booklet! Check out all of CFA'S majors, student experiences, and more in this comprehensive resource guide of our college.

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Facility Tours

Located in the Music Instruction Building, Sursa Performance Hall is a rehearsal, performance, and recital hall that features the latest in acoustic advancements and is home to Ball State's 50-stop pipe Sursa Family Concert Organ.

A clickable image of the Sursa Performance Hall. Click to open a virtual tour that further explores the facility and its various resources.

Completed in 2001, the Arts and Journalism Building (AJ) houses degree programs affiliated with our School of Journalism and Strategic Communication and School of Art. It includes the popular Atrium Food Court, an art gallery, campus bookstore, and our Unified Student Media Lab. AJ, Letterman, and Ball Communications buildings are all connected, forming a communications complex.

A clickable image of the Art and Journalism Building. Click to open a virtual tour that further explores the facility and its various resources.

The Performing Arts Center will serve as the catalytic agent for The Village revitalization project that is currently in progress, creating a best-in-class, multigenerational district driven by arts and culture, entertainment, and innovation. This center will also provide a new world-class home to a collection of College of Fine Arts' programs. To get a preview of the Performing Arts Center click here.


Housing Options

College of fine arts LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Schmidt/Wilson Residence Hall

Located in the new north residential neighborhood and renovated in 2017, Schmidt/Wilson Hall is the home of the Art Living-Learning Community.

This state-of-the-art residence hall has centralized air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a fitness room, spacious lounges and study spaces, a game room, a music room, and a design studio. Schmidt/Wilson Hall is coed and has semi-private bathrooms (a bathroom shared by a small number of students). Furniture within the hall is loftable, allowing students to truly tailor their living space.

 

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Schmidt/Wilson Residence Hall

Located in the new north residential neighborhood and renovated in 2017, Schmidt/Wilson Hall is the home of the Performing Arts Living-Learning Community.

This state-of-the-art residence hall has centralized air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a fitness room, spacious lounges and study spaces, a game room, a music room, a dance studio, and a black box theatre. Schmidt/Wilson Hall is coed and has semi-private bathrooms (a bathroom shared by a small number of students). Furniture within the hall is loftable, allowing students to truly tailor their living space.

 

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Student Organizations

The College of Fine Arts also offers a variety of student-run clubs and organizations to further enhance your professional development.

A few examples include:

 

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

 

Want to See More?

The best way to get to know our campus is to visit us in person or virtually through student- or self-guided tours, information sessions, special events, and more. Select from the options below or launch our full Virtual Campus Tour. We can't wait to welcome you!

 

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