Collaborative Arts (BFA)
Program Description
Art Without Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Arts, Performance, Media & Technology
Collaborative Arts is an innovative and dynamic interdisciplinary arts BFA Program founded to cultivate a community of artists eager to break boundaries across art disciplines and imagine new possibilities for artistic expressions.
Our students immerse themselves in the areas of performance, acting, dance, film, music, visual art, emerging media and technology, playwriting and screenwriting, research, theory and art history. Encouraged to experiment within and across artistic disciplines and their material implications, students discover new and unexpected connections that blend art forms and spark boundless creativity and imagination.
Collaborative Arts is far more than an amalgamation of all areas represented at Tisch School of the Arts - we are a pioneering new area of study that promotes a bold vision for hands-on cross-disciplinary artmaking with an emphasis on the creation of original work and live performance. Guided by experimentation, play, curiosity and rigor, we are a community of artists dedicated to exploring the unfamiliar and the challenging, and in the process breaking boundaries and conventions. At our core lies a powerful and unique intersection of community building, collaborative spirit, and interdisciplinary arts education.
Our world-class facilities - including state of the art performance spaces, as well as art, fabrication, music, and media studios - provide students with hands-on opportunities to experiment with various cutting edge technologies and artforms for creating performative works that redefine the role of the artist in an ever evolving world.
The future is collaborative and interdisciplinary. Join us in making the future now.
https://tisch.nyu.edu/collaborative-arts.
Study Abroad
At Tisch we believe that global and cultural awareness is critical to education and personal development. The Collaborative Arts BFA encourages students to study abroad while completing their degree. The curriculum is designed to allow students to spend a semester (or an entire year) abroad while earning core, general education or elective credits. Visit NYU Study Abroad or Tisch Special Programs to learn more about study abroad opportunities at NYU.
Internships
While an internship is not required for Collaborative Arts, all students are encouraged to explore professional artistic development outside of the classroom. Our students are uniquely positioned to secure competitive Internships in a variety of creative industries such as film/television production, music record labels, creative marketing agencies, arts service organizations, art galleries/museums, and more. The COART-UT 11 Internship course is intended to run parallel to internships and offers career development learning opportunities. The course is offered during all academic sessions. Students enrolled in the Internship course will work with a faculty advisor, internship site supervisor, and department administrator on various course deliverables, including, but not limited to: updated resume/cover letter language to adequately reflect their new work experience, critical performance reflections, and setting/assessing learning goals. Credit earned through Internship can count toward the 28-credit Artistic Practice requirement, or towards the 28-credit Free Elective requirement. Depending on the number of hours worked, the student can earn from 1 to 4 credits per semester. Each credit requires three hours of commitment per week.
Admissions
New York University's Office of Undergraduate Admissions supports the application process for all undergraduate programs at NYU. For additional information about undergraduate admissions, including application requirements, see How to Apply.