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Creative Expression

Scholarship informed by creative, aesthetic, and ethical perspectives is central to our mission as artists, writers, scholars, teachers, and students. It's the Northeastern difference.

MUSIC
Northeastern hosts first International Arts Exchange
photo of NOrtheastern Student playing a keyboard Northeastern's music department hosted international musicians from Mali, South African, India, Ireland, and Brazil as part of the Fusion Arts Exchange, an intensive five-week summer program under a grant awarded by the U.S. State Department.
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture professor curates "Re-Thinking City Hall"
students and professor look at architectural drawings Assistant professor of architecture Chris Grimley curated a selection of proposals by five design teams to redesign Boston’s City Hall Plaza, displaying the results as the inaugural exhibition of Pink Comma Gallery, which Grimley founded.
THEATRE AND CINEMA
Tim Robbins returns to Northeastern with world premiere adaptation of 1984
students peform on stage The Center for the Arts presented the Actors’ Gang in the Tim Robbins-directed world premiere adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984, the latest production by Robbins to light up a Northeastern stage.
VISUAL ARTS, MULTIMEDIA & DESIGN
Art professor’s "Memorial Bus" raises awareness about urban violence
photo of student working on graphic arts project "Remembering Boston's Children 1980–2005," a mobile artwork by associate professor of graphic design Thomas Starr, is traveling through Boston neighborhoods to memorialize children who were victims of urban violence.
MEDIA ARTS
Northeastern University professor's radio series wins prestigious award
photo of students in a recording studio Northeastern University visiting artist Virginia Eskin was honored by the Association of Women in Communications with the Clarion Award for her radio documentary series, titled "First Ladies in Music with Virginia Eskin."
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