School of Fine Arts

Close-up detail of a vintage painting showing a woman talking on the phone as someone raises a bottle of Chloroform behind her

Damsels, Femme Fatales, and Queens of Crime

Two UConn professors on the history of fictional female criminals and crime-fighters

Three colorful puppet characters stand against a blue background, each with distinct hair, skin tones, and outfits expressing different emotions.

How to Feel Your Best Self

The kids — too many of them — are not all right

UConn gateway sign turned blue

Welcome Home, Huskies

The fall 2025 semester officially starts when classes convene on Monday, Aug. 25

A man dressed in linen tunic with a bright colored necklace holds a white dove.

MFA Acting Alum Makes Name for Himself as Cast Member on ‘The Chosen: Last Supper’

'Everything moved into place. It felt like prayers being answered'

Evan Elmore, a young man with dark hair and glasses, wears a white t-shirt and sits with his arms crossed in this portrait.

Scene Summer: UConn Film Student Documenting Underground Music in Connecticut

'All the bands support each other, and all the crowds are respectful, and everyone just wants to have a good time'

A woman is seated in an art gallery.

Beautiful Moments: SFA Alum Brings Smiles to Bridal Couples with Live Event Painting

When Erin Leigh Boughamer '94 (SFA) left UConn three decades ago with a degree in graphic design from the School of Fine Arts, event painting hadn’t yet become part of bridal vocabulary. To ask her back then if she foresaw herself with a wardrobe of dressy pantsuits, each with at least a little dollop of acrylic paint on them, she’d have said no way

Grad cap with a husky logo on it with "students today, huskies forever"

Commencement 2025 at a Glance

Hats were tossed and tassels were turned

A degree candidate holds a diploma case during the School of Engineering Commencement ceremony

UConn’s Class of 2025: By the Numbers

Numbers don't tell the whole story, but what a story they tell

Matthew Isaac Cohen, professor of dramatic arts, at the Puppet Arts Complex

Guggenheim Fellow from UConn Preserving Wayang Puppetry for Posterity

'This is a generous award that puts me into some remarkable company. If you look back at the people in my field who have received a Guggenheim, it’s a ‘who’s who’ of American theater'

Portrait of Christopher Sancomb in the Materials Library

Seeing Is Believing: UConn’s Materials Library Helps Student Researchers Weigh Options

The library houses a collection of raw, manufactured, and reclaimed materials from all over the world that go into the built environment around us