Arts Initiative
The Arts Initiative at Columbia University was created in 2004 by President Bollinger to promote "the role of the arts in the university, and the university's role in the arts". It is part of the Office of the President. The initiative's Director is Gregory Mosher. The initiative's website is CUArts.
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Current Programs
Arts Train
5 consecutive weeks of free tours of galleries around New York City led by a pair of docents, a grad student in Visual Arts, and a PhD student in Art History. Very popular, held every semester. More Info
Passport to New York
Passport is a program that grants student CUID holders free admission to 28 New York City museums and institutions. Major savings at MoMA, the Guggenheim, and more.
Sainsbury Support Fund
Any student or club that has a non-academic (not for a class) arts-related project in need of financial support can apply. Get more info at the CUArts wesbite, by email cuarts@columbia.edu, or sending a fax to 212-851-1876. More Info
Arts Networking
Held in collaboration with the Columbia Alumni Association, networking sessions bring students and artistic alumni together to effectively schmooze. CCE may not have you back, but the AI does. More Info
Past Programs
Tierno Bokar
Legendary director Peter Brooks did a production of this french language play in Barnard's LeFrak gymnasium. Most students weren't cultured enough to realize that magnitude of Peter Brooks directing a production on campus and complained about the track being closed. Website
New Yorker Nights
Series of events at Miller Theater in 2005-2006 featuring speakers like Joan Didion, Oliver Sacks, Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Schama, and others.
Havel at Columbia
Vaclav Havel chilled at Columbia for the Fall of 2006. He delivered the CC Coursewide Lecture, students had to read a play of his in Lit Hum, the first time a Living White Man cracked the curriculum, and he shared the stage with Bill Clinton for a discussion. Website
Upcoming Projects
Music Train
Counter part to Arts Train.
Discount Tickets
What Columbians have wanted since day 1. Still in the works.
