College of Fine Arts

The Big Story: October 4, 2021

Published: October 4, 2021 | 4:27 pm

Florida State University’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, a professor at FSU’s School of Dance and founder of Urban Bush Women (UBW), has received the 2021 […]

Pure ‘genius’: FSU Dance’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar named 2021 MacArthur Fellow

Published: September 28, 2021 | 4:29 pm

Florida State University’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar has received the 2021 MacArthur Fellowship — also known as the “genius grant” […]

Emma Davis

Published: September 3, 2021 | 2:26 pm

For as long as Emma Davis can remember, she wanted to go to Florida State University. “When I came to […]

FSU/Asolo Conservatory director to retire after 17-year tenure

Published: August 25, 2021 | 10:56 am

Greg Leaming, director of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training program and associate director of the Asolo Repertory Theatre, will […]

Interior Architecture and Design professor and chair receives national award for work with shelters, transitional housing

Published: August 24, 2021 | 2:13 pm

Florida State University’s Jill Pable, professor and chair in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design, has received the 2021 Design Luminary Award from the American Society of Interior Designers […]

FSU dance professor among organizations to benefit from MacKenzie Scott donations

Published: July 21, 2021 | 9:46 am

Urban Bush Women (UBW), founded by Florida State University School of Dance Professor Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, received a $3 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott — the largest monetary award in the company’s […]

FSU art professor installs sculpture to promote living shoreline creation and oyster habitat restoration

Published: July 8, 2021 | 10:41 am

A Florida State University art professor has created a 10,000-square-foot sculpture on a sandbar in the Newport River in North […]

FSU art professor to replicate Notre Dame Cathedral truss as historical teaching opportunity

Published: June 21, 2021 | 2:02 pm

In April 2019, the Notre Dame Cathedral was engulfed in flames in a historic event seen worldwide that resulted in […]

FSU art professor’s latest project targets sustainability and anxiety caused by hurricanes

Published: June 17, 2021 | 3:09 pm

The onset of a massive hurricane can cause environmental damage, threats to sustainability and even psychological suffering. A Florida State University art professor is tackling two of these detrimental […]