Our Programs
Programs in the Division of the Arts include:
- Architecture
- Art History and Visual Culture
- Dance
- Film and Electronic Arts
- Music
- Photography
- Studio Arts
- Theater and Performance
Coursework and Requirements
As a student progresses to the Upper College, the coursework increasingly consists of smaller studio discussion groups and seminars in which active participation is expected. Advisory conferences, tutorials, and independent work prepare the student for the Senior Project. This yearlong independent project may be a critical or theoretical monograph, a collection of essays, or, for a large proportion of students, an artistic work, such as an exhibition of original paintings, sculpture, or photography; performances in dance, theater, or music; dance choreography or musical composition; or the making of a short film with sound. In designing their Senior Project topics, students may have reason to join their arts studies together with a complementary field or discipline, including programs or concentrations in other divisions. Plans for such integrated or interdivisional projects are normally created on an individual basis with the adviser.
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Live Arts Bard
“When I was a student at Bard, I was drawn to the Fisher Center because of Live Arts Bard. LAB is pushing the frontiers of these art forms, all of which are becoming more open and fluid.” —Sam Miller ’15
Live Arts Bard (LAB) is the interdisciplinary residency and commissioning program of Bard’s Fisher Center. Since its launch in 2012, Fisher Center LAB has supported residencies, workshops, and performances for hundreds of artists, incubating new projects and engaging audiences, students, faculty, and staff in the process of creating contemporary performances.
Live Arts Bard (LAB) is the interdisciplinary residency and commissioning program of Bard’s Fisher Center. Since its launch in 2012, Fisher Center LAB has supported residencies, workshops, and performances for hundreds of artists, incubating new projects and engaging audiences, students, faculty, and staff in the process of creating contemporary performances.
Arts News and Events
Featured News
Visiting Associate Professor Susan Fox Rogers Wins the 2025 Harvard Review Chapbook Prize
Judge Jerald Walker said, “I savored every page, and yet somehow I was still unprepared for their cumulative power."
Recent News
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Beto O’Byrne Receives New York City Small Theatres Fund Award
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Walid Raad Receives Trellis Foundation 2025 Milestone Grant
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Anne Hunnell Chen Receives 2025 ACLS Digital Justice Development Grant
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Wiháŋble S’a Center at Bard College Receives Wagner Foundation Grant
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Mara Baldwin Awarded Summer 2025 Artist Residency by the McColl Center
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Richard Aldous Reviews Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography for the Wall Street Journal