Center for the Arts
Center for the Arts
A cornerstone of Wesleyan University, the Center for the Arts is where artists lead creative inquiry and develop works that push boundaries and expand how we know and shape the world.
Upcoming Events
Stories from Our Community
Explore the moments, people, and ideas shaping the arts.
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Art as Inquiry with Anna Deavere SmithAnna Deavere Smith explores performance as a way of knowing at Wesleyan.
During her 2024–25 residency, Anna Deavere Smith developed "This Ghost of Slavery" and invited students into a process rooted in vulnerability, inquiry, and radical hospitality.
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Common Moment at WesleyanA joyful, movement-based tradition that welcomes each new class.
The Common Moment welcomes each incoming class through a collective dance experience rooted in embodied inquiry, collaboration, and community—introducing students to Wesleyan’s creative and intellectual ethos.
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Art Across the CurriculumArtists and faculty collaborate to explore new modes of inquiry.
The Creative Campus Initiative brings artists and faculty together to explore big questions across disciplines—using the arts as a powerful lens for teaching, learning, and imagining new ways of knowing.
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Embodying Antiracism at WesleyanA multi-year initiative using art and research to advance antiracist change.
Bringing together artists, organizers, students, and scholars, Wesleyan’s Embodying Antiracism Initiative fostered deep collaboration, leadership training, and community engagement grounded in creative practice and systemic change.
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Student Voices Shaping the ArtsStudents lead, curate, and build community through the arts at the CFA.
Wesleyan’s Director’s Council is a student-led collective that shapes the future of the Center through creative leadership, collaborative programming, and community-building across the arts.
About the Center for the Arts
Learn how the Center for the Arts brings Wesleyan’s values to life through creativity and critical inquiry, supporting artists and interdisciplinary learning.
