This page features Columbia faculty and research related to the arts and humanities, and highlights cultural events happening at Columbia's four campuses.
Can Art Change the World?
Vishakha Desai has edited an anthology that examines the recent intersections between visual art and social movements.
Through visionary exhibitions and programming, Columbia graduates are steering the direction of some of New York City’s top museums.
Robert Livingston (1765,KC) may have missed the document’s official signing, but his anti-tyranny legal philosophy still resonates today.
Elizabeth Block (GSAS'04), senior editor in the publications and editorial department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, recently published Gilded Age Fashion, a book showcasing over 50 dresses and accessories from the 1870s through 1900.
Exhibitions
With over 1,000 student works, Columbia GSAPP's End of Year Show 2026 occupies all of Avery Hall during commencement week, as well as this online platform.
An exhibition at the Rare Book & Manuscript Library traces how Columbia marked the United States’ 200th birthday--on a shoestring budget, in a city in crisis, with institutional sincerity that characterizes the best of what archives preserve.
The Wallach Art Gallery's summer exhibition amplifies the carnival’s central role in supporting the art of Black and diverse contemporary artists.
More Arts News
Can Art Change the World?
Vishakha Desai has edited an anthology that examines the recent intersections between visual art and social movements.
A Novel About an Iraq War Veteran Set in Upstate New York
In her latest book, Professor Helen Benedict continues her focus on refugees and the cruelty of war.
A Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Focuses on Buddhist Cultural Production
Dominique Townsend recounts how, as a high school senior, a 12th-century wooden statue of a Buddha in a museum helped set her on her path.
