
MAM Alum Alissa Klaus on Art, Community, and Career Fulfillment
May 08, 2023How centering professional growth on arts institutions led one Columbia College Chicago MAM alum to a rewarding career in museums.
How centering professional growth on arts institutions led one Columbia College Chicago MAM alum to a rewarding career in museums.
How navigating opportunities in Dance had led to happiness.
Alum and Designer Rebecca Martin BFA ‘19 now works in New York City on brands seen at Walmarts and Targets across the country.
Columbia College Chicago Professor Susan Imus shares how the healing power of art and performance led to a fulfilling career with a global impact.
How supporting the arts became a calling and a passion for one #Columalum.
Columbia College Chicago students go to Austin, Texas, to produce a live showcase featuring Chicago artists.
How experience and partnership inspired two BUSE faculty members to write the book they wished they saw in the world.
Columbia College Chicago Alum D’Zhari Bolden ’17 describes her experiences working with two of music’s biggest superstars and her passion for making music that makes people feel good.
Creating the space she needed to thrive led Columbia College Chicago Alum Brianna Heath on the adventure of a lifetime.
How new ways of thinking about art and art history inform our world.
Columbia students go where tech, film, music, education, and culture converge and benefit from real-world experiences in the entertainment and media industries.
How a purpose-driven approach has transformed McKeehen’s happiness and her future.
How staying true to a love of events led to incredible success and her own production company.
How intention and community led to a life of advocacy and change-making.
How creating art in space has the potential to transform our world.
A love of music leads to a life-changing career shift for Ellen Winters Reynolds, an adjunct faculty member at Columbia College Chicago.
Sophomore Hunter Meisel on the importance of connection, community, and taking the leap.
Trained as an architect, Columbia College Chicago’s Justin Dougan-LeBlanc takes on challenges in both fashion and art.
Columbia College Chicago alums working in fashion, advertising, PR, and marketing communication share their experiences and insights with current students
Michael Kurowski ‘16 stars in production of “Big Fish” at The Marriott Theatre.
The Fresh Connect festival at Columbia College Chicago celebrated the school and city’s rich hip-hop history for the sixth year
The road to leading publicity for ‘Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever’
Shaquita Reed shares her journey as a mixed media artist, fashion designer, teacher, and graduate student
How a Master of Arts Management in the Music Business set the stage for a successful multidimensional career
How the multi-platinum artist carved his own path
How strategy and scholarships led one student to reinvent her career path and follow her dreams.
Iridian Fierro is an Arts Management graduate student on two activation teams for the 2022 Scholarship Fundraiser.
Partnering with other creatives to plan Columbia’s upcoming “Unleashed 2022” scholarship fundraising event presents new possibilities for Senior Sean Miller.
“When you do what you love, it doesn’t feel like work,” says Allen.
Having toured with numerous artists, including Harry Styles and Tony Allen, Alum Parris Fleming ‘14 knows how to play the trumpet and much more. He recently shared his lessons learned with Columbia students.
Columbia alum Joseph Sikora ’98 on acting, performance reviews, and fostering safe spaces to create
Aspiring to help build a more inclusive-fashion industry on the business side, senior Miranda Prater discovers her perfect fit at Columbia.
Columbia courses use Chicago as a focal point for students studying Interior Architecture.
New Jersey native Kate Apostolacus sets out on the path to find herself and does just that at Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia student tells us why she chose Dance over a pre-med education and how it’s paying off.
Scott Hall, professor and coordinator of contemporary musicianship and jazz at Columbia, reflects on his collaborations with Ramsey Lewis and the legacy Lewis leaves behind.
Making bold choices in music transformed Cassity’s life. Here’s how.
Dr. Debra Riley Parr on her Columbia experience and latest projects
Typhanie Monique Coller knows firsthand how passion and drive can take projects from humble beginnings to the world stage.
Columbia’s underground dance festival to take place March 18-19.
Associate Professor Kate Schaefer ensures students stay on top of the fashion industry’s latest advancements to help ensure their professional success.
GRAMMY-nominated vocalist and Columbia instructor G. Thomas Allen builds student skill and fosters the growth of community.
Melissa Potter tells us about papermaking at Columbia, connecting with students, and her most recent projects.
Columbia highlights the artistry of its alums in a marketing campaign that features an alum’s illustration work, commissioned by the college, and an alum’s public art installation.
Illustration student Yulia Yrkoski talks about their Columbia experience, revolutionizing the industry
Since his second year at Columbia, Fashion student Ben Sill has been dedicated to making the most of his time with experts in the field.
On the road to self-discovery, Columbia student Elsa Brydalski finds that Graphic Design was exactly what she was looking for.
Columbia College Chicago student Sheryl Williams tells us about the joys of working on stage and the importance of mental health in theatre.
Columbia College Chicago announces awardees for its first ever DEI Teaching Activism Awards.
How mentorship, a community support, and a healthy dose of courage helped one student leap from her small town to big stages in Chicago.
Columbia Assistant Professor of Instruction tells us about how he got into Design, his latest projects, and how those projects inform his teaching.
Dance student Kennedy Ward tells us how an art camp and a fateful invitation to Links Hall brought her to Columbia.
The first time Teena was on campus, in 1984, she knew that she would return – and encourage her future children to do so too.
Art and Art History student Darby Gustafson talks about moving into the Fine Arts program and his current projects.
For Tomas Videla, music was always a part of his life, but he never imagined that he’d be scoring the soundtrack for the upcoming HBO documentary about Tiger Woods.
Brooke Wyatt is a Music Performance student working towards her BA. As a transfer student, she has a unique insight into the opportunity for both academic and professional advancement at Columbia. Here, she shares her journey thus far.
Jennifer Sadler’s experience as a critical race scholar and marketing professional helps students turn a critical lens toward marketing
Fashion alum Oula Yassine discusses how her time at Columbia helped her develop her unique style and advance her career.
Columbia College Chicago alum sets up scholarship for Marketing students in honor of her parents
Columbia graduate student talks about science, design, and turning to art during a time of global crisis
Lauren Downing Peters and Justin LeBlanc join the Fashion Studies Department to advance the department’s mission toward a curriculum focused on innovation and inclusion.
Led by alum Vershawn Sanders-Ward ’02, the TransAtlantic Project brings Chicago’s Red Clay Dance and Uganda’s Keiga Dance Company together at the Dance Center Nov. 8-10.
Columbia welcomes alumni and supporters for a reunion celebration at the newly renovated Getz Theater Center. Mayor Rahm Emanuel proclaims October 19, 2018, as Columbia College Chicago Theatre in Chicago.
The Dance Department’s Practitioner-in-Residence Qudus Onikeku brings a global and anti-disciplinary approach to Columbia students.
Inaugural Series brings artists to Columbia for a year of art-making and discussion.
Illustration alum Nick Drnaso’s "Sabrina" is the first-ever graphic novel to be longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
A look back at the achievements, highlights, and innovations of faculty, students, and alumni of Columbia College Chicago in the past year.
Joan Giroux discusses her ongoing 'eco monopolies' project, the focus of her residency in the Commons at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
With the launch of Columbia’s Hip-Hop Studies minor, members of Columbia and the Hip-Hop community share their perspectives on what makes Chicago Hip-Hop unique.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts partners with Columbia to offer fellowships for students of color exploring the haptic arts.
The College Archives and Special Collections finds and shares Columbia’s legacy of art, activism, and everything in between.
Onye Ozuzu performs at the Chicago Cultural Center with award-winning work and a plan for survival.
Photographer for the Hillary Clinton campaign, and most recently the Women’s March in Chicago, Sarah Matheson ’16 is always ready with her camera.
The Fresh Connect event brought communities together to celebrate the launch of the new Hip-Hop Studies minor.
Hot off the heels of being named a top music program in the country for the second year in a row, a Masters in Music Composition for the Screen alumni showcase reveals the collaboration process between composers and filmmakers.
Faculty member Shannon Downey’s viral embroidery balances traditional crafts with internet activism.
After more than two decades, the Pilsen community welcomes back Photography alum Akito Tsuda ’93 to celebrate his book and exhibition, "Pilsen Days."
Composer-in-Residence Miriam Cutler and Kubilay Uner, director of the Music Composition for the Screen MFA, discuss how they prepare student-composers for their industry.
Ervin Johnson’s Dammeyer Fellowship culminated in a weekend-long exhibition at Ravenswood’s Gallery 19.
ColumbiaCares is a fund created by and for students to provide assistance during financial emergencies.
The Getz Theatre is set for a major makeover while Columbia completes renovations on two campus spaces.
"If race is a drama that human beings wrote, what part do I play in the performance of it?"
Director of Graduate Studies for Art and Art History and Associate Professor Paul Catanese’s "Visible from Space" is on view at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Newly appointed Chair of Music, Rosita Sands, EdD, shares her personal journey with music and education, and connects that experience with Columbia’s path ahead.
Columbia College Chicago alumna Caroline Neff joins the Steppenwolf Theatre acting ensemble.
Fellowship creates new partnership between Columbia College Chicago and Heartland Alliance.
Columbia College Chicago’s newest interdisciplinary degree synthesizes technological know-how with research and aesthetic inquiry.
Associate professor Ilya Levinson and adjunct faculty member Jonathan McReynolds recognized in classical and gospel music categories.
Professor and Guggenheim Fellow Sabina Ott built her life around her artistic philosophy—and she’s having a great year.
Theatre Department launches a new Devised Performance MFA in partnership with the London International School of Performing Arts.
Associate Professor Fo Wilson and alumnus Frank Waln each receive unrestricted $25,000 arts award.
Fashion Studies Department partners with United Airlines to design recycled banners into fashionable carry-on bags.
Theatre Directing student Makena Metz (BA '17) talks about her experience at The Second City.
Students from Columbia College Chicago’s Theatre Department have been selected to perform in the prestigious international NEU/NOW Festival 2015.
Columbia College Chicago, Steppenwolf Theatre and Second City host "A Celebration of the Life of Sheldon Patinkin"
On January 14th, Columbia College Chicago Photography senior Heriberto Quiroz will debut a series of photographs for the exhibition Sustenance: Chicago and the Food Chain at ART WORKS Projects for Human Rights.
Fashion Studies senior Alexander Knox shares his journey from Columbia College to Season 13 of Project Runway.
With 31 works by artists from Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France and the United States, Papercuts transforms the ancient technique of paper cutting from 6th century China into bold, contemporary statements on international historical, cultural and personal identity.
Columbia College’s Fashion Studies program is partnering with Willis Tower for its Enduring Style: Practice Makes Perfect exhibition on display throughout the building’s ground-floor lobby through Sept. 5.
What does it mean to design a product, packaging and public health campaign that could potentially change social behavior?
Since completing Columbia's Arts Management (MAM) program, Bradley has continued to grow her business, found success in various roles at Disney, and now has advice for students with the same determination.
McKeehen, MA ’21 MFA ’23 on how photography can combat the vilification of femme- presenting people.