On behalf of President Lee C. Bollinger and Jean Magnano Bollinger, the Arts Initiative and the Columbia Alumni Association are pleased to offer every Class of 2008 graduate a free one-year Columbia Alumni Arts League membership. CAAL Members have access to discounts and special benefits at more than fifty of New York City’s finest cultural institutions and take part in exclusive arts events with fellow alumni and artists.

There are many great shows with hot young writers, directors and actors happening Off-Broadway in the coming weeks, so the TIC chose some of the best shows with the best deals and is making them available to all Columbia students.  Here’s your chance to see something fresh and to help discover the next Laura Linney, Al Pacino or Aaron Sorkin!

FIND ALL EVENTS & RESOURCES AT: http://cuarts.columbia.edu

Dear SoA student, Research Artist, or Alum,

You’re an artist. You need people to know about your art. The Arts Initiative knows these people.

• 35,000 monthly visitors to http://cuarts.columbia.edu
• 16,000 subscribers to the CUArts weekly newsletters
• 10,000 tickets sold or distributed since January at the TIC in Lerner and tic.columbia.edu
• 8,500 members of CAAL, The Columbia Alumni Arts League
• 100s of student and alumni arts events posted to TIC and the Alumni Arts Calendar
• 700 Facebook friends
• 300 online profiles of alumni in the arts.
  

The Arts Initiative wants to know you too. Please keep in touch at Columbia and beyond. We’ll help spread the word about your events and achievements to the entire CU community.

Best wishes,

The Arts Initiative

http://www.cuarts.columbia.edu

The Columbia University Arts Initiative is presenting several upcoming events that you’ll want to add to your calendars: 

Friday, 4.27 2:30PM
MTV U – INFO SESSION ABOUT JOBS & GETTING INVOLVED
http://www.mtvu.com/

The folks down at MTV U have invited all interested CU students to come and check out their film studio and talk to Ross Martin, Senior VP, Head of Programming about ways to get involved with MTV U - as filmmaker, activist, employee or intern.  Open to all students – so feel free to spread the word.

Meet at the 116th and Broadway gates at 2:30PM
RSVP: To Caralyn Spector, The Arts Initiative  chs2104@columbia.edu

Plus here are some other very cool Arts Initiative events coming up in the next two weeks.  Open to all students, faculty and staff. (more…)

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China starts TOMORROW at Columbia University!

This just in: a rare live-painting performance "TRACES" by renowned painters and Chinese "National Treasures" the Zhou Brothers will mark the opening of ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China TOMORROW in Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia University. Also on hand to celebrate the occasion will be readings by acclaimed poet BeiDao and live accompaniment by award-winning musicians Yang Lu and Hsia-Ling Lin.

ON THE EDGE: New Independent Cinema From China (Thursday April 12 – Sunday April 15) Roone Arledge Auditorium at Lerner Hall on Columbia main campus and Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.

And don’t forget the film: "THE WORLD", Jia Zhangke’s lyrical and moving depiction of life in contemporary Beijing, which plays following the performance!

Other films in the festival include "Blind Shaft", "The Orphan of Anyang", "Walking On the Wild Side", and "The Silent Holy Stones".

All of the directors are expected to be in attendance.  There will be a panel discussion with the directors set for Saturday April 14 moderated by esteemed film critic and Columbia University School of the Arts faculty member Richard Peña. This discussion will be free and open to the public.

For a more detailed description of the films please check out the website: http://www.cuarts.com/ontheedge/

Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for non-students. Opening night tickets and performance are $7 for students and $10 for non-students.

For further information please contact Professor Lydia Liu, who is one of the festival organizers: ll2410@columbia.edu.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ARTS NETWORKING presented by The Arts Initiative at Columbia University and Columbia Alumni Association

Meet your next collaborator, intern, boss, employee, mentor or protégé.

Sunday, March 25th, 2007, 6-9pm, Havana Central @ West End / 2909 B’way & 114th

RSVP REQUIRED: CUARTS@COLUMBIA.EDU - Send full name, UNI or email, graduation year, and area(s) of interest.
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Columbia University has nearly 150 arts groups, departments, programs, and libraries. You can find out about them, and all they generate, on the newest version of CUArts.com, the university’s
portal to the arts on and off-campus. (more…)

If you are looking for a full-time job, part-time job, federal work-study job or an internship, there are many resources available to Columbia School of the Arts students. These resources are designed to help you find employment opportunities that will meet your needs and your schedule. (more…)

Note: We are pleased to present the first of what we will be calling "Blue Plate Specials." These postings will be listed only on this site and will not be e-mailed, so check back regularly. Blue Plate Specials are sizzling hot tips regarding discounts, special offers, free performances, screenings, etc. available to SoA students.

Today’s BPS:

Did you know that your validated Columbia Student ID Card entitles you to FREE admission to 27 different New York museums, including the Met, MoMA, the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Brooklyn Museum? (more…)