Welcome to FAA

The new Arts @ Illinois

...create the future with us.

The College of Fine and Applied Arts is a unique amalgamation of artistic disciplines—one of only a few in the entire country devoted to three aspects of artistic practice and training—visual arts, performing arts, and environmental design arts. Collectively, our academic units play an essential role to preserve knowledge, teach critical thinking, and advance modes of expression for the most vibrant of human experiences.

The College includes the schools of Architecture, Art and Design, and Music, and the departments of Theatre, Dance, Landscape Architecture, and Urban and Regional Planning in addition to such world class facilities as Japan House, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Krannert Art Museum, and the East St. Louis Action Research Project.

No other college of the arts in the country can boast having as many accredited programs that are ranked as highly overall. About 470 faculty and staff members serve 1,918 undergraduate and 866 graduate students; more than 800 courses are offered by the College and attended by students from across campus.

...diversity is a core value of the arts

Diversity of perspectives is crucial to the creation and study of art and environmental design. For if one purpose of the fine arts is to express ideas, beliefs, and emotions, then our students need to understand the experiences of individuals and groups with whom they wish to communicate. And if an important objective of the design arts is to build environments that foster enjoyable and sustainable living for all of us, then it is essential for us to embrace cultural diversity. In short, the College of Fine and Applied Arts cannot accomplish its mission without acknowledging the variety of experiences and perspectives that arise from difference. Cultural diversity enriches great art, and the arts, in turn, can play a unique role in helping people understand the experiences of those who are different. As a result, the college strives to create an equitable and inclusive environment for persons of all races, religions, genders, nationalities, levels of physical ability, and sexual orientations. We are committed to reflecting the world we live in through the recruitment and retention of a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.

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