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Architecture

The USC School of Architecture fuses history, theory, technology and design into a variety of degree programs that prepare students for the rigors of the professional design practices.

Art and Design

The USC Roski School of Art and Design's faculty are internationally recognized artists who offer a progressive approach for experimentation in all forms of visual arts.

Cinematic Arts

The USC School of Cinematic Arts trains fully-formed media makers, collaborators, and scholars situated to flourish in their chosen career path.

Dance

The USC Kaufman School of Dance is at the forefront of creating a new model for dance—a hybrid art form expressed in new media, scholarship, studio practice, music, choreography and performance.

Dramatic Arts

The USC School of Dramatic Arts' conservatory environment blends with the full academic experience found at a major research university.

Music

The USC Thornton School of Music consistently ranks among the top one percent of the nation’s music schools and conservatories.

Arts Events

  • Oct 24
    4:30 pm

    A Reading with Venita Blackburn

    Taper Hall (THH)
  • Oct 26
    9:00 am

    USC Yoga Day: A Celebration of Yoga, Mindfulness and Wellness

    Physical Education Building (PED)
  • Oct 29
    7:30 pm

    Paths of Glory, Visions of Horror: The Music and Art of World War I

    Newman Recital Hall (AHF)

More events »

USC Visions & Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative

Highlighting the university’s commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, the initiative features a spectacular array of events conceived and organized by faculty and schools throughout the university. Every Visions and Voices event is designed to challenge students and expand their perspectives. View the 2019-2020 schedule.

News

  • Dan Smythe (Illustration/Tom Deslongchamp)

    How a Promising Musician Embraced Business

    October 4, 2019

    Daniel Smythe balances his love for music with his career in consulting.

  • The arts showcase‘s disco medley features USC Thornton School of Music and USC Kaufman School of Dance students. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

    Arts showcase puts talented USC students at center stage

    September 19, 2019

    The evening -- featuring music, dance and theatrical presentations, comedy, films and an art exhibition -- was a signature event leading up to Friday's inauguration of Carol L. Folt as USC president.

  • David Kassan works on his portrait of Holocaust survivor Joshua Kaufman ahead of a special exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. (Photo/Courtesy of USC Fisher Museum of Art)

    Personal stories of surviving the Holocaust unveiled at powerful art exhibition

    September 17, 2019

    Portraits of Holocaust survivors appear alongside interactive testimonies in Facing Survival, a USC Fisher Museum of Art and USC Shoah Foundation collaboration open through Dec. 7.

  • Deborah Harkness, professor of history, is behind A Discovery of Witches. (Photo/AMC)

    Best-Selling Author Deborah Harkness Writes Fantasy with a Historian’s Eye

    September 16, 2019

    The creator of A Discovery of Witches looks back at her "overnight success" that took a decade.

  • Visitors walk through Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s installation ‘Fireflies on the Water.’ (Photo/Maurizio Mucciola)

    Through dandelions and fireflies, artists try to make sense of climate change

    September 11, 2019

    A USC Dornsife professor describes how exploring the work of artists and poets can spur us to embrace and protect the environment.

  • Podcasters like USC alum Paola Mardo enjoy an intimate connection to their audiences through the art of storytelling. (Illustration/Ryan Olbrysh)

    The power of podcasting: How Trojans are making their voices heard

    September 6, 2019

    USC Annenberg faculty, alumni and students are among the podcasters helping to evolve and expand the concept of audio-on-demand.

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USC ART SCHOOLS

School of Architecture
School of Cinematic Arts
Roski School of Art and Design
Thornton School of Music
School of Dramatic Arts
Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

Arts Programming

  • Visions and Voices
  • Libraries
  • Fisher Museum of Art
  • Pacific Asia Museum
  • Classical KUSC
  • Cultural Tour: The Gamble House

Additional Arts Programs

  • Arts Journalism
  • Creative Writing
  • International Artists Program

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