Message from the Dean
The College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Missouri-St. Louis includes the Departments of Art and Art History, Communication, Music, and Theatre Dance and Media Studies. Our faculty and alumni have distinguished themselves as scholars, visual artists, teachers, and performers. Students of the College pursue their activities in a variety of campus locations. The College’s Touhill Performing Arts Center affords two spectacular venues for performances by individual university students and faculty, campus ensembles, and visiting artists. In addition, the award-winning Gallery 210, Gallery FAB, and Gallery VISIO in the Millennium Student Center offer space for the display of student and faculty art work, as well as visiting exhibitions.
The College of Fine Arts and Communication is distinguished by its collaboration with the community. Dance St. Louis, and the Modern American Dance Company, are in residence at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Six endowed professorships link the University to the Saint Louis Symphony, the Saint Louis Art Museum, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Laumeier Sculpture Park, and other local cultural institutions. The St. Louis metropolitan area is noted for the quality, quantity, and diversity of its restaurants, athletic teams, cultural attractions, and entertainment venues. The campus is connected with downtown St. Louis by two on-campus stops on the MetroLink, a light rail system. All in all, the advantages of a metropolitan campus, linked to the community, are significant for a student in the College of Fine Arts and Communication.
Thousands of alumni of the College are active in the St. Louis region, and around the country and the world. I urge you to learn how you can become part of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, as a student, an audience member at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, a visitor to one of our art galleries, or as a community supporter. Please call, write, or e-mail for further information or, better yet, come for a visit to the campus.
John Hylton
Dean