Performing & Visual Arts — Articles

Art, music, and drama aren't just fun classes—they help you develop key skills to succeed in school. Here are seven ways the arts boost your academic life.

It's never too late to return to school or pursue your passion for music! Use this advice to dive back into music education as a nontraditional student.

Looking for a college or university with great Performing Arts programs? These schools across the West and Midwest may have just what you're looking for.

These schools in the Northeastern and Southern US offer amazing Visual Arts programs. Your dream school could be only a button click away!

Planning to study Music, Dance, or Theater in college? These performing arts schools in the Northeastern United States are great places to earn a degree!

Do you have a passion to perform ready to burst from you? These arts schools in the Southern United States are great places to earn your degree and shine!

Start your visual arts college search with this list of colleges and universities in the Midwestern and Western US that are looking for students like you!

Interested in pursuing Theatre in college? Learn about admission, auditions, curricula, degree options, and so much more with this comprehensive guide!

If you're a musician who wants to study music seriously in college but is also committed to academics, a double degree might be a good fit for you.

Here's everything you need to know about the most important part of your music school application: the audition.

If you're planning to continue your arts education in college, you'll need a strong application portfolio. Here's how to build the best one possible.

There are plenty of jobs to be found for arts majors, no starving required. Take a look at what these former arts majors did with their degrees.

Finding the perfect college audition monologue can be hard, but sometimes the best monologues can be found in the most unlikely of places.

Strengthen your college auditions and wow the judges with these tips and tricks!

Tips for selecting your best work for your college application.

From directing to costume design, there are tons of off-stage career options within the theater. Let's explore some crucial backstage roles you can pursue.

Although it can be hard to get into, art is a rewarding field to pursue. From museum curator to fashion consultant, explore your paths to a unique career.

Love the arts but not majoring in them? You don't have to give up your watercolor-painting, tap-dancing, horn-playing habits just yet!

Compiling an art portfolio is unique to traditional college application materials. Here's how to give it the "wow factor" admission officers look for.

Art in its many forms, all those things of beauty for beauty's sake, may not bring home the bacon all the time, but they certainly nourish the soul. Here we explore the most mainstream avenues of the arts and the surprisingly varied careers to which they may lead.

If you're planning on applying to an art or architecture school, be prepared for a few extra requirements along with your typical college application.

"Music is a complex form of expression which defines us as human. It opens us to vivid images, moves us to tears, speeds up our heartbeats, and transports us to other places and times."

Recreational therapy, including specialties in dance and art, may be the ideal way to combine a love of dance, art, or music with the desire to make a difference in the lives of others.