Division of Creative Arts

Visiting Artists

Pete Seeger (1955); Photo courtesy of the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University

Scott Feinberg ’08 interviews Kate Beckinsale and Alan Alda, who starred in "Nothing But the Truth."

Chris Burden's "Light of Reason" at the Rose Art Museum.

Dor Guez (photo by Dvora Orbach)

Artist Mark Bradford and Brandeis Professor Anita Hill pose in front of Bradford's painting, "Sea Monster." (Photo courtesy of the Department of Fine Arts)

Paul Simon performs at Brandeis' 2010 Commencement.

Theaster Gate (right) was recognized as the 2016 Richman Distinguished Fellow in Public Life.

Yo-Yo Ma performs at Brandeis' 2011 Commencement.

Many of the greatest artists of their time have visited Brandeis, including Aaron Copland, Marc Chagall, Langston Hughes, Pete Seeger, Martha Graham, Bob Dylan, Philip Glass, Marcel Duchamp, Barbara Streisand and Steven Spielberg.

In recent years, the campus has hosted Tony Kushner, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Burden, Paul Simon, Moshe Safdie, Yo-Yo Ma, Ellsworth Kelly, Janine Antoni, Tony Goldwyn ’82, Dor Guez, Mika Rottenberg, James Turrell, Mark Bradford, Jack Whitten, Melvin Edwards, Theaster Gates, Rick Lowe, Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Amy Sillman, Sarah Sze, Tuesday Smillie and many others.

Interested in what's happening now?

Visit these department and program websites to see listings of current performances, exhibitions and other events.

• Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation events

• Fine Arts exhibitions and events

• Music concerts and events

• Rose Art Museum programs

• Theater Arts performances and events

The Brandeis arts calendar shows what's happening in the arts across campus on a particular day.