Schriner named to top post at FIU’s College of Architecture + The Arts

Dean Schriner

Brian Schriner, who started at Florida International University more than 20 years ago as a debate coach and visiting instructor, has been named Dean of the College of Architecture + The Arts. Having previously served as the College’s interim dean, Schriner has held several administrative posts since arriving at FIU [...]

FIU students to travel to nation’s capital to perform Body & Sold

Photo courtesy of www.bodyandsold.org

Florida International University theater students will join students from McKinley High School in Washington, D.C. to present a dramatized staged reading of Body & Sold, a play depicting the stories of 10 victims of human trafficking. The integrated cast, made up of nine FIU theater majors, one theater alumnus and six students from McKinley [...]

Who will you get? The Masters’ Mystery Art Show is Dec. 2

A look at a past Masters' Mystery Art Show. Photo: Fred Karrenberg.

FIU’s Masters’ Mystery Art Show will take over the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach beginning at noon. Stop by and purchase a card, an original creation by an FIU student or faculty or, perhaps, a well-known artist or celebrity and support the university’s MFA in visual arts program. Art Basel Miami Beach [...]

FIU students’ trees shine at Festival of the Trees

Nov 23

Three trees designed by CARTA students had their moment in the spotlight at the annual event’s opening Nov. 18. Twenty holiday trees created by leading design firms, as well as architecture and interior design students at FIU, were on display at the opening of the 24th Annual Festival of the [...]

FIU Interior Design to host 24th Annual Festival of the Trees

Trees from the 23rd Annual Festival of the Trees, held in Miami on Nov. 12, 2009.

Per tradition, the department will help kick off the holiday season with its fundraising event Nov. 18 at Coverings Etc. in Miami. ’Tis that time of the year again, and it’s that time of the year for FIU, too – the time to celebrate. The university’s Interior Design Department in FIU’s [...]

CARTA kicks off 2010-’11 season of events

Oct 4

The College of Architecture + The Arts hosted its annual Arts, Design and Culture event Sept. 30 at the Frost Art Museum at MMC to celebrate the beginning of the college’s many upcoming events. The unmistakable bars of “Seasons of Love” echoed through the galleries of the Frost Art Museum [...]

FIU to host celebration of arts and events preview

WHAT:  Florida International University’s College of Architecture + The Arts, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, and The Wolfsonian–FIU are joining together to present a celebration of the arts and offer an interactive preview of events for the 2010-2011 season. FIU Provost and Executive Vice President Douglas Wartzok will [...]

Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart visits CARTA

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U.S. Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart attended a presentation by professor Nicolás Quintana, on the research project “Havana and Its Landscapes,” at the College of Architecture + The Arts (CARTA) Office of the Dean on April 8. This study of the city of Havana, Cuba, is being conducted by Quintana and former CARTA dean [...]

FIU honors Ambassador Paul L. Cejas, raises funds for arts, design, culture

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The College of Architecture + The Arts hosted a group of friends and supporters for an evening of cocktails and dinner, raising funds to benefit student scholarships and academic programs, on March 25. The event culminated with an award ceremony held for Ambassador Paul L. Cejas, recognizing him for his [...]

CARTA to host fundraising event March 25

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The first annual Arts, Design and Culture Awards and Benefit in Coral Gables will raise funds for “all seven departments of art, design and performance at FIU,” said College of Architecture + The Arts Interim Dean Brian Schriner. The evening will honor longtime FIU supporter Ambassador Paul L. Cejas. The [...]