LMU College of Communication and Fine Arts

10/12/2026

Oscar-winning cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw ’02 returned to the Bluff for “CFA Conversations with…” hosted by Dean Alexander followed by a Q&A with LMU students. The art history alumna shared stories from making “Sinners” with director Ryan Coogler and reflected on the classes, creative interests, and relationships that helped her find her direction.

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09/22/2026

Charissa Kroeger has always felt like a dance shapeshifter. The Los Angeles–based movement artist is an alum of Loyola Marymount University’s dance program, and since her graduation in 2015, she has worked as a dancer, creative movement director, and filmmaker with big names like Zendaya, Nicole...

09/22/2026

09/04/2026

Congratulations to LMU CFA theatre arts alumna Linda Cardellini ’97 on her Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.

Cardellini was recognized for her role as Carol Love-Smernitch in “DTF St. Louis.” The nomination was announced by the Television Academy on July 8, 2026.

CFA is cheering for you Linda Cardellini 👏 Shout out your support in the comments!

09/04/2026

Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Director of Jazz Ensembles Emma Dayhuff has become one of the most dynamic and highly regarded voices on the Los Angeles jazz scene, earning recognition for her artistry as a performer, composer, bandleader, and educator.

As the first tenure-track faculty member in jazz at Loyola Marymount University, Dayhuff has illuminated a growing interest in the genre. Learn more about her work in and out of the classroom: https://newsroom.lmu.edu/campusnews/lmus-emma-dayhuff-emerges-as-a-leading-voice-in-los-angeles-jazz/

Dayhuff's new album "Mountains" is out today! Stream it where you get your music.

09/03/2026

CFA Calendar cover reveal! Pick up a CFA calendar on campus. You will find them in our spaces - St. Robert's Hall, Murphy Recital Hall, Laband Art Gallery, Thomas P. Kelly Student Gallery etc.

The cover features Corynn Broadwater '27, performing in Res(t)ilence in LMU Dance's 2025 Fall Concert.

Res(t)ilence by Assistant Professor Kara Jenelle Wade is a choreographic love letter honoring the labor, creativity, sacrifice, and resilience of women who came before us. The work celebrates their cultural, political, and spiritual contributions while reclaiming space, embracing sisterhood, and honoring rest as resistance. Res(t)ilence is a celebration of remembrance, unity, empowerment, and the peace that lives within.

Photo credit:
Design by: Lana Zuccala '27

cfa.lmu.edu/calendar/

09/01/2026

🌟This summer, dance majors Kaylin Moore ’27 and Emma Shane ’28 were Arnhold Summer Fellows at the 92NY Dance Education Laboratory, where they joined a national cohort of dance educators, performers, and students for immersive professional development.

“My biggest takeaway was learning how to make dance education more creative, inclusive, and student-centered,” says Moore.

“As a neurodivergent dancer, the tools I learned in [the second] session taught me how I can be a teacher and mentor to the next generation by being the teacher I wish I had when I was younger,” says Shane.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4cHkrNB

Photos by Christopher Duggan

Dance majors Kaylin Moore ’27 and Emma Shane ’28 were selected as 2026 Arnhold Summer Fellows at the 92NY Dance Education Laboratory.

08/25/2026

Loyola Marymount University has been named one of the nation’s top destinations for aspiring theater artists, earning the No. 22 spot on The Princeton Review’s list of Best College Theater programs. Based on student assessments of campus theater experiences, the ranking recognizes programs that excel in artistic training, faculty mentorship, production opportunities, and professional preparation.

08/25/2026

This summer marked twenty years of LMU’s Summer Arts Workshop (SAW), an art-therapy based program for underserved youth and their families, run through the Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic. Since the workshop’s launch, it has touched the lives of over 500 children and families.

08/12/2026

This summer, LMU Professor of Multimedia Arts Dmitry Kemell is one of 70 artists who transformed St. Vincent Hospital in Los Angeles from a place of medicinal healing to artistic healing. The immersive art exhibition, “Hospital of Emotions,” invites visitors to explore eight departments dedicated to different emotions, and brought to life by the vision of each artist.

Kemell's installation, called “Toward the North Star,” is dedicated to hope, honoring personal memories of his family's immigration from the former Soviet Union to Los Angeles.