College of Fine Arts and Communication

Our college serves as a cultural core for East Carolina University and eastern North Carolina. The faculty, staff, and students in the Schools of Art and Design, Communication, Music, and Theatre and Dance are the heart of this connection with the region. We develop the artists, educators, communicators, performers, and designers of tomorrow.

Our college provides educational opportunities on campus, online, and through co-curricular experiences to undergraduate and graduate students from North Carolina, the United States, and internationally. Our students leave ECU ready to excel.

Additionally, we engage the public through theatre and dance performances, media, art and design exhibitions, musical performances, film festivals, and presentations by artists and scholars. The college’s work in classrooms, performance spaces, studios, written documents, and collaborations with international colleagues exemplify the notion of a culture of care through dialogue and education.

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The Winter 2026 quarterly newsletter is out!

Click the image to check it out. Please note that we mistakenly missed the link under Dean Kean’s message. We are happy to share many accomplishments from our productive students, staff and faculty!

Check out our March 2026 events calendar!

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“What I Do at ECU” – Nolan O’Dell

Read the CFAC blog

We have set up a new blog page on our website, where we can share additional news and great stories from CFAC and our wonderful schools. We hope you will take a look at “Day in the Life,” then visit regularly for new stories and updates. We’ve posted several new, recent stories to start off, and we encourage you to check back often. We hope you enjoy!

Read our new blog!