College of Fine Arts

Find Your Passion

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Schools & Departments

School of Theatre & Dance

We’ve earned a reputation among theatre professionals around the world for excellence in training theatre students. Through integration of theory and practice, we prepare students to create careers as performers, designers, technicians, managers and arts leaders.
School of Music

Dreams and reality live side by side as you learn, grow and develop your musical talents and learn about all areas of the music industry. Millikin students find their path to professional success through a blend of creative, performative, scholarly and entrepreneurial experience.
School of Art & Creative Media

The School of Art & Creative Media combines the benefits of traditional artistic practice, the skills to craft media using innovative technology and supporting curriculum in business and communication to become a creator in the evolving art and media industries.

StudentSpotlight

The College of Fine Arts offers many unique opportunities to understand the landscape of the industry. With multiple productions, new equipment and a state-of-the-art Center for Theatre & Dance, these resources helped student Katie Kocan prepare for her career as she studies Arts Technology and Theatre & Performance Studies.

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See the ArtsCome Alive

Discover upcoming arts, dance and music events at Millikin. Arts at Millikin is a monthly newsletter that helps you stay up-to-date with compelling news and lively events scheduled across all programs and venues at Millikin.

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Performing & Fine Arts Facilities

From the $29 million Center for Theatre & Dance housing our nationally recognized programs to the 1,903-seat Kirkland Auditorium where our mainstage productions shine — from Perkinson Music Center, the home to the only all-Steinway school in Illinois, to Millikin’s retail art gallery Blue Connection, our students perform their passions in innovative, real-world spaces starting on day one.
- Center for Theatre & Dance
  
  Innovative, state-of-the-art facility that houses all areas within the nationally recognized School of Theatre & Dance.
- Albert Taylor Theatre
  
  Located in Shilling Hall, this theatre is ideal for intimate plays, productions and musicals.
- Aston Video Lab
  
  Located in Aston Hall, the Aston Video Lab is a one-stop location, for motion picture creation, from concept to completion.
- Blue Connection and BC Studios
  
  Millikin’s student-run retail art gallery is located in the Madden Arts Center in Downtown Decatur.
- Kaeuper Hall
  
  This 167-seat auditorium was recently renovated to enhance recitals, instrumental and vocal performances and small-scale concerts.
- Kirkland Fine Arts Center
  
  As the premier event space on Millikin’s campus, Kirkland Fine Arts Center houses an auditorium that seats 1,903, music and choral facilities, lecture halls, art galleries, classrooms and workspaces.
- Media Arts Center
  
  Located in the University Commons, this technology-rich space serves as a hub for students combining media and creativity with industry-relevant technology.
- Millitrax
  
  Millitrax Recording Studio, located in Perkinson Music Center, serves as the home for Millikin's student operated recording companies and allows students to explore mixing and mastering like the professionals.
- Perkinson Gallery & Lower Gallery
  
  Perkinson Gallery and Lower Gallery are located within Kirkland Fine Arts Center and feature art from student and professional artists, as well as traveling shows from across the country.
- Perkinson Music Center
  
  Featuring the only all-Steinway school in Illinois and a recording studio, Perkinson Music Center is where musicians and vocalists learn, practice and record their music.
- Virginia Rogers Theatre
  
  Located within the CTD, this 260-seat flexible theatre features an orchestra pit, balcony, and tech gallery with a tension wire grid.