Overview

Welcome to an innovative artistic community

The Mason Gross School of the Arts offers musicians, theater artists, dancers, and visual artists a creative space within a stimulating research university, an intimate campus setting with easy access to—and participation in—New York City's dynamic cultural life.

The possibilities? They're limitless.

A history of creative vision

For nearly four decades, the Mason Gross School of the Arts has served as a creative laboratory for thinking artists. Rigorous arts curricula and a faculty of esteemed professionals and scholars actively engaged in their fields make for versatile working artists navigating careers with daring and discipline. Our more than 1,000 students and 224 faculty members share a passion for the arts in all their forms.

Engaging the community

The Mason Gross School of the Arts reaches out to the community via Mason Gross Online course offerings, Extension Division classes serving artists of all ages and abilities, the year-round Mason Gross Presents event series featuring esteemed visiting artists and top-notch student artists, and the annual Rutgers in New York series of Manhattan-based performances and exhibits.