The selected designer will receive:
• A $150 gift card from the BU Office for the Arts
• Free registration to the 2026 AAAE Annual Conference
• A one-year complimentary AAAE membership

Learn more and submit at the link in our bio! 🔗✨

Routes & Roots is curated by our Graduate Assistant, Olivia Hoagland, and the BU Office for the Arts Gallery Coordinators, Ashley Li, Aubrey Flink, Madina Khasanboeva, and Nathalia Restrepo ✨

This free event will take place in the BU Office for the Arts, with all art materials and food provided. Just bring yourselves, a friend, and your creativity!

📆 December 12th, 1- 4 PM
📍 BU Office for the Arts - GSU Suite 201 (775 Commonwealth Ave.)

Take a break from studying and drop by anytime between 1 - 4 pm for a relaxing afternoon of decorating a provided bullet journal, collaging, and coloring sheets. Enjoy some cinnamon rolls, croissants, and more!

... for an introduction to a naturally plant based, affordable, and surprisingly easy to make meal.

This event is in collaboration with BU Food Studies and is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Visit the link 🔗in our bio to learn more and register.

They will explore the power of visual narrative as a medium to share and pass down culture, food, and recipes as acts of preservation, resistance, and community care. The panel will be followed by a celebratory closing reception with light refreshments provided by Yafa Bakery.

🔗 Check the link in our bio for details of this exhibition and the call for art requirements.

📆 Deadline to submit: October 27th, 2025 at 11:59pm
📍 Sherman Gallery (775 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 201)

This exhibition aims to give a voice to all the students of BU. How did you arrive here? Where will you go? What has inspired you? How have your roots supported you, or what routes will you take in the future? We want to see your creative vision.