The College of Fine Arts provides instruction for students who seek professional careers in the arts, and provides creative and cultural opportunities for all students at the university and members of the community.

The College was developed from the School of Architecture, which was established in 1925. In 1975, the previous College of Architecture and Fine Arts was divided into two colleges, the College of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts.

In 2010, the College of Fine Arts will celebrate its 35th anniversary. Many programs, however, have flourished since the University’s earliest days. The Gator Band got its start in 1914, and the Men’s Glee Club was founded in 1907. The painting and drawing programs began in 1929 and became the basis for the School of Art + Art History.

1924 University Auditorium opened.
1925 Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ dedicated.
1927 Music program organized. Director coordinated performance activities including Gator Band (1914) and Men’s Glee Club (1907).
1929 Painting and drawing program established within the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.
1931 UF’s theatre program traces its roots to 1931 when Florida Players was organized.
1934 The first BFA degrees in Fine Arts awarded.
1948 Division of Music organized. The painting and drawing program became the Department of Art.
1956 College of Architecture and Fine Arts created with a Division of Fine Arts (Departments of Art and Music) and a Division of Architecture and Allied Arts (Departments of Architecture, Building Construction and Community Planning).
1965 Architecture and Fine Arts complex, including University Gallery, completed. Art Department’s Annual Art Faculty Exhibition inaugurated.
1967 Constans Theatre opened.
1971 Music Building dedicated with a festival featuring American composer, Aaron Copland.
1974 Friends of Music organized.
1975 College of Architecture and Fine Arts divided into two colleges. Department of Theatre created.
1977 University Auditorium renovated with new lobby and Friends of Music Room.
1979 Century Tower Carillon dedicated.
1988 Center for the Arts and Public Policy established.
1990 Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art opened.
1992 Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts opened.
1993 Renovated Andrew Anderson Memorial Pipe Organ dedicated in gala music festival.
1994 UF became partner of the award-winning New World School of the Arts in Miami.
1996 Center for World Arts established.
1998 Academic units renamed: School of Art and Art History, School of Music, Department of Theatre and Dance.
1999 Center for the Arts in Healthcare Research and Education established.
2000 Digital Worlds Institute, co-sponsored by Colleges of Fine Arts and Engineering, established. Baughman Meditation Center dedicated. University of Florida Performing Arts established.
2007 University Auditorium renovated.
2004 Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion, including renovated Constans Theatre, dedicated as new home of the newly named School of Theatre and Dance.
2008 Steinbrenner Band Hall dedicated.