Office of the Arts works with the Office of Student Engagement, Academic Affairs, and VMA to make the Bright Family Screening Room (BFSR) available for a variety of campus-related events, primarily film screenings. Departments are billed internally for Office of the Arts staff required for support and professional staff to manage projections.
BFSR Weekly Schedule
BFSR use is assigned based on the schedule below. Requests that align with this schedule must be made at least a month in advance of the event. All BFSR requests must be made through our Zendesk platform, oavenueinquiries.zendesk.com. Specific instructions are below:
- Weekdays, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm: Requests for individual class sessions or departmental use will be considered. Designated department representatives can request use through the Zendesk platform.
- Monday, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Reserved for non-public, student-sponsored uses, managed by Student Engagement and Leadership. Student groups may request a date by first contacting seal [at] emerson.edu (seal[at]emerson[dot]edu). If pre-approved for the date by SEAL, a Zendesk form should be filled out to request from the Office of the Arts.
- Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm: BFSR is closed for maintenance.
- Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Reserved for departmental use. Department representatives may request a date by first contacting the Office of Academic Affairs. If pre-approved for the date by the Office of Academic Affairs, a Zendesk form should be filled out to request from the Office of the Arts.
- Thursday, 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Reserved for the Bright Lights Cinema Series hosted by the VMA department. The mission of this series is to screen feature films released in the last two years and facilitate discussion with a public audience. If you would like to propose a screening for the following semester please contact anna_feder [at] emerson.edu (anna_feder[at]emerson[dot]edu).
- Weekends (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): Reserved for public screenings by ArtsEmerson.
