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The Computing and Arts interdisciplinary major caters to students aiming to blend computing studies with one of five artistic fields: architecture, visual arts, art history, music, or theater. From a technological standpoint, these disciplines offer compelling challenges: how composers utilize digital tools, the constraints of current creative software, analytical methods in art history, innovations in virtual stage design, potential applications of virtual reality in artistic creation, and insights from developing robotic performers. For artistically inclined students, computational approaches provide structured methods to realize creative concepts. Computer science fundamentals enable artists to better comprehend and leverage existing digital tools while gaining crucial understanding of computing's inherent capabilities and limitations. This knowledge prepares them to envision future technological advancements in their artistic domain.