Craft Chair Solo Exhibition at the Taubman Museum of Art
VCUarts Craft/Material Studies Chair Sonya Clark will be exhibiting “Follicular: The Hair Stories of Sonya Clark” at the Taubman Museum of Art from Saturday, October 1, 2016 to Sunday, May 14, 2017....
View ArticleVCUarts Qatar Celebrates Highest Enrollment to Date
VCUarts Qatar set a record with the number of student enrollments for Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts programs. Dean Akel Kahera welcomed 91 new students to the Qatar...
View ArticleDoes VCUarts Have My Major?
Figuring out what you want to study in college is a big decision, and it’s one you have to plan for before you even find a college to apply to. If you’re going into the fine arts, many colleges have a...
View ArticleCraft M.F.A. Alumnus Named Hallie Ford Fellow
Karl Burkheimer, M.F.A. ’96, was named one of the 2016 Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts by The Ford Family Foundation. The Foundation awards up to five unrestricted Hallie Ford Fellowships in the...
View ArticleVCUarts Loves RVA – Especially in the Fall
If you haven’t noticed, Richmond is full of art and as we fade into fall, arguably one of the most gorgeous seasons to be out in about in Richmond, there’s plenty of art and creative outings to go...
View ArticleExhibitions at Page Bond Gallery Feature VCUarts Alumni
Page Bond Gallery’s latest exhibitions feature VCUarts alumni. “Tacit Aligning: Paintings by Dragana Crnjak” and “Dislocation of a More Complete Pattern: Paintings by Fiona Ross” will open Friday,...
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Call for Submissions: Mullet at The Depot Gallery
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View ArticleVCUarts’ Guide to Debunking FAFSA and Financial Aid
During your college research process, one of the first questions you may ask yourself is, “how much will it cost?” College can be affordable if you know where to start. Step one for most prospective...
View ArticleVCUarts Alumni Profile: Everybody Dance Now
Jason Akira Somma (B.F.A. ’02) is used to receiving awestruck reactions. “That’s okay, I’ll give you a minute,” he says, laughing. Somma is a multimedia artist whose images and performances incorporate...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Crossing the East-West Divide
Sculptor SunTek Chung (B.F.A. ’00) sits with a stack of mahogany that a friend pulled out of his bar nearby. He’s not sure what it will become, but knows he’ll use it in some way. Here in his...
View ArticleFaculty Members Featured in Panel Discussion “Clear-cut: The Point of Papercuts”
The Chapman Art Collections Department at Chapman University is hosting a panel discussion that brings together east and west coast artists to talk about the art of papercuts. Papercutting is a...
View ArticleInLight 2016 in Scott’s Addition Features Many VCUarts Connections
Organized by 1708 Gallery, InLight Richmond is a free, public exhibition of light-based art and performances. Each year, InLight Richmond invites artists to respond to a particular neighborhood,...
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Theatre Alumnus Continues to be a Scene-Stealer
Some might argue that Jeremy Conway’s glamorous vision of New York became the city’s accidental postcard during the Big Apple’s Giuliani-era rebound of the early aughts. As production designer for “Sex...
View ArticleGDES Alumnus Finds Success in Brooklyn
Derick Holt knows that “a logo’s only as good as the product behind it,” that’s why he’s particular about his projects. Since graduating from VCUarts, he’s created identities for some of Brooklyn’s...
View ArticleToast: Fundraiser for the Department of Craft/Material Studies
The Department of Craft/Material Studies invites you to quench your thirst at “Toast,” a fundraising event to support the department’s research and travel opportunities. “Toast” will feature a silent...
View ArticleCost Effective Ways to Be Creative
Almost anything can be used as a material for art making. Don’t let buying art supplies drain your creative energy, or your bank account. Here are a couple of art supply shortcuts and tips that may...
View ArticleNine VCUarts Artists Exhibit at Coustof Waxman
Coustof Waxman (10 Montgomery Street, NYC) is holding a show, “Slow, dimwitted carnage”, featuring 22 artists and one collector, many of which are VCUarts artists. The show opens on October 29 and is...
View ArticleNora Chipaumire to Perform “portrait of myself as my father”
This fall, award-winning dancer and choreographer Nora Chipaumire returns to VCUarts as a performer in her visceral piece, “portrait of myself as my father.” In this exploration of African masculinity,...
View ArticleAn Evening of Art & Legacy: The Langston Hughes Project
The Langston Hughes Project is a multimedia concert performance of Hughes’s kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite. “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz” is Hughes’ homage in verse and music to the struggle for...
View ArticleArt Education Activism: Exploring Our Responsibility as Educators/Change Agents
The Art Education Department proposes to invite artist Roberto Lugo and art educator Mindi Rhoades to VCU for a series of lectures, conversations and workshops over the course of three days in...
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