VCUarts Awards $25,000 in Funding for Undergraduate Research Grants
VCUarts supports student scholarship by annually funding undergraduate research grants. The program enhances traditional course work through thought-provoking discussions and hands-on experience that...
View ArticleTheatre Alumnus Appointed Penn State Theatre Director
William Doan (MFA ’86), a professor of theatre at Penn State, has been appointed director of Penn’s School of Theatre for a three-year term, effective July 1, 2017. Doan is the former associate dean...
View ArticleNoah Scalin’s December 2016 Commencement Address
Congratulations, you’ve made it! So now what? Here are the three most helpful things I can tell you right now: 1. The only “real world” is the one you make. 2. You’ve got skills that the world...
View ArticleAnnouncing 2016-17 VCUarts Graduate Research Grant Awards
Twelve graduate students have been awarded grants ranging from $1,190-$3,000 to support creative practice, research and scholarly activities. J. Avery Collins, Sculpture + Extended Media “The moon...
View ArticleArt + Science Working Together to Impact a Community
Ever since meeting at a Virginia Commonwealth University Office of Sustainability retreat last fall, professors Stephen Fong, Ph.D., and Jon Sheridan have been sharing ideas about how they could...
View ArticleResearch Executive Director Named to National Advisory Commitee
Sarah B. Cunningham, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Creative Youth Development National Partnership’s advisory committee. The Creative Youth Development National Partnership is an initiative of the...
View ArticleThe art of expression: VCU student gives back to the community through art,...
Angelique Scott, a senior at VCUarts, is double majoring in art education and craft/material studies with a minor in art history. Her artwork focuses on race, culture, pop culture, history and current...
View ArticleFashion Merchandising student awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International...
Alex Morales, a sophomore fashion merchandising student will study in Italy this semester with support from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Gilman scholars receive up to $5,000 to...
View ArticleFall 2016 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Fall 2016 Dean’s List! This special recognition is given to students earning a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester. Advanced Media Production...
View Article‘Best feeling in the world’
VCU Music Professor Rex Richardson was recently featured in a CBS6 article about his love for travel and music. “I love Japan. I hope to be back there this year. I also love Australia,” said...
View ArticleFashion students earn prestigious scholarships
From left: Molly Walters, Melanie Riley, Katherine Manson, Jacqueline Dwyer, Jessica Fatherly, Deidra Arrington, Anya Rudolph, Bridget Carpenter, Justina Dambrauskaite and Yujin Jeon. Congratulations...
View Article‘Jitney’ hits Broadway with the help of VCU Theatre
From left, Keith Randolph Smith, Anthony Chisholm, Harvy Blanks, Michael Potts, Brandon J. Dirden and André Holland in August Wilson’s “Jitney,” at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Photo Credit: Sara...
View ArticleVCUarts Together
To the members of the VCUarts community both in Richmond and Doha, In light of recent restrictions on entry to the United States, by Presidential Executive Order, affecting people possessing visas and...
View ArticleInstitute for Contemporary Art Announces Opening Date, Exhibition
The Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) will open to the world on October 29, 2017 with the inaugural exhibition Declaration, which will “explore contemporary art’s power to catalyze change.” The...
View ArticleVCUarts Music department presents the Langston Hughes Project
VCUarts Music department presents the Langston Hughes Project, a multimedia performance of Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite, “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.” The performance, featuring...
View ArticleTea time at the Coffee Bike
Assistant Professor John Freyer’s Free Hot Coffee project has something new to offer. While the “Recovery Roast” coffee has been a hit, one day a student asked if they served anything besides coffee....
View ArticleVCUarts Announces Spring Visiting Artists
VCUarts hosts a number of national and international visiting artists from across the fine arts, design and performing arts disciplines. These artists come to the classroom for one-on-one discussions...
View ArticleVCUarts Dance collaborates with community to perform “Still Crossing”
VCUarts Dance students and community members perform Liz Lerman’s “Still Crossing” for members of Virginia’s General Assembly. Photo by Catherine Komp. The partnership between VCU, the non-profit Dance...
View ArticleVCUart Students and Faculty Win VMFA Awards
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has awarded $158,000 in fellowships to 26 art students and professional artists selected from a record 815 applications this year. Four of the 12 professional...
View ArticleFree Hot Coffee Bike visits Virginia Capitol
Gov. Terry McAuliffe takes a cup of Recovery Roast coffee from Rachel Carr and Dan Roh at the Free Hot Coffee Bike, a Rams in Recovery project. Students and supporters brought the coffee bike to...
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