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Building a Toolkit for Collaboration: Denzel Boyd
Graphic Design senior Denzel Boyd isn’t afraid of the unknown; he’s hungry for it. He arrived at VCUarts as an art student looking to build a diverse and flexible toolkit to take wherever he goes....
View ArticleActing on Social Injustice: Mikayla Bartholomew
She was the President of Shafer Alliance Laboratory Theatre; she mounted a play for a former poet laurette; she went to New York for her Senior Showcase—and she did it all in four years. Mikayla...
View ArticleA Tribute in Charcoal: Allison Zigadlo + Triet Le
In just 15 seconds, Kinetic Imaging seniors Allison Zigadlo and Triet Le had impressed two of the most revered French filmmakers in the world. For the 25th French Film Festival, held this past March,...
View ArticleNot Throwing Away His Shot: Tyler Fauntleroy
This spring, Theatre senior Tyler Fauntleroy got to be in the room where it happens—auditioning for Hamilton in New York City. It was an intimate and brisk experience; one that showed this burgeoning...
View ArticleThe Art of Storytelling: Megan James
Megan James’ first encounter with Communication Arts was at the VCUarts Pre-College Summer Intensive in high school. From that point forward, she was determined to join the program. “Communication Arts...
View ArticleMichael Hearst’s May 2017 Commencement Address
Here’s a secret I’m going to tell you right off the bat: When your alma mater asks you to give a keynote address, you will panic. You will immediately question your qualifications and your life...
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Time and Pressure: the ‘Marver-lous’ Glasswork of Emily Lamb
Emily Lamb thought she knew exactly what she wanted to major in after Art Foundation—she loved to draw, so Communication Arts seemed like the perfect fit. But during a gap year after AFO, Lamb took...
View ArticleVCUarts Announces New Dean: Shawn Brixey
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts announces the appointment of their new dean, Shawn Brixey, effective July 1, 2017. Brixey currently serves as the dean of the School of Arts, Media,...
View ArticleVCUarts + VCUarts Qatar to present international conference on Islamic art
Thirteen of the leading scholars, curators, and artists of Islamic art and architecture from around the world will present their latest research at the seventh Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on...
View ArticleSpring 2017 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Spring 2017 Dean’s List! This special recognition is given to students earning a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester. Advanced Media Production...
View ArticleRecent Photography + Film Grads Document Particle Accelerator
Alex Coyle and Shannon Lowe capture the past and future of a groundbreaking government particle physics research laboratory in an upcoming documentary project funded by an undergraduate research grant...
View ArticleTune into the Tonys June 11
VCU Theatre associate professor and 2017 Lilly Award winner Toni-Leslie James has been nominated for a Tony Award (Best Costume Design in a Play) for her work on “Jitney.” [James] had a specific vision...
View ArticleSculpture student receives Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship
Anthony Iacono (M.F.A. ’17), who has just graduated from VCUarts, was recently awarded the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, a $10,000 stipend to be used at his discretion. The fellowship is given out...
View ArticleVCUarts on view at Page Bond Gallery
Through Friday, July 7, Page Bond Gallery hosts “Emerge,” an exhibition of work by VCUarts students and recent graduates. “Ambitious, bold, fearless,” says Page Bond, “these artists are driving...
View ArticleVCUarts Leads Initiative to Reimagine Richmond’s Historic Monument Avenue
The School of the Arts harnesses the power of design for dialogue, healing, and education RICHMOND, VA ⎯ mOb (middle Of broad) studio, the experimental design lab of Virginia Commonwealth University’s...
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Communication Arts alumnus a leader in museum exhibit design
If you ask Lonny Schwartz what makes a museum exhibition great, he’ll offer up a clear-eyed design philosophy. A visitor, he says, should be able to walk through an exhibit without reading a word and...
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Veterans process trauma through art
Nonprofit organization CreatiVets collaborated with VCUarts and VCU Office of Military Student Services to help men and women whose lives were scarred by war use art to help process their experiences....
View ArticleVCU Fashion paints the town
Three Fashion Design students, Caitlyn Sharlette, Keanna Kogut and Shelby Herndon just completed a mural at the corner of Broad and Gilmer streets under the direction of department chair, Patricia...
View ArticleQuestions You Didn’t Think to Ask on Tour
When you come to tour VCUarts, you are getting access to one of the most untapped resources on campus – our tour guides! Current undergraduate students lead our tours, and these are the questions...
View ArticleTen Things to Do in Richmond This Summer
Richmond has been named “Best River Town” by Outside Magazine and one of the happiest cities in the country by the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research. Check out, and check in, the hottest hotel...
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