VCUarts Alumni Honored in VCU’s 10 Under 10
VCUarts has two alumni among this year’s VCU Alumni 10 Under 10 recipients: Ashley Hawkins (BFA ’07) and Stanley Rayfield (BFA ’09). Hawkins is the owner of Studio Two Three, Richmond’s only public...
View ArticleVeterans Engage the Healing Power of Art
Video with closed captions. Nonprofit organization CreatiVets collaborated with VCUarts and VCU Office of Military Student Services to help veterans use art to process their war experiences. Seven...
View ArticleVCUarts Qatar Partnering with Heya for 12th Arabian Fashion Exhibition
VCUarts Qatar is partnering with Heya for the 12th Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition in Doha, Qatar. The 12th Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition continues to present a “showstopper event for local...
View ArticleHer Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa | Islamic Art: Past, Present and Future
We are excited to share Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Opening Address for the 7th Biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art. The Islamic Art Symposium...
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Alumnus Paves Way for Young Entrepreneurs
Jim Gregory, Chairman of Tenet Partners, is funding a new prize for creative entrepreneurship at VCUarts. Photo courtesy of Becky Friedman. Two years after graduating from what was then the Department...
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VCUarts Fashion Ranks in Top 50 Global Fashion Schools
VCUarts Fashion Design + Merchandising has been placed in the Top 50 Global Fashion Schools according to The Business of Fashion’s latest rankings. Aside from its main location in Richmond, Virginia...
View ArticleArt Education Alumna Discusses Her Artistic Process
Art Education alumna Ume Hussain (BFA ’05) was recently featured in HUFFPOST where she discusses how VCUarts shaped her interests and ideologies regarding art. A few years after obtaining her...
View ArticleDance + Choreography Faculty Member Featured in Richmond Magazine
Dance + Choreography Faculty Member Julinda Lewis was recently featured in Richmond Magazine discussing her life long career in the Richmond creative arts community. Lewis is a multi-hyphenate talent...
View ArticlePainting + Printmaking Alumnus Author of ‘Virginia State Penitentiary: A...
Painting + Printmaking alumnus Dale Brumfield (BFA ’81) is the author of Virginia State Penitentiary: A Notorious History which reveals the history of the Richmond prison that was built in 1800....
View ArticleWhat Makes A Photo: Amarise Carreras
Graduating senior Amarise Carreras isn’t opposed to going the extra mile for her studies—or going 300 miles. In her junior year, she poured her heart into a documentary project that proved to be equal...
View ArticleKI Alumni Return to the Silver Screen
This weekend, Kinetic Imaging alumni Allison Zigadlo (BFA ’17) and Triet Le (BFA ’17) will premiere their latest collaborative animation at Pocahontas Reframed: Native American Storytellers Film...
View ArticleDance + Choreography Alumna Pictured in NYT and Mentioned in Broadway World
Ronniqué Murray (BFA ’13) has been pictured in the New York Times in a review of Step Afrika! and mentioned in Broadway World as a standout. While most of the music was created on stage, a particularly...
View ArticleSharing the Joy of Dance: Taylor-Leigh Adams
Dance has been a constant in Taylor-Leigh Adams’s life. At VCUarts, her artistic skill and devotion to dance has led her to join a production of Liz Lerman’s Still Crossing before the Virginia General...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Becca Schwartz
Becca Schwartz (BFA ’17) has been featured in eight exhibitions in 2017 at venues located in Richmond, Va.; Ventura, Ca.; South Korea; and Doha, Qatar. She was one of 15 recipients of the 2017 VSA...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Maryam Yousuf Al-Homaid
Maryam Yousuf Al-Homaid (BFA ’10, MFA ’14) is an interdisciplinary designer and assistant professor in Graphic Design at VCUarts Qatar. She is co-curator of the recent 20/20/20 alumni exhibition in the...
View ArticleThe Right Fit for Fashion: Justina Dambrauskaite
In the Fashion Merchandising program, Justina Dambrauskaite has taken advantage of some rare and special opportunities to gain professional experience. Through her Advanced Show Production class, she...
View ArticleAlumna Showing at Art Basel – Miami Beach
Carmen Smith (BFA ’05) will be showing at Superfine!, a boutique contemporary art fair the first week in December, in correlation with Art Basel – Miami Beach. While studying abroad in Saint...
View ArticleAlumni Profile: Courtney Darlington
Disparity (pictured above) a 2016 work choreographed by Courtney Darlington (BFA ’17), was selected to be performed at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. last summer. Darlington’s piece...
View ArticleLaying the Groundwork for a Summer Internship
Landing the perfect summer internship can be extremely beneficial to you in the future—network, learn new skills and get work experience for your resume. We know that the application process can be...
View ArticleSonya Clark Recognized for Teaching, Research and Public Service
Distinguished VCUarts Professor Sonya Clark has been promoted to commonwealth professor, one of the highest honors that can be granted to a university employee, in recognition of her exemplary...
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