2017-2018 Undergraduate Student Research Grant award winners announced
Congratulations to the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Student Research Grant award winners. The Undergraduate Student Research Grant program provides $25,000 in funding per year with the purpose of...
View ArticleVCUarts Partners with Tate Modern, London
Addiction and recovery artist brings practice to U.K. for week-long residency Richmond, Virginia (Jan. 16, 2018) – Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts) is pleased to announce...
View ArticleVCU iCubed Visiting Artist MK Abadoo is “Breakout Star” in Dance Magazine’s...
RICHMOND, Va.—DMV-based choreographer and cultural organizer, MK Abadoo, is one of 25 artists in Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” list of 2018 breakout stars in the dance field. Abadoo’s community-based...
View ArticleWelcome to the Spring 2018 Semester
Dear VCUarts students, Welcome back and Happy New Year. A new year brings new opportunities for our school as we continue to redefine what is possible through the arts. This spring marks the beginning...
View ArticleFall 2017 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Fall 2017 Dean’s List! This special recognition is given to students taking 12 or more credits, who earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester wth no...
View ArticleIt’s ‘The Classic American Story’: Sasha Waters-Freyer Talks New Documentary
In January, Richmond Magazine interviewed Chair of Photography + Film Sasha Waters-Freyer about her latest project, All Things Are Photographable. The documentary, which covers the life and work of...
View ArticleTheresa Pollak Receives Posthumous State Honor
On January 31, Theresa Pollak was honored at the 50 for 50 Arts Inspiration Awards hosted by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Pollak was included among eight arts leaders and supporters commended...
View ArticleVCUarts Brings 38 Visiting Artists to Campus for Spring Semester
Guests from MICA, Tate Modern and the Latin Ballet of Virginia Among Invited RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 1, 2018) – Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts) is hosting dozens of artists...
View ArticleStay Warm with First Fridays Art Shows
Looking for some arts events this February? The first Friday of every month is Richmond’s First Fridays art walk, when galleries and cultural centers keep their doors open late for exhibitions and...
View ArticleJudith Godwin Featured in Sundance Short
Alumna Judith Godwin (BFA ’52) was the subject of a short film included in this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Anna Gaskell, “Judith Loves Martha” pays homage to “a wily 87-year-old New...
View ArticleSasha Waters Freyer Documentary to Premiere at SXSW
Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable, the first documentary film to cover the life and work of the influential street photographer, will premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, March 9–18....
View ArticleVCUarts and Engineering Bring ‘Bombshell’ to Grace St Theater
VCU School of the Arts and VCU School of Engineering are partnering to host a screening of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story at the Grace St Theater on February 20, 2018. The 2017 documentary covers the...
View ArticleVCUarts Could Transform Richmond into a VR/AR ‘Powerhouse’
VCU alumnus David Waltenbaugh, Founder and Creative Director of Media Plural, says that Richmond has everything a city needs to be the new Mid-Atlantic hotspot for virtual and augmented reality. The...
View ArticleDesign Alumna’s ’70s-Inspired Shop Featured in Style Weekly
Interior Design alumna Mariya Boykova (BFA ’14) had her heart set on making an affordable home décor shop for young professionals like herself. As soon as she graduated, she opened 68 Home on 5 W Broad...
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Shakespeare Production Marks Mainstage Debut for Sharon Ott
Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona will be the VCUarts directorial debut for Chair of Theatre Sharon Ott. The production runs from Feb. 15 to Feb. 25 at the Singleton Center...
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Susie Ganch Featured in NY Times ‘Exhibition to See’
Interim Chair of Craft/Material Studies Susie Ganch will be one of twenty artists featured in Heavy Metal—Women to Watch 2018, opening June 28 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington,...
View ArticleKI Students Bring Ancient Greece to Life at VMFA
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ newest exhibition collects an impressive variety of art from Ancient Greece, each depicting the role of horses in Greek life. From pottery to poetry, the Greeks showed...
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Cinema alum’s ‘Lady Pandora’ opens to a full house
Christine Stoddard (BA ’12) has spent her artistic career exploring identity and personal experience through storytelling and fantastical imagery. That approach was on display at her first New York...
View ArticleVCUarts Professor Is First U.S.-based Tate Exchange Associate at Tate Modern,...
Addiction and recovery artist John Freyer will bring practice to U.K. for weeklong residency RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 23, 2018) – Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts assistant professor John...
View ArticleVCUarts Presents “Momentum,” the Annual Fashion Show
A student-organized showcase of original garments designed by fashion juniors and seniors will be shown in a gala event at Main Street Station’s new Train Shed venue RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2018) –...
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