Fountainhead Fellows “Become Part of the Fabric of Richmond”
Fountainhead Fellowship program gives emerging artists the opportunity to teach, work, and engage with the local arts community Each strand in Jeanne Medina’s textiles has a distinct identity. Her...
View ArticleInstitute for Contemporary Art Featured in NY Times
The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU is scheduled to open on April 21 with the inaugural exhibition “Declaration,” which features 33 emerging and established artists from Richmond and across the...
View ArticleCraft/Material Studies Professor Installs Functional Sculpture at Cabell Library
Cabell Library recently installed “Fall Line,” a wooden sculpture and functional bench that was created by Heath Matysek-Snyder, an assistant professor in the Department of Craft/Material Studies. “My...
View ArticleMusic Alumna Continues Fulbright in Indonesia
Hannah Standiford (BA ’11) was named a Fulbright scholar in 2017 and continues her studies by documenting traditional forms of Indonesian music. “It took me all summer to write the two-page proposal,...
View ArticleVCUarts Music Presents Flamenco Festival VII
The Department of Music is hosting the Flamenco Festival VII which will include musical performances, dances and a flamenco guitar master class. The schedule includes a performance by VCUarts music...
View ArticleVCUarts Qatar Wins Merit Award for Excellence from CIDA
VCUarts Qatar won a Merit Award for Excellence from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) for a new class called ‘Exploring Space through the Lens – Production Design,’ led by Interior...
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2018 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Award Winners
Congratulations to the following award winners for the 2018 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Sic Semper Tyrannis. Best in Show (Dean’s Award): Summer Balcom (Craft/Material Studies and Art...
View ArticleAward Winning Fashion Designers Present for VCUarts Qatar
VCUarts Qatar welcomes Ayse and Ece Ege, founders of luxury fashion brand Dice Kayek, to give a lecture “Crossing Boundaries” on April 3, 2018 in the VCUarts Qatar Atrium. Dice Kayek was launched in...
View ArticleVCUarts Painting + Printmaking Professor Showing at Piedmont Arts
VCUarts Painting + Printmaking Associate Professor Javier Tapia is showing a series of watercolor paintings at Piedmont Arts in Martinsville, Va. “I know that many of you know how difficult watercolor...
View ArticleVCUarts Theater Students Win Awards at SETC
Congratulations to the following VCUarts Theatre students for winning awards at the 2018 Southeastern Theatre Conference. Katherine Field 1st Place Graduate Scene Design, Ready to Design Award with...
View ArticleGo Further with Internship Support Grants
Our students land internships from all over the country, from the Smithsonian, Time and the White House to Nickelodeon, Alton Lane, NASA, the Public Theatre and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. While the...
View ArticleVCUarts Fashion Show ‘Momentum’ Largest to Date
The VCUarts 2018 Juried Fashion Show, ‘Momentum,’ will take place May 10 at Main Street Station’s Train Shed. The venue holds 1,400 attendees and a 500-foot runway, making this year’s show the largest...
View ArticleKinetic Imaging Alumnus Wins Awards for Short Film
Kinetic Imaging alumnus Andrew Volpe (BFA ‘09) is a freelance editor and cameraman at the Teaching Company. His 2017 short film “The Free Agent Fan” won the Audience Choice Award at the Delco Film...
View ArticleInstitute for Contemporary Art Featured in NY Times
The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU is scheduled to open on April 21 with the inaugural exhibition “Declaration,” which features 33 emerging and established artists from Richmond and across the...
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Kinetic Imaging Alumnus Wins Awards for Short Film
Kinetic Imaging alumnus Andrew Volpe (BFA ’09) is a freelance editor and cameraman at the Teaching Company. His 2017 short film “The Free Agent Fan” won the Audience Choice Award at the Delco Film...
View ArticleVCUarts Connections in ‘An Oak Tree’ at Firehouse Theatre
Richmond’s Firehouse Theatre presents ‘An Oak Tree’ from April 4-14, with involvement from many VCUarts alumni, faculty and current students. Current students pursuing their MFA in Theatre Pedagogy:...
View ArticleVCUarts Qatar Alumna Showing at Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha
VCUarts Qatar alumna Hana al-Saadi is showcasing the installation ‘Proposal for A Public Sculpture’ at the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha from February 25–May 13. The project invites al-Saadi to...
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VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition Schedule
The first round of the VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition kicks off on April 6 at The Anderson. A second round, running from late April to early May, will feature a three-part exhibition at The Anderson,...
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Bringing Art Back to Life: Merin Duke
Art arrives at Richmond Conservation Studio in tragic condition. Paintings show up flaked and sagging in their stretcher bars, weary from fires, floods, or simple neglect. The rigors of time take a...
View ArticleVCUarts Music Professor Uses Music to Tell Incarcerated Individuals’ Stories
“Open Minds: Music That Mends,” written by Music professor Antonio García, will be performed by the Commonwealth Singers at 7:30 pm on Friday April 6 at the W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts....
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