Johannes James Barfield receives Toby Devan Lewis fellowship
We are pleased to announce that Johannes James Barfield (MFA ’18) is the recipient of this year’s Toby Devan Lewis fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to one student from each of the top 10 art...
View ArticlePhotography + Film Professor completes School of Business Residency
VCUarts Photography + Film professor Alyssa Salomon recently completed a yearlong artist-in-residence program at VCU’s School of Business. Throughout her residency, she participated in several...
View ArticleSpring 2018 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Spring 2018 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 ArticlePainting + Printmaking alumna works as botanical illustrator at Smithsonian
Painting + Printmaking alumna Alice Tangerini (BFA ’72) is the first and only botanical illustrator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, where she illuminates the biology of plant...
View ArticleAlumnus paints mural in hometown
Since graduating from the Painting + Printmaking Department, Ed Trask (BFA ’92), has been busy painting murals around Richmond. But his latest work is bringing him back to his hometown of Purceville,...
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Brass students reminisce about trip to Colombia
In May, a group of music students ventured abroad to Cartagena, a Caribbean city on the northern coast of Colombia. There, they visited local schools and universities to teach and collaborate, eat,...
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Roberto Jamora Celebrates the Lives of Immigrants
VCU’s arrival in the Final Four of the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament inspired many artful responses among the university’s student and alumni communities. For Roberto Jamora (BFA ’09), the...
View ArticleVCUarts Theatre Prepares for Upcoming School Year
VCUarts Department of Theatre has big plans for this upcoming year starting with The Wolves in collaboration with Cadence Theatre Company. This is just the start of many partnerships Sharon Ott, chair...
View ArticleCommunication Arts Alumnus Receives Columbus Comics Residency
We are pleased to announce that Communication Arts alumnus Richie Pope (BFA ’09) has been awarded the annual Columbus Comics Residency. This three-week residency, which provides Pope an opportunity to...
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Interior Design Alumna Designs Office For LA Florist
VCUarts Interior Design alum Andie Chang (BFA ’13) recently designed the office for Los Angeles florist Bouqs, giving it a greenhouse vibe with colorful workspaces and a comfy-cozy spin using textiles...
View ArticleVCUarts hires hybrid professor: choreographer and media artist Kate Sicchio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHMOND, Va. (July 25, 2018) – Choreographer, media artist and performer Kate Sicchio, Ph.D., is joining the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts a new hybrid...
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High school students get an inside look at art school
It’s a Wednesday morning in the Depot on Broad Street. In a classroom at the top of the stairs, students are cutting, sewing and painting sheets of white fabric. A block away in Franklin Terrace, Sally...
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Student and alum advance their careers at Urban Outfitters HQ
Renton (left) and Leung (right). Photos courtesy of Leung and Renton. VCUarts has a knack for attracting trendsetters—like Graphic Design alum Miranda Leung (BFA ’16) and current Photography + Film...
View ArticleVCUarts hosts fifth annual Global Summer Institute of Music
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHMOND, Va. (July 27, 2018) — The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts is hosting the fifth annual Global Summer Institute of Music, an intensive program that...
View ArticleCommunication Arts degree leads to career in tattoo design
Communication Arts alumnus Jesse Smith (BFA ’04) uses the illustration skills he mastered during his undergraduate career as a tattoo artist and the owner of Loose Screw Tattoo. Smith’s shop, along...
View ArticleFive Things You Should Be Doing Your Senior Year
Summer is almost over and the school year is right around the corner. You’ve gone through 12 years of school to make it to the best one of them all: senior year. Sure, you can spend your days wishing...
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Sculpture alum depicts human anatomy with masking tape and an X-Acto blade
One of Walko’s works, “Galatea.” Image courtesy of the artist. Ten years ago, Nickolai Walko (BFA ’14) was a high school student sitting in Virginia Van Horn’s mixed media sculpture class at the...
View ArticlePainting + Printmaking professor discusses 37 years of teaching
Reni Gower has been teaching in the Department of Painting + Printmaking for 37 years. Throughout that time, she has learned a lot from her students, including how to creatively craft an excuse for...
View ArticleQ&A: Eric Rivera
Eric Rivera’s professional dance career has taken a number of twists and turns, from ballet companies to Broadway shows to modern dance and back to ballet. He has performed with the Minnesota Ballet,...
View ArticleMusic alum expands on the classics while composing for Star Wars
After listening to the “Star Wars” soundtrack on repeat for much of his childhood, Gordy Haab (BM ’00) has found his way to put his own spin on the John Williams classic. Haab, a Los Angeles composer,...
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