Diana Al-Hadid installs major public art project at Williams College
Diana Al-Hadid (MFA ’05) has four of her distinctive ghostly sculptures on display across the Williams College campus until March 24, 2019. The event marks Al-Hadid’s first major public art project....
View Article‘Gavagai,’ a film made by two VCUarts Cinema professors receives fantastic...
VCUarts Cinema professor Kirk Kjeldsen and Rob Tregenza, program director, collaborated on their feature Gavagai, which was reviewed by influential film critic Richard Brody for The New Yorker. Brody...
View ArticleVCUarts alumni, students and faculty to be featured at InLight Richmond 2018
InLight Richmond is a free, public exhibition of light-based art and performances presented by 1708 Gallery. This year’s curated and juried artists will transform the grounds of the Virginia Museum of...
View ArticleVCUarts alumni recognized for service to university
Two VCUarts graduates are being honored by VCU Alumni for their outstanding accomplishments and service to the university. Joseph Lowenthal Jr. (BFA ’55) and Franklin R. Wallace Jr. (BFA ’87; MPA...
View ArticleMurry DePillars: Principle and Presence
Murry N. DePillars arrived at VCUarts during a kind of revolution. In 1976, his first year as dean, Virginia Commonwealth University was only 8 years old—a new entity born from a 1968 merger between...
View ArticleMake It Reel: VCUarts Alumni Working in Film and TV
VCUarts alumni are working on tons of different projects across the worlds of film and television. Take a peek at some of their resumés, or learn more about the departments of Photography + Film,...
View ArticleForm meets function at internship with textile designer
As a longtime runner and a sophomore VCUarts fashion design major, Alice Babashak has her eye on a specific career path: footwear design. “This combination of kinesiology and art meet and find this...
View ArticleHellboy creator tells his tale
When visiting artist Mike Mignola—the creator of Hellboy—comes to VCUarts on Oct. 29, don’t expect a comic-con kind of vibe. TyRuben Ellingson, chair of the VCUarts Department of Communication Arts,...
View ArticleTwo VCUarts alumni named to 10 Under 10 list
Two VCUarts graduates are being honored by VCU Alumni for noteworthy achievements made within 10 years of graduating from the university. Joseph Carlson (BFA ’08; MFA ’11) and Gabriel Craig (MFA ’09)...
View ArticleVCUarts’ presence in Doha, Qatar
The VCUarts campus in Doha, Qatar, and a few established graduates, were recently featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. VCUarts Qatar is a part of Education City, a collection of some of the world’s...
View ArticleVCUarts Studio
Read the latest issue of Studio The fall 2018 issue of Studio shares stories and news from VCUarts students, faculty and alumni, and features guest designer Bobby C. Martin Jr., co-founder of Original...
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B.A.S.E. to hold fundraiser and Anderson showcase in November
Shayne Herrera with his work at the Oct. 26 B.A.S.E. art show. Black Art Student Empowerment has announced two events for early November that offer great opportunities to chat about and create artwork....
View ArticleScoring the Big Bang
There are some who describe the start of the universe as a cosmic hiss, at a pitch 50 octaves lower than the human ear can register, and slowly descending. That primordial sound built up over time,...
View ArticleTop Five Art School Application Tips
We know applying to art school can be exciting, scary, and overwhelming all at once. Here are five things you can do to help you through the application process. Do the research. Deciding what art...
View ArticleSupporting the VCUarts community
To the VCUarts Community, In light of a recent event involving individuals in one of our departments, which was reported to the School of the Arts administration on Thursday, October 25, we have asked...
View ArticleIn Response to the Open Letter from the VCUarts PAPR Graduate Students
Dear VCUarts PAPR Graduate Students, I am writing in response to your letter regarding the incident that took place on October 25. This has been an emotionally wrenching week for the world and a...
View ArticleVCU News: VCU is recognized as a top college for student voters
With U.S. midterm elections coming up, VCU News took a look at student voting activity on campus. VCU was recently named a “Voter Friendly Campus” by the Campus Vote Project, which recognizes schools...
View ArticleNew York, New York: five sculpture students intern with professional artists
Above: The class meets with artist Antoine Catala. For the first six months of 2018, New York City endured two blustery and ill-tempered seasons. March ushered in a bomb cyclone and four nor’easters...
View ArticleMessage of Unity
To the VCUarts Community, This last week has been a difficult one for our country, our university, and our school. Incredible pressures pervade, inside and out of our community, and I know that many of...
View ArticleNovember message from the dean
To the VCUarts community, As the season of giving thanks approaches, our thoughts naturally turn to the people who support us through challenges, who inspire us to pursue and elevate us to a place of...
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