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A look back at Cinema’s past
Despite its young age, Cinema has a rich history. Now in its eleventh year, the program has distinguished itself with team projects that call on each student’s individual talents, the skills of faculty...
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Empowering youth through art: Bridget Stadelmyer
For Bridget Stadelmyer, earning her art education degree comes with a mandate. Teaching entrusts her with the responsibility to be a leader for her students, and to demonstrate how the arts can help...
View ArticleVCUarts awards more than $50,000 in Faculty Research Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Suzanne A. Silitch, APR Director of Communications, VCU School of the Arts (804) 828-6819 sasilitch@vcu.edu VCU School of the Arts awards more than $50,000 in Faculty...
View ArticleVCUarts faculty in Best Movies of 2018 by The New Yorker
We are pleased to announce that Gavagai, developed by VCUarts Cinema professor Kirk Kjeldsen and Rob Tregenza, program director, as well as Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable, created by...
View ArticleArt and Medicine: Morgan Yacoe (BFA ’11)
Morgan Yacoe (BFA ’11) is a VCUarts Sculpture alumna who combines her artistic practice with medical science to investigate the relationship between art and medicine. VCU Alumni took a closer look at...
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The legacy of the Masonic Temple, an artists’ sanctuary
On November 30, VCU hosted the “VCU 50: Commemorating History” symposium, reflecting on the many challenges and opportunities the university has faced since its founding half a century ago. During the...
View ArticleInterview with Jason Butler Harner (BFA ’92)
December 2018 Commencement Speaker Jason Butler Harner (BFA ’92) was interviewed by Sifter about his experience at VCUarts and his work on stage and screen. The post Interview with Jason Butler Harner...
View ArticleSilver and gold
When Richmond’s Gallery 5 approached Katie McBride (BFA ’04) about curating an exhibition, she saw an opportunity to showcase talented local illustrators—particularly women and non-binary people. “I...
View ArticlePartners in creativity
It was the first American campus in Doha’s Education City, part of an initiative to reinvigorate the arts in the Persian Gulf. This year, VCUarts Qatar turns 20. The campus in the Middle East was born...
View ArticleJason Butler Harner’s December 2018 Commencement Address
Actor, writer and producer Jason Butler Harner (BFA ’92) delivered the 2018 VCUarts December Commencement address on December 8. Read what he had to say to the Class of 2018, or watch the video below....
View ArticleIntergenerational studies
When Alice Simon (BFA ’71, MIS ’01) finished her art education degree, she went straight to the classroom in Hanover County. She spent decades there, teaching future artists and art educators—many of...
View ArticleVMFA acquires work by Paul Rucker
On December 12, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced the acquisition of 250 works for their permanent collection, including Paul Rucker’s installation Storm in a Time of Shelter. The iCubed...
View ArticleKate Sicchio guests on Freakonomics Radio Live
Movement images of VCUarts Dance student Marissa Forbes that Kinetic Imaging professor Kate Sicchio captured for a performance. Can someone read your emotions just by the way you look at your phone?...
View ArticleLiberation in illustration
“The idea of making a drawing and not having to have it be checked by a merchandiser or edited— just putting it out on the internet—was really incredibly profound and exciting.” – Richard Haines (BFA...
View ArticleRising to the top
Jayanta Jenkins (BFA ’94) always wanted to be a creative problem solver, to manage the nuts and bolts of a commercial art space. Since earning his degree in fashion design at VCUarts, Jenkins has...
View ArticleVCUarts on stage
The performing arts have been a staple at the School of the Arts since its inception. According to H.H. Hibbs, the first director of Richmond Professional Institute, the earliest recorded music teacher...
View ArticleYou graduated! What’s next?
Whether you graduated last week, last year, or it’s been too many years to count, VCUarts is here to support of your success—for life. Take these career-building and learning opportunities offered by...
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Chasing Stokstad
In the entranceway of the Anderson stands a 50-pound table—a slab made from a blend of concrete and paper, erasers, pens and junk food. Scattered across its surface, you’ll see birthday candles,...
View ArticleFall 2018 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Fall 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...
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Why I Chose VCUarts
Making that final college decision can be confusing and difficult. To help you with the decision-making process, we asked a few students why they chose VCUarts. Drewe Goldstein, sophomore, Theatre...
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