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Exploring the potentials of dance and technology
As a young dancer fresh out of art school, Martha Curtis had followed Pauline Koner and her dance company to New York City, where she taught performance at Brooklyn College. But when Koner’s company...
View ArticleWelcome to the Spring 2019 Semester
Dear VCUarts students, Welcome back for the start of the spring semester. VCUarts continues to excel because of the collaborative and innovative work you pursue every day—the VCUarts story is, in fact,...
View ArticleAlum creates sculpture for reconstructive surgery training
Morgan Yacoe (BFA ’11), a sculpture alumna, recently taught a workshop to medical residents at VCU to aid in the practice of breast reconstructive surgery. As a teaching tool, Yacoe created a cast from...
View ArticleMusic professor releases his jazz ‘time capsule’
Taylor Barnett (MM ’04), assistant professor of music and jazz trumpeter, was interviewed by WCVE PBS on his new album Loose Ends. While every track was recorded with live musicians in one room, the...
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Monument Avenue: General Demotion/General Devotion
When Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s Monument Avenue Commission submitted its recommendations for the future of the city’s Confederate statues, it noted a program initiated by the VCUarts mObstudiO and...
View ArticleAlumna’s dryer lint art helped her overcome cancer and save her career
Heidi Hooper (BFA ’81) was working and teaching as an award-winning metalsmith in Boston when a cancerous tumor in her right arm destroyed her ability to work. Hammering metal was out of the question,...
View ArticleSculpture professor to be featured in CAA interview series
Guadalupe Maravilla, professor of sculpture, will be a featured guest at the annual College Art Association of America Conference in New York City. Maravilla will be interviewed by author Sheila...
View ArticleHP hires Jayanta Jenkins as new Executive Creative Director
Tech company HP has tapped fashion design alumnus Jayanta Jenkins (BFA ’94) to fill a new corporate role as Executive Creative Director. With HP’s chief communications officer, Jenkins will work across...
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Collaborative concert reaps shared benefits
For five years, the VCUarts Department of Music has held a jazz concert with an unlikely partner: the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation. The annual concert is part of Jazz4Justice, a program that pairs...
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A day at Fallingwater
The interior design students gather at 4 a.m. outside a darkened Pollak Building. October’s storm had knocked the power out overnight; the only sources of light are Pollak’s backup fluorescents and the...
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Ruthie Edwards: game designer and accessibility advocate
Ruthie Edwards (BFA ‘10) is an experience designer and animator who’s dedicated herself to developing more accessible digital interfaces and experiences for disabled users. In her spare time, she’s...
View ArticleRethinking Monument
Jurors are reviewing project submissions for a competition that asks participants to reimagine Monument Avenue, and 20 finalists will have their work displayed at The Valentine museum throughout 2019....
View ArticleHarold E. North, former sculpture chair, dies at 89
Harold E. North (MFA ’67), who served as chair of the sculpture department for 30 years, has passed away at the age of 89. North became chair in 1968, overseeing the hire of beloved faculty members...
View ArticleHajr Avant | myVCUarts
Hajr Avant, Cinema student, talks about her VCUarts experience as a filmmaker. myVCUarts is a series that captures the experiences of student at VCU School of the Arts in their own words. These short...
View ArticleCamryn Carels | myVCUarts
Interior Design student, Camryn Carels, talks about her experience in the Art Foundation (AFO) program. AFO is a first-year program for all visual art students that provides an intellectually...
View ArticleAngelique Scott | myVCUarts
Angelique Scott, Art Education and Craft/Material Studies student, talks about the importance of acknowledging cultural differences in art education. myVCUarts is a series that captures the...
View ArticleKim Peters | myVCUarts
Kim Peters, Graphic Design student, talks about her VCUarts experience in collaborating with Biology students. myVCUarts is a series that captures the experiences of student at VCU School of the Arts...
View ArticleFive fashion students win YMA/FSF scholarships
Five students from the Department of Fashion Design + Merchandising have been awarded 2019 YMA/FSF scholarships. For the first time, a VCUarts student—Levi Haskins—earned a perfect score in the case...
View ArticleThink on This: TyRuben Ellingson
Think on This is a new series from Virginia Commonwealth University that offers a peek into the minds of the people who are inspiring our students every day: our faculty. The post Think on This:...
View ArticleSavannah Knoop featured in BOMB interview
BOMB magazine reached out to sculpture alum Savannah Knoop (MFA ’16) to learn about the inspiration behind their latest show, Screens: A Project About “Community.” Interdisciplinary artist Clifford...
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