Alum’s sustainable business brings used yarn back to life
As fashion trends come and go, many articles of clothing are left by the wayside. But that doesn’t mean that yesterday’s trendy garment can’t transform into today’s new look. Craft alumna Misti Nolen...
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Senior spotlight: Daniel Diasgranados
Photos of musical duo April + VISTA look as if they’re set in a dream. Their faces are obscured or backlit, with eyes drawn beyond the frame of the picture, arrested in private contemplation. It...
View ArticleTalented VCUarts Qatar student designers receive awards at ‘EDGE’ fashion show
Hundreds joined VCUarts Qatar’s fashion students in April for the 2019 edition of the “EDGE” Fashion Show, held on the Ooredoo Stage at the Mall of Qatar. This was the 20th “EDGE” event in Doha, a show...
View ArticleRVAmag previews 50th VCUarts fashion show ‘Shimmer’
The annual VCUarts fashion show, entitled “SHIMMER,” marks 50 years of the program’s spectacular student showcase. Fashion design and merchandising majors will take the Train Shed at Main Street...
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The ‘modest impresario’ and his humble laundromat
Ephraim “Ed” Steinberg (BFA ’86) had his most recent solo exhibition in 2016 at the age of 96. At the Weinstein Jewish Community Center, his paintings, prints and photos were celebrated by the local...
View ArticleGraphic design and sculpture faculty among 2019 Soros Arts Fellows
Guadalupe Maravilla, assistant professor of sculpture, and Nontsikelelo Mutiti, assistant professor of graphic design, are two of 11 cohorts selected by the Open Society Foundations to receive funding...
View ArticlePunk rock professor brings new perspective to Kinetic Imaging
Rebecca Gates’ band The Spinanes broke into the mainstream music scene in the early ’90s, when a tidal wave of punk bands from the West Coast flooded the airwaves. Alongside Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and...
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Senior spotlight: Claudia Vincent, LaRissa Rogers and Zifan Wang
In the Painting + Printmaking program, three young artists are drawing from their own personal narratives to investigate how heritage, culture and environment guide their lives. Claudia Vincent,...
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Thank you for being part of VCUarts’ 90th anniversary
Nine decades have passed since the first year of art classes at Richmond Professional Institute concluded. From the seeds of a single painting class, founder Theresa Pollak and the faculty members she...
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Senior spotlight: Kyle Artone
When Kyle Artone applied to VCUarts’ costume design program, he wasn’t a theater novice. He had performed as an actor, and helped with prop and scene design. But during his senior year of high school,...
View ArticleDiana Al-Hadid named ‘trailblazing’ first-generation immigrant in new...
Sculpture alumna Diana Al-Hadid (MFA ’05) appears as one of 36 inspiring Americans in the new children’s book First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great. Written...
View ArticleMeet the students who made the 2019 fashion show happen
The annual VCUarts fashion show is a titanic collaborative exercise, a project that calls on the talents of fashion juniors and seniors in design and merchandising to succeed. It’s a tradition that’s...
View ArticleAnother Tony for Toni
Toni-Leslie James has earned a third Tony Award nomination for her Broadway costume designs. Her work on the play Bernhardt/Hamlet will be considered for Best Costume Design of a Play at the 2019 Tony...
View ArticleSaxophone student learns to love coding
Thomas Levine, a sophomore music major, was recently featured in an article by the VCU College of Engineering that highlighted his newfound passion for computer technology. Though Levine spends much of...
View ArticleCommunication arts professors talk illustrating history books for children
VCU News interviewed two communication arts professors who have illustrated pages upon pages of children’s books, and asked them how they translate difficult histories into images for younger...
View ArticleArt and Athletics class brings two worlds closer together
Ron Johnson’s Art and Athletics course is a unique collaborative opportunity that allows students from two different kinds of fields to learn from one another. It encourages student athletes to...
View ArticleElizabeth Turk’s May 2019 Commencement Address
Artist Elizabeth Turk delivered the 2019 VCUarts May Commencement address on May 11. Read what she had to say to the Class of 2019, or watch the video below. Thank you Dean Brixey, trustees,...
View ArticleProfessor’s new book details how art education can grow the community outside...
Pamela Lawton, associate professor of art education, will launch her new book Community-Based Art Education Across the Lifespan: Finding Common Ground on July 19. Co-written with Margaret A. Walker and...
View ArticleThe Anderson offers free studio space for 14 artists this summer
VCUarts and the Anderson are pleased to announce that 14 artists have been accepted in the 2019 Summer Space Grants program. These artists will be afforded free studio space at the Anderson from June 4...
View ArticleSpring 2019 Dean’s List
Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Spring 2019 Dean’s List! This special recognition is given to students earning a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester. Advanced Media Production...
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