International Research Grant: Noah Thompson, Svalbard
Each year, the Dean’s International Research Grant program awards $2,500 to up to 10 students to fund independent travel that informs their research and provides an experience related to their creative...
View ArticleDance professor E. Gaynell Sherrod joins Philadelphia Dance Company as...
Elgie Gaynell Sherrod, associate professor of dance, has joined the Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco) for its 50th anniversary season as interim executive director. In her new role, Sherrod...
View ArticleJoin Disney and Adobe for a drop-in creative jam this weekend
From October 18 to 21, you and your friends can challenge colleges across the nation in a two-part creative competition to win prizes! Adobe has partnered with Disney Channels to organize the Adobe...
View ArticleCraft and art history graduate students join forces for exhibition
As a fiber artist, Laura Boban often uses clothing and interior textiles—like sports jerseys, bed sheets, garden flags and pillows—to explore intersections between the home and sports, and blur...
View ArticleKI chair collaborates with music professor on new releases
Sound artist and chair of the Department of Kinetic Imaging Stephen Vitiello has a new collaborator: Justin Alexander, director of percussion studies in the Department of Music. Alexander has played on...
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An activist artist’s quest for spectacular failure
Eric Millikin approaches his work with an outlandish, utopian vision. The activist artist begins with questions like, “If I were to make artwork that ended racism, what would that be? How could I do...
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Qatar is calling: inside an interior design major’s semester abroad
It only took a few weeks for Margarita Aleixo to fall in love with Qatar. This semester, the interior design junior signed up to be an exchange student at the VCUarts Qatar campus in Doha. Aleixo’s...
View ArticleTop tips to improve your art school portfolio and application
Applying to art school is a huge decision, and preparing your portfolio is key to proving your potential as a future student. Colleen Marino, VCUarts admissions counselor, offered Art-N-Fly some advice...
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VCUarts Qatar interior design alumni earn honorable mention in international...
Amna Al-Hardan (BFA ’19), Luma Mansi (BFA ’19) and Yasamin Shaikhi (BFA ’19), graduates from the interior design program at VCUarts Qatar, won an honorable mention for their senior studio project...
View ArticleBASE calls on all of VCU to celebrate Black art at their annual showcase
This Friday, Nov. 1, Black Art Student Empowerment holds their fifth annual Art Showcase at the Anderson. Starting at 7 pm, visitors can experience art across the gallery’s second floor, which will...
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“Top Talent” winner wants to increase awareness of chronic illness
When Mary Metzger (BFA ’19) watched her younger sister navigate college, she noticed a few differences in their experiences. Her sister was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and...
View ArticleVCUarts graduates to be honored in fall alumni award events
VCU School of the Arts alumni will receive two awards this November in recognition of extraordinary achievements in their careers. VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 awards will honor Othman Khunji (MFA ’15) on...
View ArticleQ&A with Bob Kaputof, associate professor of Kinetic Imaging
Bob Kaputof, associate professor of Kinetic Imaging, joined VCUarts for a conversation about his recent work Greece with faculty from VCUarts Qatar. In their VCU Presidential Research Quest funded...
View ArticleAlumna organizes powerful show on race and representation
Art history alumna Amber Esseiva (BA ’12) curated “Great Force” at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU, her first exhibition as sole organizer. The ICA’s assistant curator, Esseiva lent her...
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At the Anderson, a team of students curated a showcase of Philadelphia artists
Students have become curators for the next big show at the Anderson. The space, which typically features artwork created by students, will instead be exhibiting work by Philadelphia-based artists that...
View ArticleAlumni shine at InLight 2019
The annual open air art exhibition InLight Richmond, presented by 1708 Gallery, returns on the evenings of November 15 and 16 with a sizeable roster of VCUarts alumni participating. This year at...
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Faculty member challenges art world to address ableism
When Vessel opened in March 2019, Thomas Heatherwick’s honeycomb-like building featuring a lattice of staircases was greeted with equal parts criticism and acclaim. Some publications described Vessel...
View ArticlePainting + Printmaking alumnus explores Black narratives at InLight 2019
This year’s InLight exhibition—presented by 1708 Gallery—features the work of Malcolm Peacock (BFA ’16), who graduated from the Department of Painting + Printmaking. Peacock recently completed his MFA...
View ArticleIn developing wearable technology, fashion student blends science and style
Alice Babashak ran track for 12 years until she broke her back while a heptathlete at Indiana University. But in the semester she took off to recover, she applied to the VCUarts Fashion Design +...
View ArticleFive reasons why you should be a VCUarts student!
Picture yourself at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, the #1 public art school in the nation (according to U.S. News and World Report)! Here are our top 5 reasons you should apply to...
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