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Craft/Material Chair wins Contemporary Southern Art Award
Department of Craft/Material Studies Chair Sonya Clark has been named the 2014 winner of the 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art, an annual prize awarded to artists who contribute to the...
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AFO Associate Director Elected to NCAA Board of Directors
Associate Director of the Art Foundation program, Elissa Armstrong, was elected onto the Board of Directors of the National Council of Arts Administrators (NCAA). Elections took place during the 42nd...
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Art Education Professor Nominated for National Higher Education Teacher of...
Department of Art Education Associate Professor Dr. Melanie Buffington has been nominated for the National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Higher Education Teacher of the Year. Buffington...
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Dr. Pam Taylor Receives Award from Virginia Art Education Association
Department of Art Education Professor Dr. Pam Taylor received the award for Higher Education Division from the Virginia Art Education Association at their annual conference in Richmond. The mission of...
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Senior Associate Dean Susan K. Roth Elected to the NASAD Commission on...
Associate Dean Susan K. Roth was re-elected to a second term on the NASAD Commission during the 70th Annual Meeting held in Minneapolis. NASAD, the National Association of Schools of Art and Design is...
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Associate Dean Dr. James Frazier Joins American Dance Festival Board
The American Dance Festival announced that Dr. James Frazier has joined the ADF Board of Directors. Frazier serves as a Visiting Evaluator for the dance accrediting body, the National Association of...
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Buffington named NAEA’s Teacher of the Year
The National Art Education Association has named Virginia Commonwealth University’s Melanie Buffington, Ph.D., the 2015 National Higher Education Teacher of the Year.Buffington, assistant professor and...
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Professor Stephen Vitiello Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Department of Kinetic Imaging Professor Stephen Vitiello will receive the 2015 Distinguished Alumni award from Purchase College, SUNY at an upcoming commencement ceremony. Vitiello received a BA in...
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Sonya Clark Awarded Honorary Degree
Department of Craft/Material Studies Chair Sonya Clark is one of six to be awarded honorary degrees from Amherst College during its 194th Commencement ceremony on May 24, 2015. Other recipients include...
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Gallery Co-Founder and Soon-to-Be VCUarts Graduate
Department of Painting + Printmaking senior Nastassja Swift, who is also minoring in Craft/Material Studies, will be graduating this week with ten exhibitions under her belt and a digital gallery that...
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Senior Directs Runway 2015 Fashion Show
Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising senior Ronni Worley wrapped up her work on the department’s annual fashion show, just days before graduation. Worley, who was the student director of...
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KI Adjunct Talks About Nintendo in RVA and Japan
Department of Kinetic Imaging adjunct Dr. Nathan Altice will present at Replaying Japan, a gaming conference, this year taking place in Kyoto with the theme, “The Globalization of Japanese Pop Culture...
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VCU School of the Arts professors receive prestigious NEA grants
Two Virginia Commonwealth University professors and a local nonprofit with strong VCU ties have been awarded National Endowment of the Arts grants.VCU professors Sasha Waters Freyer and Ryan Patton...
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1708 Gallery Presents 10 x 10 Summer Program (Featuring VCUarts Artists)
10 x 10: Richmond Takes The Gallery June 2 – August 9, 2015From June 2 – August 9, 2015, 1708 Gallery will open its doors to 10 artists and community organizations. Each of these individuals or groups...
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Sterling Hundley Receives Illustrator of the Year Honors
Sterling Hundley, VCUart alumnus and associate professor in the Department of Communication Arts was named Illustrator of the Year by the Victoria & Albert Museum, in London. Hundley traveled to...
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Call for Submissions: Mid-Atlantic New Painting / UMW Galleries
Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2016 Call for Submissions University of Mary Washington GalleriesThe UMW Galleries is hosting its tenth Mid-Atlantic New Painting biennial exhibition, a competition open to...
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Art Foundation Assistant Professor Takes her Work on the Road
VCUarts Art Foundation Program Administrative Director and Assistant Professor Sarah Mizer has a busy summer ahead. If you’re in the Norfolk, Key West or Asheville areas this summer, be sure to check...
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Sculpture Faculty Member Exhibits at Foxy Production
Ester Partegàs The Passerby Foxy Production June 4 – July 11, 2015 Preview: Thursday, June 4, 2015 – 6 – 8 p.m.Department of Sculpture + Extended Media Assistant Professor Ester Partegàs’ fourth solo...
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MFA Alumna Teresita Fernandez Reflects on her Latest Installation
Department of Sculpture + Extended Media MFA alumna Teresita Fernandez was featured by CBS Sunday Morning for her newest installation in Madison Square Park. In the segment, “Teresita Fernandez and the...
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Sculpture’s NYC MFA Exhibition was a Success
Congratulations to the Department of Sculpture + Extended Media for a successful MFA exhibition during Bushwick Open Studios. The exhibition, at The Vazquez Building (93 Forrest St @ Central Ave,...
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