Paul Rucker joins VCUarts, receives Art for Justice grant from Ford and...
Paul Rucker, who was recently appointed Curator for Creative Collaboration with VCUarts, has been awarded an Art for Justice grant from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Rucker...
View ArticleArt history scholar named dean of VCUarts
RICHMOND, Va. (July 13, 2020) — Carmenita D. Higginbotham, Ph.D., an art historian whose research examines 20th century American art, has been named dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School...
View ArticleIn memoriam: Richmond theatre photographer Eric Dobbs
Eric Dobbs, a longtime Richmond photographer and staple to the local theatre community, passed away this summer at the age of 71. Eric will be missed by many. He was well known for his kindness and his...
View ArticlePainting + Printmaking student named AXA Art Prize finalist
Painting + Printmaking student Amuri Morris was among 40 student artists who were selected for the third AXA Art Prize Exhibition. Morris’ charcoal drawing, titled Self-Portrait as a Grandma, explores...
View ArticleLive Stream of Performance by Luis Vasquez La Roche
The Anderson presents OYA-9394, a performance by Luis Vasquez La Roche via Instagram Live (@vcuartstheanderson), at 5:30pm on Thursday, July 16. This performance by VCUarts Painting + Printmaking MFA...
View ArticleAlum Spotlight: Beatrice Wynn Bush (BFA 1969)
Bea was the first Black student in Richmond Professional Institute’s Theatre Department. When she arrived in 1965, she recalls, “I didn’t realize that VCU was a white school until I walked in the first...
View ArticleAlum Spotlight: Lenny Steinline (BFA 1989)
lennysteinline@yahoo.com Lenny volunteered to work at the McCarter Theatre in New Jersey, because he loved theatre but “New York was scary.” Director Terry Burgler, who later moved to Richmond, was...
View ArticleAlum Spotlight: Jerold Solomon (BFA 2001)
Coming from Northern Virginia, I was the one Black kid in school for my entire public school life,” Jerold explains. When he looked at VCU’s diversity stats, he determined that he could find community....
View ArticleAlum Spotlight: Devario Simmons (MFA 2016)
Header image: a still from a promotional video for Thoughts of a Colored Man (Baltimore Center Stage). Co-Costume Design by Devario Simmons and Toni-Leslie James devario.simmons@gmail.com While Devario...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Chauntee Irving (MFA 2019)
Header image: Chauntee as Nala in The Lion King After receiving her BA in Theatre with a double major in Political Science from the University of Richmond in 2003, Chauntee pursued acting in New York....
View ArticleAlumni Call Board July 2020
She’s currently a professor at St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, TX and presented her research and one woman show on Pola Negri in Warsaw and Lipno, Poland this year. She was interviewed on Polish...
View ArticleTeaching justice through the arts
When Courtnie Wolfgang first got her teaching license and stepped into a classroom in rural Georgia, she realized just how much she had to learn. She was teaching at a Title I school—meaning at least...
View ArticleFRIITZ: A Musical Narrative by Jared Duesterhaus
The Anderson presents FRIITZ, a performance by Jared Duesterhaus, via Zoom at 8pm on Friday, July 24. FRIITZ is a musical narrative created by VCUarts Kinetic Imaging MFA 2020 alumnus Jared...
View ArticleLive Streamed Performance (2 of 2) by Luis Vasquez La Roche
The Anderson presents Luis Vasquez La Roche’s THE IMPOSSIBILITY PERFORMANCE via Instagram Live (@vcuartstheanderson), at 11:30am on Saturday, July 25. This is the second of two activations conducted...
View ArticleVCUarts welcomes Class of 2024
RICHMOND, Va. (August 3, 2020) – This fall, 707 students will make up the incoming first-year Class of 2024 at VCU School of the Arts (VCUarts). As a group, the class represents a cross-section of...
View ArticleInspiring conversation through public art
Two portraits bookend a new mural in the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. To the left, a woman stares into the distance, her flowing locs adorned with the symbols recounting the history of...
View ArticleTwo VCUarts fashion design students receive CFDA award
Fashion design students Chris Pleasant and Kylie Carroll are national finalists in the highly selective Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Design Award contest. Pleasant was one of two CFDA...
View ArticleVCUarts Faculty Fall Lecture Series
This year’s VCUarts faculty fall lecture series will feature two talks by KI faculty members! Both lectures will be hosted virtually and will be available to be viewed for free. Department chair and...
View ArticleBrood IX
Brood IX is an album of recordings made by Kinetic Imaging Interim Chair, Stephen Vitiello at Peters Mountain in Monroe County, West Virginia in June of 2020. These recordings feature the sounds of the...
View ArticleSINCLAIR EMOGHENE: Facets of Esoterics (Aug. 18–Sept. 3)
VCUarts The Anderson, in collaboration with the VCUarts Department of Dance + Choreography, is pleased to present Facets of Esoterics, an installation and series of performances by Sinclair Emoghene....
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