Alum Call Board August 2020
Image of Das Frank’s Poster Congratulations for having his Poster Positive Propaganda 1 from the COVID-19 Positive Propaganda Series selected to be acquired into the Library of Congress. Ben feels...
View ArticleAlum spotlight: L.A. Adams (BFA ’77) Technical Theatre & Design
Not many TheatreVCU grads can say they entered the Peace Corps, but the experience led L.A. on her career path. She’s currently the Director of International Students and Study Abroad at Manhattanville...
View ArticleAlum spotlight: Helen (Panagoulias) Nixon (MFA ’94) Performance
When Helen was in undergrad at Clemson University, Wendy Overly (MFA ’87 at VCU) was her acting teacher. Helen explains, “Wendy encouraged me to apply to VCU for my masters because she thought that I’d...
View ArticleAlum spotlight: Lisa Cover-Tucci (BFA ’00) Theatre Education
Lisa has a suggestion for the current theatre department, “I wish they’d reinstate that education major. It was a one-stop shop where I learned acting, directing, scenic painting, set construction,...
View ArticleAlum spotlight: Tiza Garland (MFA ’00) Performance Pedagogy & Movement
While earning her BA at Western Michigan University, Tiza knew David Leong (VCU Professor Emeritus and department chair ’96-’17) from the American Society of Fight Directors. They met again at URTA...
View ArticleAlum spotlight: Adanma Onyedike Barton (BFA ’03) Performance & (MFA ’09)...
Adanma came to VCU as a Communications major, but she “promptly walked out of her first class.” Adanma continues, “I knew I didn’t want to do that. I proceeded to cry all over campus!” She went to see...
View ArticleInner Out: A Virtual Exhibition & Event
VCUarts The Anderson, in collaboration with Moonmist, is pleased to present Inner Out, a virtual exhibition organized and built as a collaboration between Ariel René Jackson, six participating artists,...
View ArticleVCU to host virtual Adobe Creative Jam in September
On Friday, September 11 and Friday, September 18, VCU students can compete with their peers in a virtual Adobe Creative Jam. Adobe Creative Jams are beginner-friendly design tournaments that give...
View ArticleVCUarts announces new faculty appointments, promotion and tenure
This fall, eight VCUarts faculty members have received promotion and tenure, while two are taking on new appointments within the school. Those receiving promotion and tenure include Sandy Goldie 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 ArticleCreating space for necessary conversations
The Black Lives Matter movement and demonstrations—both in Richmond and around the country—have brought necessary conversations about systemic racism to the forefront. VCUarts acknowledges that...
View Article2020 VCUarts Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
We are excited to announce the 2020 VCUarts Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, November 6–20, at the Anderson. As in recent years, the 2020 exhibition will be organized around a juror-generated call and...
View ArticleFaculty and alumni receive VMFA Artist Relief Fellowship
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has selected several VCUarts faculty and alumni for the Virginia Artist Relief Fellowship Program. The fund was developed to assist visual artists from...
View ArticleKate Sicchio’s article published by Dancegeist Magazine
This past month Dr. Kate Sicchio, one of our assistant professors, wrote an article for Dancegeist Magazine. Her article, titled A History of Performance Online, takes a deep dive through the past 3...
View ArticleGrad student Eric Millikin recognized for collage honoring Detroiters lost to...
Kinetic Imaging graduate student, Eric Millikin, has been recognized recently for his touching and haunting collage. The collage features around 900 faces of those who passed away from COVID-19, most...
View ArticlePraise for Frank Pichel’s Quarantine Cat
After being turned down from Emory University’s children’s book competition, Professor Frank Pichel and wife Sarah Legare were sought out by Ember Publishing House. The company took an interest in the...
View ArticleGraphic designer finds a home in Interior Design
For Sarah Kincaid, the signs were always there. Her father is a builder, and she grew up spending her weekends at construction sites, looking at floor plans and searching for new ideas. When she left...
View ArticleQ+A with Carmenita D. Higginbotham, Ph.D., the new dean of VCUarts
On Sept. 15, Carmenita Higginbotham, Ph.D., steps into her new role as dean of VCUarts. She was previously chair of the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia. Higginbotham is also an...
View ArticleSam Taylor’s gentle tools & gentle space
VCUarts The Anderson is pleased to present gentle tools, a web-based experience thoughtfully curated and carefully composed by Sam Taylor. Join us via Zoom on Wednesday, September 23 for Gentle Tools...
View ArticleKyrae Dawaun: Get Down Pat
VCUarts The Anderson is pleased to present Get Down Pat, an exhibition of artworks by Kyrae Dawaun on view from September 10 through 24. Dawaun is a 2020 Painting & Printmaking MFA graduate whose...
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