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New show honors the original art and collections of Frances Wessells and her...

June 9, 2022, 10:49 am

By Joan Tupponce, VCUnews Wessells, a dancer, choreographer and artist, founded VCU’s Department of Dance + Choreography Frances Wessells thinks of sculpture as dance holding its breath. During her...

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Matt Lively is creating behind-the-scenes artworks of the Richmond Symphony

June 13, 2022, 12:57 pm

By Joan Tupponce, VCUnews The VCU alum’s ongoing project is a case of ‘artist supporting artist’ and is giving him fresh insight into the intricacies of making beautiful music. Artist and Virginia...

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Community News from Art History: June 2022 update

June 14, 2022, 1:23 pm

Featured image: Panelists for the “Deconstructing Historic House Narratives” panel moderated by Prof. Clare van Loenen at the 2022 American Alliance of Museums Conference in Boston; Photo credit: Paris...

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Community News from Craft/Material Studies: June 2022 update

June 17, 2022, 1:20 pm

Featured image: Craft/Material Studies 1st year MFA candidacy exhibition; Photo credit: Paris Boynes, May 2022 Hannah Bates (MFA ’19) presented a solo exhibition, Among, at Waterloo Arts Gallery in...

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Cinema Summer Intensive Blog: Marlaena Henry, blog 1

June 21, 2022, 7:46 am

Welcome to the Red Team! Hello everyone! My name is Marlaena and I will be continuing the blog posts for this year’s VCUarts Cinema summer intensive! I have enjoyed spending the past four weeks with my...

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Community News from Sculpture + Extended Media: June 2022 update

June 21, 2022, 1:42 pm

Featured image: MFA student Tendai Mupita installing work at the Sculpture + Extended Media MFA Candidacy Show; Photo by Kendall Buster, April 2022 Prof. Lily Cox-Richard’s exhibition Weep Holes opened...

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Community News from Art Education: June 2022 update

June 22, 2022, 11:35 am

Featured image: Students at work during MAE student Hopper Manown’s fall 2021 teaching practicum PhD student Jenna Gabriel is the recipient of an Abolitionist Teaching Network Grant. Prof. Yiwen Wei’s...

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Have arts, will travel

June 22, 2022, 2:48 pm

Traveling this summer? You may bump into a VCUarts student, or their work, as they perform, attend summer residencies and more. By Dina Weinstein, VCUnews Research, learning and professional...

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$5 million gift will cultivate an educational, empathetic culture at VCUarts...

June 22, 2022, 2:59 pm

The Department of Theatre in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts Theatre) has received a $5 million gift that will create three endowed funds to promote education and...

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Spring 2022 Dean’s List

June 23, 2022, 7:48 am

Congratulations for your inclusion on the VCUarts Spring 2022 Dean’s List! This special recognition is given to students earning a minimum GPA of 3.5 for the semester. Tony Beres Brendan Hamilton...

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Cinema Summer Intensive Blog: Marlaena Henry, blog 2

June 25, 2022, 10:35 am

Hello again! This time around I will be sharing my experiences in Sheree Chen’s sketches class. The first week we made a comedy short where we split into two units for the sake of efficiency since we...

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The Studio Museum in Harlem announces appointment of Amber Esseiva to...

July 6, 2022, 8:06 am

Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, recently announced the appointment of Amber Esseiva as Curator-at-Large, a newly created position. Esseiva currently serves as...

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VCUarts’ Hillary Waters Fayle featured in Garden & Gun

July 11, 2022, 7:49 am

Hillary Waters Fayle, an assistant professor of fiber in the Department of Craft/Material Studies, was recently interviewed by Garden & Gun magazine – a national publication that discusses Southern...

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