Gogobot Names RVA The Most Artistic Mid-Sized City
Based on the saturation of galleries, art supply stores, museums and other factors, Gogobot determined that Richmond, Va. is the most artistic mid-sized city in the country! Congrats, River City –...
View ArticleVCUarts Visits Cuba With VCU Delegation
VCUarts Dean Joseph H. Seipel recently visited Cuba as part of a VCU delegation that attended a higher education meeting with other universities to discuss the opportunities available in Cuba for...
View ArticleRichmond Magazine Features VCU Fashion Student
Bea Bronner, BFA ’16, and her blog Belle Bain were the subject of an interview with one of Richmond Magazine’s fashion contributors. Bronner talks about VCU Fashion, her personal style and blogging in...
View ArticleCraft Alumnus Featured by VCU Alumni News
Thanks to VCU Alumni for highlighting one of our alumnus from Craft/Material Studies, Neil Duman (B.F.A. ’77). Here is an excerpt from the story with a video interview below. Being artistically...
View ArticleFashion Faculty Talks Sustainability on International Stage
Assistant Professor and Assistant Chair for the Fashion department, Kim Guthrie, will be speaking at Cumulus Mumbai 2015 later this week. The international event is aimed at creating design awareness...
View ArticleAssistant Professor in Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50
Photography & Film Director of Graduate Studies and Assistant Professor Paul Thulin was selected into Photolucida’s Crticial Mass top 50 photography artists. This honor leads to exposure on the...
View ArticleICA and VCUarts Faculty Featured in Atlantic Article
This week, an author with the Atlantic posed the question, “Does ‘American Art’ Exist Anymore?” Lisa Freiman, the director of VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art, was highlighted for her work at the...
View ArticleAFO Student Race Car Design Gets Greenlight
Looking for a fun way to wrap up the semester? Cheer on Adam Olsen (B.F.A. ’19) and his winning design this weekend at Arena Racing USA! Olsen won a contest in adjunct faculty member and Painting +...
View ArticleTravel + Leisure Loves Us, They Really Love Us!
Travel + Leisure magazine has placed Richmond, Virginia on its annual Best Places to Travel to list for 2016. This recognition is another trophy on the shelf for Richmond, which also holds titles for...
View ArticleVCUarts Dance Alumna Takes the Lead in Jill Scott Music Video
Donna Vaughn (B.F.A. ’06) takes the lead role in GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Scott’s latest music video for her single, Back Together. Vaughn currently works on Broadway in Disney’s The...
View ArticleVCUarts Awards $22,368 in Undergraduate Research Grants
VCUarts is excited to announce that it has awarded over $22,000 to eleven projects through the Undergraduate Research Grants program. Projects being funded this year seek to study a variety of topics,...
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Design with a Capital D: John Paolini
From a glass conference room overlooking New York’s meatpacking district and downtown skyline beyond, John Paolini (M.F.A. ‘92) can rhapsodize about design with enough artistry that you’re likely to...
View ArticleStudents Practice the Art of Plating
While John Freyer claims to be “no master gardener,” the artist finds the relationship between food and art — and how it’s expressed — interesting. So, at the beginning of this semester’s [Art...
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John Paolini Delivers VCUarts 2015 December Commencement Keynote
VCUarts was honored to have John Paolini (M.F.A. ’92), of Sullivan, as its 2015 December Commencement keynote speaker. Below is a full transcript of his remarks. — Thank you graduates and faculty for...
View ArticleWhat kind of work of art best describes you?
We’re all human, but we’re all unique in our own way. Just like works of art. Take this quiz to find out which kind of art you are! This was a silly, fun quiz to help you get your mind off of all the...
View ArticleLocal Agency Brings Star Wars to RVA
Local creative services agency Mad Box released an awesome Star Wars tribute video, featuring drone photography from Gordon Whiteway (B.A. ’11) and Trey Trumble. The two turned over aerial footage of...
View ArticleAlumni Star in Michelle Obama College Humor Video
Theatre alumni Morgan Meadows and Mahlon Andrew Raoufi joined Saturday Night Live star Jay Pharoah—himself a former VCU student—to film College Humor’s “Go to College” music video, which encourages...
View ArticleThree VCUarts Sculptors Earn Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowships
The Virginia Commission for the Arts announced the recipients of its 2015-2016 Artists Fellowships, given to individual artists to recognize and support creativity and excellence. Four artists have...
View ArticleImprove Your Art School Portfolio in Five Easy Steps
Most application deadlines have come and gone, but some schools, like VCUarts, have an additional deadline for portfolio submissions. If you’re still perfecting your portfolio, here are five tips to...
View ArticleExplore Richmond With National Geographic’s Guide
National Geographic editors compiled a list of the world’s top destinations “to satisfy your every craving.” Their staff has selected ten cities, including Richmond, and hit on what to eat, what to...
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