As the house lights went down at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts on the evening of May 6, Danielle Ashe prepared herself to watch nearly 11 months of hard work come to fruition. The show director for the Virginia...
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Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts unveiled its design for the new Institute for Contempary Art. Learn more about the ICA....
Virginia Commonwealth University's student brass quintet, the Park Avenue Brass, and their faculty mentor, Ross Walter, D.M.A., will travel to Cartagena, Columbia, May 22-30, 2012, for a week of concerts and teaching in the city's youth orchestra programs.The group was...
On April 25, 2012, the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts unveiled its design for the new Institute for Contemporary Art. The 38,000-square-foot building, designed by Steven Holl Architects, will be located on the corner of Broad and Belvidere...
Zach Knighton (B.F.A.'00/A) is front and center every Wednesday on the ABC ensemble comedy "Happy Endings," and the show's title couldn't be more apt.After being on several pilots and the promising ABC show "FlashForward," Knighton seems to have found his...
Since 2008, CreateAthon onCampus has made a huge impact on area nonprofit agencies. The numbers are impressive: 46 nonprofits in the Richmond area have received professional marketing materials and advice valued at more than $700,000. This year's CreateAthon, which concluded...
Unity was the theme at VCUQatar Day on the Commons Plaza, where Virginia Commonwealth University students, faculty and staff in Richmond got an idea of what life is like for VCU students and employees at the university's campus in Doha,...
For the recent VCU Dance NOW concert, the annual showcase concert of the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Dance, guest choreographer Rick McCullough created a new work of contemporary ballet. The piece, "The Clarity of Absence," involved eight dancers -...
Virginia Commonwealth University fashion alumna Ra Jang (B.F.A.'09/A) was selected as an Emerging Designer Semifinalist by a panel of judges for Charleston Fashion Week. Jang will debut her fall 2012 collection at CFW Emerging Designer Competition: East. The five-night fête...
The contest pitch arrived by email, and Meredith Cosier (B.F.A.'11/A) thought almost nothing of it. Enter to win, it said, to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Space Needle, which she had visited last year while in Seattle....
On Sunday, VCU alumni Dustin Faltz (B.M.'07/A) and Michael D. Congdon (B.M'05/A) won Grammys as engineers of Chris Brown's album "F.A.M.E.," which won for Best R & B Album of the Year.Faltz is a voice-over artist, stage and screen actor,...
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The Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Interior Design has been ranked among the 10 best undergraduate programs in the country for the second consecutive year, according to the Design Futures Council.VCU's program, which is part of the VCU School of...
Two Virginia Commonwealth University music alumni are nominated for 2012 Grammy Awards, which will be presented this Sunday. Dustin Faltz (B.M.'07/A), who received a bachelor's degree in 2007, and Michael D. Congdon (B.M.'05/A), who received a bachelor's degree in 2005,...
Do not miss the last weekend of The Elephant Man! Written by Bernard Pomerance and directed by Casey Biggs.All VCU Alumni tickets only 15.00 - $10.00 off general admission.What is normal? Do you feel different? John Merrick looks different. So...
Virginia Commonwealth University Opera's spring 2011 production of "Hansel and Gretel" was awarded second prize in the National Opera Association's (NOA) Opera Production competition. Entries in the competition were "blindly" judged in a videotaped performance and were divided into five...
Theatre VCU will host an Alumni Reunion on April 21, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza. The day will include an array of events ending with a banquet and showing of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Individuals will be...
Staff members from Virginia Commonwealth University's Global Education Office teamed up with the VCU School of the Arts for the Korea International Portfolio Day held in Seoul, Korea, in November. At the first time event, Korean high schoolers brought their...
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Perfectly blended harmonies and synchronized choreography are some of the qualities that make a musical group successful. However, there are many other factors that launch a group of singers into stardom - one of which is the "X Factor." From...
Congratulations to Cinema student Harrison Colby and the crew of "A Roof Over Our Heads." The film was selected to screen in the Showcase section of the 2011 Lucerne International Film Festival and screens in Switzerland this fall. Harrison made the...
The Theresa Pollak Prize honorees demonstrate how their personal process of art making has enriched the region's culture while representing Richmond in the wider world. The award is given annually by Richmond Magazine. Congratulations to: VCU Dance alumna Ana Inés...
Richard Wenzel stared at his computer screen last spring, unable to comprehend the email he had just received. It did not make sense. Patti D'Beck, a professor in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts' Department of Theater, wanted...
Tara Donovan1999 Master of Fine ArtsSchool of the Arts Tara Donovan has been recognized for her commitment to process and has earned acclaim for her ability to discover how the inherent physical characteristics of an object enable it to be...
Join TheatreVCU at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts for an evening of music, dancing, romance, comedy and high energy for a presentation of "Grease." After an eight-year run on Broadway and seven Tony Awards, "Grease" is...
VCU-Qatar's project titled "Visualizing Qatar's Past," which proposes to build up a visual record of Qatar's archaeological and heritage sites and develop new methods of recording and analysis based on the use of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) photography, has been...
The rooftop on Virginia Commonwealth University's Pollak Building is much more environmentally friendly, thanks to the work of 15 students from the School of the Arts' Department of Interior Design. The students planted a vegetated garden featuring a range of...
For its first production of the 2011-12 season, Theatre VCU is staging alternate showings of the same play, "Shakespeare's R&J," an inventive work about six friends in a restrictive Catholic prep school who discover and enact "Romeo and Juliet." The...
President Barack Obama has appointed Teresita Fernandez (M.F.A.'92/A) to the United States Commission of Fine Arts. Read the official White House press release....
Mark your calendars! Virginia Commonwealth University's Alumni Stars program is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. The VCU and MCV Alumni Associations will honor 11 of our most accomplished alumni before a university audience at a seated dinner and...
Virginia Commonwealth University alumna Donna Coghill (B.F.A.'90/A; M.F.A.'94/A) was recently featured on StyleWeekly.com for the success of the character Monique. Monique, created by Amy Berlin and Ann Bucci in 2002, has transformed into a self-obsessed intern at a theater company...
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A snapshot of VCU professor Sonali Gulati at her college graduation from her moving new film, "I Am." Near the outset of Virginia Commonwealth University professor Sonali Gulati's moving new film, "I Am," we see a snapshot of Gulati at her college graduation. In...
In the early days of the Virginia Commonwealth University Community Guitar Ensemble, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, the group was small and the pieces it played relatively brief. The ensemble, which started with eight guitarists in 1986,...
Three recent Virginia Commonwealth University graduates have been awarded Fulbright Student Scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year.The new alumni will receive funding to travel abroad to conduct research or teach. The recipients, who each graduated in May, are Glenna...
Coming this fall to Virginia Commonwealth University, the VCUarts Cinema Program will launch its Cinematheque, a new series of 10 world and independent art films to be screened at the Grace Street Theater. Feature films will be projected in 35mm with the School of the...
Save the date: The School of the Arts' Theatre VCU is throwing an alumni reunion April 21, 2012. Highlights of the day will include: Renewing old friendships, socializing and networking with fellow Theatre VCU alumni from around the country. A...
Ameya Chumble (left), Kelva Clarke, Jennifer Sulanke, Deanna Demonch and Susan Hricik pose with the fabric board. Clarke and Sulanke are modeling the top two designs for women's nurses. Students from Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Fashion Design and...
The School of the Arts' Music Alumni Association will honor Terry Austin, Ph.D., director of bands and professor of music, as he celebrates 25 years at VCU. A special concert, conducted by Austin, will feature alumni of his past bands. The concert...
VCU School of the Arts is offering a pre-college summer intensive residency program in fine arts and design arts July 10-29 in the following areas: 2D Fine Arts Portfolio Development 2D/3D Fine Arts Portfolio Development Animation Digital Filmmaking Digital Photography...
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts presents this show featuring photographs by M.F.A photography and film candidate Jon-Phillip Sheridan. This exhibit includes works from one of Sheridan's recent series. Each photograph demonstrates his interest in how ordinary objects become valued...
The School of the Arts' Music Alumni Association will honor Terry Austin, Ph.D., director of bands and professor of music, as he celebrates 25 years at VCU. A special concert, conducted by Austin, will feature alumni of his past bands. ...
VCU Libraries presents "Bedpan Elegance," an art show by William W. DuBois, that runs through June 30 in the Main Lobby of VCU's Tompkins-McCaw Library, 509 N. 12th St.
The School of the Arts' Music Alumni Association will honor Terry Austin, Ph.D., director of bands and professor of music, as he celebrates 25 years at VCU.
VCU School of the Arts is offering a pre-college summer intensive residency program in fine arts and design arts July 10-29 in the following areas: 2D Fine Arts Portfolio Development 2D/3D Fine Arts Portfolio Development Animation Digital Filmmaking Digital Photography...
To celebrate the launch of Richmond Fashion Week, VCUarts students presented STRUT, the seventh annual student-produced fashion show, which brought 1,100 attendees to the Siegel Center on April 5. The event was themed "Return of the Runway." Stefa'nie Aris Thompson, director...
How does an 11-year-old African-American girl define beauty when she hates the color of her own skin and only plays with a blonde-hair, blue-eyed doll? This month, TheatreVCU presents "The Bluest Eye," a play-adaptation based on the novel by Pulitzer- and...
Faculty members Corin Hewitt (left) and Stephen Vitiello are Gugggenheim Fellows. VCU professors Corin Hewitt and Stephen Vitiello were named recipients of the Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the top honors available for artists in the United States. Hewitt is an assistant professor...
Liz Clancy, director of the Annual Juried Fashion Show and 21-year-old senior in VCU's School of the Arts, has worked tirelessly with teams of students to prepare for their annual student-led fashion show, set for May 8. The Annual Juried Fashion Show will display the best...
Creator and Director Peyton Rowe (standing on right) checks in on members of a student team working to design a website and communications plan for Housing Options Inc. Students from VCU and Virginia State University spent 24 consecutive hours completing...
The School of the Arts' Music Alumni Association will honor Terry Austin, Ph.D., director of bands and professor of music, as he celebrates 25 years at Virginia Commonwealth University. A special concert, conducted by Austin, will feature alumni...
VCU School of the Arts is offering a pre-college summer intensive residency program in fine arts and design arts July 10-29 in the following areas: 2D Fine Arts Portfolio Development 2D/3D Fine Arts Portfolio Development Animation Digital Filmmaking Digital Photography...
VCU Opera students Stephanie Auld, Gianna Barone, Jessica Harika and Chappell Lee model costumes donated to the program by William Welty (center). William Welty of Charlottesville, Va., donated an elegant costume collection valued at $200,000 to VCU Opera, which is...
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