- VCUarts cinema played a starring role in trio’s ongoing collaborationForged in the program’s first classes, they are guiding current students while embracing recent acclaim for a film project.
- VCU Brandcenter makes its mark at prestigious awards showMore than 20% of the advertising portfolios belonged to Brandcenter products at the D&AD New Blood Awards.
- Blackbird literary journal team launches multidimensional podcastThrough performative readings and music composition, the new format brings the written word to life.
- Anne de Marcken wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for ‘It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over’De Marcken will receive the prize, which is now in its 24th year, during a public event at VCU on Nov. 5.
- Alum authors children’s book to spark early interest in health science careersFor Elizabeth R. Martin, M.D., an OB-GYN who graduated from the VCU School of Medicine, ‘everything comes back to contributing to the health of the community.’
- Recent VCUarts graduate Häsler Gómez wins prestigious fellowshipThe Dedalus MFA award in painting and sculpture supports emerging careers.
- Crypto in motion? Animator Robbie Shilstone blends art and currencyAs his profile grows, the 2016 VCUarts graduate has embraced an intriguing lesson from campus.
- In the sky above Chile, astronomy – and a VCU sculptor – are shiningAn observatory’s stunning new images intersect with Michael Jones McKean and his audacious ‘Twelve Earths.’
- What to wear at VCU? Depends on what you’re studyingTwo VCUarts students who styled looks representing wide-ranging academic majors share insights from the process – and some fashion advice, too.
- In new exhibition ‘Ayida,’ ICA at VCU celebrates the Caribbean and its diasporaOpening June 27, the group art show is inspired by Haitian poet Assotto Saint and explores the merging of cultures.
- Nursing students use art to explore psychiatric-mental health topics in innovative final projectAs part of a class project, students made art to explore complex mental health topics, turning classroom concepts into powerful visuals rooted in empathy and clinical understanding.
- Weijia Pan wins 28th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Motherlands’His debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU.
- Class of 2025: Nawaf Tamim expands artistic lens and cultural exchange at VCUartsThe kinetic imaging program became a natural extension for the Saudi Arabian student.
- Class of 2025: Fashion designer Franchesca Claros-Chavez finds and shares her styleLeaning into her heritage, she envisions spreading a Latinx look.
- Class of 2025: Brandcenter’s Wanda Felsenhardt finds artful opportunities to develop her skills and gain experienceA recent project involved creating illustrations of Richmond to raise money for student internships.
- Longtime dance professor Chris Burnside shares life stories in ‘The Man from Figueras’Burnside, an alum who taught at VCU for 20 years, turns to the written word after a rich career telling stories through movement.
- Undergraduates flex their comics creativity in VCU’s Graphic Narratives LabThe initial cohort of students explores visual storytelling and scholarship.
- Dale Quarterman, who oversaw the launch of VCU’s bachelor’s program in photography, dies at 81Quarterman served as chair of the Department of Photography and Film, and the current chair said, ‘his impact on the generations of students who came through this program is hard to measure.’
- In her short film based on Poe’s ‘Annabel Lee,’ VCUarts undergraduate finds inspiration from depressionLily Elizabeth Dunlap embraces a semester of independent study, through which she adapted a poem with personal resonance – and found personal growth.
- VCUarts alum Steven Marque has remained in tune with his dreamThe interior design graduate found himself singing with his favorite college-era band – and is still making music.
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