的aterVCU puts on a performance of Monty Python's "Spamalot" at the Singleton Center for Performing Arts.
A culture of creativity in the heart of a dynamic city
Based in a city that's known for embracing the 艺术, our graduate 艺术 program is ranked 顶尖之一 通过U.S. News and World Report. But artists aren't the only ones who think creatively.
Our business school has an artist-in-residence. Our medical residents take sculpture classes to better understand the body. 的 Institute for Contemporary Art tackles current social conversations. And each year we offer hundreds of 表演, exhibits and screenings to the community. It’s no wonder our graduates are prepared for a rapidly changing world.
Fashion design students work together to paint a mural outside of VCU Police headquarters.
Singers perform in the Spring Choral Concert at the Singleton Center.
的 Fashion Department prepares for the annual VCU艺术 fashion show.
的 Pollak Building sports a mural by alum Assil Diab.
Music performance student Zachary Williams plays the cello on stage.
Kristen Andes, a student in the Painting and Printmaking program, creates a plein air painting.
艺术与创新
New ideas can take root and grow with the help of programs that foster innovation and entrepreneurship.
人和机器
An 艺术 and engineering team is exploring the potential relationship between robotics and dance.
彻夜不眠
At annual CreateAthon, 艺术, 广告, business and other students spend 24 hours providing free creative work to area nonprofits.
让我们一起创造艺术!
Students explore their artistic side in Spanish class, while delving into family politics, mental health and personal passions.
祖先的设计
A VCU social work professor connects with his Ghanaian ancestors through clothing design.
现代杰作
的 Institute for Contemporary Art is on a mission to spark discussion, trigger emotion and promote collaboration with provocative art, lectures and 表演 from local, national and international artists.
看一场表演
Small, quirky galleries. Historic recital halls. 的 walls of the library. 的re are countless places on campus to see the visual and performing 艺术. Here are a few of our favorites.
Shafer Street Playhouse
首页 of the student-run Shafer Alliance Laboratory 的atre, this building contains rehearsal space and a 150-seat theater.
安德森
Patrons check out an exhibition at the Anderson, VCU艺术’ on-campus gallery.
空气中的音乐
Student musicians often practice and give impromptu 表演 al fresco around campus.
Institute for Contemporary Art
的 ICA showcases a fresh slate of changing exhibitions, 表演, films and special programs that encourage in-depth consideration of the central issues of our time.
W.E. Singleton Center for Performing Arts
的 Singleton Center features a concert hall and modern theater, 彩排的房间, 研讨室, dance and movement studios and a large theater workshop.
Murry N. 未经证明的建筑
的 未经证明的建筑, home to the departments of Craft/Material Studies, Painting and Printmaking, and Sculpture and Extended Media also hosts student exhibitions in the first-floor gallery space, along with expos and events in the lobby.
詹姆斯·W. 黑人音乐中心
Many student recitals and ensemble 表演 are performed in the 300-seat recital hall of this renovated former church.
公共艺术项目
Art can turn up in unexpected places, such as along Shafer Court. 电影多样性, Equity and Inclusion committee led the “VCU艺术 Yarn Bombing Project” and included students, 教师, staff and the VCU community.
快速的事实
- 100+ visiting artists and 艺术 professionals hosted per year
- 311 students at VCU艺术’ branch campus in Doha, Qatar
隔壁的艺术家
Where VCU’s campus ends, Richmond’s 艺术 district begins. Here are a few of the galleries, museums and festivals — many just steps away — that make the city’s 艺术 scene so vibrant.
音乐/舞蹈
