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MoB+Storefront operates on the belief that good design makes a healthier city where citizens participate more fully in their environment, their government and their culture. MoB is a partnership of three design departments of VCUarts, Graphic Design, Fashion Design and Interior Design and one department from the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Urban and Regional Planning. These departments operate an experimental design lab that realizes the potential of design to shape the city. The Storefront for Community Design is Richmond’s non-profit design assistance center, improving the quality of design in the city by facilitating access to design and planning resources. MoB+Storefront is a partnership between MoB and The Storefront for Community Design that joins the energy, enthusiasm and expertise of VCU students and faculty with Storefront's community connections. Together they design the city from a bike rack to our neighborhoods, from Barton Heights, Carver and Church Hill to the River. Above: VCUarts faculty members Kristin Casky (Fashion Design + Merchandising), John Malinoski (Graphic Design) and Camden Whitehead (Interior Design) at the new location on Broad Street. Photo by Anne Graves. g des
Craft/Material Studies Department Hosts First Alumni Event More than sixty graduates attended Craft’s first reunion on May 5th. It was great seeing familiar faces and connecting with former students and faculty. Work of our current graduate students was exhibited at The Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and our newest department graduates had an exhibition at the Fine Arts Building Gallery. The graduate thesis exhibition was held at the VCUarts Anderson Gallery. Awards were given to the following alumni: Travis Townsend: Excellence in Studio Practice – Mid-Career Alumni Artist Award Katie Glusica: Excellence in Studio Practice – Emerging Alumni Artist Sayaka Suzuki: Dedication to the Field and Education at VCU Alumni Award Katie Hudnall: “Crazy Awesome Woodworker” Alumni Award (as nominated by alumni Travis Townsend)
Left: an event poster by John Malinoski.
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Art History PhD Candidate Shows Work in NY PhD student Samina Iqbal exhibited her work, Utensils, in Erasing Borders 2012: Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora at the Crossing Art Gallery in New York City. She was awarded funding from the School of the Arts to attend the opening reception of the show. In April, Samina presented her paper titled, Objects of Changing Notion: Adeela Suleman and Contemporary Sculpture in Pakistan at SASA. Above: Load Shedding, 2'x3', Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
Students Organize & Attend Exhibition at VMFA Art History graduate students and faculty attended the opening of the student organized exhibition of Making History: Twentieth Century African American Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Graduate Student Curators shown with Dean Joseph Seipel (center) and Art History Chair Michael Schreffler (left), include Andrea Alvarez, Grace Astrove, Kristie Couser, Elizabeth Fuqua and Meredith Hertel.
In other Fashion news, Department Chair Donna Reamy and Assistant Professor Deidra Arrington have co-authored the textbook, Fashionomics, published by Pearson Prentice Hall in August. The book’s illustrations are by fashion designer and our own adjunct faculty member, Hawa Stwodah. The textbook gives students a background on the economics of the fashion industry and how important textiles and apparel are to the global economy.
Congratulations to the 2012 VCUarts Faculty Award Recipients
Cotton Incorporated has once again offered a generous grant to VCU Fashion. The $50,000 grant will support field trips, student scholarships, reduce/eliminate cost of fashion show tickets for fashion students and support projects such as the Sophomore Maymont Park Tree Skirt project. VCUarts loves cotton!
FACULTY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH Brian Ulrich Assistant Professor, Photography and Film
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Aaron D. Anderson Associate Chair, Theatre AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN TEACHING Hope D. Ginsburg Assistant Professor, Art Foundation AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT IN SERVICE Elissa C. Armstrong Director, Art Foundation