News + Events
The 2013 Creative Arts Day Camp is actively looking for high school aged student volunteers! Volunteers are assigned to a specific class and provide a helping hand for our art teachers and campers throughout the day. We have a really fun group of kids this summer and a wonderful staff–this would be a great learning opportunity for any student who is interested in working with art or kids, and would also look awesome on a college resume!
If you are interested in volunteering this summer, please download the Volunteer Application, fill it out, and send it back to us. The application includes the camp times and dates. It would be great to get applicants who can dedicate time to more than one session, but that’s definitely not necessary! Also, interested applicants are welcome to contact Alex Curley via email with questions at alexdcurley@gmail.com.
Our 2013 Visiting Artist is OLIVIA GUDE! Please join us on Thursday, April 25th from 5:15-6:15 p.m. at the Byrd Theatre for her Visiting Artist lecture as part of Teacher Appreciation Night! A reception will follow at Try Me Gallery.
Please also join Olivia for a workshop on “Comix and Zines” on Saturday, April 27th from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Franklin Terrace. 20 spots are available for students–sign up with Molly McFadden in the Art Education office!
Come help us welcome the new first year Art Education students! This year the Arte Party will be held from 6:00-7:30 pm Thursday, March 28th at Quirk Gallery, 311 W. Broad Street. Be sure to stop by the Anderson Gallery beforehand from 5:00-6:00 pm to check out the student show!
Way to go Julie! To read more about TEDx RVA you can visit the website http://www.tedxrva.com/
VCU Art Ed alumni and current students are getting together to make Freedom Quilt panels and talk about the NAEA conference! And there’s PIZZA! Come to Franklin Terrace Room 300 at 5:00 this Thursday!
Come to 1605 Rhoadmiller St. Fridays and Saturdays 11AM – 5PM to see all the cool, quirky, and useful supplies we have in stock. From upholstery fabric and scrap booking paper to bottle caps and wine corks, we have the stuff to inspire your next project!
At Stuff Redux, our mission is to promote creativity, art, environmental sustainability, education, and community engagement through the collection and redistribution of traditionally discarded materials.
The Department of Art Education at Virginia Commonwealth University is offering Investigation NOW: The Strange, Familiar, and Transformative, an art-based multi-disciplinary educational program for 8th and 9th grade students! This exciting new program uses art as a form of inquiry to explore contemporary issues (to include concepts such as confrontation, risk, and distortion) that transcend disciplinary boundaries. Through the hands-on exploration of the contemporary, students will dig into how these ideas intersect and overlap in the real world. This class takes place for 10 three-hour sessions on Friday evenings and is taught by graduate and undergraduate pre-service art educators.
This program is for you if:
- You love thinking across boundaries.
- You see art as an important part of the world.
- You want to dig deeply into how contemporary art ideas engage real world issues NOW.
Click here for more information about the program and how to apply!
Want to make some extra cash before the holidays? On December 8th, Binford Middle School (The Pride of the Fan) and the VCU Art Education department are partnering to bring VCU Arts to the general public of the Fan District. If you would like to sell your work and participate, please contact: Lindsey Bruce at Brucela@vcu.edu
