Contact Info

General Inquiries

arts@vcu.edu
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) VCU ARTS (804-828-2787)
Fax – (804) 828-6469
 
Technology Related Requests – (804) 828-4331 (submit a ticket)
Media Services – (804) 828-1710

Office of the Dean

Deans

Joseph Seipel
Dean
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2787
Toll-Free (866) 534-3201To make an appointment with Dean Seipel, please contact Melanie Christian at (804) 827-0636 or christianma@vcu.edu
 
Nancy Scott
Associate Dean for Academic Administration
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2787
nmscott@vcu.edu
 
Susan Roth
Senior Associate Dean
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-1701
skroth@vcu.edu
 
Jack Risley
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (Graduate Studies)
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2787
jhrisley@vcu.edu
 
Christina Lindholm
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 827-3561
clindholm@vcu.edu
 
Melanie Christian
Executive Assistant to the Dean
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 827-0636
christianma@vcu.edu

Undergraduate Admissions

Valerie Molnar, Admissions Counselor
609 Bowe Street, Room 502 PO Box 843047 | Richmond, VA 23284-3047
(804) 828-1129
molnarva@vcu.edu

Erin Neff, Admissions Counselor
609 Bowe Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3047
(804) 828-1113
neffel@vcu.edu
 
Angela M.D. Allen, Admissions Assistant
609 Bowe Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3047
(804) 828-1129
amdallen@vcu.edu

Click here for general admissions inquiries

Graduate Admissions

Jack Risley, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
325 N Harrison Street | PO Box 842519 | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2787
jhrisley@vcu.edu
 
Susan Hricik
Assistant Graduate Studies Coordinator
325 N Harrison Street | PO Box 842519 | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2763
sehricik@vcu.edu

Research

Sarah Cunningham, Executive Director of Research
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-6875
sbcunningham@vcu.edu

Human Resources

Ryan Ellington, Director of HR
325 N Harrison Street | PO Box 842519 | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-2787
rfellington@vcu.edu

Communications

Dawn Waters, Director of Communications
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-6819
dkwaters@vcu.edu
 
Teresa Engle Ilnicki, Art Director
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-7801
engleta@vcu.edu
 
Andrew Ilnicki, Director of Web Development
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 827-0572
ilnickiap@vcu.edu
 
Mark Luetke, Web Developer
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 827-0572
luetkemj@vcu.edu

Anderson Gallery

Ashley Kistler, Director
907 1/2 W Franklin Street | PO Box 842514 | Richmond, VA 23284
(804) 828-1522
akistler@vcu.edu
 
Traci Horne Garland
Gallery Coordinator and Collections Specialist
907 1/2 W Franklin Street | PO Box 842514 | Richmond, VA 23284
(804) 828-1524
thgarland@vcu.edu
 
Michael Lease
Exhibitions Manager
907 1/2 W Franklin Street | PO Box 842514 | Richmond, VA 23284
(804) 828-1522
leasemk@vcu.edu

Student Services

Jody Symula
Director of Student Services
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
804-828-9313
jlsymula@vcu.edu

VCU School of the Arts in Qatar

Margarita Zuniga, Dean’s Office Administrator
PO Box 8095 | Al Luqta Street, Education City | Doha, Qatar
(974) 492-7202
mzuniga@qatar.vcu.edu
Departments

Art Education

Sara Wilson McKay, Interim Chair
812 W Franklin Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3084
(804) 828-7154
swilsonmckay@vcu.edu

Art Foundation Program

Elissa Armstrong, Director
609 Bowe Street, Rm. 502 | P.O. Box 843047 | Richmond, VA 23284-3047
(804) 828-1129
ecarmstrong@vcu.edu

Art History

Michael Schreffler, Associate Professor, Chair
922 W Franklin Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3046
(804) 828-2784
mschreff@vcu.edu 

Cinema

Rob Tregenza, Director
325 N Harrison Street | PO Box 842519 | Richmond, VA 23284-2519
(804) 828-7919
cinema@vcu.edu

Communication Arts

James Miller, Chair
812 W Franklin Street | Richmond, VA 23284-2508
(804) 828-4340
jbmiller@vcu.edu

Craft/Material Studies

Sonya Clark, Chair
1000 W Broad Street, Room 239 | PO Box 842522 | Richmond, VA 23284-2522
(804) 828-1477
syclark@vcu.edu

Dance and Choreography

James Frazier, Chair
1315 Floyd Avenue | Richmond, VA 23284-3007
(804) 828-1711
jfrazier@vcu.edu

Fashion Design and Merchandising

Donna W. Reamy, Interim Chair
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3087
(804) 828-1699
dwreamy@vcu.edu

Graphic Design

John Demao, Interim Chair
325 North Harrison Street, Room 332 | Richmond, VA 23284-3084
(804) 828-7329
jdemao@vcu.edu

Interior Design

Sharran F. Parkinson, Ph.D., IIDA, IDEC, Chair & Professor
325 N Harrison Street | Richmond, VA 23284-3086
(804) 828-1713
sparkinson@vcu.edu

Kinetic Imaging

Pamela Turner, Chair
1000 West Broad Street | PO Box 843056 | Richmond, VA 23284-3056
(804) 828-7204
ptturner@vcu.edu

Music

Darryl Harper, Interim Chair
922 Park Avenue | PO Box 842004 | Richmond, VA 23284-2004
(804) 828-1166
music@vcu.edu

Painting and Printmaking

Holly Morrison, Interim Chair
1000 W Broad Street | PO Box 842016 | Richmond, VA 23284-2016
(804) 828-1696
hjmorrison@vcu.edu

Photography and Film

Paul Thulin, Interim Chair
325 N Harrison Street, Room 206 | Richmond, VA 23284-3088
(804) 828-1695
pbthulin@vcu.edu

Sculpture + Extended Media

Amy Hauft, Chair and Professor
1000 W Broad Street | PO Box 843005 | Richmond, VA 23284-3005
(804) 828-1511
ahauft@vcu.edu

Theatre

David Leong, Chair
922 Park Avenue | PO Box 842524 | Richmond, VA 23284-2524
(804) 828-1514
theatre@vcu.edu