Enrollment for Investigation Now Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 has opened! Please register here. Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis until the session is full. If you have questions, please email the camp directors at artedcadc@vcu.edu.

Investigation Now is an 8-week program encompassing a wide range of contemporary art concepts as well as a variety of artmaking techniques intended for 8th-10th grade students between the ages of 13-16 during the time of the art program. Fall and Spring sessions will function as a two-part series following a cohesive theme. Throughout these sessions, students are encouraged to consider how and why artists make work and to relate those ideas to their artistic processes.

Investigation Now’s goal is to encourage students’ artistic growth and offer important knowledge that may assist in future portfolio-driven courses. Students can expect to create work with traditional media and develop creative skills and new ways of interacting with media. Classes are taught by recent Graduates and VCU Art Education students who will provide invaluable mentorship to students as they create work in this collaborative environment.

The theme for the Fall 2025 – Spring 2026 session will soon be announced!

Investigation Now will take place weekly on Fridays from 5-8 pm at the Franklin Terrace Building, located at 812-814 W Franklin St on the VCU Campus.

Questions?

Contact the program at artedcadc@vcu.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

Investigation Now will take place weekly on Fridays from 5-8 pm at Franklin Terrace Building located at 812-814 W Franklin St on the VCU Campus.

 

Programming will be separated into a two-part series, starting in the Fall and picking back up after the Winter Holidays. 

Dates for Part 1: 11/7, 11/14, 11/21 12/5

Dates for Part 2: 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, & 2/13

The Registration fee is $180 per participant.

We do offer need-based scholarships which can be applied for through the registration form.

All materials and meals will be provided every session.

All skill levels are welcome and encouraged to engage in programming!