Faculty Lecture Series

v c u arts faculty lecture series

The VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series launched in fall 2020 as an opportunity for faculty to share their research and creative works with the wider community. Through lectures on interdisciplinary collaboration, research and culture, and innovative practices, the series is intended to inspire conversation and passionate debate.

The VCUarts Faculty Lecture Series is generously supported in part by the VCU Foundation.

Upcoming lectures

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Magdalena Adamek: Frederic Chopin, his Music and Quest for Artistic Authenticity

November 1, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Free

Astrid Kensinger + Maysaa Al-Mumin – Mapping Migration Memories: Extending Intangible Heritage through Physical Re-enactment

February 7, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Free

Karen Kopryanski – Accents Speak Louder Than Words: Examining Accent Bias Through the Lens of Actor Training

March 14, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU Free

Past lectures

Shawn Brixey: From Simulation to Emulation

Susanna Klein: The story of Practizma

Trebien Pollard: Black AS/IS: A Performative Journey of Craft and Consciousness

Yossera Bouchtia: Honoring the Feminine

Rex Richardson: Lessons from Jazz

Jonathan Molina-Garcia: Rocks are Magic

Patrick Smith standing in front of a podium with images of album covers projected behind him

Patrick Smith: Innovation and Application

Massa Lemu standing at a computer in front of a projected image of a canoe

Massa Lemu: The Malawian dugout canoe is ‘texxt’

Grid of 8 images showing patterns and textures in nature

Sara Desvernine Reed and Emily Smith: Patterns of Place

Stephen Vitiello standing behind a podium with computer monitors

Stephen Vitiello: Sound as an Interdisciplinary Medium

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates gestures in front of a presentation screen

Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Ph.D.: From Shakespeare to Shange

Elizabeth Byland in a purple shirt and grey skirt seated on a grey chair on a stage

Elizabeth Byland: The Power of Improv

Kate Sicchio, wearing a black shirt, stands on a stage in front of a projected image of rows of people in motion

Kate Sicchio: Algorithmic Choreography

Matt Wallin: Virtual Production, Visual Effects, & the Future of Filmmaking