Research & Work

Research & Innovation

Backed by VCU’s strategic research priorities plan and the university’s strategic plan, VCUarts research seeks to enrich the human experience and advance human health and well-being through exceptionally creative, collaborative and community-engaged research.

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land dive research by faculty Hope Ginsburg hosted at ICA

VCUarts Research Center

The heart of VCUarts research, this entity advocates for the unique nature and innovative possibilities of creative research practice within the university and across society.

artist loie hollwell giving a lecture on stage

VCUarts Lecture Series

The VCUarts Lecture Series invites faculty and alumni to share their research and creative works with the wider community.

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The Work

Explore and experience a selection of the groundbreaking work created by VCUarts faculty, students and alumni.

v c u students working at Middle of Broad studio

Partnerships & Programs

We foster programs and discoveries that confront real-world challenges through interdisciplinary arts research, such as using dance to address systems of racial oppression, or building empathy in health practitioners towards ALS patients using VR.

VCUarts Uncharted Podcast

Discover the visionary research and creative practices of VCUarts faculty in this engaging podcast series, featuring conversations that illuminate the choices we make as artists, designers and educators.

“ As we move from distinction to preeminence … we will innovate to change better, faster and with greater focus than our peers around the nation. And we will stay true to our roots of discovery in science, scholarship and creative expression to unfailingly serve the public good. ”

Michael Rao, Ph.D. President, VCU

Quest 2028: Together We Transform Strategic Plan

The Work

See What We're Making

between a book and a soft place

nicole killian

between a book and a soft place, was a site-specific installation of vivacious play spaces dedicated to language installed at The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU from April 26-July 16, 2023 as a part of their Misread Unread Read Re-read Misread Unread Re-read (MURRMUR) exhibition series expanding how we think about reading, publishing, and distributing art, books, and ideas organized by ICA Assistant Curator of Commerce + Publications, Egbert Vongmalaithong.

—TO二TO三

Yameng Wang

exterior architectural rendering showing a facade and courtyard with lots of green space and people riding their bikes in the foreground

Inspiring a Ripple: A Case for Evidence-Based, Biophilic Design for Affordable Housing

Chelcey A. Dunham

person dancing under a large, ballooning white fabric cloth white a video displaying a grey and blue abstract gradient pattern plays behind them

Dance, Design and Community Justice: Shared Practice

MK Abadoo and Wesley Taylor

MK Abadoo and Wes Taylor, VCUarts professors whose individual art practices overlap with social justice and community organizing, discuss the work of their Shared Practice with Free Egunfemi, creator and founder of Untold RVA. They will present and co-facilitate participatory activities, based on their foundations in choreography and graphic design.

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VCUarts Uncharted Podcast

Discover the visionary research and creative practices of VCUarts faculty in this engaging 20-minute podcast series. Hosted by Professor Aaron Anderson, Ph.D., each episode features conversations with a faculty member and a guest that illuminate the choices we make as artists, designers and educators, and the transformative impact of the arts on individuals and communities.

VCUarts Uncharted