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As an Art History major, you will study, interpret and analyze artwork. Your exploration of art history will be interdisciplinary, theoretically informed and grounded in close historical and visual analysis. Hands-on experience with galleries, museums and local art collections will build your skills in curatorial studies and exhibition ...
Fast Facts - VCUarts
VCU is unlike any university you’ve ever seen. Our community is more than 300,000 strong — each Ram a unique mix of style, story and attitude. Here, artists and engineers, doctors and designers are coming together to reimagine the human experience and tackle the problems of …
About VCUarts - VCUarts
We’re a public, nonprofit four-year art and design school, boasting the resources of a major research university. Located in Richmond, Virginia — one of the nation’s most artistic cities — we offer 18 bachelor’s degrees and 5 master’s degrees.
Graduate Studies - VCUarts
Explore details about our graduate degree offerings: M.F.A. in Design, M.F.A. in Fine Arts, M.F.A. in Theatre, M.A. in Art History, M.A.E. in art education, and Ph.D. in education with a concentration in art education
First-Year Applicants - VCUarts
Art Foundation applicants are required to submit a portfolio of artwork that presents 12 to 16 pieces of art you have created within the past two years and demonstrate your artistic commitment, skill, curiosity, and creativity.
Graphic Design - VCUarts
The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design program will require you to explore design methods, processes, materials and language; broaden your understanding of the diversity and scope of design practices; and customize your educational experience through an array of departmental electives aligned with active faculty research.
Academics - VCUarts
Whatever you want to create, design, perform, direct, study, sing or play, VCUarts builds a bridge between your ambitions and the creative community, experts and resources afforded by a prestigious art school within a major research university.
VCUarts Qatar - VCUarts
VCUarts Qatar was the first American college built in Doha’s Education City in 1998, and offers academic programs in the arts, with a focus on the liberal arts and sciences. About 300 students are currently enrolled at VCUarts Qatar.
Summer Pre-College Program - VCUarts
The VCUarts Summer Pre-College Program offers rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to hone their creative skills, develop portfolio-ready art and design work, or craft their performance and audition skills while studying with distinguished VCUarts faculty.
VCUarts Dean - VCUarts
Dean of VCUarts and Special Assistant to the Provost for the School of the Arts in Qatar. Carmenita D. Higginbotham, Ph.D., is an art historian whose research examines 20th century American art and how urban culture impacts representation.