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VSU Art + Design welcomes artist George Anthony Morton, from HBO’s Master of Light

Join us on April 20th at 4pm in Davis Recital Hall for a special film screening of the HBO documentary Master of Light, featuring artist George Anthony Morton. This is event is free and open to the VSU community. Click here to RSVP!

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Entries due MONDAY 10/10

Are you creative? Exhibit your work in celebration of Hip Hop History Month! The VSU Department of Art + Design is hosting creative works of all kinds including photography, fashion, video, music, art, design, poetry or lyrics, and more. We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to submit work for display in our exhibit. NotContinue reading “*DEADLINE EXTENDED* Entries due MONDAY 10/10”

VSU A+D faculty featured in local exhibitions

William Blue Johnson Histories & Stories: A Special ProvinceBlack American Artists’ Alliance of RichmondFebruary 5–April 2, 2022 Perkinson Center for the Arts11810 Centre Street Chester, VA 23831 This exhibit features 13 award-winning artists who have come together to create distinguished, cultural-based art forms that uniquely tie together their African heritage with their American experiences. TheContinue reading “VSU A+D faculty featured in local exhibitions”

VSU Art + Design named a Top 20 HBCU Art Program

We are honored and humbled to announce that we have been named a Top 20 HBCU Art + Design Program by The Hundred-Seven! Thank you to our University Relations office for this spotlight: “According to The Hundred-Seven, these art programs offer students training in a variety of areas and have produced  successful artists. The noted highlights ofContinue reading “VSU Art + Design named a Top 20 HBCU Art Program”

Don’t miss this opportunity…

On Friday, 9/25, join RVA Design Group for a virtual panel discussion on Navigating Design Careers. Click here to register…for FREE! From RVA Design Group: “The design industry has quickly become attractive, yet it’s still a nebulous field to navigate with high barriers and very low diversity. RVA Design Group is committed to increasing theContinue reading “Don’t miss this opportunity…”

Get help with the Fall 2020 Charrette!

Your VSU Librarians have compiled some wonderful resources for you…find general information, voting data and statistics, and customized research databases. Start here for your charrette research! Click here for library resources > See our last post about the project info > Email any faculty member for feedback or questions!! Start now for your posters toContinue reading “Get help with the Fall 2020 Charrette!”

Attend a LIVE virtual discussion on The State of Black Design from TSU

From Eventbrite: Join a The State of Black Design, a two-hour virtual discussion brought to you by Texas State University’s Communication Design program. This event will feature prominent Black Design Practitioners and Academics. This open conversation will be segmented into four focused panels, Industry, Pedagogy, Black Design Organizations, and Design Activism. Date and Time Friday, SeptemberContinue reading “Attend a LIVE virtual discussion on The State of Black Design from TSU”

Announcing the FALL 2020 A+D Charrette

For the Fall 2020 Art & Design Departmental Charrette, students are to create a work of art or design with the theme of promoting voter registration and equity in voting practices, or celebrating the centennial of women’s voting rights.  “In 2020, AIGA recognizes the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women theContinue reading “Announcing the FALL 2020 A+D Charrette”