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Arts & Health VCUarts

WebThe Arts and Health initiative is a pioneering collaboration that connects VCUarts to the VCU School of Medicine and VCU Health to solve some of the most complex challenges in health care. From using actors portraying patients to practice empathy and communication, to creative expression that builds resiliency and prevents physician burnout

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Designing space for health and well-being VCUarts

WebRhode Baptiste has two parallel paths that have guided her life. Growing up in Haiti, she watched her mom, a seamstress, create custom garments for people. It inspired an interest in design that often infused

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VCU Ranked #1 for Visual and Performing Arts Among Public …

WebVCU Ranked #1 for Visual and Performing Arts Among Public Research Universities. Virginia Commonwealth University has the top visual and performing arts programs among the nation’s public research universities, according to recent rankings from the National Science Foundation. The NSF recently published the results from their Higher Education

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Embodied Empathy: Bringing virtual reality from the classroom to …

WebWhat happens when you use virtual reality (VR) to understand what it’s like to be in someone else’s body? Can VR create empathy? These are the core questions being asked by Embodied Empathy, an interdisciplinary lab at VCUarts founded by assistant professors Jill Ware and John Henry Blatter.

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Department of Communication Arts VCUarts

WebA major in Communication Arts will help to broaden your artistic skills and conceptual understandings while giving you the opportunity to explore and expand your interests in observational drawing, digital image making, concept design, comics and graphic novels, storyboarding and mixed-media illustration. Your gift to the VCUarts Department of

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VCU commemorates fine arts building in honor of former dean …

WebUncategorized. On Sept. 30, 2021, the university held a commemoration ceremony to honor the legacy of former dean, Murry N. DePillars, Ph.D., and celebrate the naming of the fine arts building at 1000 W. Broad St. in his name. The event highlighted DePillar’s role in growing the size and reputation of the School of the Arts during his nearly

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Grant funds research at the intersection of improv, health

WebA team of researchers from the schools of the Arts and Medicine recently received a $25,000 grant to study the use of improvisational techniques to decrease homelessness. The Applied Improv to Impact Homelessness program has two intertwined goals: to strengthen self-advocacy and problem-solving skills among individuals impacted by …

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Bridging the arts and health VCUarts

WebBridging the arts and health. Muzi Branch (BFA ’80, MAE ’86) credits former VCUarts Dean Murry N. DePillars, Ph.D., with helping him graduate. Branch initially enrolled as a Fashion Design major, but struggled to find his place in the program. He soon left school, but DePillars convinced him to come back and change his major to Art Education.

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Partnerships & Programs VCUarts

WebSome examples of partnerships and programs formed with the support of VCUarts Research include: This initiative was launched as a collaborative course that encourages students to explore the relationship between creative expression, athletic performance, mindfulness and well-being. Students who also are athletes engage their latent creative

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VCUarts program creates magic at Children’s Hospital of …

WebAnderson’s program brings a theater and performances to the Children’s Hospital at VCU each week. Kids can stay in the hospital for anywhere from one night or multiple weeks to months, depending on their medical needs. This performance space brings entertainment, fun and normalcy to kids of all ages. “I’ve never seen a mission more

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Using improv techniques to help individuals affected by …

WebA VCU project aims to strengthen self-advocacy and problem-solving skills, and reduce the stigma of homelessness among health care practitioners. By Leila Ugincius, VCU News “Applied Improv to Impact Homelessness” literally sounds like an impromptu

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'Top Talent' winner wants to increase awareness of chronic illness

WebWhen Mary Metzger (BFA ’19) watched her younger sister navigate college, she noticed a few differences in their experiences. Her sister was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and lupus at age 16, and her

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Medicine in motion VCUarts

WebMedicine in motion. The problem started as many do, with a gap in the marketplace. To distribute medications to patients, hospitals typically choose between expensive robotic carts or basic plastic tubs on wheels that anyone could purchase at a home improvement store. VCU Health hospitals use the latter, but the carts require workarounds to

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VCUarts Brand VCUarts

WebHere you will find the latest version of the VCUarts brand standards guide, which features updated information for using the VCU brand marks in print and on the Web.This guide is approved by University Marketing, and adheres to the Virginia Commonwealth University brand standards. Download VCUarts word mark.. Note: Please review and adhere to the …

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From stages to stethoscopes VCUarts

WebErin Young (BFA ’02) After graduating from VCUarts, Erin Young and classmate Tate Hanyok moved to Sacramento for a year, and then on to Los Angeles. Young worked on stage and on camera while in L.A., but now works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medical City Plano in Texas. Erin Young with her children.

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Congratulations to Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates on her

WebDr T is a gift to all of us at VCU, and we send her our heartfelt congratulations on her promotion to full Professor. Department Chair and Artistic Director Sharon Ott. Dr. T has an impressive resume. She was an original cast member of the Tony Award Winning company of the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of “For Colored Girls Who

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Shrunken worlds, reconfigured spaces: How the pandemic is …

WebBy Dina Weinstein, University Public Affairs. One effect of the pandemic is a changed sense of space, whether it’s staying 6 feet from other people to prevent the spread of the virus or hunkering down in our homes to keep socially distant. Interior design professors in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University have adjusted

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Guadalupe Maravilla in the New York Times VCUarts

WebNew York Times: New York Galleries: What to See Right Now Guadalupe Maravilla’s shrine-sculpture Through Oct. 20.2019 Jack Barrett, 173 Henry Street, Manhattan; 347-377-2764, jackbarrettgallery.com.

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Guadalupe Maravilla Review in Brooklyn Rail VCUarts

WebVirginia Commonwealth University. School of the Arts. 325 North Harrison Street, Box 842519. Richmond, VA 23284-2519

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Rosalind Koons – Cellular Compassion VCUarts

WebCellular Compassion. January 20–February 4, 2023. Reception: Friday, January 20, 5–7pm. The Anderson is pleased to present Cellular Compassion, a solo exhibition from Rosalind Koons (Sculpture + Extended Media BFA 2023, Art History BFA 2023), as part of its Open Call initiative.The exhibition is on view on the top floor of the Anderson building.

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VCUarts Theatre praised for technical and design training by New …

WebThe VCUarts Theatre program was included among “The Top 30 College Theatre Design and Tech Programs for 2019-2020” by the New York-based outlet OnStage Blog. The theatre program's technical track was singled out for its

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Game Design Cards VCUarts

WebOne of the tools used in CurrentLab classes and units are Game Design Cards – basic game design elements are broken down into a modular collection of cards which students can refer to to autonomously add new mechanics and features to their projects. The CurrentLab modules each have PDFs including Game Design Cards relevant to their …

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