Qatar Week 2025 welcomes students from VCUarts Qatar to Richmond
Qatar Week is an annual series of events held at the VCUarts Richmond campus every October. Organized by VCUarts Qatar and VCUarts Richmond, it offers an opportunity for both campus communities to connect, network and explore new areas of collaboration.
In conjunction with Qatar Week 2025, which takes place Oct. 13 – 15, the Cabell Screen exhibit features a selection of images and video highlighting the Qatar campus, community and artistry.
Artwork includes:
Queen of the Mountains, a short film made by VCUarts Qatar students and supported by a Faculty Research Grant for student mentorship that explores full-dome theaters for their potential for immersive storytelling through a shared experience of immersion. Based on a piece of poetry titled Queen of the Mountains by Qatari poet, Saoud Al-Kuwari, students worked on producing an original full-dome short film that highlights the beauty and history of the regional landscape, where the desert meets the sea. The film also reflects on the diverse voices that represent Qatar.
Select pieces from Matter Diplopia, which was shown at the London Design Biennale 2025. Matter Diplopia is a creative research collaboration between faculty, students, and alumni. Through nine research projects, the exhibition examined how environments, both natural and built, reveal deeper patterns of connection, transformation, and resilience in Qatar and beyond. The viewing experience invited audiences to “look again” at how materials shape, and are shaped by, cultural narratives.
Select pieces from the Year-End Show: Art and Design Now 2025. The exhibition showcased the innovative and often boundary-pushing work of VCUarts Qatar’s graduating students. It featured projects from the undergraduate programs in Art History, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting + Printmaking, and Fashion Design, as well as the Master of Fine Arts in Design program. For the first time, the exhibition also included contributions from Foundation Year students and the newly launched Bachelor of Fine Arts in Kinetic Imaging.
Categories Qatar, School of the Arts, Student Work