Chromotheraputic lights by Wafaa Bilal illuminate evening screen
Showing evenings through January. Beginning Nov. 1, The Cabell Screen presents “The Things I Could Tell…” an offshoot from artist Wafaa Bilal’s exhibition on view at the Anderson. The screen will illuminate the Compass with chromotheraputic colors from sunset to sunrise during November and December. The evening shows will go dark during exam study days […]
Centennial Celebration: RPI and School of Social Work mark founding
Showing through October (afternoons). In 1917, a group of community leaders formed the Richmond School of Social Economy to educate women to address urban problems. They hired Henry H. Hibbs, Jr. , Ph.D., to direct the school that focused on education for social workers, public health nurses and recreational leaders. The school became the Richmond […]
Jack Kirby Centennial: The King of Comics
Known as the King of Comics, Jack Kirby was one of the comic arts’ most innovative and influential creators. The son of Austrian immigrants, Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28, 1917. He taught himself to draw, and got his first newspaper job drawing editorial cartoons at the age of 18. When he […]
ART 180 exhibit connects with VCU Common Book
Showing through April 14. A thought-provoking exhibition that offers insights from young people inside the U.S. juvenile justice system will be on view April 10-14 at James Branch Cabell Library. The exhibit is co-sponsored by The VCU Common Book Program and VCU Libraries. The display captures the stories, voices and viewpoints of youth ART 180 in partnership […]
Saturday on the Big Screen: For Monument 10K
Showing Saturday, April 1. VCU is at the center of activity for Saturday’s Monument Avenue 10K. This race is not really about the exercise. It’s a community event with 30,000 participants, many in costume and many just cheering on the sidelines. Named one of the best races in the country by USA Today, Richmond’s biggest block […]
Science and Art Collides: Information in Motion
Showing through March 31. Digital Pragmata is a VCU Libraries digital arts and humanities initiative that bring together scholars, students and creators for lectures and teaching presentations. The March 30 installment, “Information in Motion,” examines how animation and motion graphics can be used to visualize and explain data. The presenters come from varied backgrounds in […]
Joana Stillwell: We are slowly approaching a solstice everyday
Through March 7. Second-year Kinetic Imaging M.F.A. Joana Stillwell presents “We are slowly approaching a solstice everyday,” in February on the Big Screen. “Solstice” consists of hours of Richmond sunrises, played every night from dusk till dawn – approximately 5 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The show is the first solo graduate student show for the Big […]
Art as Health Advocacy: Regina Holliday
Showing Oct. 17-21 Activist artist Regina Holliday will speak at Virginia Commonwealth University on Thursday at noon. Part of the movement known as participatory medicine, Holliday believes that the patient should be a partner with their provider and both should work together as a team. She also argues for speedy access to digital medical records, has strong opinions about patient care […]
From a new digital collection: Wildflowers!
Showing starting September 12 Between 1968 and 1971, Richmond environmentalist and James River advocate Newton Ancarrow snapped thousands of photographs of wildflowers, documenting more than 400 species, as he walked along the banks of the James, searching for evidence of illegal sewage dumping into the river. Ancarrow, who is perhaps best remembered today for his […]
“Candid Campus” 2016 captures early energy
The first day of classes is always a day to see and be seen at VCU. That’s why on Aug. 25, 2016, photographers and videographers from VCU’s Division of University Relations set up a simple white backdrop outside of Hibbs Hall, pointed their cameras and let VCU students do the talking. And the smiling. […]