On The Cabell Screen

The committee managing the Cabell Screen selected four finalists for the 2017 contest for an animation about the annual Friends of VCU Libraries book sale. From among the finalists, Minjee Jeon was chosen the winner of the $500 prize. Her video was shown on the screen Oct. 26-30 during the book sale. Honorees were: Minjee […]

Showing through October.  “Pattern Language for a Social Fabric” is an experiment in open-printing and artistic collaboration. The process was intended to develop a creative practice that eliminated any possibility of isolating singular contributions within a collaborative whole, while simultaneously allowing artists to engage the work as primary creators. In the summer of 2016, images were […]

During the summer  (May – August), the Cabell Screen will showcase selections of student and faculty art and some selections from library collections. The shows will run continuously throughout the days.. Viewers will see title screens between groups of images and works that will include: “Wildflowers” photographs from  VCU Libraries Digital Collections (pictured at right) “Emanata” […]

Showing through August. This spring’s undergraduate visual artists are coming to the Cabell Screen. The undergraduate portion of this spring’s end-of-year exhibitions, titled WORK, was held from March 24–April 9 at The Anderson and featured the curated art of the best and brightest talent in the Bachelor of Fine Arts programs. Produced during the 2016–17 academic […]

Showing May 12-14. Have you always wanted to see VCUArts’ fabulous annual fashion show, one of the hottest tickets in town, but couldn’t get into the sold-out show. The 2017 show will be showing on the Cabell Screen. The show is a student-organized showcase of 125 garments designed by fashion juniors and seniors. The Department […]

Showing May 1-3.  Nicasio Reid, a kinetic imaging senior graduating on May 13, will present his artwork on the Cabell Screen in a solo show May 1-3 at noon. Reid is a multimedia artist, working primarily in video, animation, and sound. His work visually appears to be “analog”, but all creations are made digitally. He manipulates […]

Showing Commencement Weekend and throughout the summer. Emanata, a comics anthology, was started by illustrator and comics artist Chris Kindred in 2014 with Weird, Vol. 1.  Emanata is a student-run publication dedicated to uplifting the comics community here at VCU and the greater Richmond area by providing avenues for comics artists to publish their work in […]

Showing Commencement Weekend and throughout the summer  As you walk by Cabell Library, you may notice striking neon images that resemble abstract art. These are actually images of zebrafish spinal cord neurons, created as part of a master’s thesis in neurobiology by Ashley Purdy. Purdy’s research studied the development of the nervous system and the […]

Through March 3. As students think about their options for study abroad this summer, the Virginia Commonwealth University Global Education Office and VCU Libraries present the Views from Abroad Photo Exhibit on the Cabell Big Screen. Views from Abroad showcases a selection of images from the annual photo competition hosted by the Education Abroad office. The show debuts […]

Showing beginning Sept. 30  Providing a showcase and a sharing space for student artwork is a key role of the Cabell Big Screen. The inaugural Student Showcase is on display from Sept. 30-Oct. 2, coinciding with VCU Family Weekend. Students, please contact us if you have ideas for projects or simply want to share some of your […]