VCUQatar held its 2013 Commencement Ceremony on 6 May at the Education City Student Center, conferring 39 Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in fashion, graphic, interior design and painting and printmaking and five Master of Fine Arts degrees in design studies.
VCUQatar presents the ‘BFA & MFA Exhibition’, the annual exhibition of Qatar’s graduating artists and designers on Sunday, 5 May, 2013 with an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Saffron Hall and the Gallery at VCUQatar.
The Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is pleased to present ‘6:3:1’, an exhibition that brings together the work of six invited alumni, from three major design disciplines at VCUQatar and VCUarts, in one unique exhibition.
VCUQatar presented its Fourteenth Annual Fashion Show, ‘Fingerprint’ to full houses on 16, 17 and 18 April, 2013. The event was hosted by Salam at The Gate Mall.
VCUQatar is pleased to announce New York based fashion designer Eric Gaskins as the guest designer for the Fourteenth Annual Fashion Show, ‘Fingerprint’.
VCUQatar was delighted to welcome Her Excellency Susan L. Ziadeh, the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, to its campus on Sunday to meet with VCUQatar students, faculty and staff and take a tour of the campus.
VCUQatar’s research project titled ‘Orality to Image: Traditional Qatari Narratives and Visual Media’, funded through the Undergraduate Research Experience Program (UREP) grant by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) came in third at QNRF’s 5th UREP Competition.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art hosted the last day of its biennial international design conference Tasmeem Doha 2013.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art concluded the Lab and Workshop sessions of its biennial international design conference Tasmeem Doha 2013.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, in partnership with the Qatar Foundation and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art invites the public to participate in its biennial international design conference Tasmeem Doha 2013.
The eighth biennial conference will explore creative processes and society building with a focus on Doha, Qatar and the region’s sustainable future.
The Gallery at VCUQatar is pleased to present ‘WEMADETHIS.ES’, an exhibition curated by Héctor Ayuso. The exhibition is scheduled from 17 February to 20 March 2013 with an opening reception on Sunday, 24 February at 6:00pm at the Gallery at VCUQatar. The event is open to the public.
As part of the Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series, VCUQatar presents a lecture by noted writer, curator and graphic designer Ellen Lupton, entitled ‘Design and Branding: Logo, System, Experience’ on Wednesday, 20 February, 2013 at 6:00 pm at the atrium at VCUQatar. The lecture is open to the public.
The Fashion Design Department at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is hosting the third annual ‘Fashion Rush’ on Wednesday, 13 February from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Atrium at VCUQatar. The event is open to the public.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s project titled ‘The Art Souq’, a plan for developing an artists’ studio complex in Qatar, has been awarded a $350,000 National Priorities Research Program (NPRP) grant by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF).
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar recently launched its Graduate Incubator – the first industry sponsored design incubator in Qatar.
The Painting and Printmaking department at VCUQatar presents a lecture by Chicago-based artist Shaurya Kumar entitled ‘Glimpses into the Vanished Originals' on Wednesday, 6 February from 12:00 to 1:00 pm at room 268 at VCUQatar. The event is open to the public.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar students are set to participate in the Message of HOPE events scheduled for early February in Doha.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar in collaboration with the Katara Art Center presents ‘The Ayaba Project’ a tribute to a disappearing traditional costume, by adapting it into a multicultural garment.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar invites prospective Master of Fine Arts students to an Open House reception on Wednesday, 12 December, 2012 at 6:00pm at Room 390 at VCUQatar.
In partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) HOPE exhibition, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents ‘The Power of Images’- a lecture and debate with National Geographic photographer Reza on Tuesday, 11 December, 2012 at 6:00pm at the atrium at VCUQatar.
As part of the Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents a lecture by OFFF, with artistic director, curator and founder Hector Ayuso Ros and partner and executive director Pep Salazar Garcia entitled ‘Craft for the Digital World’ on Sunday, 9 December, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the atrium at VCUQatar.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar celebrates its 15th anniversary of innovative undergraduate and graduate programs with the opening of the VCUQatar House on the home campus in Richmond, Virginia.
The Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is pleased to present Interconnections, an exhibition by Mariana Heilmann. The exhibition is scheduled from 25 November to 20 December 2012 with an opening reception on Sunday, 25 November at the Gallery at VCUQatar.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Assistant Professor Simone Muscolino launches The Moving Postcards Project. Funded by a VCUQatar Faculty Research Grant, the installation will be will be presented for the first time by the Qatar Museums Authority and the Orientalist Museum at the "Art of Travel" exhibition in the ALRIWAQ DOHA Exhibition Space, located next to the Museum of Islamic Art.
Following the success of last years Shared Glass Exhibition, Katara, the Cultural Village proudly presents Constantin Boym: Learning from Mabkhara.
As part of the Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents a lecture by British designer and technology researcher Matt Ward entitled Towards a Post-disciplinary Practice: Design Education in Cultural Crisis on Wednesday, 24 October, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the atrium at VCUQatar.
The Gallery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is pleased to present The UP Factory by Droog Design. The exhibition is scheduled from 15 October to 15 November 2012 with an opening reception on Monday, 15 October.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar welcomed 72 new full time students to the Education City campus - 62 to the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), six to the new Bachelor of Arts (BA) and four to the Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) programs.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar held its annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of VCUQatar current and incoming students.
