Qatar Week 2023

Each year, VCUarts Qatar travels to the VCU Monroe Park campus in Richmond for Qatar Week, an exchange between the VCUarts Richmond and VCUarts Qatar campuses that showcases the success of the overseas branch and its researchers, alumni, students and faculty, and promotes new areas of collaboration between the two campuses. VCUarts Qatar held its first Qatar Day event in Richmond in 2002, which evolved into a week-long program. 

Qatar Week 2023 is hosted by VCUarts Qatar Dean Amir Berbić and VCUarts Dean Carmenita Higginbotham and will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the overseas branch campus of VCUarts with a series of events and opportunities to network and interact.

Legacy & Horizon

Featuring VCUarts Qatar’s Alumni and Art Foundation Students
Exhibition Opening

October 9, 2023, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. (EDT)
The Anderson

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of VCUarts’ branch campus in Qatar, the two exhibitions served as inspiring snapshots of the creative journeys that students make at VCUarts Qatar – from their introductory Art Foundation year to their evolution into career-ready Alumni.

Qatar Week Reception

October 9, 2023, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (EDT)

Dean Berbić and Dean Higginbotham would also like to invite participants to the Qatar Week 2023 reception that is taking place after the exhibition opening.

Teaching in a Global Context: Collaborations in Art History

October 10, 2023, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (EDT)

A seminar discussion held in association with the upcoming Hamad Bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, at VCUarts Qatar.

This student and faculty-led discussion will be moderated by Hala Auji, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Art History, VCUarts, and the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair for Islamic Art, and Radha Dalal, Ph.D., Director, Art History, VCUarts Qatar. It will highlight collaborations and shared missions, teachings and research across the Art History departments on the two campuses and their global impact.

Semester Exchange Dialogue

October 10, 2023, 12 p.m. (EDT)
Pollak Building, Room 520

A panel discussion about the exciting Semester Exchange Program offered by VCUarts and VCUarts Qatar.

Do you often wonder what it’s like for VCUarts students to study and live in Qatar? And what do students from the Qatar campus feel about learning and living in Richmond? Then you don’t want to miss this! This is an excellent opportunity to hear the first-hand accounts of our students from both campuses who made the most of our Semester Exchange Program.

The 2023 Creative Research Pecha Kucha Series

October 11, 2023, 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU

Faculty based on the VCUarts Qatar and VCUarts campuses present their research, following the traditional ‘Pecha Kucha’ (20×20) format, highlighting the diversity of practices across the two campuses.