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VCUarts Qatar Graduate Joins Design Doha as Program Specialist
This MFA in Design alumnus from the QF partner university hopes to raise awareness of the need for slow, sustainable design among young creatives and in the wider community.
Emerging Voices showcases VCUarts Qatar’s fresh fashion talent
VCUarts Qatar Fashion Design students – Haya Al Thani, Halah Mahmoud, Samah Sulyman, Fay Alsharif, Jory Al-Buainain, and Maya Yatim – showcased their exciting design work and editorial photography in the Emerging Voices exhibition, which took place in the luxury court at Doha Festival City.
Special Event Marks 15 Year Collaboration Between VCUarts Qatar and Best Buddies Qatar
Parents, students, teachers, and faculty from both entities celebrated with an exhibition.
Art History Alumnus Shares His Experience of Working on Qatar National Team’s World Cup Film
VCUarts Qatar Art History alumnus and Class of 2018 Co-Valedictorian Dimitri Yuri was the Director and Writer for the Qatar National Team’s official World Cup film. The film was released in the second week of November 2022. In this…
Art History Director Dr. Radha Dalal Elected to CAA’s Board of Directors
The College Art Association of America’s (CAA) 22-member Board is charged with the CAA’s long-term financial stability and strategic direction. It is also the association’s governing body.
VCUarts Qatar Student and Alumni Take Part in Media Majlis Exhibition
The exhibition includes work by Fashion Design student Tiaba Nazir, and Painting + Printmaking alumni Salma Award and Maha Nasr, who contributed their valuable art and design skills.
New Exhibition Contemplates ‘Language as Machine’
Audiences are invited to consider the relationship between language, heritage, and innovation.
VCUarts Qatar and Fire Station Organize Public Workshops on Sound Design
Workshops taught participants how to use sound to archive memories of Doha’s neighborhoods.
Alumni from VCUarts Qatar and NTU Singapore Participate in Shared Exhibition
The first-of-its-kind exchange exhibition sees works exhibited in Singapore, and vice versa.
‘Third culture kid’: VCUarts Qatar Grad Lauren Morrell Taps Into Nomadic Childhood for Inspiration
The word ‘upcycling’ was probably not in Lauren Morell’s vocabulary as she was growing up in the United States. But, inadvertently, that’s how she started out.
Package Design and Cooking Converge for Graphic Design Graduate, Steffi Braganza
“It was not until I started studying graphic design that I realized the relevance of packaging – how it made one product stand out from the rest; how it developed a sense of familiarity – and affinity – in customers,” says Steffi Braganza, a Class of 2020…
Nigeria’s Teslim Sanni Committed to Preservation and Celebration of his Country’s Creative Heritage
Teslim Sanni, VCUarts Qatar BA in Art History, Class of 2020.
A Leap of Faith Leads to a New Path
‘Fine art revealed me to myself’: Aisha Al-Ziani, VCUarts Qatar Painting and Printmaking Class of 2020 graduate.
Defining the Authentic Artifact
It’s a puzzle that piqued VCUarts Qatar MFA student Asma Derouiche – and led to her Master’s thesis.
“Interior Design Should Represent the Very Best of the Person Owning or Occupying That Space”
Farzana Abubacker Velliyattil, Class of 2020, BFA in Interior Design.
Artworks by VCUarts Qatar on Display at Majaz
Through paintings, drawings, new media, and installations, VCUarts Qatar’s community of artists and designers share their personal experiences and their connections with Qatar.