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VCUarts – Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University – School of the Arts (VCUarts)
Visit the website · arts.vcu.edu ↗
In short
VCUarts, the School of the Arts of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, traces its founding to 1928, when the painter Theresa Pollak taught the first art class at what was then the Richmond Professional Institute; it was established as a school in 1933. Its Craft and Material Studies department offers a BFA with five areas of focus (glass, fiber, clay, metal and wood), a minor, and MFA concentrations in ceramics, fibers, furniture design, glassworking and jewelry/metalworking. The Fashion Design and Merchandising department offers a BFA in fashion design and a BA in fashion merchandising; the school also has a campus in Doha, Qatar.
- Where
- Richmond, United States
- Founded
- 1928
- Crafts
- Glass and crystal · Furniture and design · Fashion and tailoring
- Website
- arts.vcu.edu
- arts@vcu.edu
- Source
- School website · checked on 25/10/2026
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