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Video ItemGraduate cohort holds first student organized art exhibition , video
Nate King says the Master in Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Technologies program is growing. The Assistant Professor in the School of Visual Arts says having a space where students can grow and learn from each other is beneficial to the development of their unique practices.
Date: Nov 20, 2023 -
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Curated connection: Visual arts alumna and faculty cross paths through an exhibition , articleSchool of Visual Arts alumna Audrey Miller curated an exhibition of 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts fellowship recipients that included photography by Associate Professor Michael Borowski. Two artists on different career paths connected, showing the diverse opportunities for arts graduates.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
Video ItemArt project turns still images into a full-scale model , video
Students in Associate Professor of Art Travis Head's Drawing Concepts class are working on a collaborative project this semester, building a full-scale set piece from a movie out of cardboard.
Date: Nov 16, 2023 -
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In memoriam: Joy Rosenthal, photography instructor , articleRosenthal, a longtime Virginia Tech photography instructor, passed away on Nov. 7.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
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Ozzie Abaye appointed Thomas B. Hutcheson Jr. Professor of Agronomy , articleA member of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty since 1993 and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist, Abaye is known internationally for her extensive work to improve the livelihoods of farmers, women, and children in West Africa through sustainable agriculture.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
Video ItemNew course teaches the fundamentals of game design , video
Introduction to Game Design and Game Studies lets students explore the components of game design and create their own games in this new interdisciplinary course from the university's Honors College. Assistant Professor Zach Duer in the School of Visual Arts leads a module focusing on game prototyping and how critical thinking plays a part in how a game is made from the ground up.
Date: Sep 15, 2023 -
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Innovation and creativity collide in year-long display in Alexandria , articleA new partnership between Virginia Tech and the City of Alexandria will produce a series of exhibitions, performances, and events beginning this fall.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
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Collaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , articleAbout 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
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Alumnus Rodney Kimbangu challenges boundaries of creativity and composition , articleAward-winning artist and College of Architecture, Arts, and Design alumnus Rodney Kimbangu used his thesis to expand on his original idea of using evolving technology and coding to "softly" repatriate displaced Indigenous artifacts.
Date: Jun 23, 2023 -
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Interdisciplinary team receives continued support to visualize the past , articleThrough a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Pamplin Historical Park visitors will soon use augmented reality to interact with historical lessons and stories of the Petersburg, Virginia, Civil War site to inspire deeper empathy, curiosity, and understanding.
Date: May 31, 2023 -
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'The Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek' exhibition highlights collaboration and community partnership in ecosystem education , articleA two-year collaborative project involving Student Engagement and Campus Life, the Perspective Gallery, the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, and faculty members from the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design helped make science more accessible to members of the community through visual art, theatre productions, and the immersive art exhibition. “The Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek” allows visitors to see these fish “out of the water” with the hopes of cultivating a better understanding of conservation efforts.
Date: May 04, 2023 -
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Former Virginia Tech and NFL standout seeking to become big hitter in different sport , articleJames Anderson first played football for the Hokies and later played a decade in the NFL. Now he is continuing his athletics pursuits in the world of golf as a long drive competitor.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Rare vintage Swiss poster collection finds a home at Virginia Tech , articleA beautiful collection of 935 vintage Swiss posters was generously donated to University Libraries by retired Purdue University Professor Dennis Ichiyama. The posters are largely advertisements known to be wheatpasted and posted in the streets of Europe. The bulk of the collection contains posters ranging from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s with some ranging from the 1960s to the 2010s.
Date: Feb 10, 2023 -
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How we collaborate: 'Daedalus Dreams' , articleThree faculty members and two drones made magic onstage with the world premier of "Daedalus Dreams." They share the secret to their successful collaboration.
Date: Oct 28, 2022 -
Video ItemStudio art classes welcome visual arts majors and non-majors , video
Assistant Professor Amanda Lechner and the School of Visual Arts welcomes all students, regardless of their major, to a variety of studio art classes. "Of course there's the skills of learning how to use paint and make a painting, but I think even more importantly, building the skills of looking and decision making through both the observational process but also the process of experimentation," said Lechner of SOVA's Painting for Non-Major class.
Date: Oct 17, 2022 -
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Ann-Marie Knoblauch named director of Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts , articleAn associate professor of art history, Knoblauch has served as interim director of the school since 2020. “I am enthusiastic about the future of the School of Visual Arts, particularly the role we will play in a newly conceived college that unites the creative disciplines,” she said.
Date: Sep 08, 2022 -
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Hokienauts on a special mission to advance space exploration , articleThe Hokienauts are one of 10 university-based teams from across the country that demonstrated augmented-reality solutions designed for use in spacesuits in a lunar analog environment.
Date: Jul 07, 2022 -
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Kevin Concannon honored with emeritus status , articleAs the director of the School of Visual Arts, Concannon provided intellectual, creative, and administrative leadership to the school with 32 full-time faculty, instructors, and staff serving approximately 275 students in art and design majors.
Date: Jun 28, 2022 -
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Marilyn Casto honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2009, Casto’s teaching career began in 1976, spanning 45 years or approximately 90 academic semesters, in which she taught more than 6,000 students.
Date: Jun 27, 2022 -
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Alumnus Kevin Jones shares life lessons with College of Architecture and Urban Studies graduates , articleJones, who earned a bachelor's degree in industrial design in 2014 and an MBA is 2018, is a designer, marketing entrepreneur, and former NFL football player.
Date: Jun 24, 2022
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