Building a better world

With support from Madison Trust, Nick Brinen leads a project to repurpose discarded trees to design and build community projects.

Peace of War: Intertwined Through Art

M.F.A. student Michelle Smith's "Protective Nature" sculpture will be part of an exhibition in Honfleur Gallery in Washington, D.C.

A conversation with My Monticello author Jocelyn Nicole Johnson (’93)

Since it was published in October 2021, Johnson's book has received rave reviews and numerous accolades.

The Unbuilt Arboretum

Exhibition uses virtual reality to bring to life late architect's true vision

Q&A with author David Leicester Hardy

Hardy uses years of teaching and industry experience to help new designers get started.

Architectural design assistant professor awarded 2023 Beck Fellowship

The $6,000 annual Fellowship recognizes a faculty who works to advance the visual arts in the community through student success and new technologies.

Two gallery openings: “Feral and Invasive Pigments" and “What Fuels the Flesh”

In-person receptions offer visitors that chance to make watercolor paint and a glimpse into what makes humans persist.

Nekisha Durrett: True Grit

Inverting the association of true grit with the macho swagger associated with the Western film of the same title, Durrett instead venerates the strength of family matriarchs who heal, bless and build lives.

Duke Hall Gallery awarded prestigious international grant

The Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art has recently been awarded a grant to support the exhibition Both Sides of the River (January 31 - March 18, 2023).

2021-22 Distinguished Alumni Award: Millicent Young

The School of Art, Design and Art History has chosen Millicent Young (M.F.A. '97) to receive the SADAH 2021-22 Distinguished Alumni Award for her work in sculpture, installation and inter-media collaborations

Architectural Design students unveil innovative bike racks using reclaimed ash wood

Assistant professor Nick Brinen and students will hold a ribbon cutting and press event for bike storage and repair station they built specifically for children in JMU's Occupational Therapy program.

SADAH alum turns pop-up art space into permanent gallery

New gallery is a brick-and-mortar version of a tented gallery and workshop that she and friends established eight years ago at the Mountain Music Festival.

Maureen Shanahan in first cohort of JMU Faculty Fellows

Fellowship will fill art history professor's educational leave year with collaborations, mentoring activities and writing a new book

CVPA faculty development grant helps artist archive 20+ years of work  

A $1,000 grant paid for a photographer's time, hardware and supplies to create a searchable database.

Installation remembers Rwandan genocide in every page

The installation is made of 800,000 pages in 2,500 books displayed in 100 crates: one page for each victim, one crate for each day of the war.

SADAH MFA program honored with three VMFA fellowship awards

Graduate faculty, alumni and current student all receive awards to support their research

2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Three graduating MFA students share their capstone work that confronts attitudes toward ecology, transformation and gender expectations

Annual Undergraduate Juried Show Opens March 30

This year’s guest juror is Richmond-based fiber artist Marie Fornaro. Co-located New Image Gallery opens solo exhibition "burnout"

New book uses 19th century motion studies as a lens for viewing race and social mobility

Book offers fresh interpretations of Muybridge’s famous motion studies through the lenses of mobility and race.

CVPA Scholarship Series: Kacey Riel

Junior Kacey Riel is studying the arts at JMU with the help of the late Dean George Sparks and multiple scholarships.

SADAH Professor Rich Hilliard named 2022 Madison Scholar

Professional graphic designer and SADAH professor specializes in science fiction and dark fantasy illustration.

CVPA Scholarship Series: Anna Stegmeier

Junior Anna Stegmeier is studying studio art at JMU with the help of three scholarships.