Join MFA in Music Composition Faculty Member Ravi Krishnaswami on Wednesday, December 4 at 6pm ET for a talk on The Emerging Landscape of AI in Music Composition and Production. It’s been a dizzying year of news and product launches in the world of music and tech. For professional composers and songwriters, prompt-based generators like […]
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The virtual Writing Alumnx Reading Series continues this fall with events on Thursday evenings once a month via Zoom. In collaboration with a collection of MFA in Writing alumnx, we designed this series of readings based on the “Student Readings” many graduates of the low-residency Writing program might remember from their time on campus. These […]
In this hands-on workshop, Brianna Jett (WCYA '22) and Hannah Morgan Teachout (WCYA '22) discuss the purpose and process of querying and walk through the building blocks of query letters, including explanations, examples, and exercises. With built-in writing time, you’ll be challenged to begin (or re-imagine) your pitch and query. By the end, you’ll walk […]

ARC Artist Talks offers an interface formed to foster connections between graduates of VCFA’s MFA in Visual Art program from across decades and cohorts to nourish this alumnx network. Each ARC session will consist of ten-minute artist talks by VA alumnx, followed by ten minutes of discussion. If you'd like to present at one of […]
VCFA will hold its winter 2025 residency on the campus of California Institute for the Arts (CalArts) from January 3-11 in Los Angeles County, CA. For nine days, all six of VCFA’s MFA programs will come together to conduct concurrent residencies packed with lectures, readings, performances, screenings, exhibitions, and more. Visit the Winter Residency page […]