VCFA Examines the Collective Creative Practice | Community Assembly Series
“How do we build creative practices that are not only generative, but also collective—ones that uplift, resist, and co-create in solidarity with others?” That...
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ALUMNX STORY: JohnPaul Beattie (MC ’18), A Super Bowl Victory
“Music, composition, writing—it’s all storytelling.” -JohnPaul Beattie (MC ’18) Two things have managed to stick with composer and VCFA Music Composition alumnx JohnPaul “JP” Beattie...
ALUMNX NEWS: brandon brown (W ’23) Receives PEN America Short Story Award
VCFA MFA in Writing alumnx and current VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults Program Director brandon brown (W ’23) recently received a...
Rebecca Jamieson (WP ’20): Real Writers Don’t Write Alone
A graduate of VCFA’s former MFA in Writing & Publishing program, writer, editor, and educator Rebecca Jamieson is a believer in the power of the...
STUDENT STORY: Fernando Del Rosario, 2026 Graphic Design
“Graphic design is like the center of a roundabout, each street branching out from the roundabout are the different creative paths: illustration, animation, motion graphics,...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Vespa, A New Operatic Collaboration
Join the VCFA MFA in Music Composition community for Vespa, A Girl and Her Pet Wasp, an opera in four acts. The story of Vespa...
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA Alumnx Collection to Support Hurricane Helene Recovery
Author, editor, and VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12) is set to release her latest anthology,...
COMMUNITY NEWS: VCFA’s Three 2025 GDUSA Students to Watch
Three members of the VCFA MFA in Graphic Design community have been named as 2025 GDUSA Students to Watch: Tim Murray (GD ’24), Jewell Melisa...
ALUMNX STORY: Joshua Johnson, 2021 MFA in Film
VCFA MFA in Film alumnx Joshua James Johnson (F ’21) is a writer, director, professor, and professional visual effects (VFX) artist. In his career, Johnson...
ALUMNX RE-INTERVIEW: Lori Steel, 2012 MFA in WCYA
MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults alumnx Lori Steel (WCYA ’12) has been involved in the world of children’s literature in one way...