FACULTY STORY: Daphne McWilliams
Art has been a home for Daphne McWilliams for her entire life—literally. McWilliams was on a set running scenes as a child actor before she’d...
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FACULTY STORY: Rick Baitz
Composer Rick Baitz is a founding faculty member of the VCFA MFA in Music Composition Program. Established in 2011, the VCFA MFA in Music Composition...
STUDENT NEWS: João Pina (VA ’26) Launches Tarrafal
Photographer and current VCFA MFA in Visual Art student João Pina (VA ’26) has published his latest book, Tarrafal (2024), with GOST Books. Pina is...
ALUMNX STORY: Nora Ericson, 2010 MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults
Nora Ericson (WCYA ’10) is a 2010 graduate of the VCFA MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults program and the author of the...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Sharon Darrow & Marianne Murphy Rainbow A Poem
Alumnx, former MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults faculty member, and friend of VCFA Sharon Darrow (W ’96) is celebrating the release of...
COMMUNITY NEWS: Susan Snipes (VA ‘25) and VCFA Visual Art Collective Exhibition
VCFA MFA in Visual Art current student Susan Snipes (VA ‘25) is the owner of UNDERSTORY, an exhibition space in Cleveland, Ohio. Through her connection...
ALUMNX NEWS: Samuel Kọ́láwọlé Shortlisted for Caine Prize for African Writing
VCFA alumnx and former MFA in Writing faculty member Samuel Kọ́láwọlé (WP ‘19) has been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing, “one of...
FACULTY STORY: Louise Hawes
In the summer of 2024, VCFA interviewed Louise Hawes, author, educator, and founding faculty member of the VCFA Writing for Children & Adults program. Hawes...
STUDENT STORY: Aaron Courts, 2026 MFA in Writing
MFA in Writing student Aaron Courts started his VCFA journey at his first residency in the summer of 2024. As a new student, Courts reflected...
FACULTY NEWS: Damon Davis Recognized by CBS for Social Justice Work
Damon Davis (F ’20) is an award-winning, post-disciplinary artist based in St. Louis, Missouri, and a 2020 VCFA MFA in Film alumnx and current Film...