Kei Slaughter, 2013 MFA in Music Composition
“Art is change. Art is a catalyst for organizing and moving people to action. Art has the power to reflect / reimagine / articulate ...
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Our students, alumnx and faculty inspire us every day with their exhibitions, publications, screenings, performances, and teaching, bringing the magic of VCFA out into the world.
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Jane Pincus, 1993 MFA in Visual Art
Almost three weeks after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade (the landmark 1973 ruling that conferred the right to an abortion) in...
Jane Houng & Heather Demetrios, 2014 MFA in WCYA
Years after graduating from the WCYA program in 2014, Jane Houng and Heather Demetrios are still finding ways to collaborate and use their collective voices...
Felice Gittelman, 2020 MFA in Visual Art
Growing up in New York, mixed-media artist Felice Gittelman’s interest in the arts started with weekly trips to the Brooklyn Museum. Frequent youth art classes...
Amber Rose Crowtree, 2017 MFA in Writing
In 2021, Writing alumnx Amber Rose Crowtree ('17) saw the publication of her debut chapbook, Harboring the Imperfect (Dancing Girl Press), and her...
Barbara Yontz, 2004 MFA in Visual Art
“One reason we have done the exhibitions, and I do personal work around these issues, is to humanize people who are incarcerated to those on...
Lou Mathews, 1987 MFA in Writing
MFA in Writing alumnx Lou Mathews was featured in the Los Angeles Times on December 2, 2021. The article by Alex Norcia describes...
Tamara Perkins, 2019 MFA in Film
In the summer of 2021, we spoke to Film ('19) alumnx Tamara Perkins about her media activism and her journey with documentary filmmaking. After the...
Billy Kent, 2021 MFA in Film
During quarantine, Billy Kent (along with Mac Montandon) made a short film series called THE OTHER SIDE, shot entirely on Zoom chats. The series comedically...
John Valadez, 2019 MFA in Film
John Valadez, filmmaker and the director of the Documentary Film program at Michigan State University, has been making and engaged with film for over 25...