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VCUQatar Celebrates its 2012 Commencement Ceremony

2012-05-08T12:30:03+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar held its 2012 Commencement Ceremony on 7 May at the Education City Student Center, conferring 43 Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in fashion, graphic and interior design and two Master of Fine Arts degrees in Design Studies.

VCUQatar Presents the ‘BFA & MFA Showcase 2012’

2012-05-06T12:27:47+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents the ‘BFA & MFA Showcase 2012’, the annual exhibition of Qatar’s graduating artists and designers on Sunday, 6 May, 2012 with an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at the Saffron Hall at VCUQatar.

VCUQatar Unveils the ‘Design Entrepreneurship Network’ for Aspiring Design Entrepreneurs

2012-05-01T10:39:11+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar’s Design Entrepreneurship and Industry Affiliations Office launched the ‘Design Entrepreneurship Network’ for aspiring design entrepreneurs on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at VCUQatar in the presence of VCUQatar students, alumni and partners from the industry.

VCUQatar Presents its Thirteenth Annual Fashion Show ‘Arabesque’

2012-04-20T07:03:21+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presented its Thirteenth Annual Fashion Show, ‘Arabesque’ to full houses - a ladies only audience on 18 April, as well as to the general public on 17 and 19 April, 2012.

VCUQatar Announces its Thirteenth Annual Fashion Show ‘Arabesque’

2012-04-15T10:39:24+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is pleased to announce fashion designer and weaver Eric Raisina from Madagascar as the guest designer for the Thirteenth Annual Fashion Show, ‘Arabesque’.

A Presentation of Research ‘Entropy’ by Rhys Himsworth

2012-04-03T06:16:08+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Director of Painting and Printmaking Rhys Himsworth presents his first solo exhibition in the Middle East.

A Presentation of Research ‘Retail Without Walls: Kiosk Culture’

2012-04-01T07:52:27+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar Assistant Professors Liam Colquhoun and Matthew Holmes-Dallimore present their research on Kiosk Culture.

VCUQatar Hosts Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry Book Launch

2012-03-26T11:19:38+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar is hosting a book launch event on 28 and 29 March, 2012 to celebrate the publication of Gathering the Tide: An Anthology of Contemporary Arabian Gulf Poetry.

VCUQatar Presents ‘Space, Place and Atmosphere’

2012-03-20T06:32:59+00:00

As part of the Crossing Boundaries Lecture Series, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presents a lecture by one of Finland’s most renowned architectural theoreticians and practitioners, Juhani Pallasmaa entitled ‘Space, Place and Atmosphere – Peripheral Perception and Emotion in Architectural Experience’ on Wednesday, 21 March, 2012 at 6:00 pm at the atrium at VCUQatar.

VCUQatar and VCU Host VCUQatar Day in Richmond

2012-03-18T06:29:28+00:00

Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar and VCU Richmond hosted VCUQatar Day on March 6, 2012 at the Commons Plaza on the VCU Richmond campus.