The Integrative Arts Fellowship program supports our community of scholars and artists in creating interdisciplinary work that centers on the arts and design. Through this program, we aim to foster collaboration across disciplines by providing financial awards, dedicated space, and guidance to help bring innovative, integrative arts projects to life. Open to both faculty and students within CVPA, the fellowship encourages ongoing research, exploration, and creative growth, advancing our shared commitment to the arts as a powerful means of interdisciplinary inquiry and expression.
2025-26 Integrative Arts Faculty Fellows
Assistant Professor in Dance and Technology
Assistant Professor in Graphic Design
During the Spring 2025 semester, each faculty member will participate in an Open Studio event where they will share their creative activities with members of the JMU and local community.
The 2025-26 Integrative Arts Undergraduate Fellowship will re-open for applications in Spring 2026.
2024-25 Integrative Arts Faculty Fellows
Javier Padilla
Assistant Professor in Dance
Padilla created how to tell the future, an immersive dance theater work that drew on movement, storytelling, and digital media to engage with the complexities of cultural ownership and reclamation.
Traci Wile
Assistant Professor in Architectural Design
Wile developed Place Re-imagining and Brick Building, practices which lie at the intersection of socially engaged design, art, and community organizing, while addressing broader questions about community-building, sustainability, and how we connect with our environment.
2024-25 Integrative Arts Undergrad Fellow
Myer Kim
Architectural Design and Studio Design double major
Kim’s research investigated the similarities between practices and processes in the disciplines of music, dance, and design. Discoveries were made regarding open and closed spaces in dance and how architectural form can mimic high and low tones in music.
