Helping Middle Schoolers Understand Abstract Art and the Contributions of African American Painters

Hands-on art making, presentations and a custom-made workbook help students understand the importance of "Exuberance: Dialogues in African American Abstract Painting."

Student Exhibition Offers Insight into Industrial Design Process

Joint reception Nov. 3 with New Image Gallery

Industrial Design Conference Comes to James Madison University

Local community welcome to join professionals and students from South and mid-Atlantic region

Exhibition Celebrates the Dynamic Legacy of Abstraction in African American Painting

Featured works collected from several galleries span 70 years

"The Grand Illumination" Celebrates Installation of Sculptures on JMU Campus

JMU's CVPA celebrates the sculptures of Michio Ihara and Edwin Baruch in "The Grand Illumination" ceremony on Friday, Oct. 1 from 5-6 pm on the Duke Lawn. Free and open to the public. An art walk will follow.

Mark Rooker Receives 2021-22 CVPA Beck Faculty Fellowship

Mark Rooker figured out how to teach meticulous processes to remote students

SADAH Professor Elected Vice President of African Studies Association

Influential role at international organization is a three-year term

SADAH Students Transform Unsellable Guitars into Home Goods

Artists join community effort to raise money for local music initiative

CVPA Spotlight Series: Joanne Sakamoto

Freshman Joanne Sakamoto finalized her decision to study art studio at JMU after receiving two CVPA scholarships.

CVPA Spotlight Series: Lavely Miller ('00)

JMU art alumna Lavely Miller is an award-winning painter and former mental health professional whose work focuses “on the visual narration of the effects of trauma.”

Beth Hinderliter Explores the New BLM Protest Environment

Book compares BLM movement with civil rights movement of 70 years ago