Join us for the opening of the first installment of the 2026 VCUarts MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring works by thirteen artists and designers mastering in the VCUarts departments of Craft/Material Studies, Graphic Design, Kinetic Imaging, Painting + Printmaking, Photography + Film, and Sculpture + Extended Media.

Presented over two rounds at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU’s Markel Center, the thesis exhibition is the culmination of two years of intensive research and practice, showcasing the creativity, dynamism, exploration, and invention that make VCUarts one of the nation’s leading schools of art and design.

MFA Performances and Screenings Schedule

Round 1

Friday March 20, MFA Exhibition Round 1 Opening, 5 pm – 9 pm

5-9 pm Miri Sluis The Authority of My Experience (20-40 mins, continuous loop) (Auditorium)
7 pm Kevin Hopkins, All Other Ground Is Sinking Sand (20-30 mins) (Gallery 2/3)

Saturday, March 21, MFA Listening Experience 4 pm – 5 pm

4 pm Miri Sluis, The Authority of my Experience (audio, 20-40 mins) (Auditorium)

Round 1 Featured Artists and Designers
Erin B Ehren
Cole Kamerick Alfelt-Eller
Nathaniel Newcomb
Daša Kulikova
Frances Adair Mckenzie
Colin Goodpasture
Kevin Hopkins
Megan Koeppel
Eva Foldy
kodiCrone (a.k.a. Miri Sluis)
Catie Leonard
Tori Mitchell
Hammet Reavis (also in True Farr Luck Gallery)

Round 2 of the exhibition will take place May 1–17.

Special thanks to Capital Square for their support of VCUarts.