• VCUarts showcases the work of recent MFA alumni in New York.

- Denise Bibro Gallery presents So Inclined featuring works by recent grads from the Department of Painting and Printmaking. 529 West 20th Arts Building 4th Floor. Opening reception June 16th, 6-8pm. Runs through July 14.

- Kim Foster Gallery presents More Fresh Meat featuring works by recent grads from the Department of Sculpture and Extended Media. 529 West 20th Arts Building Ground Floor. Opening Reception June 16th, 6-8pm. Runs through July 28.

• The VCU trumpet ensemble, led by Rex Richardson, recently performed at the International Trumpet Guild Conference. Only eighteen student trumpet ensembles from around the world were given slots to perform at the 2007 conference. Our talented and hardworking trumpeters were: Cole Baty, Eric Blanks, Jared Broussard, Rob Quallich, Alex Samawicz, and Matt Wittig.

• In addition to the recently aired Craft in America special on PBS, the web site for the series features two Craft/Material Studies alumni, Kiara Pelissier, '06 MFA and Arthur Hash, '01 BFA. Kiara and Arthur are both VCUarts adjunct professors. Professor and jewelry maker Susie Ganch has her work included in the accompanying travelling exhibition. Susie's work was extremely popular at the Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art exposition at the Armory in NYC recently, and was represented by two highly-regarded galleries, Snyderman-Works and Sienna Gallery.

• L. Wayne Batty, the longest-serving faculty member at VCU and Virginia’s longest-serving employee, is retiring from the Department of Music after 58 years. Read more about it in the Richmond Times-Dispatch article.

• Recent Accolades in the Department of Craft/Material Studies:

- James Kearns MFA 07, Kazue Taguchi MFA 07 and Sarah Mizer MFA 07 were 3 of 6 selected up-and-coming stars for the Reynolds Gallery exhibit that opens June 1.

- Nanda Soderberg, MFA 07, has been accepted into New Art Examined III. Ten MFA graduates from the Mid-atlantic states will exhibit work at the Arlington Arts Center in Virginia from June 5 through July 2.

- Kazue Taguchi MFA 07, has been offered yet another international solo exhibit for the fall of 2007. This one is in Spain at the Museo de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcon.

• Kinetic Imaging Assistant Professor, Stephen Vitiello, was commissioned by United Technologies Corporation to present The Smallest of Wings (2005-2007) at the Broadgate Arena in London, England. This multi-channel sound installation, which ran June 4 through 8, juxtaposed the beating of moth wings, recorded in upstate New York, with the buzzing of humming birds, recorded in the Brazilian Amazon, to create a richly textured environmental experience.

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