Alumni-written workbooks aim to ease performance anxiety, boost mental well-being of student musicians
Jiana Smith, Staff Writer VCUarts music alumna Amora Mikell remembers the emotional and mental stress she experienced at the beginning of her junior year in college. Whenever she practiced the cello, an instrument she has played since the sixth grade, Mikell said she often experienced negative thoughts and anxiety. “At a certain point, I was […]
VCUarts sophomores reflect on virtual Art Foundation classes, freshmen enjoy hands-on learning
Sahara Sriraman, Spectrum Editor Freshman Charlotte Abrams never thought she would learn and grow so much as an artist in her first month at VCUarts. She credits the support of her in-person Art Foundation classes to her progress. Abrams, an art foundation major, said that she has enjoyed all of her program classes, most of […]
VCUarts renames academic building to promote inclusion, students react
Ebonique Little, Spectrum Editor Black Lives Matter protests last summer sparked VCU’s reckoning with a history tied to the Confederacy. As Confederate monuments and plaques are taken down across campus, new signage honoring more diverse figures are instated. The Fine Arts Building, located at 1000 W. Broad St., will soon be renamed the Dr. Murry […]