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The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) brings a wide variety of guest artists and creative scholars to the Radford campus through its Visiting Artist Program. These arts professionals not only bring high-quality performances, exhibitions and lectures to the campus community, they also work closely with students in the classroom. The overall purpose of the program is for students to explore self-expression and scholarship, build knowledge, acquire skills and develop an understanding of how to articulate their creativity under the demonstrating and guiding mentorship of professional artists. Having access to artists from the “real world” provides students with networking opportunities and valuable perspective for developing career goals.
Fund Purpose
This fund will bring guest artists to the Radford campus and will benefit all CVPA programs, including art, dance, design, music theatre and cinema.
“When I established the guest artist fund, I wanted it to reach across all of the arts represented by the College of Visual and Performing Arts...to me, there is so much potential for cross-pollination among the many arts disciplines, as evidenced by students who double-major, major and minor, or just take a few classes among the five departments of CVPA. I believe growing this fund will help it better achieve this goal. And, I hope other patrons of Radford’s wonderful variety of visual and performative arts will agree.” - Andrew Ross
Please consider making your gift today to help this fund garner the most supporters during the #BuildTheHive challenge and unlock an additional $1,000 generously provided by the Radford University Foundation. Competition ends on June 11.
Here's what our students say
Sophomore music major Hudson Crowe - pictured above - of Salem, Virginia, said of his work with Italian pianist Gloria Campaner, “Bringing in guest artists is something that drastically changes my experience at Radford. The ability for us to bring in exceptional educators and musicians from all walks of life — and the other side of the world — is something that I value immensely.”
Morgan Davis, a junior dance major from Midlothian, Virginia, echoed Crowe’s thoughts, pointing to her life-changing experiences with guest artists at Radford. “A guest artist lights a fire when they come in the classroom,” Davis said, “and that fire stays lit for the rest of the time you are at Radford University. Once the guest artist leaves, we still go back to the lessons they taught and the information they gave us. Having a guest artist come on campus is such a privilege, a privilege that every student at Radford should experience.”
Similarly, junior theatre major, Reghan Cutler from Bedford, Virginia said, “When I think of my professors at Radford, I think of people who are invested in my future and success. When professors bring in guest artists, it reaffirms that they want us to learn as much as we can to ensure success in our futures. All the guest artists that I have learned from also express that they want us to be as well prepared as we can be for our future job field. Through these experiences, I have not only gained a lot of knowledge but even more respect for my amazing professors.”
