VCUarts
Featured School: September 2020
Located in Richmond, VA, The Studio Furniture/Wood Program at Virginia Commonwealth University — Craft/Material Studies department (VCUarts) emphasizes woodworking techniques geared toward furniture design and construction. The program is based on the idea that a student’s future success is dependent on creative excellence, strong technical skills and a solid basic liberal arts education.
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VCUarts students collectively examine diverse materials, leading to deep learning and cultivation of curiosity, while learning to create work along the broad spectrum of our field — from functional design to conceptual work — that propels culture and challenges the age we live in.
The 7000 sq.ft. facility consists of a large bench room with a general class bench area plus 27 individual Ulmia benches.
There are adjacent glue-up and sharpening areas, drawing easels, and a tool room stocked with a variety of portable powertools and handtools. A separate room houses vacuum forming and steam bending equipment and a Bridgeport metal lathe; while another, a finish area complete with spray booth.
VCU Wood Studio
VCU Students in Wood Studio
The Woodworking/Furniture Design program at VCUarts Craft/Material Studies Department is led by TFS members Scott Braun and Vivian Chiu
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