VCUarts Qatar enjoys substantial involvement with the emerging design industries in Qatar and is a significant catalyst for their growth. We have established ourselves as a center of excellence for education and research in art and design.
VCUarts Qatar is the Qatar campus of the prestigious Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Established in 1998 through a partnership with the Qatar Foundation, we offer students the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Painting and Printmaking, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Design.
VCUarts Qatar was the first campus established in Education City, and has since been joined by Weill Cornell Medical College, Texas A&M University, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Carnegie-Mellon University, Northwestern University, and HEC Paris.
In 2010, VCUarts Qatar more than doubled its facilities through a major expansion project. The project led to the integration of all of the university’s undergraduate and graduate programs under one roof, the connection of the research and entrepreneurship offices with curricular programs, and the expansion of technical spaces to support all forms of visualization and research with a media lab, digital fabrication lab, printmaking studios, photography studio, an expanded library, and the first materials library in the region.
The university hosts the biennial international art and design conference Tasmeem Doha and the biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium on Islamic Art, attracting globally recognized designers, artists, and academics while fostering sustainable, university-community partnerships that enhance the educational, economic, and cultural vitality of Qatar.
VCUarts Qatar enjoys substantial involvement with the emerging design industries in Qatar and is a significant catalyst for their growth. We have established ourselves as a center of excellence for education and research in art and design.
VCUarts Qatar graduates are pursuing successful careers within the government, nonprofit and private industries in Qatar, and around the world. Many of our graduates have gone on to establish their own businesses, thereby contributing to the development of the small and medium enterprise culture in Qatar.
