News & Events

On May 11, 2019, Radford University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts welcomed nearly 140 graduating students to its family of alumni.

The Radford City Fine Arts Show will open on Monday May 23, 2019, with a public reception from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Radford University Art Museum at 214 Tyler Avenue. Admission to the reception is free and light refreshments will be available.

Dr. Jennifer McDonel and her students Bryan Dowd and Lauren Milburn traveled to the United Kingdom at the close of April to present research conducted in Nepal.

On April 27, 2019, Radford University alumna Brittany DeRafelle celebrated a milestone in her career; she opened her own jewelry and metalsmithing gallery in Richmond, Virginia.

Professors Ken Smith and John O’Connor (graphic design) met with students taking graphic design courses at New River Community College in late April to discuss prospective careers in the burgeoning field.

Radford artist and instructor with the Department of Art, Shaun C. Whiteside, was awarded Best in Show at the Academy Center for the Arts' 2019 National Juried Art Exhibition. Kaitlyn Houston, a senior Bachelor of Fine Arts student in the art program, took second place.

Live music, free t-shirts, and the Mann’s Sausage food truck are just some of the things concert-goers can enjoy at Radford University’s annual “Bonnieroo” event this Friday, April 12, 2019.

Students, faculty and staff in the School of Dance and Theatre are busy preparing for the opening of “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” which will hit the stage of Pridemore Playhouse beginning April 16, 2019.

Each year the Italian city of Ragusa-Ibla hosts the Ibla Grand Prize World Music Competition. The 28-year-old competition showcases some of the world’s best musicians competing for a spot to tour with other Ibla winners throughout the United States.

Each spring semester the Department of Dance puts on “Dancing on the Edge,” a performance that showcases student talent through choreographed pieces developed by faculty and guest artists

Highlander pride was on full display during Radford University’s Spring 2019 Commencement Weekend.

Radford University announced the five faculty members that won the 2018 Dalton Eminent Scholar Awards.

To open the exhibition of the works by Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) candidates in the studio art curriculum, the Radford University Art Museum on Tyler hosted a reception Nov. 9.

Three Radford dance students will spend their Thanksgiving breaks as performers and teachers in South Korea at the sixth annual Incheon International Contemporary Dance Festival.

The Porterfield Ensemble presented “Walk to Freedom – The Mary Draper Ingles Story” at Eastern Montgomery High School (EMHS) on Nov. 9 as part of its Fall 2018 regional tour.