- February 6, 2025
Following renovation, the performing arts venue on the Fairfax Campus will be renamed the Barry Dewberry and Arlene Evans Center for the Arts.
- January 16, 2025
New content will launch throughout January 2025 on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Arts Amplified, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Arts’s digital venue which features live and on-demand performances, lectures, behind-the-scenes talks, and more from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Center for the Arts, the Hylton Performing Arts Center, and College of Visual and Performing Arts.
- December 4, 2024
Four students in George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Visual and Performing Arts will have original animations displayed on screens in six Metro stations as part of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Art in Transit Program, beginning the first week of December 2024. These animations will be on rotation in the stations for a full year.
- December 2, 2024
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Korea recently hosted the opening ceremony for its Korea Serious Game Institute (KSGI), marking the global expansion of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI), which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year.
- October 3, 2024
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's College of Visual and Performing Arts celebrates a successful 2024 ARTS by George! raising more than $250,000 to support Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Arts. The evening featured Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga.
- September 27, 2024
Center for the Arts engagement activities with Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Artist-in-Residence Ballet Hispánico include a master class and classroom visits with George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ students, workshops for area schools and community groups, Latin social dances for the public and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ community, and a free school time performance.
- July 16, 2024
Carlehr Swanson (Bachelor of Music, 2019) was crowned Miss Virginia 2024 on June 29, 2024, just months after performing a preview concert or her upcoming EP on George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's Fairfax Campus.
- July 1, 2024
As a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Professor Chawky Frenn will conduct international research while teaching at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India, in the fall.
- June 24, 2024
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has joined the Alliance of Art Research Universities (a2ru) as an institutional member. This action uniquely positions George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ among other R1 institutions to support an emerging research culture in the arts.
- May 28, 2024
The Peterson Family Foundation and George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s College of Visual and Performing Arts announce a transformational gift toward the reimagining of the Center for the Arts on the university’s Fairfax Campus.