VCUarts Qatar's year end show Art and Design Now 2025 officially opens
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, has officially opened its highly anticipated Year End Show: Art and Design Now 2025 to the public. The exhibition will run from 5 May to 5 July at M7 in Msheireb Downtown Doha.
A special opening event was held on Sunday, 4 May, drawing a full house of over a thousand attendees. The evening welcomed key figures from Qatar's creative industries, industry partners, members of the joint advisory board, university leadership, faculty, and proud family and friends of the graduating students.
The exhibition showcases the innovative and often boundary-pushing work of VCUarts Qatar's graduating students. It features projects from the undergraduate programs in Art History, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting + Printmaking, and Fashion Design, as well as the Master of Fine Arts in Design program. For the first time, the exhibition also includes contributions from Foundation Year students and the newly launched Bachelor of Fine Arts in Kinetic Imaging.
Students have explored a wide range of media and techniques in their final projects, incorporating light, sound, video, animation, textile design, silk printing, fabrication technology, typography, coding, digital painting, screen printing, lithography, and photographic techniques. The result is a dynamic and diverse showcase of creativity and technical skill.
'Reflecting on the extraordinary range of themes and creative expressions presented by our students, I'm truly inspired by the depth and originality of their work,' said Amir Berbić, Dean of VCUarts Qatar. 'This year's cohort has produced an outstanding body of work that speaks to a wide array of ideas—from vibrant celebrations of Qatari culture to innovative designs that carry powerful messages of hope, sustainability, and social awareness. The M7 space provides a dynamic and fitting backdrop for this diverse showcase of emerging talent. I encourage the public to experience it firsthand—there's something meaningful and memorable for everyone.'
The launch also coincided with 'Hayakom', VCUarts Qatar's traditional welcome event for newly admitted students for the Fall 2025 semester. After visiting the campus, incoming students and their families were invited to continue on to explore the Year End Show at M7, offering them a firsthand look at the creativity, energy, and achievement that define the school's dynamic academic and artistic culture.
VCUarts Qatar offers undergraduate degrees in Kinetic Imaging, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting + Printmaking, and a BA in Art History, as well as a Master of Fine Arts in Design.
To learn more about VCUarts Qatar and its programs, visit qatar.vcu.edu.
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