{"id":132815,"date":"2021-05-19T15:15:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132815"},"modified":"2021-05-20T09:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:30:07","slug":"photo-feature-vapa-arts-festival-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=132815","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: VAPA Arts Festival 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Student artists from the graduating class launched a successful art festival for the community during the 2021 VAPA Arts Festival from May 6 through 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students from the fields of art history, film studies, museum studies, music, theatre and dance, and visual art participated, showcasing a theme around overcoming and coping with the challenges the art community has faced as a result of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The VAPA festival truly felt like art coming to life. It was amazing to see so many different departments of VAPA come together,” said Sarah Tomovich, a VAPA student who attended the festival. “Not only that, but it just felt like there were a ton of different people from the community that came together at this festival to experience the same artwork. I will definitely be attending again in the future, especially as the whole festival is curated by my fellow students and friends.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual event, which started in 2017, returned to an in-person format in 2021. You can see a gallery of photos from the event, including featured exhibits from Theatreworks and the Galleries of Contemporary Arts below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n