Academic Metals Directory · program
Degrees
B.F.A, M.F.A
Status
Active
What happened
Continuation with restructuring. The metals/jewelry program has continued uninterrupted as both a BFA focus and an MFA concentration. In a Jan 2026 consolidation, VCUarts merged the Department of Craft and Material Studies with Painting & Printmaking and Sculpture & Extended Media into a single Department of Fine Arts; the furniture/woodworking GRADUATE program was paused for 2026-27 (the lone woodworking professor not rehired), but Metals, Clay, Glass, Wood and Fiber all continue to be taught to undergrads. Leadership has changed since ~2014 (Cynthia Myron chair in 2025, Kristin Caskey acting chair Jan 2026). Archived faculty Nancy (Kunkle) Thompson was a longtime jewelry/metalsmithing professor and crafts dept chair who built the program ("1969 to present" in the old record); she is a historical figure, not the current head.
Link
arts.vcu.edu/academics/departments/craft-material-studies/areas-of-study/metal/
From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.
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