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Immersed in Inspiration: Brandcenter 2025 Cannes Lions Study Abroad Program
July 11, 2025
The program offers students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity and rub elbows with today’s top creative leaders.
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Brandcenter Students Win Back-to-Back D&AD Black Pencils, Making Creative Education History
July 3, 2025
A group of VCU Brandcenter students have won a second consecutive Black Pencil, the competition’s ultra-rare and highest honor.
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Shaping the Future of Creative Education: Brandcenter at the 2025 Cannes Lions Educator Summit
July 2, 2025
With over 40 educator participants from around the world, the summit created a rare, cross-disciplinary space for learning, listening, and building the future of creative education.
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Production Initiative Brings Student Scripts to Life with Local Film Talent
June 30, 2025
The initiative is an experiment in collaboration, mentorship, and local film community development, and gives students real world experience.
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Love in a packing box? VCU Brandcenter students collaborate with advertising pros.
June 23, 2025
The production master class helps bring spec scripts to life in partnership with Richmond creative companies.
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Brandcenter welcomes Shingy and TC Cannon as special guests for this year’s commencement
May 5, 2025
Brandcenter is thrilled to announce this year's special guests for Class of 2025 Commencement.
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Brandcenter x Manchester Metropolitan University: An International Creative Collaboration
April 23, 2025
First-year Brandcenter students teamed up with students from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) for a unique, cross-continental creative endeavor: collaborate remotely and submit original work t
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Vann Graves on “Why Gen Z needs mentorship, not criticism, from managers” for Ad Age
April 18, 2025
Graves says that Gen Zers may enter the workforce green, but they’re willing to learn.
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Jennifer Ekeleme — Finding your path with vision and audacity
April 8, 2025
Jennifer Ekeleme’s (Creative Brand Management, 2011) journey through the industry hasn’t followed a straight line—and she wouldn’t have it any…
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Vann Graves Inspires at CreativeMornings Richmond
April 1, 2025
Brandcenter Executive Director Vann Graves was the featured speaker at March’s CreativeMornings gathering, hosted at Brandcenter. He delivered a powerful…