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Visual and Communication Arts

High-end equipment gives students the edge

EMU's extensive collection of quality cameras, lenses and other equipment give students the edge in internships and careers.

Class assignment in Standing Rock documentary

The documentary film 'The Eagle and the Condor – From Standing Rock with Love' and its trailer include animation created by ten students in the visual and communication arts program at Eastern Mennonite University. It premieres nationally on Oct. 8.

Digital media majors intern in multicultural Washington D.C.

Rances Rodriguez interned with The Sitar Center in Washington D.C. this summer, working as a documentary photographer and videographer capturing youth participating in various arts-related activities. The internship was part of the Washington Community Scholars' Center in the nation's capital.

Communication Professionals In NYC

Three Stauffer siblings, all EMU graduates, are communication professionals in New York City.

The Visual and Communication Arts Department (VACA) offers majors in studio art, art education, communication, digital media and photography. These majors prepare students to pursue professional jobs in a variety of careers and to pursue graduate work in an array of programs.

Majors and Minors

Our majors prepare students to move comfortably from the studio, to the gallery, to the field and to the screen in their creative activities. Curious about the vocational possibilities for EMU alums? Visit our VACA careers page.

Art

Art Education

Marketing

Digital Media and Communication

Photography

Minors

Teaching Endorsements:

Art, Grades PreK-12

Scholarship Opportunities▸

VACA Faculty

Department Chair and Professor of Visual and Communication Arts

Cyndi Gusler

Specialties: Painting, printmaking, ephemeral art, mural painting

Teaches Courses Like: Advanced Painting, Printmaking

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Professor of Visual and Communication Arts

Jerry Holsopple

Specialties: Documentary video, alternative photographic and printing processes

Teaches Courses Like: Motion Graphics & After Effects, Documentary Video Production, Alternative Photo Processes

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Professor of Visual and Communication Arts

Steven Johnson

Specialties: Underwater photography, wildlife photography

Teaches Courses Like: Conservation Photography, Web Design, Advanced Photoshop

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Assistant Professor of Visual and Communication Arts

Anna Westfall

Specialties: Multi-disciplinary art, sculpture installations

Teaches Courses Like: Three-Dimensional Design, Ceramics

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Program Distinctives

Careers

Careers include:

artist, art educator, photographer, graphic designer, video producer, web-producer, industrial designer, visual artist, web designer, video editor, journalist, photo-journalist, fine artist, interior designer, communications, art therapist, community arts activist, production craftsperson, CD-ROM developer, advertising, broadcasting, screen printer, photographer, exhibit designer, gallery director, curator, fashion designer, theater set, lighting or sound designer, illustrator, arts administrator, framer, gallery preparator and graduate study in visual art, communication or film and video. See more on our careers page.

Some art careers require education beyond the undergraduate level.
Facilities and Equipment

VACA students have access to state-of-the-art equipment check out what's available on our equipment page.

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