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About Us

Community Partners

Department of Visual Communication and Design Community partners are essential to the development and growth of our programs.  The department is deeply committed to collaborating with and supporting our regional arts organizations and being their partner of first choice.  Examples of this collaborative engagement include:

  • VPA supports Fort Wayne downtown development through multiple presentations, including student and faculty art exhibitions at Artlink, ACPL, Cinema Center and First Presbyterian Church.
  • VPA initiated an arts consortium of northern Indiana college arts programs to expand our community of learners and provide more arts education opportunities for the students of all northern Indiana colleges.

VPA is also committed to engagement with a variety of non-arts organizations to provide educational opportunities for our students while enhancing economic development and providing artistic services through:

  • Internships of Visual Communication and Design students at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
  • Workshops and outreach programs for teachers and students of K-12 regional schools.

Our partners benefit from the expertise of VPA faculty and students, as well as through recognition in VPA Visions, and advertising in VPA program books. 

To find out more about how you can become a community partner of the Department of Visual Communication and Design, contact Interim Chair Jauneth Skinner at skinnerj@ipfw.edu or call 260-481-6053.

IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.