The School of Art & Design is housed in the Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington and contains three active art galleries. Events are free & open to all.
July 18-August 22, 2025
Reception: Friday, August 15 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design is proud to present Here Comes the Rain by Seth Cyfers. David Seth Cyfers received a BFA from Marshall University School of Art & Design in 2007 in Graphic Design and Printmaking. He has been working as a self-employed designer for over a decade. This exhibit consists of selected works created over the past 15 years reflecting client projects, works about personal experience and growth, and a nod to cultural narratives.
September 4-October 2, 2025
Reception: Thursday, September 18 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
MMarshall University’s School of Art & Design proudly presents the 2025 Biennial Faculty and Staff Exhibition. This exhibition features the creative work of the artists and educators who support our students. Offering a glimpse into their current studio practices, the show features work that explores materials, process, and cultural relevance. As both mentors and makers, these faculty and staff members contribute to the school’s mission while continuing to develop their own artistic research and experimentation.
October 9-30, 2025
Artist Talk: Thursday, October 30 from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Reception: Thursday, October 30 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design proudly presents Found and Fabricated, a two-person exhibition by Asha Cabaca and Molly Davis. The exhibition brings together practices that explore transformation, utility, and material relationships. Cabaca’s sculptural forms contrast found natural elements with fabricated steel structures that mimic and subvert natural movement. Davis’s installations and prints elevate overlooked industrial and domestic objects, emphasizing their physical qualities and material histories. Together, their works create a dialogue between labor and play, permanence and impermanence, and the space between the organized and the constructed.
August 4-September 19, 2025
September 25-October 30, 2025
Artist Talk: Thursday, September 25 from 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Reception: Thursday, October 30 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Marshall University’s School of Art & Design proudly presents Darkness Shall Cover Me, a solo exhibition by San Francisco-based artist Katherine Akey. The exhibition explores the human dimensions of strategic bombing in World War I through cyanotype, quilted fiber works, and paper sculptures informed by archaeological methods. Drawing from archival materials and personal reflections, Akey examines how memory and material intersect. With historically resonant media and a subdued palette, the exhibition invites reflection on the lived experiences of early bomber pilots and the lasting impact of aerial warfare.
Marshall University Live Stream of Artist Talks
Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery
The Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery hosts a full program of exhibitions by Marshall Students, Faculty, and professional artists from across the country and even across the world including senior Capstone exhibitions and the popular Annual National Juried Exhibition.
Birke Art Gallery
The Birke Art Gallery is host to a series of rotating exhibitions throughout the year including an annual juried student exhibition that has provided decades of art students the opportunity to showcase their best works of art.
Pneumatic Gallery
Housed on the first floor of the Visual Arts Center, the gallery occupies a small and quirky space adjacent to the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery. The Student Gallery opened in the Fall semester of 2021 in response to a need for exhibition space students and their professors could access on short notice. The Student Gallery was renamed the Pneumatic Gallery in 2024.
