Art News Archive
Marshall University President Dr. Jerome Gilbert and the School of Art and Design are looking for five new contemporary art pieces that represent the welcoming nature of the university. To find artworks, the university is hosting the Diversity, Equity and Belonging Artist Competition this year for Marshall students and alumni. The theme is “Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging,” and winning art pieces will be displayed around campus, some of them permanently.
Harvey J. and Kimberly Austin recently established the Harvey J. and Kimberly Austin Family Scholarship, which supports graphic design or video production students in Marshall University’s College of Arts and Media.
The Marshall University School of Art and Design will open new exhibits this month with the start of the spring semester. “Trace Elements” will be on view from Tuesday, Jan. 19, through Friday, Feb. 19, in the Birke Art Gallery in Smith Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Meanwhile, the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition will be on view Jan. 19-Feb. 12, in the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery in the Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington. Both will have virtual receptions and artist talks available to all online and offer in-person viewings at the galleries, though viewings may be limited or subject to change because of COVID-19.
The Marshall University School of Art and Design has two upcoming exhibits in October. Maximum Capacity will take place Oct. 5-23 in the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery in the Visual Arts Center at 927 3rd Ave. in downtown Huntington. Forthcoming will be on view Oct. 5-30 in the Birke Art Gallery inside Smith Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus.
The Marshall University School of Art and Design has two exhibits on display this month. “In Hindsight” is open now through Sept. 17 in the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery in the Visual Arts Center in downtown Huntington. The exhibition “Foundations Review Rewind: Spring 2020,” will be displayed Sept. 9-18 in the Birke Art Gallery, inside Smith Hall on Marshall University’s Huntington campus.
Marshall University’s and The Pottery Place’s monthlong virtual Empty Bowls sale raised $9,705 for the Facing Hunger Foodbank.
Students from the Marshall University School of Art and Design will host a virtual reception for their exhibit Minimum Capacity, which will be on display May 8-28 in a nonprofit project space in Atlanta as they await an opportunity to present an expanded version of their work locally later this year, with hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic will be past. The virtual reception will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, and anyone interested in attending can e-mail art@marshall.edu.
The Marshall University School of Art and Design presents its 9th Annual National Juried Exhibition, which will be on view Monday, Feb. 17, through Friday, March 13, in the Charles W. and Norma C. Carroll Gallery inside Marshall’s Visual Arts Center at 927 3rd Ave. The public is invited to attend an awards reception for this exhibition from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at the gallery. Awards will be announced at 5:30 p.m.
Marshall University will host “Dark Matter,” a series of workshops for students and public presentations with artist Carol Prusa, the Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts whose work is inspired by the universe.
Students enrolled in Marshall University’s ART 481, Special Topics: Museum Curatorial Practice, course have collaborated with the Juliet Art Museum at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, to create the exhibition, recollection. This exhibition will open during Art After Dark, planned for 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, following the Downtown Charleston Art Walk. The opening reception will include free admission to the Juliet Art Museum and the opportunity to meet and discuss the exhibition with students, faculty and Clay Center staff.