College of Arts and Media News Archive
Guest artist Daniel Washington visits Marshall University this month to present a concert, “Heard But Not Seen — The African American Voice: A Musical Landscape,” as well as teaching a master class and leading an artist talk. His visit is part of the Birke Fine Arts Symposium, a university-wide celebration of art featuring the theme
Two faculty members from Marshall University’s School of Art and Design, Associate Professor Hanna Kozlowski and Professor Sandra Reed, received grants from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History to support creative work and promote lifelong learning and healthy aging.
Marshall University’s School of Art and Design will present its 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition, featuring works by artists from more than a dozen states and works of regional artists from West Virginia and Ohio.
The Marshall University School of Music will present “Love and Loss: The Silent Struggle,” a concert featuring guest artist Dr. Oliver Worthington, baritone, and Marshall Associate Professor Dr. Johan Botes, piano, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.16, at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, 513 10th St. in Huntington.
Marshall University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturdays, Feb. 15-18 and Feb. 22-25, in the Francis‐Booth Experimental Theatre of the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center.
The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University kicked off Black History Month 2023 Tuesday, unveiling the 2023 Official Black History Poster and honoring the Marshall University and K-12 student winners of the Black History Poster Competition and their teachers. The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Leonard White, physician, and associate dean for diversity at Marshall’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.
The Marshall University School of Music will present its 54th Annual Winter Jazz Festival Feb. 16-18 in Smith Recital Hall. The festival will feature local, regional and national jazz talent, including Dr. Joseph Jefferson, a Joan C. Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts.
The Marshall University School of Music will present “Music from France,” featuring faculty trombonist Dr. Michael Stroeher and faculty pianist Dr. Johan Botes. The recital begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in Smith Recital Hall.
The School of Art and Design will present Simulacrum: How to Make Money (While Destroying Photographs), an exhibition of conceptual art made by artist and former School of Art and Design faculty member Ariel C. Wilson. The exhibition is one of the offerings of the Birke Fine Arts Symposium.
Marshall University Libraries and the School of Art and Design are presenting “Optimism in Appalachia: Reclaiming Hope through Artwork, Crafts, and Poetry,” an exhibition that will be on display through May 5 in Drinko Library on the Huntington campus. An opening reception is planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Drinko Atrium. It