Marshall University School of Art & Design

05/29/2026

It's high time we gave y'all an update on our mural project.

Here are some behind the scenes pics! Nichole Westfall and our incredible community has been hard at work over the last few months prepping, priming, and painting huge sheets of polytab that have been glued to equally huge sheets of aluminum. Right now, they look like big slabs of color all over the warehouse, but they will soon be put together like an enormous puzzle to cover the side of Smith Music Hall!

To make a long story short: the mural looks great already and we're all making friends along the way.

05/15/2026

Just because school's out, doesn't mean the Visual Arts Center is empty!

Brian Michael Reed's Elemental Trance opens in the Birke Art Gallery on May 18 and will be on view until we close the reception on June 19, which just happens to be the first Downtown Art Walk of the season 🤔

05/14/2026

Professor Sandra Reed (right) invites SOAD students to join her at the 2026 SECAC conference in Winston-Salem, NC this fall! Registration opens on August 1, 2026.

The 2026 SECAC conference theme is Interwoven: Threads, Patterns & Disruptions. SECAC says, "Known as the “Southern City of the Arts,” Winston-Salem has long woven together threads of tradition and transformation from its Moravian beginnings to its industrial rise in textiles and to***co, and now into its second life as a hub for innovation and the arts.” https://secacart.org/page/WinstonSalem2026

If you have any questions about SECAC, reach out to Professor Reed at [email protected].

05/12/2026

Have you ever seen those videos of people making a bowl on a wheel and thought, "I could totally do that!" Well, nows your chance!

Register today for our 6 week workshop!

Here are the best parts: it's open to all of our incredible community members, there's no experience necessary, AND you'll leave with a really cool skill (and a mug that you made with your very own hands).

Here's the bad news: slots are selling FAST, so sign up today to secure your spot at the wheel 😎 link in bio and on our website marshall.edu/art

Photo cred: Courtney Chapman

05/08/2026

The spring semester is coming to a close, so SOAD is getting summer started 😎 Take a look at the summer line up for the galleries!

We're kicking off the season with Wooooooosh 2 in the Carroll; it's what we're calling a mini new media festival.

In the Birke, we're tidying up to welcome Brian Michael Reed - just in time for the Downtown Art Walk!

Stop by and see us. We'll be here all summer long 🎉

04/30/2026

NEXT WEEK

Join us for the Wooooooosh II reception in the Carroll Gallery on May 6, 5 to 6pm!

Then, swing by the Foundry on May 7 at 6pm to see the filmmaking capstone films 😎

04/29/2026

04/28/2026

Join us on Wednesday mornings for a 6 week session for an introduction to throwing on the potter’s wheel.

You can register online here: https://secure.touchnet.net/C20127_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=272

04/28/2026

Empty Bowls is this Friday! Stop by Pullman Square to buy a bowl made in SOAD's art warehouse by our incredible community.

Proceeds from each bowl provides 180 meals from the Facing Hunger Foodbank.