2013 Senior Exhibition
April 24, 2013 by art
The spring 2013 Senior Exhibition opens Wednesday, April 24th. This years show features the work of graduating seniors . Bryan Gasaway, Krista Groves, Courtney Moulder, Caleb Fillburn, Amanda Swann, Vinnie Candelore, Sydney Vuiller and Victoria Bryant. The show features a mix of styles and techniques and features work from a talented and visually sophisticated group. The gallery opening is Wednesday April 24th from 5:30...
Read more of this articleWL alumnus Robert Price
April 11, 2013 by art
Alumnus Robert Price, Carnegie, Pa., earned his Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design degree at West Liberty University in 1992. He is now known as the graphic designer responsible for the National Memorial Logo for Flight 93 that honors the passengers of United Airlines Flight 93, who lost their lives when their hijacked plane bound for Washington, D.C., crashed in Shanksville, Pa. on 9-11-01, as part of the coordinated terrorist...
Read more of this article2013 WV MADFest
March 7, 2013 by art
Photo by poster designer Matt Myles The 2013 WV MAdfest (Media Arts and Design festival) will take place on the Campus of West Liberty University on Friday, April 19, from 8:30 AM until 5:30 PM. It will be a day filled with hands on workshops, professional presentations, and a student media arts awards competition and ceremony. REGISTRATION: You must register for sessions on this site in order to participate in the festival. The...
Read more of this articleWLU’s Newest Member of the Art Department
January 24, 2013 by art
Martyna Matusiak joined the art faculty of West Liberty University in August 2012. Prior to that, she taught printmaking, drawing, and mixed media courses at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At WLU she teaches printmaking, silkscreen, and advance drawing. Her own artistic practice combines all of the above mentioned mediums. She grew up in Knurów, Poland in a communistic multifamily apartment building surrounded by hundreds...
Read more of this articlePublic Art Projects
January 24, 2013 by art
Layout from the 2013 winter issue of Artworks Robert Villamagna is featured in the current issue of “Artworks” published by the WV Division of Culture and History. In the spring of the 2012 semester Professor Villamagna conducted a class in Public Art for WLU’s Honors Program. Part of that class was a mural located in the city of Wheeling. Working closely with the Wheeling Arts Commission and arts supporter...
Read more of this articleWLU Graphic Designers Create Community Projects
December 1, 2011 by art
West Liberty University Student Design Companies For the past 13 years West Liberty Graphic Design seniors have made their mark on the Ohio Valley, and this year has been no exception. Students from Jim Haizlett’s Graphic Design III class have been busy all semester designing community projects ranging from logos and brochures to websites and museum displays. The students formed small design “companies”...
Read more of this articleThe “Headline” Marches in the Parade
November 22, 2011 by art
In early October, Sculpture I class led by Professor Robert Villamagna, embarked on what came to be known as the “Big Head Project”, aka The Headline. Each student picked a celebrity and based on that character, created a large, paper Mache head that was worn in the annual Fantasy in Lights Parade in downtown Wheeling, WV. Students had six weeks in which to design, build, and paint the heads. “The students did a great...
Read more of this articleProgram Director in Art Therapy
August 28, 2011 by art
The College of Arts and Communication welcomes D. Michele Ellis-Thomas, M.C.A.T., M.S. in Forensic Medicine, B.F.A., ATR as our new Program Director in Art Therapy. Michele is joining WLU as an Assistant Professor charged with the creation of an Art Therapy program for the Department of Journalism, Communication Studies and Visual Art. She holds a B.F.A. from Sam Houston State University, a M.F.A. from Drexel Hahnemann Medical...
Read more of this articleSenior Graphic Design students seeking projects
August 19, 2011 by art
Design Services Offered by WLU Art Students The West Liberty University graphic design students are once again offering design services for the campus community and beyond. For the past twelve years junior and senior graphic design majors have produced projects for the community ranging from logos, posters and brochures to book covers, presentations, signage and websites. You may participate in this program by responding...
Read more of this articleAdvancing the Arts in Education
June 14, 2011 by art
AEI and West Liberty University partner to create new center The Appalachian Education Initiative and West Liberty University are pleased to announce a new partnership which will result in the creation of an arts and education center on the West Liberty campus. The Center will be a collaboration between AEI and the Colleges of Education and Arts and Communication at the University. The Center will...
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