Aesthetic Journalism – Art Opening

Marshall University’s School of Art and Design will open a new art exhibits Monday, Jan. 13, a journalistic exhibit, “Aesthetic Journalism”

The “Aesthetic Journalism” exhibit will be on view from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 13-Feb. 6 in the Birke Art Gallery inside Smith Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus. There will be a reception for this exhibition from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23.

“Aesthetic Journalism” features works by Marshall students who have taken classes in the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications. The show highlights the ways in which image-makers communicate stories of both reality and reflection acquired by aesthetic choices. The artists explored what images can do and the emotions they assert. Works in the show include still photographs, digital photo essays and video.