Events & Exhibitions

Hosik Kim

• Run Dates: August 24th – September 20th
• Opening Reception: August 24th 2-4 p.m.

Join us for the opening reception for visiting artist and Belhaven Art Department Alumni, Hosik Kim, on Saturday August 24th from 2-4 p.m. in the Bitsy Irby Gallery. Kim’s show will feature ceramic pottery.

Jordan Hess

• Run Dates: September 28th – November 9th
• Masterclass: September 27th
• Gallery Talk: 10:00–11:30 a.m.
• Process Demonstration: 1:00–3:00 p.m.
• Opening Reception: September 28th at 4:00–6:00 p.m.

Join us for a masterclass on September 27th, led by artist and Belhaven Alumni, Jordan Hess. The masterclass will feature a gallery talk in the Bitsy Irby Gallery from 10-11:30 a.m., and a process demonstration from 1-3 pm in Bitsy Irby. Artwork by Hess will be on display in the Bitsy Irby Gallery from September 28th – November 9th. The opening reception will be on September 28th from 4-6 p.m.

Senior Exhibitions

Alex Parker & Ke’Marri Thompson

• Run Dates: January 18th – February 1st
• Opening Reception: January 18th 2-4 pm
• Gallery Talk: January 27th 4 p.m.

The Senior Exhibition is the culminating experience for our BFA and BA candidates. These students have worked hard to develop their own voices as artists throughout their coursework in the Art and Design Department. This exhibit serves as a launching point for professional practice and allows the students to gain the practical knowledge of museum work through the curating and installing of their exhibit. 

Shannon Aardsma, Macon Bentley, Colby Prichard, Dan Warren

• Run Dates: February 8th – February 22nd
• Opening Reception: February 8th 2-4 p.m.
• Gallery Talk: February 17th 4 p.m.

The Senior Exhibition is the culminating experience for our BFA and BA candidates. These students have worked hard to develop their own voices as artists throughout their coursework in the Art and Design Department. This exhibit serves as a launching point for professional practice and allows the students to gain the practical knowledge of museum work through the curating and installing of their exhibit. 

Dajah Carter, Victoria Steinmetz, Abigail Wilemon

• Run Dates: March 1st – 22nd
• Opening Reception: March 1st 2-4 p.m.
• Gallery Talk: March 17th 4 p.m.

The Senior Exhibition is the culminating experience for our BFA and BA candidates. These students have worked hard to develop their own voices as artists throughout their coursework in the Art and Design Department. This exhibit serves as a launching point for professional practice and allows the students to gain the practical knowledge of museum work through the curating and installing of their exhibit. 

Annual Student Art + Design Exhibition & Open House

• Run Dates: April 12th – Summer Break
• Opening Reception: April 12th 2-4 p.m.

The Art and Design department cordially invites the Belhaven University and greater Jackson community to The Annual Student Art and Design Exhibition reception to beheld on April 12th from 2-4 p.m. in the Bitsy Irby Visual Art and Dance Center Gallery.

The Annual Student and Art Design Exhibition features work produced within the past year by students in the Art and Design Department. This exhibit is juried and curated by the faculty and reveals the diversity and range of disciplines taught in the department. None of the work included in this show was made for a class, but instead reflects the vision and expertise developed by each student as they pursue their various disciplines.

Gallery patrons will enjoy a wide variety of work ranging from the traditional fine art mediums of painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography to graphic design, digital illustration and two- and three-dimensional mixed media work.