People look at the images in the Viscom Focus Gallery.
The VisCom Focus Gallery

The VisCom Focus

The VisCom Focus gallery exhibits work from current School of Visual Communication (VisCom) undergraduate and graduate students, program alumni and special guests, such as prominent visual communication industry leaders. 

VisCom students produce a variety of work across all majors: Photojournalism, Commercial Photography, Multimedia and Information Graphics/Publication Design. 

The gallery opened in 2015 and was named “The VisCom Focus” in 2023 by a generous gift from the Mulgrew Family Endowment.  

 

Why Focus?

“We like the idea of 'focus' because it has many meanings ... not just 'focus' in the technical VisCom photography sense, but many of the shows which VisCom hangs in the Gallery focus on social issues like poverty, focus on the world brought to Athens, focus on the success of our student award winners, focus on the professional success of our graduates.”

-The Mulgrew Family (‘71, ‘72, ‘04’ and ‘08) 

Image of the VisCom Focus logo.

Experiential Learning  

By participating in the VisCom Focus gallery, students gain invaluable hands-on experience in curating and showcasing visual communication, providing a unique opportunity to engage with the work of their peers, alumni, and industry leaders. This involvement not only enhances their understanding of the art and business of visual communication but also fosters professional growth and networking opportunities within the field. 

Student Work

VisCom students have unique experiential learning opportunities in the VisCom Focus Gallery. By creating, installing, and exhibiting their own artwork in a campus gallery, students gain hands-on experience, receive professional feedback and have the opportunity to connect with a larger audience.

These are some of the images and projects created by VisCom students. 

Infographic illustrating the 55 how the Pulitzer Prize winning alumni & faculty of Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication break out by year, category and school.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Scripps Alumni & Faculty of Ohio University Infographic

Design by Kwamina Edonu

 

Join the Gallery Committee

Students can participate by joining The VisCom Focus Gallery Committee. Every semester all VisCom students are sent an email asking if they want to join faculty and participate and learn how to curate and hang exhibits and decide on future exhibits. If they choose, students may get two credit hours for being a gallery committee member. 

Image of a person putting up art work in the VisCom Focus Gallery.

Upcoming Events

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AfrOtakus: Capturing Black Cosplay Aesthetics event date Tuesday, April 1 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center
Graduating MA/MFA Exhibit event date Tuesday, April 1 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center
AfrOtakus: Capturing Black Cosplay Aesthetics event date Wednesday, April 2 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center
Graduating MA/MFA Exhibit event date Wednesday, April 2 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center
AfrOtakus: Capturing Black Cosplay Aesthetics event date Thursday, April 3 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center
Graduating MA/MFA Exhibit event date Thursday, April 3 event time 8:00 AM — 5:00 PM event location Schoonover Center

  • Explore Past Gallery Exhibitions

    The VisCom Focus Gallery has hosted exhibitions from School of Visual Communication students, faculty, alumni and prominent leaders in the field of visual communication. Check out highlights from past exhibitions to learn more. 

    Explore Past Exhibitions

Hours

Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Gallery hours are sometimes extended to accommodate events in the evening or the weekend. 

Address 

Schoonover Center
First Floor, Room 140
20 East Union Street
Athens, Ohio 45701

Cost 

The cost to attend galleries is completely free!

Parking

There is metered street parking outside of Schoonover Center.

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