The Multicultural Center @1650 is a community arts space available for artist & maker entrepreneurs as a co-working space and as a gallery space for pop-up events.
Located at 1650 8th Avenue, Huntington WV 25705, our flexible 1000 square foot co-working space is wifi enabled, with flexible work surfaces and access to shared equipment. If you are an artist or maker, you can participate in our Artist Entrepreneur Program or our Small Batch Manufacturing Program to help create early-stage prototyping and marketing of your creative products. Our makerspace is equipped with a variety of tools available to support your needs.
The space can be reserved on an hourly basis for pop-up events. Check for available reservations here. For more details, please contact – Ursulette at uward@unlimitedfuture.org.
GallEry Open Hours
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday – Thursday
Special Event / Popup Events
Space available Monday – Sunday 9:00 am. – 9:00 pm. by reservation.
Contact us for more information about hosting a pop-up event. $25 per hour (minimim 2 hours: 1 hour event time, plus 1 hour set-up/clean up time.
UFI Small Batch Manufacturing/Maker Program – $50 a year.
- Co-working Space
- WIFI
- Cannon Color Printer
- Photography Equipment
- Table and Floor Photo Studio
- Sewing Machines
- Small Hand Tools
- Laser Cutter
- 3 D Printer
- Stainless Steel Worktables
- Discounted Boxes and Packaging materials
- Discounted Product Labels by the Sheet
- Meeting Rooms
- 1 hour with a Graphic Design Artist for logo development
- 1:1 Marketing Support and Business Coaching
Linking Arms and Building Bridges: MU Appalachian Freedom Heritage Trail Project
We are excited to be part of this Appalachian Regional Commission-funded Cultural Project that promotes African American Cultural Tourism in our region, with a focus on the many ways Black Appalachians contributed to the progress and success of Huntington, West Virginia, and Appalachia.
- Black Huntington Heritage Tours – See upcoming dates or book a special tour for your group.
- Black Cultural Events in our area
- Black Entrepreneurship
In The Gallery @ 1650

Teresa Crisp
On Exhibit Until February 28th, 2025.
Ceramics using earthen tones, bowls, cups, tea cups, tea pots, saucers, pitchers, pots with lids, pots with engraved hand-built pieces

Neurodiversity
November 1 – November 30, 2025
Life on the unspecified spectrum.

Juried Photography Exhibit
December 10 2025 – January 28 2026
All photographers are invited to enter the
Juried Photography Exhibit at Multicultural Center @ 1650.
More Details coming soon.

Work on the Ohio River
Ohio River Series
August 1 – August 30, 2025
Historic photos of African American contribution to Ohio River Dam system.