While working a graphic design internship with Fight Colorectal Cancer, Leigh Stracener experienced firsthand how art can make an impact. The internship gave Leigh an outlet to use design skills to spread important awareness for a life-saving organization, and it also happened to included an opportunity to travel across the country to share the message. Fight Colorectal … [Read more...] about Design for Change: Internships that Make an Impact
A group of Missouri State sculpture students are celebrating the final step in their Sculpture Walk Springfield process after the big reveal took place this weekend. The sculptures were officially introduced to the community on April 23 as part of Sculpture Walk Springfield's Collection Celebration. For the student artists involved, it was an exciting moment to see their ideas … [Read more...] about Sculpture Students Debut New Work for Sculpture Walk 2022
Sparks of creativity are flying in Brick City's sculpture lab, both literally and figuratively. Five students are hard at work bringing their visions to life for this year's installment of Sculpture Walk Springfield. The process of participating in Sculpture Walk involves many hours of hard work, but for the student artists involved, it's also a learning experience unlike any … [Read more...] about The Student Process Behind Creating Public Art
The Missouri State Art + Design Department is excited to announce the award winners of the First Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Fifteen awards were presented to standout pieces from the featured artworks in the exhibition. Juror Christie Snelson, Springfield Regional Arts Council External Exhibitions Manager and First Friday Art Walk Coordinator, says of her selection … [Read more...] about Selected Winners of First Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Future art educators conclude their time as student teachers by showcasing not only their own work, but the work of the students they have taught over the course of the semester. The biennial Students of Students Exhibition includes the work of intermediate and high school students, led by pre-service teachers in area schools. The exhibition is on view in Brick City's Cabot … [Read more...] about Biennial Students of Students Exhibition Highlights Work of Student Teachers and Area Schools