The theme for the 2012 ACDFA Central Region Conference is “Getting our kicks on Historic Route 66–Enjoy the Ride!” (Credit: Dara Vint) Missouri State University will host the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA) Central Region conference on March 21-24. …
Kyle Rutherford, a design student majoring in graphic design and illustration, submitted the wordmark logo that has been chosen for the University’s new eJournal of Public Affairs. Students in Maria Michalczyk’s Advanced Typography class (DES 331) submitted a total of …
Art and design students have further elevated the department’s national and international profile with their recent accomplishments. Students in the department routinely submit work to prestigious competitions and exhibitions worldwide and receive numerous awards and honors. In this article, we …
Proceeds from a silent auction in late 2011 to benefit relief efforts in Joplin, Mo. have been donated to the southern Missouri region of the American Red Cross. The silent auction raised $1,129 to support rebuilding efforts in the city …
(clockwise from left) Ryan Hardcastle, Yajing Zhang, Matthew Price and Xiao Hu, members of the White String Quartet, pose in Hammons Hall. (PHOTO: Claire Coulter) Several music students competed in January at the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) West Central …
Benoit Pilon, considered one of Canada’s top young filmmakers, will attend a screening of his feature film The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre), at the Plaster Student Union theater on Friday, Feb. 24 from 7:00 to 10:00 …
Inertia Dance Company, the theatre and dance department‘s student outreach troupe, begins its Spring 2012 season with a series of performances at the Vandivort Center in downtown Springfield. The performance dates are Thursday, Feb. 16 through Saturday, Feb 18 and …
Susan LaBarr, a music department alumna, has been named the 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate. She is composing music for the Verses and Voices Festival on March 6, 2012 at the Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City. Choirs from across the state …
Tyler Durham, a student in music composition and electronic arts from Nixa, Mo., was selected as a winner of the 2011 national Young Composers Challenge contest. Durham’s symphony, “The New Frontier,” was one of three winners in the full orchestra …
Billyo O’Donnell, a 1980 graduate in art and design, will receive the Missouri Arts Council’s Individual Artist Award for 2012. This award is the highest honor the state can confer to an artist. O’Donnell will receive the award on Feb. …
