Why are hundreds of people lining in front of Brick City and overflowing into surrounding streets? If it’s near Halloween, there’s only one answer: the annual Clay Pumpkin Carving. The Clay Pumpkin Carving is an event for MSU students, as well as the Springfield community, to get into the autumnal spirit by “carving” something other than a pumpkin. Kevin Hughes, Associate … [Read more...] about Clay Pumpkin Carving Event
Desmond Dornak, graduated from the Electronic Arts/Animation program in 2017 and is living the dream making stopmotion animation for Dreamworks TV. He can be seen in this behind-the-scenes interview about a recent episode for the "Trolls Toymotion" series. The full, finished episode can be seen here. Desmond is freelancing with the Oklahoma City film studio Reckless … [Read more...] about Animation alumni working for Dreamworks
Nathan Shelton, as Mr. Blue, in a video still from Together Nation. JUST ANNOUNCED -- Together Nation, a made-for-TV children's show by Electronic Arts students Jaime Talamantez and Gates Bartz, won "Best Kids Show" at the NYCTV Festival! This is the second national festival for this senior project. It was also screened at the KID's FIRST! Film Festival in New … [Read more...] about Senior project wins award as Best Kid’s Show
Ceramic sculpture by Sharon Harper, professor emerita of Art + Design, is now on view at the Taylor Gallery through December 2018. Harper's work is largely based on personal narratives of love, loss, and human connection. Taylor Gallery is on the second floor of the Bill & Lucille Magers Family Health & Wellness Center on the Missouri State University … [Read more...] about Ceramic sculpture on view at Taylor Gallery
Missouri State University Clayworks student organization and ceramics faculty sponsored an open-studio event to throw and glaze bowls as part of a fundraiser to help with hunger and food scarcity in the Ozarks. Ozarks Food Harvest and Panera Bread are coordinating the fundraiser to raise awareness of hunger and support the food bank’s feeding programs through their fifth … [Read more...] about Empty bowls project to aid community