Art is a valuable method of empowerment when it inspires others to live as their most authentic selves. For Missouri State Art + Design alum Trevor Doell, creating artwork inspired by his own experiences and the history of the LGBTQ+ community has aimed to promote representation, self-acceptance, and inclusion. "Being a gay man in the Midwest has not always been a fun … [Read more...] about Alumni Feature: Trevor Doell
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
Graphic Design and Illustration majors are frequently finding opportunities to add international exhibition recognition to their resumés. Most recently, a group of students and faculty participated in Typozone /4/, an international exhibition based out of Eger, Hungary. Missouri State University was the only university representing the United States among ten other institutions … [Read more...] about Design Area Represented in Hungarian Typography Exhibition
Christie Snelson's appreciation for art's ability to reach a community has inspired a career that has bettered the Springfield creative scene. Snelson's positions as an exhibitions manager with Springfield Regional Arts Council and First Friday Art Walk communications director promote art viewing all over the city. With Springfield Regional Arts Council (SRAC), Snelson … [Read more...] about Alumni Feature: Christie Snelson, Community Arts Director
Some extra patience paid off for thirteen Museum Studies undergraduate students and alumni. Students who had previously taken Dr. Billie Follensbee's Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts class (MST 488) had the opportunity to develop poster presentations from their course research for the Missouri Archaeological Society's annual conference on April 9, after the event was … [Read more...] about Two Classes Share Research at Missouri Archaeological Society Annual Conference