A scholarship fundraiser is underway that honors the memory and work of Bill H. Armstrong, Professor Emeritus, the Art + Design Department. Margo Armstrong is generously donating proceeds from an online auction and sale of paintings and prints from her husband’s private collection to support scholarships for Art and Design students. This event continues until August 13 with … [Read more...] about Armstrong Auction and Sale to Benefit Scholarships
Two students were awarded a special Diversity Stipend from the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives. Sarah Teel and Whitney Mosley were selected from a statewide field of applicants to receive the $1500 stipend for 125 internship hours of service. Both students are BA in Art History majors with minors in Museum Studies. Sarah will … [Read more...] about Students Awarded Diversity Internship Stipends
Art + Design Faculty Joshua Albers puts innovation to use. At the beginning of the move to flatten the curve for COVID-19, Joshua Albers, assistant professor in the Art + Design Department, reached out to the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) in their collaboration with CoxHealth to see if there was a way he, his students, and the department could … [Read more...] about MSU Art + Design’s Fab Lab Aids in Face Shield Production
Trevor Doell’s (BFA Art, 2020) portrait of Crystal Methyd was include in the 59th national juried exhibition of "Watercolor USA". This annual exhibition features the very best in contemporary American watermedia. The exhibition is on view at the Springfield Art Museum through August 16. This work was also honored by a special Purchase Award and will remain in the permanent … [Read more...] about Student work included in national juried exhibition and included in a museum’s permanent collection
The faculty of Art + Design are challenging their students to start the fall semester with their very own custom-designed face masks. By uploading a simple image or design to any one of many print-on-demand web services, students can set up their own shop, sell their work, develop their professional portfolios, and help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Over the last … [Read more...] about Student-designed face mask challenge