Christie Snelson's appreciation for art's ability to reach a community has inspired a career that has bettered the Springfield creative scene. Christie's current 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), … [Read more...] about Alumni Feature: Christie Snelson, Community Arts Director
Sharon Harper, Professor Emerita, is exhibiting a new body of work at Missouri Southern State University’s Spiva Gallery. “A Solitary Year” will be on view May 18 – June 17, 2022. Harper will present an artist talk on June 16 at 5 pm with a reception in the gallery at 6 pm. Harper’s work as a visual artist is rooted in personal narrative. While the focus and media of her … [Read more...] about Sharon Harper exhibits recent work
Aleksandra "Ola" Wiecierzewska's first semester with the Art + Design Department has been a time full of new experiences, a few challenges, and most importantly, sharing her talent and passion for design in the classroom. As a new Artist-in-Residence in Design, Ola taught Basic Typography (DES 303) and Image Design (DES 332) this semester and will be teaching Advanced Graphics … [Read more...] about New Faculty Feature: Aleksandra “Ola” Wiecierzewska
A selected group of art history students share their developed research for the 16th Annual Art History & Visual Culture Undergraduate Symposium. The symposium takes place May 7 from 2–4 p.m. in Brick City Building 1, room 312. The Art History and Visual Culture Undergraduate Symposium is held each year to offer students an opportunity to go further into their chosen … [Read more...] about Undergraduate Research Presentations
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