Springfield businessman and philanthropist Guy Mace donated a remarkable collection of art and artifacts to Missouri State University’s department of art and design. The collection includes African masks, figural wooden staffs and ceremonial knives and spears from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries along with Native American, Asian and Oceanic masks and … [Read more...] about Guy Mace makes significant gift of non-Western art
Professor Steve Willis is known for going great distances for a good time. At this moment he's at the Cape of Good Hope leading a 16-day Study Away trip to South Africa. Graduate and undergraduate students are gaining credit for ART 698: Seminar in Art Education, Topic: Art and Culture of South Africa or EDC 345: Introduction to Multicultural Education and Diversity. The … [Read more...] about Going great distances for a good time
Just a little browsing through the Bureau of Labor Statistics . . . Trends in occupations involving Art and Design disciplines have been steadily growing and are predicted to continue growing through at least 2026. The median salaries are higher in Missouri for some Art-and-Design-related occupations. The national median salaries for individual Art and Design … [Read more...] about It pays to major in Art and Design!
While Clay Bears may not be Missouri State University's version of Terracotta Army, they are extraordinary in their own way - shown here advocating for world peace in a photo taken in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. All were able to get together for a few days in Lanzhou while visiting China. Three former Clay Bears (former Ceramics students) and Papa Bear (MSU Professor) … [Read more...] about Clay Bears in China
FOOTB-ALL MIX: POSTERS FOR A PASSIONATE GAME is the title of the exhibition on view in the Brick City Gallery this summer, June 1-August 10. Using the worldwide love for soccer, referred to as “football” in most other parts of the globe, this exhibit represents a collaboration between Missouri State University design students and 32 internationally renowned designers. The … [Read more...] about Summer Exhibition at Brick City Gallery