What does an Oscar-winner, a Dora the Explorer game-creator, and a Visual Effects Compositor have in common? They all began their path to creative discovery in the Electronic Arts Program at Missouri State University. The Electronic Arts (EA) Program, spearheaded by three distinct academic departments – Music; Art + Design; and Media, Journalism, and Film – produces students … [Read more...] about 20 Years of the Award-Winning Electronic Arts Program
Do you or someone you care about struggle with repeated feelings of sadness, anxiety, disconnection from emotions, difficulty getting out of bed, or lack of interest in hobbies or friendships? If the answer is yes, these mental health struggles don’t have to be faced in solitude. Below are helpful, genuine resources designed specifically for art students in mind. Before things … [Read more...] about Health Matters at Brick City
Deborah Luster, noted photographer, will present a public lecture about her creative work at the Springfield Art Museum auditorium at 6 pm on Tuesday, April 3. The image that accompanies this release is from Luster's series: Tooth for an Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish. The circle of the lens that masks these images relates to the scope of a gun as it … [Read more...] about Deborah Luster, Public Lecture
https://youtu.be/ykHfYjwmwGE If someone gave you an item from the past and asked you to identify where it came from and how it was used, where would you start? This is the challenge students took on in the courses Art of the Americas and Art of Mesoamerica. Dr. Billie Follensbee assigned objects to each student, charging them to use careful research, contextualization and … [Read more...] about Macaylah: researcher, decoder
Emeritus professor Rodney Frew died on June 28 after a long period of declining health. Frew received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Arkansas in 1962. In 1963, he was appointed assistant professor at Missouri State. In the spring of 1970, he attended the University of Iowa for post-graduate study. He retired from Missouri State after 34 years of teaching and … [Read more...] about In memoriam: Emeritus professor Rodney Frew