First Friday Art Walk 6-10 p.m. on May 4 will have NEW art, NEW art venues, artist receptions, live music, the SculptureXGames Finale, international culture, local history, senior exhibitions, and all the food, fun, entertainment and shopping that have made downtown Springfield a destination! Below are some highlights of FFAW that will bring excitement for the last FFAW of the … [Read more...] about FFAW: May Celebration With 27 Locations!
Congratulations to Cedomir Kostovic! His incredibly powerful work will be featured in the 2017 issue of Mind's Eye. Read the full article, or see an excerpt below: “If I design a sign which tell you, ‘Turn right,’ but actually you need to turn left, you can kill yourself!” That’s Cedomir Kostovic, a professor in the department of art and design. He came to the U.S. … [Read more...] about Kostovic’s “Sarajevo 100” featured in Mind’s Eye
MSU Art and Design professor Sean Lyman will be one of two visiting artist’s presentations at The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas. Professor Lyman's and artist Thomas Keifer's talks will take place on the afternoon, Thursday, February 16th, 2017 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the museum’s Hudson Auditorium. Works by both … [Read more...] about Sean Lyman exhibit and presentation at Nerman Museum
Ceramics students and faculty will be participating again in the Empty Bowls fundraising event by creating ceramic bowls that will be for sale. This year's event will be held on Sept. 23 from 4:30-8 p.m. at Panera Bread located at 4100 S. Campbell Avenue in Springfield. Last year's event raised more than $5,000 for the Ozarks Food Harvest. All are welcome! … [Read more...] about Empty Bowls for Ozarks Food Harvest
2016 is the fourth year running that the symposium has been hosted at the Springfield Art Museum, thanks to the Director Nick Nelson and the special relationship that has been fostered between our institutions. The museum offers many wonderful opportunities for our students - not only as an excellent resource, but through internship placements, and even as a place of employment … [Read more...] about Eleventh Annual Missouri State University/ Drury University Art History Symposium