A fresh group of artists share their stories, lessons, and advice for the Spring 2023 Visiting Artists, Designers, and Scholars Series. This semester, all visiting artist talks will take place at the Jay Wassen Idea Loft inside Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center, located only two block from Brick City at 405 N. Jefferson Avenue. The events are free and open to the … [Read more...] about Spring 2023 Visiting Artists, Designers, and Scholars Series Announced
A group of Art + Design alumni return to where it all began, with recent works showing how far they have come. Contemporaries, a first-of-its-kind exhibition at Carolla Arts Exhibition Center, features the artwork of Madeline Brice, Zoe Hawk, Cortney Metzger, and Dryden Wells. The exhibition is on view now through February 17 and will be open for First Friday Art Walk February … [Read more...] about Contemporaries at Carolla: A Group Alumni Exhibition
Rodney Frew, professor emeritus, taught printmaking, drawing, and painting at Missouri State University from 1963 to 1997. An exhibition of his work opens November 26 at the Springfield Art Museum (SAM) and remains on view until March 19, 2023. The work featured in this exhibition is pulled largely from the museum's permanent collection. Morgan Frew, will be giving an artist … [Read more...] about Rodney Frew exhibit at the Springfield Art Museum
Artist Anna Valdez was originally scheduled to kick off the semester's Visiting Artist and Designers Series with a public lecture, "Through Observation," and after initially being postponed, the event has been rescheduled for next semester. Her visit will take place March 22, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in Brick City Building 1, room 312. "Through Observation" will cover Anna's … [Read more...] about RESCHEDULED Visiting Artist Talk: Anna Valdez
Art is a valuable method of empowerment when it inspires others to live as their most authentic selves. For Missouri State Art + Design alum Trevor Doell, creating artwork inspired by his own experiences and the history of the LGBTQ+ community has aimed to promote representation, self-acceptance, and inclusion. "Being a gay man in the Midwest has not always been a fun … [Read more...] about Alumni Feature: Trevor Doell