While working a graphic design internship with Fight Colorectal Cancer, Leigh Stracener experienced firsthand how art can make an impact. The internship gave Leigh an outlet to use design skills to spread important awareness for a life-saving organization, and it also happened to included an opportunity to travel across the country to share the message. Fight Colorectal … [Read more...] about Design for Change: Internships that Make an Impact
The Missouri State Department of Art + Design now offers a Master of Art Education (MAE) degree. Benefitting both undergraduate students desiring to continue their education, as well as practicing art teachers, the MAE enables individuals to not only strengthen their teaching abilities, but also expand their knowledge within respective concentrations. Two faculty teach within … [Read more...] about Master’s Degree in Art Education is accepting students
The latest virtual exhibition proves that the future is bright for young artists. Hosted by the Department of Art + Design, Judith Enyeart Reynolds College of Arts and Letters, and the Board of Governors of Missouri State University, the Juried Exhibition for High School Art + Design Students recognizes the artistic strengths of high school students in Missouri and surrounding … [Read more...] about Virtual Juried Exhibition Features Area High School Students
This week marks the close of a fun and enriching two weeks for students attending Missouri Fine Arts Academy. The residential program began June 12 and will conclude June 25 with a showcase exhibition from noon–2 p.m. at Carolla Arts Exhibition Center. Missouri Fine Arts Academy strives to motivate students to create new artwork in ways that encourage problem solving and … [Read more...] about Missouri Fine Arts Academy ’22 closes with Showcase Exhibition
The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center opens for the summer with a new exhibition, "Mapping Awareness: Social Objects and Detritus." Works by multi-disciplinary artists Catherine Reinhart and Giovanni Valderas implement playful use of color and texture to express underlying themes revolving around both the personal and bigger-picture ideas of "home." The exhibition is on view June … [Read more...] about Color, Connection, and Community Engagement at Carolla Arts Exhibition Center