Over 70 posters from 15 countries will be on display at the “Diversity: Differences that Brighten the World” exhibition at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center. The exhibit is available Oct. 6-Nov. 10 and open for First Friday Art Walk Oct. 6 and Nov. 3 from 6-9 p.m.

Consisting of socially conscious designs, the collection was inspired by an international call that asked the question: “What does Diversity mean to you?” The posters focus on the ability to embrace different cultures, belief systems and opposing points of view on a variety of subjects.

A panel of international designers juried (or selected) the exhibition from over 300 submissions from 32 countries. Members of the panel are: Chang Fang Pang / Taiwan; Dave Moon / USA; Donna Jackson / USA; John Beach / USA; Mykola Kovalenko / Slovakia, Ukraine; Oleg Veklenko / Ukraine; Parisa Tashakori / Iran, USA; Rafael Esquer / USA.

The exhibition was organized by Olga Severina of Poster Territory. The UCLA Extension assisted Poster Territory with organizing the international call.

The Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is located at 326 N. Boonville Ave, Springfield, Missouri. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 417-837-2330 for more information.

Featured artists and designers

Maria Zhuk (Belarus), Milo Despeni (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Huanfeng Xu (China), Gang Qiang (China), Zichen Ke (China), Yue Wang (China), Jiasui Cai (China), Qi Ziyi (China), Li Jiahui (China), Ziad Soliman (Egypt), Benkamel Baad (Egypt), Omar Bazan (Egypt), Mireille George (Egypt), Nisrine El Sisy (Egypt), Veerra Kemppainen (Finland), Zahra Fotovatnia (Iran), Negin Davoodpoor (Iran), Mohammad Raei (Iran), Lorenzo Bacchelli (Italy), Leland Starwalt (Italy), Natalie Sisler (Italy), Prida Antonela Daniela (Italy), Ho Ping Yi (Malaysia), Shi Man Wong (Malaysia), Jia Yee Law (Malaysia), Suet Wei Ann (Malaysia), Maria Mena (Mexico), Sara Ait Boudane (Morrocco), Anna Brzostek (Poland), Aleksandra Kortas (Poland), Konrad Zając (Poland), Anna Jurczak (Poland), Aurelia Komorowska (Poland), Bernadetta Krawczyk (Poland), Marta Pelikan (Poland), Olga Czechowska (Poland), Julia Barczewska (Poland), Jakub Marcinkowski (Poland), Kacper Lipowy (Poland), Dominika Budzynska (Poland), Zuzanna Kowalska (Poland), Kinga Jasinska (Poland), Krzysztof Biegun (Poland), Wiktoria Kaminska (Poland), Pawel Pacholec (Poland), Natalie Ślusarska (Poland), Joanna Mazur (Poland), Tymoteusz Moliński (Poland), Anna Sosnowska (Poland), Maryna Rutkowska (Poland), Barbara Mastalerz (Poland), Karolina Winczewska (Poland), Zuzanna Goclawska (Poland), Agata Chrzest (Poland), Milena Łaska (Poland), Maja Kaczmarzyk (Poland), Bruno Correia (Portugal), Marta Pejcic (Serbia), Jovana Milojevic (Serbia), Beyzanur Akgeyik (Turkey), Melek Nisa Karakaş (Turkey), Hamzacan Yldrm (Turkey), Kerem Ese (Turkey), Ozan Ermiş (Turkey), Alex Ivanovsky (Ukraine), Daiana Zubova (Ukraine), Alina Tymoshenko (Ukraine), Mariia Perepelytsia (Ukraine), Oleksandra Zhovtonishko (Ukraine), Anastasii Kukhtina (Ukraine), Elvira Panchenko (Ukraine), Oleksandra Holovko (Ukraine), Ashtyn Heiert (USA), Riley Kim (USA), Viviana Castillo (USA), Stella Strader (USA), Cecily Hu (USA), Joanna Chen (USA), Michaela Crossley (USA).

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News submitted by Mariah Hunter and edited by the Reynolds College Communications team.

Hunter is a graduate assistant for the Department of Art and Design. She is working towards her master’s degree in writing at Missouri State University.