The Department of Art and Design announces its Annual Foundations Exhibition is now on view at Brick City Gallery. The exhibit is available Jan. 27-Feb. 14 and during the First Friday Art Walk Feb. 7, 6-9 p.m.

The exhibit features the work of students enrolled in the department’s foundation courses. These courses, which include 2D Design, 3D Design, Drawing I and Introduction to New Media, are mandatory for all art, design (studio) and art education majors and minors.

Selections reflect variety of assignments

The annual exhibition highlights student projects that were curated by their art and design instructors. The instructors choose works that best represent the variety and scope of assignments in their classes.

Art and Design Foundations Coordinator Megan Frauenhoffer explained that the artworks “focus on formal studies of the elements and principles of art and design while also giving students a wide variety of media to learn.”

These pieces reflect the students’ progress in mastering fundamental art concepts while exploring different techniques and materials, she said.

Exhibit vital to professional development

Displaying work in a gallery setting is an essential part of a student’s development as an artist, Frauenhoffer noted. Consequently, the Annual Foundations Exhibition allows students to present their work while gaining insight into exhibition practices.

“Seeing their artworks displayed gives them a sense of pride and shows the public what they have been producing throughout the semester,” Frauenhoffer said.

The exhibit experience also enhances artist-audience connections, according to Frauenhoffer.

Audiences can experience art through the eyes of beginner students and “get a peek” at the divergent learning experienced in their courses, she noted. “This connection provides valuable insight into the creative processes of emerging artists while fostering appreciation for foundational art education and encouraging cultural engagement.”

Brick City Gallery is located at 215 W. Mill Street, Springfield, MO 65806. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

For additional information, please call the art and design department at 417-837-2330.

Student Exhibitors

Listed by instructor

Students of Collins Antwi

Patrick Conell,  Javen Frehner, Jessica Koenigsfeld, Parri McCroskey, Valerie Reynolds.

Students of Rick Briggenhorst

Avery Adkins, Madison Ashworth, Taylor Bingham, Avery Back, Grace Black, M’Kyiah Burton, Annsley Christy, Aden Collins, Elizabeth Cornish, Autumn Cowgill, Olivia Crall, Kari Crouse, Jd Downing, Lauren Falk, Colby Green, Easton Johnson, Taylor Kapp, Chase Kourik, Emma Lee, Emily Lehman, Xinyi Liu, Lauren Matthews, Cordy Matulewic, Layla Maurer, Bethany McCarley, Paige McCubbin, Madeleine Miller, Audrey Mitchell, Mack Mullen, Patrick Needham, Laura Owens, Kain Parker, Via Parker, Natalie Phipps, Leigha Platter, Cade Rodebush, Mckenzie Rowe, Piper Ruebling, Riley Shelton, Mason Shepherd, Rein Stepien, Alexis Stutte, Claire Taylor, Rose White, Em White, William Garvin, Tyler Windsor, Andrew Worthington, England Yarbro.

Students of Kayla Brown

Aryan Bashunia, Sophie Bryan, Lydia Bush, Keeb Castro, Ali Collins, Taylor Cribbs, Michael Edwards, Kaitlyn Patton, Kyson Quick, Drew Roberts, Cade Rodebush, Sophia Russell, Cole Vest, Abri Wells.

Students of Charles Corbett

Avery Back, Graves Fitzpatrick, Lexi Graham, Katie Hopkins, Madeleine Miller, Willow Morton, Jess Ratermann, Cole Vest, Rose White.

Students of Megan Frauenhoffer

Jena Adams, Emmy Alsup, Emily Benson, Ethan Brown, Alaina Chapman, Hailey Crall, Emma Deaton, Lilly Johnson, Bella Kamler, Erika Lown, Emalie Neise, Jenna Rector, Jules Riddle, Drew Roberts, Jake Shew, Noah Woollard, Andrew Worthington.

Students of Camryn Gulledge

Cadence Carter, Izzy Hindman, Ariana Isayko, Nicole Norman, Via Parker, Jess Ratermann.

Students of Sean Lyman

Avery Fontana, Birdie Hicks, Tom Ireland, Kimmy Korn, Layla Maurer, Piper Ruebling, Jocelyn Schmidt, Kaydee Shumate, Mia Wilson.

Students of Olga Shute

Avery Back, Ava Buckner, Abigail Barr, Tacey Blankenship, Hilary Brown, Melissa Campa, Olivia Crall, Taylor Cribbs, Michael Edwards, Julia Engelhardt, Graves Fitzpatrick, Charlie Floyd, Tiana Gehling, Gabby Glamkowski, Zelda Okeson-Haberman, Madalyn Hackleman, Ted Herrell, Kendall Imsland, Sam Jasinski, Lilly Johnson, Sieara Joiner, Ashley Kleier, Emily Lehman, Eli Nunnally, Lily Palmer, Cade Struthers, Abby Suter, Lilly Troutt, Rose White.

Students of Sarah Stracke

Grace Black, Sophie Bryan, Libby Davis, Loren Halmick, Anne Ikegami, Sam Kottwitz, Kate Lewis, Alexandra Loudermill, Katelyn Morgan.

Students of Kerra Taylor

Linsey Bardwell, Elizabeth Cornish, Tyler Harris, Rylie Hildebrand, Charlee Hunter, Maya Lucero, Renee Sinclair, Erin Stemme, Claire Taylor.

Students of Erin Tyler

Kenzie Allison, Emma Alsup, Sydney Bauer, Abigayle Bayse, Storm Boucher, Cameron Ellens, Maddie Fitchpatrick, Hannah Gibbs, Lexi Graham, Spencer Justice, Evelyn Kerr, Landon Austin, Rylynn Lane, Violet Li, Erika Lown, Kellyn MacDonald, Lauren Matthews, Shelby Michalak, Emily Nuttall, Sophia Russell, Rory Taylor, Ulondra Wilkerson-Hernandez.

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Photo credits: Vonda Yarberry.

Sam Barnette is a writer for the Department of Art and Design. She holds an MFA in Dramatic Writing from Missouri State’s Department of Communication, Media, Journalism and Film and is working toward an MS in Data Science and Analytic Storytelling at Truman State University.