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Urban Landscapes, a hands-on painting class for ages 12-18 will be held 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. Randy French will be the instructor. The cost is $30 for both sessions.
Teens will spend a porti read more...
At the June 18th Annual Membership Meeting of the Springfield Regional Arts Council, the following officers were installed for the 2008-09 year and Board members elected for a three-year term expiring 2011:
President -- Gloria Galanes, Ph.D read more...
The Post Library is pleased to feature batik work by Ruth Atchley, art teacher at McAuley Regional High School in Joplin, who earned her art degree from Pittsburg State University. Her colorful textile creations vary in subject matter, from flowers, horses, and other nature scenes to abstracts. read more...
What is Pop Art and how did it come to be such a phenomenon in America and abroad after World War II? Bring your lunch and find out on Tuesday, July 8, when Spiva Center for the Arts launches its new lunchtime lecture series with “Who Put the read more...
The Springfield Regional Arts Council in partnership with Springfield Public Schools, Urban Neighborhoods Alliance, Springfield-Greene County Park Board and Springfield-Greene County Library District, will unveil the 2007 Dream Big Festival mosaic, created by children at the free arts festival last August. read more...
Presenting Spiva’s second Art On Tap! Be here for Third Thursday on Third Street June 19, 5:30-8 p.m., a party for Spiva members 21 and over. (We don’t care how far beyond 21 you are as long as you’re here & having fun!) Sponsored by Samuel Adams & read more...
The Bistro Art Gallery will present it’s next one-night show at Discover Downtown Joplin this Thursday at 405 S. Main Street from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
This month's featured artists include: Joe Prater, western paitings, Stephanie McGrew, contemporary je read more...
Main Gallery through Friday, August 1
Return of the Yellow Peril: A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura 1969-2007. Sponsored by Commerce Bancshares Foundation and the William T. Kemper Foundation, this thought-provoking nationa read more...
Bolts of cloth– quilters use them; weavers create them. Nuts and bolts? Usually metal, and usually not found in quilts or handwoven textiles.
The stereotypical view of the textile arts– weaving and quilting in particular, is that they are "domestic" arts that result in predictable, comfortable (and comforting) items. read more...
Is third-generation Japanese American Roger Shimomura a prankster with a brush or a social commentator whose art represents a unique Japanese American style and point of view?
Turns out he's both. And that's why the exhibition, Return of the Yell read more...
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