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 ‘Pop’ in Pop Art?”

Spiva education assistant Meg Scearce Skaggs will offer the free slide lecture to coincide with the national touring exhibit, The Return of the Yellow Peril: A Survey of the work of Roger Shimomura, 1969–2007.

The exhibit includes paintings, prints, performance photographs, and found art sculptures by the distinguished former Professor of Art at KU. Surrounded by Shimomura’s work, participants will learn about the artist’s Pop Art style and discover the undeniable influence of his past in creating these unforgettable works of art.

Skaggs, who received her BFA at Savannah College of Art and Design, will discuss Pop Art’s European beginnings and the American Pop Art movement, including artists Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Jim Dine.

The Return of the Yellow Peril is a program of ExhibitsUSA with the Missouri Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Locally, the exhibit is presented by the Commerce Bancshares and William T. Kemper Foundations with additional funding from an anonymous Art Center Family and the Friends of St. Avips.

To make a reservation for “Who Put the ‘Pop’ in Pop Art?”, please contact Spiva: 417.623.0183 or spiva@spivaarts.org

Spiva Center for the Arts is located at Third and wall in downtown Joplin. The galleries and gift shop are open Tuesday through Saturday 10–5, and Sunday 1–5. Admission to the Main Gallery is by voluntary contribution. The Center is closed Monday and major holidays.

NOW SHOWING AT SPIVA CENTER FOR THE ARTS…

In the 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 national touring exhibit explores racism, stereotypes, and prejudice through Shimomura’s use of concentrated color, pop culture references, and striking interpretations of current events and Asian American life in the U.S.

Additional support for Return of the Yellow Peril is provided by an Anonymous Art Center Family, the Friends of St. Avips, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

In the Regional Gallery through Friday, August 15…

The Nuts & Bolts of Art. Fiber artists reinvent time-honored textile arts in this exhibit of handwoven wire garments by Kansas City artist Ny Wetmore and non-traditional, small format art quilts by several regional artists, including members of Town and Country Quilters.

Sponsored by An Anonymous Friend of the Arts.

And Upstairs in the Rental Gallery through Thursday, July 31…

Sneak Peek: Works from the Permanent Collection. Recently Spiva received work by several internationally acclaimed artists as gifts to the Permanent Collection.

These works and others from the collection are on display.

See you at Spiva!
 
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
222 W. 3rd Street
Joplin, Mo 64801
Tel: 417-623-0183
Fax: 417-623-3805
Email: spiva@spivaarts.org
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