George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, 222 W. 3rd Street, Joplin, Mo.

DinoStories, A Hands-On-Exhibit - Dinosaur Name Game, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry

DinoArt, "Parasaurolophus Unicycleus", Polystyrene, polyester resin, epoxy clay, steel, lapis by Marv Dahmen

DinoArt, Maiasaura Mom & Hatchlings, Mixed Media by Richard Courtney

Just a mid-summer reminder about all the great and many goings-on at Spiva Center for the Arts:

JULY CLASSES for ADULTS:
Sunday, July 9, 2-4pm. Bohemian Beaded Bracelet, with Peggy Beckham, one day class at Spiva Center for the Arts. Bring out the carefree, creative YOU with the beaded woven wire cuff bracelet. Peggy Beckham (jewelry instructor at MSSU and owner of the To BEad or Not to BEad shop) will teach you to form a cuff style frame and embellish it with Indian lampwork beads. You may also bring your own charms or dangles to express your unique style! For ADULTS & TEENS. $40/$36.40 for members, includes supplies. Advance registration and prepayment are required. 623-0183.

JULY WORKSHOP for PAINTERS:
July 14, 15, 16, 9am-4pm: HOW TO PAINT in OIL, with BOB TOMMEY, at Spiva Center for the Arts. Three-day weekend adult workshop open to students of all levels of interest and ability wanting to learn to paint using oils. The instructor is Bob Tommey, a nationally recognized artist who enjoys rendering frontier and Western themes. His strong compositions, color sensibility, and unique use of light and textures have won him many painting awards and devoted collectors over the years. Each day’s session is from 9am-4pm. Students to bring own materials; a list is provided. Tuition fee: $400/$360 for Spiva members. Limited to 10 students. Advance registration and prepayment are required. 623-0183.

JULY CLASSES for KIDS & TEENS:

$40 for 3-week class/$36.40 for members, includes supplies, except where noted. Advance registration and prepayment are required for all classes. Call Spiva for more info: 623-0183.

TUESDAYS, July 11, 18, 25, 10am–Noon. DINOSAUR MASKS
TUESDAYS, July 11, 18, 25, 1–3pm. PAINTED DINOSAURS

WEDNESDAY, July 12, 19, 26, 10am – Noon. TERRIFIC T’s
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 19, 26, *1–4pm.* INVENTA-SAURUS SCULPTURE. *$60/$54.60*

THURSDAYS, July 13, 20, 27, 10am–Noon. DRAWING for BEGINNERS
THURSDAYS, July 13, 20, 27, 1–3pm, INTERMEDIATE DRAWING

DEADLINE for 12x12 Auction entries: Saturday, August 26, 2006, 5pm.

Come by to pickup your free 12x12 masonite panel. (Must be a member to participate—Renew or join when you stop by!)
See last year's 12 x 12's

EXHIBITIONS continuing through August 26 sponsored by Cardinal Scale Manufacturing Company, with advertising assistance from Joplin Convention & Visitors Bureau, and additional support from Friends of St. Avips and The Missouri Arts Council, a state agency:

In the Main Gallery:
DinoStories/DinoArt! Hands-on displays on loan from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon, complemented by sculpted “fossil” imaginings of Carl Junction artist/educator Marv Dahmen and original bookplates by professional illustrator Richard Courtney.

In the Regional Focus Gallery: Tricia Courtney: Land of the Buzzlewics, featuring the fanciful characters inhabiting the whimsical world imagined by painter/graphic artist Tricia Courtney.

SPECIAL DinoStories/DinoArt! offer: Come to Spiva to see the exhibit, make a contribution to Spiva, and fill out a yellow ticket. (Only one ticket per visit, please!) At the random drawing on August 28, you could win one of three digital enlargements of book illustrations by Richard Courtney on display in the DinoStories/DinoArt exhibit: “Red Raptor,” the First Spread from “Dinosaurs Everywhere,” or “Other Animals from Dinosaur Days.” Ask at the Lobby Desk for full details.

In the Gift Shop: Cool summer items to go with the DinoStories/DinoArt exhibit! T-Shirts in all sizes: “T-Rex” (created by Richard Courtney) and “Queen Zondello” (created by Tricia Courtney). $10 kids sizes/$12 adults sizes. Fun Dino toys priced from 25¢ to $3. Whimsical and colorful Buzzlewic Trading Cards, $5 a pack, with 9 sets to choose from. Want to feel young? Wear real dinosaur bone jewelry made by Marv Dahmen. Necklaces, belt buckles, and pins priced from $25 to $75. Very unique gift items you won’t find elsewhere!

OTHER DINOSAUR SIGHTINGS around JOPLIN!

See the 13-foot tall Columbian Mammoth skeleton by artist Marv Dahmen at the Joplin Holiday Inn atrium (Free, through August 18). And don't miss the colorful original "Dino-Drawings" by SpivaKids, parents and helpers on Main Street between 3rd and 7th. For a photo tour, check out —
Dinosauring Main Street highlights


And from our friends at the Post Memorial Library:

Free Lecture: "Symbolism in the Art of Leonardo Da Vinci"
at the Joplin Public Library, 300 Main Street.

All are invited to attend a lecture program featuring Val Christensen, Associate Professor of Art at Missouri Southern State University, who teaches art history and art appreciation. He will present an illustrated lecture focusing on Leonardo's first period of residency in Milan during which time he painted "The Last Supper." For those who have read the book or seen the movie, “The Da Vinci Code,” or for those who are interested in art symbolism, Christensen’s presentation will clarify Leonardo's use of imagery. Following the lecture, the Post Library will host a party in its reading room to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

Spiva Center for the Arts is located at Third and Wall in downtown Joplin. Spiva galleries and gift shop are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am–5pm and Sundays, 1–5pm. Admission to the Main Gallery is by voluntary contribution. Suggested donations are $2 for adults, $1 for students. For additional information, please call 417.623.0183.

George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
222 W. 3rd Street
Joplin, Mo 64801
Tel: 417-623-0183
Fax: 417-623-3805
www.spivaarts.org

See you this summer at Spiva—where imagination lives!