July 30, 2019—A mural painted by Missouri Western State University students in St. Joseph’s Southside will be officially unveiled during a celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 3 at the corner of Lake and Illinois in conjunction with the South St. Joseph Farmer’s Market at the Junction. The celebration will include live music, [...]
Dr. William Eickhorst, professor emeritus of art, was studying at Parsons School of Design in New York in the early 1960s when a friend in his printmaking class gave him one of his pieces. That print became the first acquisition in what was to become a collection of more than 1,000 prints. Last fall, nearly [...]
April 23, 2019—The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University presents the annual Spring Art Sale Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26. Artwork by students and faculty in the Department of Art will be available for purchase. Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The Potter Art Gallery is located [...]
"Draxian," a latex bust by Wayne Anderson April 15, 2019—Wayne Anderson, makeup effects artist and sculptor who has worked on the Netflix series “Stranger Things” and numerous movies, will present an artist’s talk and demonstration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 24 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is [...]
Conceptual illustration courtesy of Patterhn Ives LLC April 9, 2019—The project to enhance Potter Hall at Missouri Western State University has received a $1 million gift from Drew H. Brown of St. Joseph to support the addition of a visual arts annex. When constructed, the addition will be known as the Drew H. [...]
Dr. Mey-Yen Moriuchi, author of "Mexican Costumbrismo: Race, Society and Identity in Nineteenth Century Art, is the keynote speaker of the Undergraduate Art History Symposium. April 9, 2019—The Department of Art at Missouri Western State University and the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph will host their third annual Undergraduate Art History [...]
April 9, 2019—The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host the second of two Senior Art Exhibits from April 10 through April 19. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 12 in the gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit celebrates [...]
The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University presents the first of two Senior Art Exhibitions, March 27-April 5. The gallery will host a reception from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, March 29, to provide an opportunity to meet the artists. The reception is free and open to the public. Featured students include: Bekah Anderson, [...]
Selected prints from a large collection that has been donated to Missouri Western State University will be on exhibit in the Potter Art Gallery Jan. 14 through Feb. 15. An opening reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14 in the gallery. The collection donated by Dr. William Eickhorst, professor [...]
The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University celebrates the sixth Annual MWSU Juried Art Student Exhibition with a public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. The exhibition will run November 5-30, with the gallery open for viewing Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and during events in Potter Theater. [...]
