Guest clinician and artist Trent Austin Feb. 5, 2024--The Missouri Western School of Fine Arts will host the 17th annual Jazz Festival, featuring Trent Austin on trumpet, on Thursday, Feb. 8 from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. The festival is open to the public and admission is free. Nineteen school groups will perform [...]
Students in Dr. Holly Rubalcava's art history class hang prints in the University Gallery ahead of the Dec. 8 opening of “The Art of Humanity.” Dec. 6, 2023--Missouri Western State University’s University Gallery will open a new exhibit on Friday, Dec. 8. A reception will be held on Friday from 4 to 6 [...]
Nov. 7, 2023--The Potter Hall Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University will host a closing reception for its Benedictine College Art Faculty Exhibition from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 in the gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition features paintings, prints, drawings and ceramics by Jay Wallace, [...]
Nov. 7, 2023--The Jazz Program in the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will present its annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 9 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature a performance by the MWSU Jazz Ensemble under the [...]
Oct. 10, 2023--Trumpet artist and educator Dr. David “Buddy” Deshler will present a guest class to trumpet students at Missouri Western State University and speak about his experiences at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Potter Hall Art Gallery. The event is free and open to the public. Dr. Deshler is assistant professor of [...]
Oct. 9, 2023--Missouri Western State University will host 17 high school marching bands for the 37th annual Tournament of Champions on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for seniors and free for those 12 and under. The competition begins at 2 p.m. on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium and will conclude [...]
Bob Long (center) receives the 2023 Arts Educator of the Year Award from St. Joseph Mayor John Josendale and Arts Council President Terri Modlin. Two members of the faculty in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University were honored at the 2023 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts from the Allied Arts [...]
Members of the Golden Griffon Marching Band perform at the Gold Rush Pep Rally on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bands from Central, Lafayette and Benton will join the GGMB for Band Day on Aug. 31. Aug. 30, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Golden Griffon Marching Band will host a Band Day for more than [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
May 16, 2023--Missouri Western State University graphic design students visited two leading advertising agencies, VMLY & R and Barkley, on their annual Kansas City Design Studio Tour. Students from the Final Portfolio Class were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the agencies’ clients and services, and Q & A sessions [...]
