Nov. 22, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Library and the Department of Art present “IRL: An Exhibition” in the Hearnes Center through February 2020. An opening reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Students in the Painting and Beginning Drawing II courses created artwork based on the theme “IRL,” an [...]
Nov. 5, 2019—The Potter Gallery at Missouri Western State University will hold its seventh annual Juried Art Student Exhibition Nov. 4-29. A reception celebrating the students participating in the show will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 in the gallery. The reception and show are free and open to the public. [...]
Architect's rendering of Drew H. Brown Arts Annex by Patterhn Ives LLC Oct. 25, 2019—The Sunderland Foundation has given Missouri Western State University a contribution of $1 million for the construction of the Drew H. Brown Arts Annex for Potter Hall. “We are extremely grateful to the Sunderland Foundation for their investment in [...]
Oct. 14, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Department of Theatre, Cinema and Dance will begin its 2019-2020 Theatre Season with the romantic comedy “Crazy for You” Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 24-26 in Potter Hall. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20. “Crazy [...]
Oct. 8, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Chamber Singers will present their annual fall concerts with area high school choirs on Sunday, Oct. 13 and Thursday, Oct. 17. The Chamber Singers will perform with the Truman High School Mixed Chorus at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13, at First Presbyterian Church, 201 N. 7th Street. They [...]
Oct. 8, 2019—The personal Steinway piano of Vladimir Horowitz, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, is making a tour of the United States, with a stop at Missouri Western State University. The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]
“Takate” by Peter C Britton of St. Joseph, Mo., digital metal print, 30 inches by 30 inches; 2019. Britton’s piece is among the works selected for the 2019 Irene Rosenzweig Biennial Juried Exhibition at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) in Pine Bluff, Ark. The exhibition runs Oct. 10, 2019, through [...]
Sept. 30, 2019—A Missouri Western State University art student’s design work was recently featured on the cover of The Goose, a journal of arts, environment and culture in Canada. Lindsey Davis, a senior graphic arts major from California, Missouri, submitted two posters for an international competition and both were selected for publication, including the cover [...]
By Ryan Hennessy | News-Press NOW|Aug 16, 2019 Arts in the Park kicked off Friday afternoon with Missouri Western State University students teaching arts and crafts to children. This free art lesson was a precursor of the free musical production, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which began at 6 p.m. James Simon, a sophomore [...]
Local artists completed a mural that captures the many features of the southside. Aug 4, 2019 1:09 AM Ron Johnson (ST. JOSEPH. Mo.) At the intersection of Illinois and Lake avenue on St. Joseph's southside, local art students created a mural that captures the many things that make up the area. "It's been a blast [...]
