"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 [...]
April 15, 2019—April is Jazz Appreciation Month, and the Jazz Program at Missouri Western State University is doing its part to promote this great American Art Form by hosting its Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature [...]
April 10, 2019—Missouri Western State University will host the annual Child Abuse: Education, Prevention and Investigation Conference April 17 and 18. This is an interdisciplinary conference for students, educators, law enforcement, nurses, social workers, lawyers, juvenile officers and related professions. The conference will include keynote addresses each day in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall [...]
April 10, 2019— The Missouri Western State University Division of Student Affairs recognized the 2019 class of the Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge as a part of the inaugural Student & Organization Achievement Recognition (SOAR) reception on Wednesday, April 3, 2019. The purpose of the Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge is to provide Missouri Western Students with [...]
April 10, 2019—The Missouri Western State University Division of Student Affairs recognized students and student organizations that embody the university's core values at the inaugural Student & Organization Achievement Recognition (SOAR) reception on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019. The following students and organizations were recognized by the Division of Student Affairs for their achievements and contributions [...]
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. [...]
April 9, 2019—A film shot by Missouri Western State University students last summer has been selected for KC FilmFest International 2019 at Cinemark on the Plaza, 526 Nichols Road in Kansas City, Missouri. “The Eclipse” will be shown during the Block of Shorts: Sci-Fi at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Directed by Toby Lawrence, assistant [...]
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 [...]
April 5, 2019—The St. Joseph Woodworkers Guild and Dave Takes of Expressions Engraved will present a new ceremonial mace and stand to Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western State University’s president, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public. The mace [...]
