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Jan 01, 2022

Potter Gallery presents ‘Fate’ multimedia art exhibition

2022-01-18T16:47:47-06:00

Missouri Western alums Laurel DeFreece (left) and Robin VanHoozer collaborated on "Fate." Jan. 18, 2022--The Potter Gallery on the campus of Missouri Western State University presents “Fate,” a multimedia collaboration by two artists who attended Missouri Western, Jan. 20 through Feb. 25. There will be an opening reception with light refreshments from 1:30 [...]

Potter Gallery presents ‘Fate’ multimedia art exhibition2022-01-18T16:47:47-06:00
Jan 01, 2020

Potter Art Gallery exhibits ‘Storylines’ through Feb. 14

2020-01-30T12:38:25-06:00

Jan. 30, 2019—The Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University is hosting the exhibition “Storylines” through Feb. 14. “Storylines” is a selection of narrative art. Featured artists include Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Troy Colby, Melanie Johnson, Meena Khalili, Misha Kligman and Camille Hawbaker Voorhees. The Potter Art Gallery is located inside the front entrance of Potter [...]

Potter Art Gallery exhibits ‘Storylines’ through Feb. 142020-01-30T12:38:25-06:00
Nov 11, 2019

IRL: An Exhibition interprets line between fact and fiction

2019-11-22T16:15:01-06:00

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 [...]

IRL: An Exhibition interprets line between fact and fiction2019-11-22T16:15:01-06:00
Nov 11, 2019

Potter Gallery hosts juried art exhibition

2019-11-05T15:06:14-06:00

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. [...]

Potter Gallery hosts juried art exhibition2019-11-05T15:06:14-06:00
Oct 10, 2019

Art professor’s work chosen for Arkansas exhibition

2020-02-05T08:19:28-06:00

“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 [...]

Art professor’s work chosen for Arkansas exhibition2020-02-05T08:19:28-06:00
Sep 09, 2019

Student art featured on cover of Canadian journal

2019-10-14T09:35:31-05:00

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 [...]

Student art featured on cover of Canadian journal2019-10-14T09:35:31-05:00
Aug 08, 2019

KQ2: Artists behind new Southside mural aim to showcase pride

2019-08-16T10:13:08-05:00

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 [...]

KQ2: Artists behind new Southside mural aim to showcase pride2019-08-16T10:13:08-05:00
Jul 07, 2019

Southside mural painted by MWSU students unveiled Aug. 3

2019-07-30T16:11:09-05:00

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, [...]

Southside mural painted by MWSU students unveiled Aug. 32019-07-30T16:11:09-05:00
Jun 06, 2019

Prints of a Man: Professor emeritus donates collection

2019-06-17T09:07:10-05:00

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 [...]

Prints of a Man: Professor emeritus donates collection2019-06-17T09:07:10-05:00
Apr 04, 2019

Spring Art Sale April 25-26

2019-06-04T16:24:09-05:00

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 [...]

Spring Art Sale April 25-262019-06-04T16:24:09-05:00