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Nov 11, 2019

Potter Gallery hosts juried art exhibition

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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
Feb 02, 2016

National ceramics exhibitions, Twin Cups and Off the Table, open Feb. 26

2019-06-04T16:21:46-05:00

Artists from more than thirty states will display their work in two juried national ceramic exhibitions in the Potter Art Gallery Feb. 26 through March 25, sponsored by the Clay Guild at Missouri Western State University. There will be an opening reception for “Twin Cups” and “Off the Table: Plates for the Wall” from 5 [...]

National ceramics exhibitions, Twin Cups and Off the Table, open Feb. 262019-06-04T16:21:46-05:00
Feb 02, 2016

Visiting artist presents lecture Feb. 23

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Seattle-based artist Ellen Ziegler will present a lecture titled “Chemistry is the Emotion of Matter” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Popplewell Hall room 204 on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Ziegler’s talk is free and open to the public. “I source the immaterial through the material,” Ziegler says. “My practice includes [...]

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Feb 02, 2016

Downtown First Saturday Printmaking Exhibit Includes Alumni, Students

2019-06-04T16:21:47-05:00

  [rev_slider Printmaking1]An art display in downtown St. Joseph will feature prints from more than 20 past and present students at Missouri Western State University. “Left Behind: MWSU Printmaking Past and Present” will be exhibited from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Olive Gallery, 513 Francis Street, as part of the First [...]

Downtown First Saturday Printmaking Exhibit Includes Alumni, Students2019-06-04T16:21:47-05:00
Jan 01, 2016

‘Patchwork and Thread’ Exhibit Opens Jan. 19

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“Patchwork and Thread,” a selection of artwork exploring themes and techniques that reference quilting through diverse media, will be exhibited at the Potter Art Gallery at Missouri Western State University Jan. 19 through Feb. 19. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, and is free and open to [...]

‘Patchwork and Thread’ Exhibit Opens Jan. 192019-06-04T16:21:48-05:00
Dec 12, 2015

Student’s Poster Design Selected for International Music Festival

2019-06-04T16:21:49-05:00

A Missouri Western State University art student’s work will be seen globally. Shaina Mixon submitted the winning poster design for an international music festival. The design by Mixon, senior graphic design and marketing major from Easton, Missouri, was selected from more than 60 submitted for soundSCAPE, an international composition and performance festival held each summer [...]

Student’s Poster Design Selected for International Music Festival2019-06-04T16:21:49-05:00
Dec 12, 2015

Holiday Art Sale Dec. 9-11

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The Department of Art at Missouri Western State University is holding its annual Holiday Art Sale Dec. 9-11 in the Potter Hall Gallery. The sale will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Wednesday, Dec. 10 and 11. Artwork from Missouri Western students [...]

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Dec 12, 2015

Holiday Happenings at Missouri Western

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The calendar at Missouri Western State University is full of holiday-related activities for the campus and community to enjoy. Light-Up Western, 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, Kelley Commons and Blum Union Lobby During the annual Western Activities Council Light-Up Western event, we will flip the switch on holiday lights for Missouri Western’s campus. Students will [...]

Holiday Happenings at Missouri Western2019-10-31T09:21:50-05:00
Oct 10, 2015

‘Faces of Change’: Photographer Speaks Nov. 3

2019-06-04T16:21:51-05:00

Copyright Nick Vedros 2015 Nick Vedros, an internationally known commercial photographer, will present slides of photos he took of Kansas prison inmates at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 in the Fulkerson Center at Missouri Western State University. “Faces of Change” is part of the Peace and Conflict Lecture Studies and is free and [...]

‘Faces of Change’: Photographer Speaks Nov. 32019-06-04T16:21:51-05:00
Sep 09, 2015

Potter Gallery Celebrates Centennial with Alumni Art Exhibition

2019-06-04T16:21:04-05:00

In celebration of Missouri Western State University’s Centennial, The Potter Art Gallery announces the Centennial Alumni Exhibition, which will run from Sept. 14 through Oct. 30. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, September 18 in the gallery. Alumni included in the exhibition are: Sara [...]

Potter Gallery Celebrates Centennial with Alumni Art Exhibition2019-06-04T16:21:04-05:00