June 30 - September 14, 2007

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Tools As Art, The Hechinger Collection...
art and the beauty of the ordinary. Claes Oldenburg, Red Grooms, Berenice Abbott and more, internationally acclaimed artists tansform utilitarian objects into works of beauty, surprise, and wit.

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James Oliver: Rural Happenings
Oliver is an award-winning artist whose intimate, small format paintings portray contemporary rural America.

September 29–November 18, 2007

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American Exploration:
Karl Bodmer & George Catlin
During the time of Lewis and Clark, artists traveled deep into the American West to record the customs, costumes, and ceremonies of Native Americans. 19th Century prints from the
A.G. Edwards Corporate Collection with Western bronze sculpture by Joplin native Joe Beeler.

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Joe Beeler’s American West
The Old West is evoked in the original paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture of Joplin native Joe Beeler (1931–2006), one of the four founders of The Cowboy Artists of America.

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December 1, 2007–January 6, 2008

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60th Annual Membership Show
Spiva artists present their best work in the largest, most anticipated, and diverse exhibit of the year.
Awards: Dr. & Mrs. John Windle.

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face.africa
Kenyan children portrayed by U. S. artists participating in the Soulfari Kenya art project.
Curated by Josie Mai, Assistant Professor of Art, MSSU.

Sponsored by
the Board of Directors,
Spiva Center for the Arts

January 19–February 24, 2008

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Private Eyes/Public Views
Preliminary studio sketches, digital renderings, and scale models by artists who create monumental works of art for public spaces. Highlights from Missouri cities and beyond.

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Wind & Fire
Strength, fragility, color, and light—a showcase exhibition of extraordinary hand-blown, handmade works of glass.

Sponsored by
Dale & Dian Blanchard

March 8–April 11, 2008

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High Flying Fabrications
Furniture and utilitarian items take flight when birds, feathers, and wings are incorporated in this avian-inspired exhibition of finely crafted, functional works of art.

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Birds of a Feather
Science and imagination complement each other in the beautiful engravings of John James Audubon and inspired multi-media work entered in Birdhouses, Spiva’s 4th Area Artists’ Challenge.

Sponsored by
Janet Garvin & Rick Spicer

April 19 – June 1, 2008

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PhotoSpiva 2008
Celebrating its 32nd year, Spiva’s acclaimed national competition results in an exhibition of excellence, a “snapshot” of contemporary photography featuring notable works by U.S. amateurs and professionals.
Juror: Rod Slemmons, Director of the Museum for Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago.

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Earthen Alchemy
Form, fantasy, and function fashioned in clay, featuring ceramic artists of the four states.

Sponsored by
Jeff Layman,
The Layman Group at Morgan Stanley

June 14 – August 1, 2008

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The  Return of the Yellow Peril:
A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura 1967– 2007
Painter, printmaker and performance artist Roger Shimomura was a distinguished professor of art at KU for 35 years before he retired in 2004. His vividly colored canvases integrate Japanese woodblock prints and Pop Art style, unforgettably illustrating racism, stereotyping, and the pain that prejudice causes.
 
A Program of Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Missouri Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Sponsored by
the Commerce Bancshares Foundation and the William T. Kemper
Foundation

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The Nuts & Bolts of Art
Bolts of cloth and found metal objects are the starting points
for this juried exhibition of small format art quilts. With intricate, woven wire garments by Kansas City artist Ny Wetmore.

Sponsored by
A Community Arts Advocate

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Please call 417.623.0183 to schedule.

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