Professor Bear sends big congratulations to all of our Art and Design graduates today, and has the greatest confidence in the success of your next adventures.
BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum-- First Friday Art Walk TOMORROW EVENING at Carolla Arts Exhibition Center. May 1, 6-9 pm, 326 N. Boonville Ave. Show is open to May 8.
BFA Art Senior Exhibition-- come visit us during its closing First Friday Art Walk TOMORROW EVENING at Brick City Gallery. May 1, 6-9 pm, 215 West Mill Street.
Student teams in Tahsin Hyder's DES497 Special Topics class in Social Design presented their concepts centered on the Bear Pantry to an audience including representatives of the Center for Community Engagement and Office of Strategic Communication. Nice work! https://www.missouristate.edu/CCE/bear-pantry.htm
Welcome to our (no-longer-interim) Department Head of Art and Design! https://blogs.missouristate.edu/reynolds/2026/04/27/dr-mitzi-kirkland-ives-appointed-head-of-art-and-design-department/
Reminder, TONIGHT a public talk by celebrated sculptor Janet Echelman at the Fox Theater on Park Central Square, 6 pm. You do not want to miss this! [pictured: Janet Echelman, Bending Arc, 2020, hand-spliced braided ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, knotted and braided polytetrafluoroethylene, steel masts, concrete foundations, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA]
Opening soon: The BFA in Design Professional Design Practicum Exhibition, at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center. April 27-May 8, with a First Friday Art Walk reception May 1, 6-9 pm.
![Reminder, TONIGHT a public talk by celebrated sculptor Janet Echelman at the Fox Theater on Park Central Square, 6 pm. You do not want to miss this! [pictured: Janet Echelman, Bending Arc, 2020, hand-spliced braided ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, knotted and braided polytetrafluoroethylene, steel masts, concrete foundations, programmed LED lighting, DMX controller, and sky. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA]](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739314750127067531237_0_3a7e0c13e279debad248bdfcd0da0160.jpg?o=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&h=3fc75252c81457ff9556f137837dbaaa)
