School of Fine Arts – Points of Pride

Missouri Western Music’s Jenkins receives national award

sfowler4 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:46:55 +0000

Dec. 10, 2024–Dr. Derek Jenkins, associate professor of music composition and theory at ��߲��, received the Marian Anderson Award in Social Justice from The American Prize for his composed piece “Dreams of America” for brass band and still images.��

Dr. Jenkins is a composer whose music has been performed throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and Brazil by the Cheyenne and Dubuque Symphony Orchestras; Fountain City Brass Band; Dresdner Bläserphilharmonie; Czech National Concert Band; Banda Sinfônica Municipal de Hortolândia; Seattle Wind Symphony; U.S. Army Materiel Command Band; Youth Symphony of Kansas City; Mid America Freedom Band; the Carinthia, Joseph Wytko, and Saxophilia Saxophone Quartets; Ensemble for These Times; Songeaters; as well as individual artists, university bands, honor bands and honor orchestras around the country. Jenkins holds degrees from UMKC and Rice University. More information can be found at .

The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts. The American Prize is unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, directors, ensembles and composers in the United States at professional, college and university, community and high school levels, based on submitted recordings.

Annual MWSU Art Faculty Exhibit

sfowler4 — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:20:07 +0000

The Drew Brown Art Gallery in Potter Hall at ��߲�� will host the 2024 MWSU Art Faculty Exhibition Oct. 17-Dec. 15. An opening reception will be held in the gallery from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. The reception is free and open to the public.

This exhibition highlights the artistic achievements of the School of Fine Arts faculty, offering a glimpse into their professional practices and artistic explorations. Featured artists include Amy DeSitter, Alysa Ramsay, David Harris, Robin Vanhoozer and Holly Rubalcava.

The Drew Brown Art Gallery, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is open to the public and free of charge.

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Students perform with St. Joseph Symphony

kheier — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:49:10 +0000

Two ��߲�� students performed with the St. Joseph Symphony at the Missouri Theater on April 20.

Student performers were aria and concerto contest winners Sara Poet, senior music major from St. Joseph, and David Welter, junior music major from St. Joseph.

Annual KC Design Studio Tour

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:10:19 +0000

��߲�� graphic design students visited two graphic design firms, Willoughby Design and Design Ranch, on their annual Kansas City Studio Tour on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Students from Teresa Harris’s Graphic Design IV and Final Portfolio were given a guided tour of the facilities, an overall presentation of the studio’s clients and services, and an informative
Q & A arranged just for them. Students met with creative directors, art directors, and designers.
“Students were given invaluable, in-person information about the workplace environment in a small design firm, work flow, portfolios, internships, networking, and helpful tips on interviewing and job seeking.” Teresa Harris, Professor of Art and Graphic Design Program Director.Your Content Goes Here

Collaborative Research Team Wins at Alpha Chi National Convention

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:51:03 +0000

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, undergraduate students Jordon Anderson (Nursing), Juniper Brown (Political Science), Mercedes Mareske (Digital Animation), and Tia Vernon (Education) won the Trisha Yarbrough Collaborative Research Competition and $5000 award, after presenting their research at the Alpha Chi National Conference in Birmingham, Alabama.

To compete, students from diverse majors collaborate on a scholarly paper centered on the conference theme, which was “Innovative Scholarship for Tumultuous Times.” Their project, entitled “Artificial Intelligence and Selective Exposure: Generating a Public Perception,” was sponsored by faculty member Dr. Angela Haas. The Missouri Western Chapter of Alpha Chi, sponsored by Dr. Teddi Deka and Dr. Angela Haas, achieved its 35th anniversary as an Honors Society at MWSU.Your Content Goes Here

Kathleen Holeman honored by Allied Arts Council

Creative Services — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:39:02 +0000

Kathleen Holeman, a part-time voice and piano faculty member, was named Artist of the Year by the Allied Arts Council at the 2023 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. In addition to teaching at Missouri Western and in her private studio, Holeman has been a working jazz vocalist, pianist and trombonist locally and in Kansas City and the Ozarks areas for over 36 years. For the past several years, she has been the director of St. Joseph Big Band, which entertains area residents and visitors monthly. Holeman is a Missouri Western alum, receiving a bachelor’s degree in music education in 1990.

Assistant Professor Bob Long awarded Outstanding Arts Educator

Creative Services — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:28:03 +0000

Assistant Professor Bob Long received one of the Mayor’s Awards for the Arts for Outstanding Arts Educator for 2023. He received his award at the Allied Arts Council annual meeting held at the Benton Club on Thursday, July 27, 2023.

Student’s work selected for juried exhibition at Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art

Creative Services — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:18:07 +0000

A ��߲�� art student’s work is part of the seventh annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition at the in St. Joseph. Jurors selected two pieces by Kylee Derr, a sophomore graphic design and digital animation major from St. Joseph. Click here to read the full story.