Art

The Holland College of Arts presented its Celebrate the Arts event with a variety of performances from across the arts such as opera, ballet, modern dance and country music on Thursday, May 5 as well as an auction lasting until Saturday, May 7 that will help to benefit the new arts annex on Frederick Street.

Southeast students from multiple majors worked collectively to paint a mural at Catapult Creative House located at 612 Broadway Street on Feb. 25-March 3.

This year's Bridges theme was Here/Hear Our Voices! The event celebrated Black History Month and Women's History Month with a variety of performances from faculty, staff, and students. The event was held in Rose Theater on Feb 28.

Art in a historic house decorated from trim to trim in flower arrangements is what the Art in Bloom event is all about. This second-annual event will be held at the Glenn House in downtown Cape Girardeau May 7-9.

“Space Invaders?,” an exhibition of sculptural works and photography by Shawn Guiling, “explores the psychological role locations and objects play in one’s life with simple materials assembled against the backdrop of fields and the horizon,” according to a {https://news.semo.edu/space-invaders-explores-safe-spaces-in-catapult-student-artist-of-the-month-exhibit-april-5-may-7/ press release}. The work is a featured exhibit now on display at Catapult Creative House until May 7.

“The urban definition of goal digger, is a person who surrounds themselves with the success that they desire. With this sculpture, I reflect how an individual can constantly be obsessed with trying to improve themselves.”

High school students in grades 11 and 12 from throughout the region had the opportunity to submit their artwork to Crisp Museum at Southeast’s River Campus.

The new art trend sweeping the internet is called resin art. Epoxy resin artists have been showcasing their creations throughout social media recently. Resin art has become popular due to the minimal amount of materials required.

Politics are a taboo topic to many people, however alumnus Zack Tucker wants to change this with his art. Tucker’s gallery gives his viewers the chance to see politics in a different light and be engaged in his interactive art gallery on River Campus.

On a tiny island in Scotland during the sixth century, monks copied the Gospel and created Celtic art.

Printmaker Katrina Andry led a virtual artist lecture on Feb. 10 on the theme “Black Hair,” a presentation that highlighted the upcoming “Bridges” event for the Holland College of Arts and Media.

On the first Friday of every month, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri hosts an art walk to showcase art from across the region. As part of the First Friday series, on Friday, Feb. 5, art events were spread across downtown Cape Girardeau.

Southeast student Kelly Downes, also a gallery associate at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, is using inspiration from a trip across the Civil Rights Trail — a trail that stretches across 15 states from Kansas to Alabama — in a series of three art pieces on display across Cape Girardeau. The pieces can be viewed at Catapult Creative House, 20 North Pacific and the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri.

Just a few steps through the glass doors of Catapult Creative House stood a work of art by Jennifer Torres. The first piece sighted held a small blue box on a wooden frame. The work of art placed a city on the top and a hidden forest landscape inside. It was one of many in her series that conveyed the idea of entering a new world.

In its second year for the display, the Crisp Museum held an interactive Finger Weaving Workshop for the public September 19, 2020. The workshop allowed participants to try something new while also learning about history.

Southeast alumnus Craig Thomas, a local artist, is using art as a response to COVID-19.

Many clubs are started and participated in by Southeast students on campus. However, Jackson natives Lisa and Mark McEachern, they wanted a club that could bring a whole community together.

History came alive for Crisp Museum visitors during the second annual Heritage Days, a two-day event providing hands-on activities and artifacts illustrating Cape Girardeau’s history.

As a part of Cape Girardeau’s First Friday, Crisp Museum at Southeast River Campus hosted a Trick-Art-Treat acrylic painting workshop Friday, Oct. 4.

Southeast Alumnus Terry Davis plans to paint a mural on the east side of The Indie House in Downtown Cape Girardeau starting Oct. 7.

Can art be inappropriate? Local artist and art enthusiast Dave Carter says maybe it can.

The “(Un)Masked” art exhibit by senior Haley Hutchison showcases a series of photographs she took of masked images she created. It was on display in Catapult from April 8 to May 3. The idea for the exhibit originated when she tried to submit her first piece of art for display at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. They wanted to display her work, but told her she needed more art to go along with it in order to do so...

Southeast students had the opportunity to present their sculptures, paintings and drawings at the annual Juried Student Exhibition at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum opened April 5. This year’s exhibition is called “Exhibiting Excellence,” and showcases works created by the students over the past year. Awards are given to the students for their use of color, three-dimensional design, drawing, painting, fibers, graphic design, digital art, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture...

Graduating seniors will be displaying their artwork in the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Exhibitions starting Monday, April 22, at the River Campus Art Gallery and will end May 10. Associate professor and Exhibitions coordinator of painting Justin Henry Miller said the exhibition is a requirement for students getting ready to graduate and is part of their BFA thesis class...

Local shop owner and assistant professor of photography Bradley Phillips and his wife Leslie Phillips kept their store open later than usual for April's First Friday with the Arts to help Southeast students sell their art. For their third time participating in First Friday, they got in touch with other professors to contact students that might be interested in selling their art at the store. ...

Former Southeast education professor Barb Duncan taught classes April 9 and 10 on the tradition of Ukrainian egg decorating, Pysanky, at the Crisp Museum on the River Campus. Pysanky is the process of decorating hollowed eggs with beeswax and dye while using ancient Ukrainian art symbols...

Faces Not Forgotten Project showcased quilt portraits of children, all under the age of 20 from St. Louis, who have died in a result of gun violence at Catapult Creative House on Friday, Apr. 5. The Project was started by artist Christine Ilweski, who suffered a personal loss to gun violence which provoked a passion to devote other artists and herself to put a face to the young victims...

The Jeanine Larson Dobbins Conservatory of Theatre and Dance’s annual Spring into Dance performances saw many student dancers step out of their comfort zones by taking on different forms of dance. Performances were held April 4 to 7 in the Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall on Southeast’s River Campus...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon was the focus of Crisp Museum’s Historic Talk, Tuesday, April 2, at Southeast River Campus. The talk was led by Gary Tyler, who has been an outreach specialist at the museum for 11 years. As an outreach specialist, Tyler operates The Southeast Explorer, a mobile museum that provides Crisp Museum education to local schools. Along with presenting the exhibits, Tyler also distributes supplementary teaching materials to teachers...

Southeast students had the opportunity to present their sculptures, paintings and drawings at the annual Juried Student Exhibition at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum opened April 5. This year’s exhibition is called “Exhibiting Excellence,”and showcases works created by the students over the past year. Awards are given to the students for their use of color, three-dimensional design, drawing, painting, fibers, graphic design, digital art, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture...

After graduating in 2013, alumnus Tim Godlove gave back to Southeast by donating his metal sculpture piece titled “Bloom,” which is displayed at the Charles Hutson Horticulture Greenhouse entrance. “Bloom” is part of a four-piece collection created for his capstone which is the final project done by art students before graduating. Each piece took a total of approximately 100 hours in addition to planning and creating small prototypes...

As a part of First Friday with the Arts, the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri held an opening reception for the exhibit of Missouri native Jean Rissover. Her exhibit, “Distaff: The Lives of Women,” depicts the mundane and important part of women’s lives at various ages through the use of oil and acrylic paint...

Southeast dance major and political science minor Kaetlin Lamberson has had her mind set on lobbying for the arts in government since she was a senior in high school, and her college years have been devoted to that goal. The Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native has a passion for the arts, being that she is involved with them — Lamberson has been dancing since her days on the dance team at Poplar Bluff High School, where one of her dance instructors was a Southeast dance student. ...

Southeast Holland College of Arts and Media is presenting a dance, music, and theatre showcase called, the HCAM Bridges, on Feb. 28 at Shuck Recital Hall on the River Campus The month of February is the celebration of Black History Month, and March is Women’s History Month — this showcase is a tribute to both forms of diversity from minority students on campus...

Madison Ellers is a young artist who is using her work to express her body image issues in hopes of helping others. The Chicago area native was Catapult Creative House Student Studios’ Artist of the Month. The work shown in the exhibit called, “Among the Flowers,”: is a visual representation of the deep struggles she had with her body image...

Artists’ deepest struggles and loves are shown at First Friday with the Arts on Nov. 2. Catapult Creative House Student Studios held a closing reception for its third Artist of the Month for Southeast senior art education major Madison Ellers and her exhibit titled, “Among the Flowers”...

The Faultline Film Festival is back with another showcase. The prizes of the festival include $1,000 for best of show and $250 for the winner of each genre category, in addition to trophies for honorable mentions. Fred Jones, founder of the festival, said the festival gives away about $3,000 in cash prizes along with a dozen awards...

The Crisp Museum has opened the doors for another art exhibit that will run through Jan. 27, 2019. This gallery is a collection of never-before-seen comic book and semi-realistic art that includes images from science fiction entities such as “Star-Trek” and Marvel comic books...

Missouri artist Dave Carter finds inspiration in the organic world around him. Dave is currently enjoying his third month-long art display in Cape Girardeau’s Conservation Center. The gallery features nine nature-themed oil paintings, adapted originally from photos the artist took in state parks and nature centers...

The Conservatory of Theatre and Dance is opening its curtains to the families of Bette Brennan and Boo Hudlocke this October for the dark comedy “The Marriage of Bette and Boo.” The show is a memory play that is narrated by the Hudlocke’s only surviving son, Matt. Set in the 1950s, it follows Bette and Boo throughout their lives...

Southeast art professor Dr. Joni Hand embraces opportunities to take the subject of art beyond constraints of curriculum, as well as introducing it to new audiences. Historic Talk Tuesday provided such an opportunity Aug. 21 at the The Crisp Museum at SEMO’s River Campus, where she presented “The Birth of the Modern: Realism and Impressionism.”...

Deanna Hoffman believes in the power of nature. The manifestation of that belief, a nearly 5 foot metal flower, has been commissioned as an outdoor sculpture in Cape Girardeau.

Jessica Lambert doesn’t know if she will be able to have the children she always wanted after two operations left her ability to do so in question. She’s a Southeast senior majoring in sculpture and works as the letterpress student manager and gallery student manager of Catapult Creative House. ...

The Art Guild Show and Sale is held every year to showcase student artwork and raise money for supplies and activities for members. On Nov. 16, the Art Guild students sold their individual pieces to the community and Southeast students and faculty. The Art Guild is an organization that allows art students to gain experience presenting their artwork through exhibits and become more involved while building their portfolios...

The Art Council’s First Friday with the Arts has been around since 2003, and with nine art galleries and at least 20 businesses participating this month, it has unquestionably gained momentum in recent years. It’s a night dedicated to some of Cape Girardeau’s finest options for local music, artistry, entrepreneurship, food and drink. ...

Eight months of collaborative planning and rehearsal by River Campus faculty members culminated with “In Essence,” a multimedia presentation that combined all disciplines of Southeast arts Thursday night. The audience was comprised mostly of River Campus students who filled a performance hall in the Seminary Building to see some of their educators perform...