We've added a new speaker to the Interdisciplinary Lecture Series!

We've added a new speaker to the schedule! Dr. Xiaolu Wu will be presenting on the art of healing at 11:00am. Our schedule has been updated accordingly.

Students are hard at work on projects as the Spring 2015 semester begins.

Students in Portico Bowman's Sculpture class are carving into plaster.  

The Interdisciplinary Lecture Series is coming up fast!

Come check out the lectures on Friday, February 6th at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts!

The lecture series is inspired by the work of artist and art therapist Maria Lupo, whose exhibit Pigs, Process, and Sustainability will be displayed in Porter Hall’s University Gallery from February 1st through March 6th.  We will discuss a wide variety of subjects focusing on intersections of art and medicine, including input from visual and performing artists, healthcare professionals, and others involved in the study of health, illness, suffering, and healing, as well as the community, as they relate to the arts.

Schedule
10:00  TBA
10:30  Dr. Mindi Garner
11:00  Deborah Fischer + Karen Tompkins-Dobbs
11:30  Dr. Jamie McDaniel
12:00  LUNCH
1:00  Dr. Harriet Bachner + Melinda Ledlow
1:30  Jessica Stallings + Dr. Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro
2:00   Dr. Janice Jewett
2:30   Josie Mai
3:00  Maria Lupo
4:00   RECEPTION

Back to School!

Students and faculty in the Art Department are excited to be back here at PSU for the new Semester!

                                            Jamie Oliver lecturing his Painting I students.

                                   Students sketching in Emi Gennis' class, Visual Storytelling.

Student Sylvia Schultze is working on a sketch for a new course, Life Sculpture- taught by Malcolm Kucharski.

Teresa Harris Exhibition in the Harry Krug Gallery

Stunning exhibition by Teresa Harris coming to the Harry Krug Gallery at PSU January 20, 2015. 

Opening Reception and Artist Lecture January 23rd. Click on postcard for more details.

Mark your calendars!!!

Mark your calendar for three amazing exhibitions in the University Gallery in Spring 2015!

A special day for Pittsburg State University and the Community...

More than 1,000 gathered at Pittsburg State University’s new Bicknell Family Center for the Arts to cut a ceremonial ribbon and tour the $33 million hall this past Sunday. 

“More than anything, this day is a celebration of the spirit of this institution and this community,” said PSU President Steve Scott. “Without the support of our students and donors and the incredible work of our campus faculty and staff who helped design this beautiful structure, this day would have never arrived.”

The large gallery in the Bicknell Family Center of the Arts still has some steps to completion, but Chairperson and Museum of Art Director, Rhona McBain said, " We are ecstatic that this day has arrived. It will be a cultural and economic transformation for the community of Pittsburg. We are looking forward to our first exhibition in the new space. We are grateful to President Scott, Mr. Bicknell, the current donors and those that will step forward in future. It is truly a whole community bring our dreams to reality." 

Want to read more about it...

Watch the Ribbon Cutting

Dreams do Come True Article

Morning Sun Article

Joplin Globe Article