Gallery Exhibition & Events Calendar - Spring 2024
Empowered by Design
Main Art Center GalleryJanuary 8 to February 1, 2024
Panel discussion January 22, 4:00 p.m., Wood 100, also live streaming via Zoom, free is required.
Reception January 24, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Remarks at 4:00 p.m.
The UCM Gallery of Art & Design in partnership with Guest Curator, Scott Barton, presents
an exhibition of contemporary design. This unique exhibition will showcase works of
design that exemplify Barton’s philosophy of integrated design. Barton will moderate
a panel discussion with the artists of By Design on January 22 at 4:00 p.m. in Wood
100. The talk will also be available virtually by livestream over Zoom. The public
is invited to a reception on Jan 24 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm All events are free and open
to the public.
Sculpting Science by Gary Staab
Gallery 115
January 8 to February 1, 2024
Artist talk January 8, 4:00 p.m., Wood 100, also live streaming via Zoom, free is required.
Meet the artist reception, January 8, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Gary Staab is a self-taught artist who makes phenomenally lifelike models of the natural
world from the past and present. Staab’s scientific models can be seen in museums,
private collections, visitors’ centers, books, and film. Staab will give an artist
talk about his work on Jan at 8, 4:00 p.m. in Wood 100. The talk will also be available
virtually by livestream over Zoom. The public is invited to a reception to celebrate
the exhibition on Jan 8, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. All events are free and open to the public.
Gallery Kids
Art Center Galleries
January 27, 2024, 10:30 to 12:00 p.m.
CONVERSATIONS
All Art Center Galleries
February 8 to March 2, 2024
Panel discussion February 12, 4:00 p.m., Wood 100, also live streaming via Zoom, free is required.
Reception February 12, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
In honor of Black History Month, the UCM Gallery of Art & Design presents this exhibition
in partnership with Guest curator, Harold Smith. CONVERSATIONS includes artworks made
by African American artists working in a range of media including two-and three-dimensional
works. Smith will moderate a panel discussion with the artists of CONVERSATIONS on
February 12 at 4:00 p.m. in Wood 100. The discussion will also be available virtually
by livestream over Zoom. The public is invited to meet the artists at a reception
celebrating the exhibition on February 12, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. All events are free and
open to the public.
Gallery Kids
Art Center Galleries
February 24, 2024, 10:30 to 12:00 p.m.
56th Annual Citation Show
All Art Center Galleries
March 4 to 29, 2024
Awards reception March 28, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Awards announced at 4pm!
Each year in the Spring semester, the UCM Gallery of Art & Design asks students with
declared majors & minors in Art & Design to submit their best works of art for inclusion
in the Citation Show. An arts professional is selected to jury the exhibition, awarding
cash prizes to the top artworks across numerous categories. The public is invited
to attend the reception for this exhibition on March 28 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Awards
will be announced at 4 p.m. The awards ceremony will also be available to view virtually
over livestream. All events are free and open to the public.
High School Art Show
Art Center Hallways
March 4 to 22
Reception March 16, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Remarks at 12:30pm.
The UCM High School Art Exhibition is a selection of outstanding artwork open to high
school students from a 150-mile radius of Warrensburg, MO. Students are allowed two
pieces of work and can enter any original drawing, painting (oil, acrylic, opaque
watercolor), mixed media, printmaking (serigraphy, relief, intaglio), fibers, design/graphics,
photography, ceramics or sculpture. Upper-level students can sign up for a day of
live art competition and workshops with UCM faculty and students at the annual High
School Art Contest Day. Both events are free and open to home-schooled, public and
private high school students.
The public is invited to a reception March 16, 12:00 to 2:00 pm. All events are free
and open to the public. Contest day
Senior Shows: Studio & Art Ed
All Art Center Galleries
April 10 to 19
Reception April 13, 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Each semester senior students preparing for graduation present an exhibition showcasing
a body of work that represents the culmination of their years of study at UCM Art
& Design. Exhibitions will be on view in the Art Center Galleries. The public is invited
to a reception on April 13 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. All events are free and open to
the public.
Senior Shows: Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design
All Art Center Galleries
April 24 to May 4
Reception May 4, time TBD
Annual Mid-Missouri Artists Annual Summer Exhibition
Main Art Center Gallery
June 24 to July 19, 2023
Reception TBD
This annual exhibition will feature recent work by the Mid-Missouri Artists, a non-profit
organization serving artists and those interested in art in Johnson, Lafayette, Henry,
and Pettis counties. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, and fiber arts are
showcased in this popular community exhibition. All events are free and open to the
public.
