Greetings!
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Art Walk is just two days away, and there is a wide variety of fabulous shows to choose from in March! Join us this Friday for The Luck of the Irish with our newest member, the MSU Center of International Programs, 301 S. Jefferson. Enjoy amazing images of Ireland, light refreshments and immersion in Irish culture during Art Walk ... and gather inspiration for downtown's St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Celebration March 17. The delightful Shannon Bacon takes the spotlight at Randy Bacon Photography with a collection of original art and writing. Also, don't miss the Art Contest Exhibits at Fresh Gallery and Good Girl Art Gallery, plus Good Girl's Painted Ladies, A Collection of Peculiar Pretties and Deviant Darlings, Visual Vignettes by Artist Sarah Blinkhorn. Meanwhile, OTC Fine Art Gallery at The Gillioz presents a one-man show by Mixed Media Neon Sculptor Joe Arnes, winner of the People's Choice Award in the First Friday Art Walk 10th Anniversary Art Contest and Exhibition, held in October 2011. And don't miss Art is Monumental II, featuring artwork by K-12 students, at The Creamery Arts Center. |
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Experience Flame Test by Tyler Thrasher at
Abundant Life during the March 2 Art Walk
 Abundant Life Covenant Church, 157 Park Central Square, presents MSU student Tyler Thrasher displaying his Flame Test paintings and accepting commissions from 6-8 p.m. for his year-long "Commissioned Christmas" project. For this project, Tyler will sell
his artwork and put the proceeds toward helping those in need with coats and clothing for Christmas 2012. Also check out NEW images by Chris Wood and Harold Patterson, Rome: City of Romance images by Annette Wardell and George W. Kiefer's historic murals. Plus, enjoy LIVE music and FREE refreshments. (417) 864-4971, www.abundantlifecovenantchurch.com
Office hours 9-4:30 p.m. M-F; Services 7:30 p.m. W, 10 a.m. Sun.
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Boca Mocha features lively art, Haitian coffee
 Boca Mocha, 320 Park Central West, is a coffee cafe that offers Haitian coffee and plus lunch and dinner service. Enjoy Mother's beer and lively art by Christie Snelson, Jane Troup and John L. Payne. (417) 865-3828 www.bocamocha.com 7 a.m.-11 p.m. M-Th; 7 a.m.-1:30 a.m. F; 8-1:30 Sat
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CaraDee Photography captures life's
fleeting moments as enduring art
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Image by CaraDee Photography
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At CaraDee Photography Fine Art Portraits and Gallery, 305 E. Walnut, Photographers Cara Stucke and Mark Gilmore are setting contemporary trends in individual, couples and family photography. (417) 368-7341 www.caraspictures.com
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Art is Monumental II puts student art in
the spotlight at The Creamery in March
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Art by Allison Murray
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The Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway, features Art is Monumental II, an annual K-12 student art exhibition presented by Springfield Regional Arts Council in partnership with the Southwest District Art Teachers Association and the Missouri
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Art Education Association District 10. The exhibit celebrates National Youth Art Month with a First Friday Art Walk reception, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 2. (417) 862-ARTS (2787) www.SpringfieldArts.org Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F; closed major holidays
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Digital Painters Robert & Deanna Henion
bring stunning geometries, landscapes to DB Design Salon
 DB Design Salon & Art Gallery, 326 S. Campbell, invites you to enjoy Robert & Deanna Henion, digital painters. Experience the work of this delightful art duo in large scale with geometric works by Robert and marvelous landscapes by Deanna. In addition, explore DB's ongoing display ofpottery by Cheryl Matlock, Julia Schaefer, John Ehlers, Katrina Stevens, George Milne and Duane Bone; and jewelry by Tammy Kirks.(417) 864-4343
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Drury Pool Art Center Gallery presents
Some(Where) We Meet by Amanda Small
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Heliotrope by Amanda Small
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Drury Pool Art Center Gallery, 940 N. Clay St., presents (Some) Where We Meet, a solo exhibit by artist Amanda Small, in March. Amanda received her MFA in Ceramic Art from Kansas State University in 2009. Her work has been in seen in a number of exhibitions from
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Manhattan, Kan., to New York City; Canberra, Australia; and most recently Copenhagen, Denmark. Of her work she says, "I signify my ideas about a living web through metaphor, using sacred geometry, radials, and lattice patterns to reference architecture found within living structures. Repetitive patterns common in nature act as an allegory for a collective identity, and reference the inter-connectedness of living things." (417) 873-7263 www.drury.edu/pacgallery Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. M, T, W, F; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Th
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International Award Winner Farmers Gastropub
presents Artists at Work for March 2 Art Walk
 Farmers Gastropub, 431 S. Jefferson, Ste. 160, recently garnered international headlines when U.K.-based newspaper The Telegraph named the Springfield gastropub Best Restaurant in its Best of British competition. Enjoy the art of gastropub cuisine, plus Artists at Work during the March 2 Art Walk. Artists demonstrate and sell their art in an echo of the art scene at Montmartre, Paris. Farmers Gastropub invites artists who are interested in demonstrating their talents on future First Fridays to contact owner Bill Griffiths. (417) 864-6994 www.farmersgastropub.com. The Gastropub is open 9:30-11 p.m. M-W and 9:30 a.m.-midnight Th-Sat, with Bistro Dining 6-9:30 p.m. Th-Sat
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Visit Fresh for The Fresh Gallery 2012
Juried Competition Exhibit
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Fresh Gallery, 400 W. Walnut, presents The Fresh Gallery 2012 Juried Competition Exhibit. Best of Show honors, including a $100 prize and a month-long show as featured artist at Fresh, went to Denny In The Flow, a mixed media piece by Kate Dooley. The Jurors' Choice award, and $50, went to Clouds and Shadows, a work of fiber art by Lettie Blackburn. Honorable Mention, and a prize of $25, went to Gearing
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Up, a work in clay and metal by Matthew Wright. Art for the contest was accepted in oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, pastel, photography, textiles, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry. View all of the top entries at Fresh Gallery during the March 2 First Friday Art Walk. www.freshgallery.org. (417) 862-9300 Open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. T-Sat
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See Painted Ladies, plus Art From The Springfield
Rollergirls Poster Contest at Good Girl Art Gallery
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Good Girl Art Gallery, 325 E. Walnut St., Ste. 101, presents Painted Ladies, A Collection of Peculiar Pretties and Deviant Darlings, Visual Vignettes by Artist Sarah Blinkhorn, plus Art From The Springfield Roller Girls Poster Contest. Sarah Blinkhorn says she draws inspiration "from the 'low brow' arts ... traditional tattoo flash, circus and sideshow posters, story book illustrations, comic books, cartoons, kitsch." Born in Bridlington, England, and raised in the American Midwest, Sarah has worked as a tattooist and freelance artist, and is now focusing on showing and publishing her artwork. (417) 865-7055 www.goodgirlartgallery.com Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. T-Sat
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Enjoy Local Student Artwork at
Hollywood Theaters College Station 14
 Hollywood Theaters College Station 14, 415 W. College Street, is a family-friendly theater that is proud to show the artistry of cinema 365 days a year. For First Friday Art Walk, Hollywood will be showcasing Local Student Artwork. Bring the family and come see the creativity of Springfield's youth! Visit us online at www.gohollywood.com
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Enjoy Photography by Amber Dougan, Abstract Paintings by John Payne at Kiss My Gas Scooters
Kiss My Gas Scooters!, 212 S. Campbell, presents Photography by Amber Dougan and Abstract Paintings by John Payne in March. Also, view the latest models of fuel-efficient scooters, plus plenty of accessories and apparel for the well-dressed rider. (417) 863-9600. www.kissmygasscooters.com
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Mercy R&D presents work by Kat Allie, Stephanie Cramer
in new show, The Birds And The Bees
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Mercy R&D, 429 N. Boonville Ave., puts its focus on the Birds and the Bees with Artists Kat Allie and Stephanie Cramer. Enjoy Kat Allie's beeswax magnificence in encaustic painting and Stephanie Cramer's new series of "big brained birds." Explore our newly designed showrooms featuring Mercy co-worker inspired medical device designs. www.mercyrnd.com (417) 831-1270.
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Brick City Gallery continues focus on
ceramics with In China, and Slapstick (ha!)
MSU Brick City Gallery, 215 W. Mill, presents a pair of artists in the East and West galleries, both working in ceramic sculpture/ installation. Enjoy Joyce Jablonski's In China and Gary Greenberg's Slapstick: (ha!).
(417) 829-5092 www.art.missouristate.edu/gallery.php Open 1-6p.m. M-Sat, closed Sunday, Monday and University holidays
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MSU Center of International Programs
joins Art Walk with Luck of the Irish
 MSU Center of International Programs, 301 S. Jefferson, celebrates The Luck of the Irish in its March Art Walk debut! Visit the Jim D. Morris Center to immerse yourself in Irish heritage while enjoying amazing photos of Ireland captured by MSU study abroad students and light refreshments. (417) 836-3733 http://international.missouristate.edu
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Ceramics and Metals/Jewelry Exhibition
open at MSU Student Exhibition Center
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MSU Student Exhibition Center, 838 E. Walnut St., presents
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the Art and Design Department's
popular Ceramics and Metals/ Jewelry Exhibition. The exhibit starts continues until March 16 with a First Friday Art Walk reception on March 2. This exhibit features work by current and former MSU students that are actively pursuing their vision in Ceramics and Metals. (417) 836-6999 www.sec.missouristate.edu
Open 1-5 p.m. T-Sat, closed major holidays and University holidays
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Obelisk Home presents Discovering An Eyeful
by Artist Dustin Burgert
 Obelisk Home at the Inspired Commerce Building, 214 W. Phelps, presents Discovering an Eyeful by Dustin Burgert. "My relationship with abstract art is derived from a creative ability to see a finished product in my head before paint touches canvas. The visions I put to canvas are spontaneous and often don't fall into a defined theme, although they may have a slight likeness that can be observed in them," Dustin says. "Because  art can mean or represent so many different things to so many different people, my goal above anything is to create eyeful conversational pieces that not only warm a room but inspire positivity and imagination as well." (417) 616-6488
www.obeliskhome.com
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Enjoy art by Mixed Media Neon Sculptor Joe Arnes
at OTC Fine Art Gallery at The Gillioz
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OTC Fine Art Gallery at The Gillioz, 325 Park Central East, Third Floor, presents Mixed Media Neon Sculptor Joe Arnes. Joe's sculpture Luna was voted the People's Choice winner in the October 2011 First Friday Art Walk 10th Anniversary Art Contest and Exhibition, held at the OTC Fine Art Gallery. Influenced by his late brother-in-law, southern California artist Bennett Singleton, Joe Arnes says, "The noble gases neon and argon, a drop of mercury, and 25,000 volts of electricity within a vacuum sealed glass tube are the ingredients that capture my interest and desire to combine brilliant color and light into abstract geometric wall textures." OTC invites you to enjoy this "electrifying" exhibition with special refreshments and a fabulous Art Walk reception. (417) 447-8873 Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. M-Th; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. F; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. on First Fridays
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Park Central Library celebrates
Civility, Compassion & Willard High School Art
Park Central Branch Library, 128 Park Central Square, presents an evening of exciting events March 2. It begins ahead of Art Walk at 5:30 p.m. with author Karen Armstrong's film on the Charter for Compassion, which proposes a charter to restore the Golden Rule as the central global religious doctrine. See charterforcompassion.org. A MO Poetry Slam Springfield performer will read the Charter for Compassion, and a copy will be available for signing. Art Walk features The Art of Willard High School Students and the winning entries from The 10 Tenets of the Springfield Civility Project  Photo Contest. Throughout the next year, the winning entries will be displayed at key private businesses, public agencies and government entities that have adopted the 10 tenets of civility. (417) 831-1342 www.facebook.com/parkcentrallibrary Open 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. M-Th; 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. F-Sat
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Enjoy Paintings by Shannon Bacon
at Randy Bacon Photography
Randy Bacon Photography and Figment Art Gallery in the Monarch Art Factory, 600 W. College St., presents Artist Shannon Bacon. Enjoy the opening reception 6-10 p.m. during the March 2 Art Walk with free refreshments and music by Black Box Revue. Also, Figment welcomes new in-house artists Darlene Prater and Ashley Haws, who join existing artists Lane Simmons, Sarah Hurlburt, and Lindsay Breidenbach. A "closet painter" for most of her life, Shannon is best known for her creative work in writing and filmmaking alongside husband Randy Bacon. This exhibit showcases her love of acrylic, oil, watercolor, and collage work, accompanied by her personal writings. Shannon will contribute 20 percent of all work sold to S.T.A.N.D (Stop The Abuse Next Door, stand4justice.org/) and Project 61. (417) 868-8179 www.randybacon.com Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. T-F; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat
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Enjoy the Work of Award-Winning
Artist Gavyn Sky at Revel Advertising
Revel Advertising, 214 W. Phelps, Ste.102, conveniently  located next to Obelisk Home in the Inspired Commerce building, invites you to welcome the new year with Award-Winning Artist Gavyn Sky during the Jan. 6 Art Walk. Gavyn's unique paintings have an interactive and captivating quality that has art lovers across the country taking notice. "Art is so complex and yet so simple. We know when we are touched by something. You can feel it physically. My art is designed to create the same physical reaction in you." - Gavyn Sky (417) 368-6966 www.reveladvertising.com
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Springfield Hot Glass Studio presents live
glassblowing demonstrations during Art Walk
Springfield Hot Glass Studio,  314 S. Campbell Ave., is a working hot glass studio/gallery with facilities for furnace, torch and kiln work. Enjoy live demonstrations on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and First Fridays! (417) 868-8181 www.springfieldhotglass.com Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. T-Sat
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Enjoy an ever-changing selection of amazing
ceramic art at Springfield Pottery
 Springfield Pottery, 416 S. Campbell Ave., is a fine craft gallery and community clay center that features some of the best examples of fine craft in clay, wood, metal, glass, fibers, photography, printmaking and jewelry by over 45 local, regional and national artists. (417) 864-4677 www.springfieldpottery.com
Open 11 a.m.-6 p.m. T-Sat
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