Kirksville Arts Association

Congratulations to Rhonda Vincent for being inducted into the Grand Old Opry last night. We are very happy for you. The honor was well deserved. Her performance is about 24 minutes into this video. Rhonda looks absolutely gorgeous and her performance was wonderful, as usual.

This is the final week we will have Jennifer Daniel's baskets available at the Sue Ross Arts Center. She is an amazing weaver.

Kirksville Arts is in the process of restoring the original tile mosaic murals. The panels that were able to be removed from the old Arts Center intact have been installed in the hallway at the Sue Ross Arts Center. Ashton Clema has done a fantastic job creating new panels with the loose tiles that will be installed when finished. We are now ready to mortar and grout the new murals. If you would be interested in helping with this process, please give us a call at 665-0500. We will maintain more than a 6 ft. distance between workers and will have gloves, masks and hand sanitizer available. We are excited to see this project come to completion.

We are thrilled to announce Ashton Clema is the new Arts Administrator for Kirksville Arts. She began working today at the Sue Ross Arts Center. Ashton has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in Marketing from Culver Stockton College. She and her husband Brandon live on a farm and we are over the moon that she has joined us at KAA. Stop by to introduce yourself and wish Ashton well.

During our tile making project a year ago, we had a lot of Chiefs tile made. This one was made by one of Jennifer Hannold Wilson's art students at Green City. We hope they have another successful Superbowl again today!

During the months of January and February we are going to begin restoring the original mosaic murals salvaged from the fire a few years ago. While a few of the panels survived intact, many of them did not and the tiles had to be removed from the broken panels. Some of the individual tiles are a little battered, overall they are still quite striking to see. They have quite a story to tell. We were fortunate to have the grandson of Sue Ross volunteer to organize a group of b...oy scouts to remove the mortar and grout from the tiles. The tiles have been cleaned and are now ready to be restored and placed on display at the Sue Ross Arts Center. This is going to be quite a task. If anyone is interested in volunteering for this project please give us a call at 665-0500. We will be limiting the number of people working on this to ensure physical distancing See more

We are looking forward to having the original mural restored! Thanks to KTVO for coming out and covering this story.

The Red Barn Artist Series Continues On Monday, January 19th, Mike Killen with Scrollsaw Creations will be presenting at the Sue Ross Arts Center, sharing his journey as a woodworker. He has been a popular Red Barn vendor for many years. Mike is our fifth speaker to present and it has been very interesting to hear the different artists talk about their work and how they have developed their skills. So, join us for this very interesting series. Participation is available both... in person and online. In person will be limited to allow for physical distancing. Online participants will need to download ZOOM. Registration is required. Please call 665-0500 or email us at [email protected] by January 17th. Mike will have his work on display and available for purchase at the Sue Ross Arts Center from January 19th through February 1st.

Be sure to join us next Monday, January 18th at 1 pm to hear Mike Killen of Scrollsaw Creations at our next Red Barn Artist Series presentation. In person attendance will be limited to allow for physical distancing. Please register in advance. To attend online we will need to have your email address to send you the link on zoom.

Congratulations to Lindsey Dunnagan from Truman for being one of the featured artists on the Missouri Ars Council website and Facebook page!

Our annual Juried Student Exhibition is a couple months off! And it's one of the highlights of the year. Truman students, to review the rules and how to submit ...your works, check out this google form: https://forms.gle/Xfu8ZKC3FvuYGDfr7 This year we're asking you to submit a photograph of the work as well as drop off the physical work. Image: Natalie Gruber, Insectology, CMYK screenprint, 2020 See more

Today, Jennifer Daniels provided a very interesting presentation on basket weaving as a part of our Red Barn Artist Speakers series. She has been one of our fabulous instructors from WOW and we are looking forward to having the Weekend of Weaving return in 2021! Jennifer has a display of her baskets currently at the Sue Ross Arts Center. Several are available for purchase, while some are just for display. They will be on display until February 15th.

Looking for last minute gifts and stocking stuffers? Jane Lovstuen has been making coasters that are for sale at the Sue Ross Arts Center The coasters and holders are $1 each with proceeds going to Kirksville Arts. She has also made coaster sets for sale for $15.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! We want to thank everyone who supported the local artists and artisans at the Red Barn Holiday Market!! It was a great success. We will be closed December 24th, 25th and 26th for Christmas... and December 31st and January 1st and 2nd for New Years. Have a safe and happy holiday season.