Post Art Library

We're excited to share that Nick Kyle, who is on our board as well as our exhibitions committee, is having a solo show at the MSSU Spiva Art Gallery here in Joplin, Missouri. Check it out now through June 17th!

It's back: Summer Reading Art Challenge (SRAC)! This year, the state-wide theme for summer reading is Tails & Tales. In keeping with that theme, the prompt for SRAC 2021 is "Tell Your Tale with Art! What's the story of you?!" Beginning June 1, 2021, participants may pick up artboards and entry forms from any public service desk within Joplin Public Library. Entries will be accepted for three categories: Adult (ages 18+), Teen (entering 6th-12th grades), and Kids (birth-5th gr...ade). Entries must be returned to any public service desk within the library by 5pm on Sunday, July 31, 2021. All SRAC 2021 entries will be exhibited in the Genealogy, Local History, and Post Reading Room wing inside the library from August 14-September 25, 2021. People's Choice ballots for each category will be collected in the library during the exhibit. People's Choice winners will be announced on October 1, 2021 and those winners will receive a prize when they pick up their artwork. Participation is FREE and open to the public. A library card is NOT necessary. SRAC is an annual art challenge and show meant to encourage exploration of the visual arts through creating art based on Missouri's state-wide theme for summer reading. SRAC is coordinated and curated by the Post Art Library. For more information, contact Jill at 417-623-7953 x1041.

Hurry! You've only a few days left to see Deby Gilley's The ABCs of Folklore and Slang! This exhibit features 26 linocuts based on an alphabetical sequence of key letters of the words within their titles, as published in Gilley's 2020 book, also entitled The ABCs of Folklore and Slang. Visit The Bramlage and Willcoxon Foundation Gallery inside Joplin Public Library through Sunday, May 30th to see Gilley's wonderful works. For a copy of her book ($10), contact Jill at Post Art Library at 417-623-7953 x1041. #printmaking #debygilley #gilleygallery #postartlibrary #joplinpubliclibrary #joplinarts #ozark

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C2C Monthly Check-Ins via Connect2Culture, Joplin Writers’ Guild Meeting, Oz presented by Midwest Regional Ballet, Company and School, Little Acorns: Hooray f...or Hummingbirds with Missouri Dept. of Conservation, Paint Your Pet at Create N Sip Studios, and more. Brighten up your week with local arts, culture, entertainment! #connect2culture #joplinarts Featured: Midwest Regional Ballet Presents: "Oz," May 1315 at Bicknell Family Center for the Arts.