by SpivaArts | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
April 2, 2020 To ensure the safety of our staff and members, the George A. Spiva Center for the Arts will remain closed during this national crisis. All exhibits, events and classes are on hold for now. We are acting out of an abundance of caution – with health and... by SpivaArts | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
To Spiva Membership and Patrons, The health and safety of our patrons, staff and artists will always be of the utmost concern. We are closely monitoring the regional response to the evolving situation regarding COVID-19. At this time, there will be no change to our... by SpivaArts | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Across America there are art treasures hidden away in the vaults of museums and art centers large and small. Alice Walton, the founder of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art at Bentonville, Arkansas, decided to do something about that. She established the Art... by SpivaArts | Jan 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
SPIVA will host the group exhibition “STRATA: Layered Meaning” featuring work from Madeline Gallucci, Melaney Mitchell, Steve Snell, Patty Carroll, Andy Gershon, Bobby Houlette, Brett Reif, and Mary Ann Strandell. The work in this exhibition features multiple mediums:... by SpivaArts | Nov 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s the time of year when photographers from across the nation are poring through their photographs and second-guessing which ones to enter in the 43rd PhotoSpiva competitive and exhibit of Spiva Center for the Arts. The ante is high, considering that they’ll be... by SpivaArts | Nov 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Joplin Globe’s letters to the editors and op-ed pages have finally sucked me into their Sunday morning jolt of reality. For years, I veered from those pages like the snake house at a zoo. I considered their opinions so ill-informed and unprogressive that I simply... 