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Celebrating the life of Jo Mueller
The Spiva Center for the Arts‘ family is joined in sorrow at the passing of former Executive Director, Mary Jo Mueller. Jo (as we knew her) led Spiva for more than 12 years, before her retirement in September of 2015. During that time, she expanded Spiva’s membership...
Fantasy Camp with Sandra Conrad
Fantasy Camp with Sandra Conrad July 20-23, 1-3pm, and July 24, 1-4pm Cost: $100, Ages: 6-12 Roll initiative! Learn how to create fantasy characters for the world's greatest role-playing game! Not only will the kids learn about designing a character, but they will...
An Important Message to Our Patrons
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...
COVID-19 Response
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...
Joplin’s Spiva serves as recipient of Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Foundation
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...
STRATA: Layered Meaning in the Main Gallery
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:...
Photographers gear up for 43rd PhotoSpiva competition
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...
Despite naysayers, proposed arts center’s a boon for Joplin
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...
Josie Mai: The Cornell Complex: A HeART for the arts
Much of my career has revolved around art appreciation, educating local folks to the joy of the arts and potential transformation through the arts. As I’ve worked hard to run Spiva’s daily operations and fundraise for The Cornell Complex, I’ve noticed some confusing...
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