by KMGuru | 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 KMGuru | 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 KMGuru | 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 KMGuru | 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...
by KMGuru | Oct 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
