Galleries Currently CLOSED for Install. New Exhibits open Thursday, September 5 and Saturday, September 7.

Event Series Creation Station with Stacy Heydt

Creation Station with Stacy Heydt

Art Studio | Classroom #1

Drop in Tuesday afternoons and experiment with a variety of media: painting, drawing, clay, collage, sculpture, and printmaking.  Have a snack and explore the galleries with scavenger hunts and other activities! Pre-registration is recommended. Space is limited in this popular class! This week we will be making mixed media leaf art!

Get Tickets $6.00 – $8.00 12 tickets left
Event Series Studio 55

Studio 55 – Open Studio

Welcome to Studio 55, an art class tailored for adults aged 55 and up! Join us in our open studio facilitated by Jesse McCormick. There will be various supplies and mediums available to use and experiment with, or participants may bring their own. Start a new project or bring something you've been working on and […]

Get Tickets Free – $10.00 16 tickets left

Frightful Flicks: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Cornell Complex 212 W. 7th St, Joplin MO, MO, United States

$5 for Spiva Members | $10 General Admission Ages 13+ Recommended Come see this Expressionist masterpiece as it has never been experienced before, with an original soundtrack using the music of Bela Bartok, Nine Inch Nails, and others. Assembled by exhibits director Shaun Conroy, this unique take offers a modern and creepy environment to view […]

Watercolor Caricatures with Rachel Cabral

Art Studio | Classroom #1

Watercolor Caricatures with Rachel Cabral Saturday, October 26, 10 am – 12 pm Ages: 12+ Cost: $35 Students will study the work of Tim Burton and learn to draw in his unique style, using watercolor and ink to make their own spooky self-portrait!

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Event Series Creation Station with Stacy Heydt

Creation Station: Halloween Edition!

Art Studio | Classroom #1

Creation Station takes place weekly on Tuesday afternoons. Students are invited to experiment with a variety of media: painting, drawing, clay, collage, sculpture, and printmaking.  Have a snack and explore the galleries with scavenger hunts and other activities! This week enjoy a Halloween treat and project. Costumes are welcome! Pre-registration is recommended. Space is limited […]

Get Tickets $6.00 – $8.00 13 tickets left

Trick or Treat with Spiva and Connect2Culture

Cornell Complex 212 W. 7th St, Joplin MO, MO, United States

Trick or Treat with Spiva Center for the Arts & Connect2Culture at the Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex. Bring your little ghosts and goblins to the Cornell Complex on October 31 from 10am to 5pm for some Halloween fun! Kids in costume can stop by the West Entrance Welcome Desk (Wall Ave) for […]

Event Series Studio 55

Studio 55 – Impressionist Winter Landscapes

Welcome to Studio 55, an art class tailored for adults aged 55 and up! In this structured class, Jordan Murdock-Thompson will teach participants a new and exciting project every other week. All supplies are provided, and thanks to the Joy Spiva Cragin Charitable Trust, there is no cost to attend the classes. Spiva does welcome a […]

Get Tickets Free – $10.00 14 tickets left

Opening Reception | Membership Show & Sean Fitzgibbon

Spiva Galleries

Join us for the opening receptions of the Joy Spiva Cragin 77th Annual Membership Show and Sean Fitzgibbon: What Follows is True. Made possible by our generous reception sponsor:

Character Design with Sean Fitzgibbon

Art Studio | Classroom #1

Saturday, November 2, 1 -3 pm Ages: 11+ Cost: $25 Students will learn character design techniques directly from our visiting artist Sean Fitzgibbon after his artist talk. Sean is an artist / graphic novelist known for his work What Follows Is True: Crescent Hotel. His illustrated is documentary-style graphic nonfiction book that explores the Crescent […]

Get Tickets $25.00 15 tickets left

Glass Ornaments with Jane Mccaulley

Art Studio | Classroom #2

Glass Ornaments with Jane Mccaulley Saturday, November 2, 2 pm – 4 pm Ages: 8+ Cost: $40 Get in the Christmas spirit early with this class from Jane! Participants will learn about glass art while making their own unique glass ornament.

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Event Series Studio 55

Studio 55 – Open Studio

Welcome to Studio 55, an art class tailored for adults aged 55 and up! Join us in our open studio facilitated by Jesse McCormick. There will be various supplies and mediums available to use and experiment with, or participants may bring their own. Start a new project or bring something you've been working on and […]

Get Tickets Free – $10.00 20 tickets left

Upcoming Classes

Creation Station at Spiva

Creation Station with Stacy Heydt

2024-10-22 16:00:00
October 22, 2024
$6

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Ages 6-12

Studio 55 – Open Studio

2024-10-25 14:30:00
October 25, 2024
$0

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Ages 55+

Watercolor Caricatures with Rachel Cabral

2024-10-26 10:00:00
October 26, 2024
$35

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Ages 12+

Contact Us

Location & Hours

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Wednesday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Thursday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Friday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Saturday: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Sunday: Closed

212 W. 7th Street
Joplin, M0 64801