The Freeman Health System Main Gallery will close at 4pm today (9/18) for a private event! Thank you for your understanding.

Third Grade Collaborative Project 

January 15 - March 1, 2025

Jo Mueller Reserve Gallery

For over 17 years, The Third Grade Collaboration has been a staple in Spiva’s winter programming. Yearly, Spiva’s classrooms and galleries have welcomed over 1,700 area third graders for a day of art education revolving around our featured main exhibit. This year, students from seven different school districts and over 20 different schools are learning about the Main Gallery exhibit, Ardith Goodwin: The Predictably Unpredictable Tales from the Land of Ardithian. In addition to gallery activities and a take-home project made in the classroom, they are creating a continuous public installation in response to the Ardithian exhibit. As each third grader’s project gets hung, the installation continues to grow and bloom with color. In this way, each student’s contribution is collected into a collaborative installation on view for the public to enjoy.

Sponsored by General Mills

Reception: February 22, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Gallery

Upcoming Events & Exhibits

JRAC Presents: What Lies Beneath

November 1 – December 19, 2025
Jo Mueller Reserve Gallery

Create2Educate: Prone to Wonder

November 1 – December 20, 2025
Harry M. Cornell Gallery

Larry Clingman Retrospective: The Collector’s Tribute

November 1 – December 20, 2025
Harry M. Cornell Gallery

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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

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Joplin, M0 64801