Visiting Artists, Designers and Scholars Series

The mission of the Visiting Artists, Designers and Scholars Series is to bring a diverse selection of international, national, and regional talent to Missouri State University and the greater community to broaden public discourse on contemporary and historical art.

The series serves a wide community of citizens and scholars with an ongoing series of stimulating events and programming that explore the evolving nature and significance of art in relation to culture and society.

2025-2026

  • Emily Culver (Sculpure, objects, jewelry): Public Lecture - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 from 5:30 - 6:30pm, IDEA Loft at Robert W Plaster Free Enterprise Center, 405 N Jefferson Ave, SGF.
  • William Lamson (Installation performance, and generative art): Public Lecture - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 from 5:30 - 6:30pm, IDEA Loft at Robert W Plaster Free Enterprise Center, 405 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield, Missouri.
  • Josh Franco (Art historian): Public Lecture - Thursday, March 26, 2026 from 5:30 - 6:30pm,
    IDEA Loft at Robert W Plaster Free Enterprise Center, 405 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield, Missouri.
  • Dafi Kuhne (graphic designer and letterpress print maker): Public Lecture - TBA

2024-2025

  • Stacey Holloway (Sculpture)
  • Steve Snell (Paintings, video, adventure art)
  • Sage Dawson (Artist and curator)

2023-2024

  • Aaron McIntosh (Textiles and Installation)
  • Morehshin Allahyari (Digital fabrication, Video, and Sculpture)
  • Andrea Modica (Photography) 
  • Britt Ransom: (Digital Fabrication and Installation)
  • Selina Trepp: (Animation, Painting, and Performance)

2022-2023

  • Anna Valdez (painting and ceramics)
  • Corwin Levi (multidisciplinary art + design)
  • Public Sculpture Symposium: J. Aaron Alderman, Jenn Peek, Theda Sandiford
  • Monika Weiss (installation, video, performance)

2021-2022

  • Larry Gawel (photography)
  • Felipe Taborda (graphic design)
  • Leticia Bajuyo (sculpture)
  • Rachel Youn (sculpture + installation)
  • Sizhu Li (installation)
  • Bede Clarke (ceramics)

2020-2021

2019-2020

  • Leslaw Tetla (multidisciplinary)

2018-2019

  • Zora Murff (photography)