Celebrate the beginning of fall at the 17th annual Japanese Fall Festival this weekend September 7-9, 2012 in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. This year’s features include Shi-Shi-Mai (Lion Dance) performances, a professional Japanese storyteller, the Osuwa Taiko Drummers, Japanese top spinning, martial arts, tea ceremony, … Read More
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Saturday, September 8, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at LemonDrop, 416 W. Commercial. Live music and art from noon to 1 am! Art activities for the kiddos as well. Live art pieces will be auctioned throughout the day. Gallery show and live music will be indoors all day. Live art will be in … Read More
Drury University architecture professor Gerard Nadeau, Drury University art and architecture students, and community volunteers created a construction of woven irrigation tubing called The Nest as part of an ongoing series of project by the Art of Space. Inspired in part by Drury graduate Doug Johnston, who creates works of art people can occupy, The … Read More
Brightly colored fabrics, translucent chiffon, bits of ribbon and lace bring an unexpected splash of color to the Springfield-Branson National Airport. It’s not an open suitcase — it’s a textile and fiber art show sponsored by the Springfield Regional Arts Council at Sky Gallery until November 13 in the airport public reception area. Regional fiber … Read More
Three venues offer art exhibits and events during the August C-Street Stroll – LemonDrop, Gallery Art Market, and Drury Gallery on C-Street.
PechaKucha Night Vol. 7 on August 3, 2012 at LemonDrop starting at 8pm Community members are invited to present on a topic of their choosing. This is for everyone – students, emerging professionals, and seasoned presenters. Presenting at PechaKucha Night is such a great way to brush up on your public speaking skills in a … Read More
Cityview recaps how the Tumbler was placed on the Square in 1971, but only recently found out its purpose and real name. Includes live interviews with the artist Aris Demetrios, and Jonathan Gano of Springfield Public Works explains how the City of Springfield cares for the public art sculpture, including recently following up on the … Read More
20 Artists Share the Canvas: Exquisite Corpse is a game played by DaDaists and Surrealists in which collaborators add to an artistic composition of images or collection of words in sequence. There are many variations of this game. Founder André Breton reportedly said it started out playful and eventually became enriching. At Lemondrop – 416 … Read More
Meet figurative painter Brad Noble during his gallery talk at the Creamery Arts Center, 411 N. Sherman Parkway on Sunday, May 20 5-7 p.m. You’ll be amazed by his huge floor-to-ceiling sized portraits, and that he can achieve the same incredible results using traditional oil paints OR by drawing and painting directly on his iPad. … Read More
Creative presentations by creative people. PechaKucha’s 20×20 format means, 20 images per person, 20 seconds per image. So in a quick 6 minutes, forty seconds, you’ll get a fun sampling of eight completely different personalities to inspire and entertain you. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, PechaKucha Night rests on a … Read More