Sky Gallery Closing Reception — Thursday, November 18, 5 to 7 p.m. at Springfield-Branson National Airport. The event is free and open to the public, a chance to meet the artists, and have some catered good food by (appropriately!) Jennifer Smith, The Traveling Chef.
Above photo: Kat Allie’s paintings exhibited in one of the reception rooms of Sky Gallery
The current exhibition of includes artwork curated from the Springfield Regional Arts Council online artist registry by artists Kat Allie, Dolores Bauer, Roxie Castro, Elizabeth Chapman, Cindy Dawson, Gary St. Ivany, Kyle McKenzie, and Denene Taliaferro. For images of some art and the artist statements, visit the Springfield-Branso n National Airport fine art webpage.
The Artport is an installation designed and built by the Drury Architecture Department to be showcase for changing exhibitions in Sky Gallery. Visit the Drury Campus Pics gallery to see photos of the Drury project under construction. Sky Gallery at the airport also includes other exhibition spaces for artwork displayed on walls in the waiting areas and ticket counters.
Update: Many of the artists were in attendance, along with Kat Allie’s students from OTC. The students were assigned to ask questions of the artists, and to write up a review of the show. Left: Kyle McKenzie discusses his paintings with students from OTC