Exhibition Schedule
Summer 2025
MFA Thesis Exhibit, a Springfield Art Museum collaboration
May 27 – June 6 | First Friday Art Walk: June 6, 6-8pm
This exhibition features the thesis body of work by Master of Fine Arts in Visual
Studies Candidates Collins Antwi, Andy Corbett, Joy Okokon, and Erin Tyler at Missouri
State University. This program promotes advanced study in Visual Arts and Design with
emphasis placed on the student’s individual research.Various artistic approaches from
students with differing backgrounds and research interests are highlighted. The Springfield
Art Museum’s Curatorial Staff has provided guidance in the coordination and installation
of the work as a further learning opportunity for the students.
Let me tell you a story
Gathering our roots to find belonging
July 7 – August 1 | First Friday Art Walk: August 1, 6-8pm
Featuring work from Marco Hernandez, Veronica Ibargüengoitia, Mariana Ruvalcaba, Tina Tavera, Xavier Tavera, and Leandre Urrutia, this group exhibit broadly explores Latin identity, the connective cultural tradition of storytelling, and the journey of navigating finding belonging in a displaced country.
Fall 2025
Gimme More: The Eras of American Consumption
September 2 – October 3 | First Friday Art Walk: September 5 & October 3, 6-9pm
As a species, we have always been consumers of the materials/supplies we need to survive. Up until the Industrial Revolution, we broadly approached our consumption with need-based frugality. But as the 19th century dawned, our relationship with our accoutrements drastically changed as society shifted toward a consumerist culture. Today, we consume more than ever before; from 2016-2021 we globally consumed 75% of what we did for the entire 20th century. We no longer consume what we need; we take what we covet, and then some. The evolution of our collective consumption illustrates our insatiable hunger for more. What will our next era of consumption be?
Transitions/Translation
October 20 – November 7 | First Friday Art Walk: November 7, 6-9pm
Transitions/Translation is an international juried graphic design poster exhibition
featuring graphic design posters and designed expressions that are not afraid to challenge
the medium of poster design through interpretations of ‘transitions or translations.
Designed works in the exhibit explore sub themes within the broader context:
Transitions
— of techniques
— of mediums
— of movements
Translations
— of interpretations
— of languages
— of expressions
BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
December 1 – 12 | First Friday Art Walk: December 5, 6-9pm
Every semester, the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center is pleased to host an exhibition of work by graduating students from the Department of Art and Design. The spring exhibition showcases the talent and skill of students who have spent years developing a design practice that will carry them into their professional careers.
Spring 2026
Makeshift Ruminations: Work from Forty Years in Ceramic Art by Keith Ekstam
January 20 – February 20 | First Friday Art Walk: February 6, 6-9pm
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
March 6 – April 10 | First Friday Art Walk: March 6, 6-9pm
BFA in Design: The Professional Design Practicum
April 27 – May 8 | First Friday Art Walk: May 1, 6-9pm
Carolla Arts Exhibition Center receptions
Opening receptions at the Carolla Arts Exhibition Center are scheduled in conjunction with the Downtown Gallery Association's First Friday Art Walk.
Admission is free and open to all.