Sculptures and ceramics by artist Jeff Johnston will be featured in new exhibit set to open Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Spiva Art Gallery at Missouri Southern State University.
Johnston is a professor of art and head of the Sculpture Department at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO. He has a BFA in ceramics from the University of Cincinnati and a master’s from Portland State University. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
“Markers fascinate me. I refer to my current pieces as ‘cairns,’” says Johnston. “Cairns are piles of rocks raised by ordnance surveyors. They can be found in the lowlands of Scotland and England, and most likely date back to Celtic times. They also refer to trail markers left by hikers.
“My cairns are monuments to where I have been as well as things to come.”
A public reception is planned for 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Other events planned for the week of Oct. 9 include a program about traditional Korean games, a vocal recital and screenings of “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”
Tuesday, Oct. 10
Gangnam Style Games Day: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Room 111 of Webster Hall. An afternoon of traditional Korean games is planned.
“Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring”: 7 p.m., Plaster Hall’s Cornell Auditorium. The reflective film about a monk raising a young boy, is the next entry in the Korean Film Festival. Admission is free and open to the public.
Vocal recital: 7:30 p.m., Webster Hall’s Corley Auditorium. Senior Michelle Harris will perform. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, Oct. 11
Benefits of Internships for Businesses: 3 p.m., Plaster Hall (look for signs). Presented by Missouri Southern’s Career Services office, the workshop is for businesses and organizations interested in hiring interns. Learn about the differences between paid and unpaid internships, guidelines and ways to promote internship opportunities to students. Free.
Comedian Matthew Broussard: 7 p.m. in Corley Auditorium. The performance is free and open to the campus community.
Thursday, Oct. 12
North Korea: Hangover of the 20th Century: 9:30 a.m. in Corley Auditorium. Dr. Jonathan Dresner looks at the history of North Korea in order to make sense of its present. This event is free.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming”: 2:30, 5:30 and 8:30 in Phelps Theatre. Free for the campus community, presented by the Campus Activities Board.
Friday, Oct. 13
“Spider-Man: Homecoming”: 5:30 p.m. in Phelps Theatre.
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