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Dates of show: April 7-30
Entry Dates: March 31 & April 1

This non-juried fine art competition show is open to all artists in both youth and adult divisions and includes all 2D and 3D forms of fine art*. Awards are given for Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place entries in each category of both divisions. People’s Choice is awarded by popular vote.

*including painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.

This non-juried art competition show is intended to give artists of all different ages and calibers an opportunity to display their work and compete for show awards.  Competition is open to artists in Adult Novice and Adult Expert divisions, as well as Youth Division for artists aged 17 and younger. Categories include all forms of 2D & 3D art, including Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Mixed Media, etc.

Entry dates are noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1. For additional information about the show and to access an entry form, click here.

For information about the Harlin Museum, visit harlinmuseum.com.

The Harlin Museum of West Plains will be hosting the art show, “MIND GAMES,” a collection of art works by artist, Craig Grassle, beginning on Friday, March 10 and continuing through April 2.

Robert Craig Grassle, AIA, is an architect and artist from Missouri. Born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, the artist spent his early childhood near the Mississippi River in the Boothill town of East Prairie, Missouri. Later in childhood, his family moved to West Plains. As a 1977 graduate from West Plains High School, he attributes the beginning of his interest in art composition to his high school art instructor, Roy Hathcock, and his interest in the study of music to his instructor, Tom O’Connor. Both studies would assist him greatly in his eventual architectural design career.

In 1982, he graduated from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas. Upon graduation, he moved to Texas to begin his architecture career and has been a registered Texas Architect since 1987. He has created structures in Austin, Texas, and Houston, Texas, where he currently resides. His architectural work has typically focused on large higher education, medical, and science technology buildings around Texas.

He is now taking what he has learned through his life experiences and professional career and expressing his concepts in artistic compositions.

His “MIND GAMES” art exhibit in the Hathcock Gallery at the museum will bring his journey full circle, displaying his artwork in the gallery named for his former inspirational high school art instructor. The exhibit will display some of his earlier work, demonstrating the evolution of his art. These pieces utilize bright, vibrant, contrasting, and complimentary colors with free-flowing strokes that illustrate movement and expression. He intentionally places thought in the mind of the observer—by the use of negative space–to create positive images. When analyzing his compositions, the artist suggests you observe the negative space revealing concepts beyond the subject matter.

The museum will also be hosting two Artist Receptions, where the public will have opportunities to meet the artist. The first reception will be on March 11 from 3-5 pm, and the second will be on April 1, from noon-3 pm.

Harlin Museum information: Harlin Museum of West Plains and harlinmuseum.com

Artist info: Craig Grassle on Facebook.

The Harlin Museum of West Plains will be hosting the art show, “MIND GAMES,” a collection of art works by artist, Craig Grassle, beginning on Friday, March 10 and continuing through April 2.

Robert Craig Grassle, AIA, is an architect and artist from Missouri. Born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, the artist spent his early childhood near the Mississippi River in the Boothill town of East Prairie, Missouri. Later in childhood, his family moved to West Plains. As a 1977 graduate from West Plains High School, he attributes the beginning of his interest in art composition to his high school art instructor, Roy Hathcock, and his interest in the study of music to his instructor, Tom O’Connor. Both studies would assist him greatly in his eventual architectural design career.

In 1982, he graduated from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas. Upon graduation, he moved to Texas to begin his architecture career and has been a registered Texas Architect since 1987. He has created structures in Austin, Texas, and Houston, Texas, where he currently resides. His architectural work has typically focused on large higher education, medical, and science technology buildings around Texas.

He is now taking what he has learned through his life experiences and professional career and expressing his concepts in artistic compositions.

His “MIND GAMES” art exhibit in the Hathcock Gallery at the museum will bring his journey full circle, displaying his artwork in the gallery named for his former inspirational high school art instructor. The exhibit will display some of his earlier work, demonstrating the evolution of his art. These pieces utilize bright, vibrant, contrasting, and complimentary colors with free-flowing strokes that illustrate movement and expression. He intentionally places thought in the mind of the observer—by the use of negative space–to create positive images. When analyzing his compositions, the artist suggests you observe the negative space revealing concepts beyond the subject matter.

The museum will also be hosting two Artist Receptions, where the public will have opportunities to meet the artist. The first reception will be on March 11 from 3-5 pm, and the second will be on April 1, from noon-3 pm.

Harlin Museum information: Harlin Museum of West Plains and harlinmuseum.com

Artist info: Craig Grassle on Facebook.

For more information: harlinmuseum.com

For movies currently playing and all show times, see https://www.glassswordcinema.com/

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The Harlin Museum of West Plains will be hosting the art show, “MIND GAMES,” a collection of art works by artist, Craig Grassle, beginning on Friday, March 10 and continuing through April 2.

Robert Craig Grassle, AIA, is an architect and artist from Missouri. Born in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas, the artist spent his early childhood near the Mississippi River in the Boothill town of East Prairie, Missouri. Later in childhood, his family moved to West Plains. As a 1977 graduate from West Plains High School, he attributes the beginning of his interest in art composition to his high school art instructor, Roy Hathcock, and his interest in the study of music to his instructor, Tom O’Connor. Both studies would assist him greatly in his eventual architectural design career.

In 1982, he graduated from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Arkansas. Upon graduation, he moved to Texas to begin his architecture career and has been a registered Texas Architect since 1987. He has created structures in Austin, Texas, and Houston, Texas, where he currently resides. His architectural work has typically focused on large higher education, medical, and science technology buildings around Texas.

He is now taking what he has learned through his life experiences and professional career and expressing his concepts in artistic compositions.

His “MIND GAMES” art exhibit in the Hathcock Gallery at the museum will bring his journey full circle, displaying his artwork in the gallery named for his former inspirational high school art instructor. The exhibit will display some of his earlier work, demonstrating the evolution of his art. These pieces utilize bright, vibrant, contrasting, and complimentary colors with free-flowing strokes that illustrate movement and expression. He intentionally places thought in the mind of the observer—by the use of negative space–to create positive images. When analyzing his compositions, the artist suggests you observe the negative space revealing concepts beyond the subject matter.

The museum will also be hosting two Artist Receptions, where the public will have opportunities to meet the artist. The first reception will be on March 11 from 3-5 pm, and the second will be on April 1, from noon-3 pm.

Harlin Museum information: Harlin Museum of West Plains and harlinmuseum.com

Artist info: Craig Grassle on Facebook.

For movies currently playing and all show times, see https://www.glassswordcinema.com/

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Host: University of Missouri Howell County Extension Office

Date: March 27 – May 5 (Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

Time: 9-10 A.M.

Location: Galloway Park (2183 CR 1770)

Those interested in the class can meet Monday, March 27 at Galloway Park at 10 through 11 a.m. Class size is limited and an 11 a.m. class is an option so register soon by calling or visiting Howell County MU Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., West Plains, MO. 417-256-2391 or howellco@missouri.edu

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

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The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Host: University of Missouri Howell County Extension Office

Date: March 27 – May 5 (Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

Time: 9-10 A.M.

Location: Galloway Park (2183 CR 1770)

Those interested in the class can meet Monday, March 27 at Galloway Park at 10 through 11 a.m. Class size is limited and an 11 a.m. class is an option so register soon by calling or visiting Howell County MU Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., West Plains, MO. 417-256-2391 or howellco@missouri.edu

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Host: University of Missouri Howell County Extension Office

Date: March 27 – May 5 (Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

Time: 9-10 A.M.

Location: Galloway Park (2183 CR 1770)

Those interested in the class can meet Monday, March 27 at Galloway Park at 10 through 11 a.m. Class size is limited and an 11 a.m. class is an option so register soon by calling or visiting Howell County MU Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., West Plains, MO. 417-256-2391 or howellco@missouri.edu

April 7 – April 30: Annual Spring Art Show Competition (Entry Dates: March 31 & April 1)

This non-juried fine art competition show is open to all artists in both youth and adult divisions and includes all 2D and 3D forms of fine art*. Awards are given for Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place entries in each category of both divisions. People’s Choice is awarded by popular vote.

*including painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.

Dance or just enjoy the music. All ages invited. 7:00 P.M., admission is $6.00.

Everyone welcome. Music, art, and a good time. Sound Art, April on Facebook.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

April 7 – April 30: Annual Spring Art Show Competition (Entry Dates: March 31 & April 1)

This non-juried fine art competition show is open to all artists in both youth and adult divisions and includes all 2D and 3D forms of fine art*. Awards are given for Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place entries in each category of both divisions. People’s Choice is awarded by popular vote.

*including painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.

For movies currently playing and all show times, see https://www.glassswordcinema.com/

From organizer: “There will be trophies and awards presented @8pm to winners of categories that have yet to be determined. Burnouts, excessive revving and anything that I consider stupid will immediately disqualify you from winning any award! I don’t have time to deal with that. Location will be at the Tractor Supply Company parking lot.”

Pre-registration required to participate. Sho me trucks on Facebook. Anyone welcome to look at the trucks.

Psych-garage-funk rock.

From organizers: “Hard Rock Originals…with album number two coming out soon this trio from West Plains lays it down!”

April 7 – April 30: Annual Spring Art Show Competition (Entry Dates: March 31 & April 1)

This non-juried fine art competition show is open to all artists in both youth and adult divisions and includes all 2D and 3D forms of fine art*. Awards are given for Best of Show, 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place entries in each category of both divisions. People’s Choice is awarded by popular vote.

*including painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.

For movies currently playing and all show times, see https://www.glassswordcinema.com/

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local artist Barbara Robinette’s works will be featured inside OzSBI’s first floor March 31 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, “Barbara’s watercolors are loose, colorful, and nostalgic; reminding one of times gone by.”

About the artist:

Though she minored in art, Barbara Robinette dropped out of college to go to work and learn on her own. She is a member of West Plains Ventures in Art group and is self-taught in the art of watercolor.  Robinette also is a free verse poet, leaning today towards haiga art, which combines images with haiku. Daily Haiga has posted online five of her haiga, and Quill and Parchment poetry journal has featured some of her art online. Highland Park Poetry Publications has published one of her haiga in their book, The Majesty of Trees.  The Haiku Foundation has scheduled some of her haiga art to be posted online in April 2023.

Remembering that one of her professors said that a painting should be “pleasing to the eye,” she enjoys playing with paint and water to see what might develop.

A Meet-the-Artist event will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2-4 p.m. in OzSBI’s lobby at 408 Washington Ave. in West Plains. The public is invited to attend to meet Robinette and view and discuss the pieces on display.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Madison Sutterfield madisonsutterfield@ozsbi.com at OzSBI or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

Robinette artwork – “Singing at the Met”

The Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) has extended the Art and Words in Motion exhibit by Shane Baker through the end of May. The exhibit is available for viewing on the second floor of OzSBI during business hours, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Shane Baker, an Ozark native, was born and raised in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas. As an undergraduate at Arkansas State University, Shane took art classes and explored his artistic side, but decided that teaching was his calling. After graduating with a degree in Elementary Education, he taught for 32 years. He became an Elementary Reading Specialist, curriculum director, college professor and education consultant. Throughout his career, Baker maintained his interest and love of art and the artistic process.

In 2010, while visiting a local furniture dealer, Baker saw a pile of corrugated cardboard. The cardboard was to be thrown out, but Baker asked if he could take the cardboard and recycle it. He took it home and began experimenting. Using some of that recycled cardboard, and other recycled items, Shane created his first mobile. During the years that followed, his technique for creating objects from cardboard, hot glue and paint has improved and he now creates items full of detail and nuance. In this exhibit, you’ll see kayaks, french fries, jester hats, fish, roses and much more.

Each mobile has a theme and they range from darker subjects like hate crimes and COVID-19 to words of endearment and even floating on the river. Some mobiles look at the lives of well-known personalities such as Picasso and Gertrude Stein. Others consider the reincarnation of diabetics, political pumpkins and even a celebration of our humble shoes.

The mobiles will be available for viewing in OzSBI’s upstairs gallery through May 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI’s business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and West Plains Public Library (WPPL) will partner to bring quarterly art displays to the library. Art teachers from West Plains R-7 schools will be featured March 9 through the end of June 2023. Visitors may view the display at the library during open hours, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale says, “West Plains is fortunate to have art teachers that excel in drawing out their students’ creative abilities. WPCA is excited to showcase the teachers’ artwork. This is an opportunity to view what they do that inspires them to inspire their students.”

WPPL Director Shawnie Kennedy shares, “We are so excited to have the art teachers of our community displaying their work in the library.  Not only are they artists, but they use their talent and love for art to inspire our youth. They are true masters!”

About the Artists:

Mary-Louise Grisham Nash – West Plains based artist/art teacher, Mary-Louise Grisham Nash has been passionate about art for the majority of her life.  Originally from West Plains, Mary-Louise attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, where she received her bachelor’s in design arts, emphasis in photography, with a minor in art history. During her studies, she traveled and studied at the Santa Reparata International School for the Arts in Florence, Italy, where she was influenced and inspired by the art history, architecture, and landscapes of the region.  Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master of Arts of Teaching at Missouri State University.  After earning her Masters, she returned to West Plains to start a career in Art Education at West Plains R-7 school district.  She is currently in her 11th year as the middle school visual art instructor.  She is passionate and inspired by student’s love and drive to learn new creative things, and also by the beautiful colors that she is surrounded by every day right here in the Ozarks.

Kathy Grigsby is a retired West Plains R-7 Art Teacher. While enjoying retirement she also teaches part time at South Fork Elementary. Kathy has painted many murals over the years for businesses and homes. Her most recent being the murals at The Truck Patch she and artist Cindy Temple collaborated with together. She also has donated many paintings including Santa’s as auction items for various fundraisers and events.

In her retirement she has found more time to be in front of her easel with opportunities to take many workshops with Regina Willard exploring painting techniques. As a result, she has carried this over to her teaching which has enlightened her instruction in the process of art. She states that “art is a process of mark making” and enjoys her students’ art more with that perspective. Kathy is married to Rick Grigsby and they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

Karen Pitts is currently in her third year of teaching art at West Plains High School and spent thirteen years teaching art at Willow Springs Middle School.  She also teaches art at the Harlin Museum in West Plains and is the owner and operator of a painting party business “Treat Your Palette” teaching adult painting.  Karen started her lifelong love of the arts at the early age of seven.  Her first acrylic paints at the age of nine started her love for painting and have continued that love to today.  Her goal after retirement is to continue teaching art, hosting painting parties, and starting an online kid’s art program.  Karen has three daughters and seven grandkids and enjoys visiting family and grandkids back home in Oklahoma City.

Audrey Scott is a painter and art educator from West Plains, MO. “I have been painting since I was a child, always entranced by color and the emotional depth it is able to capture and evoke. In high school I developed a keenness for working in a more abstract approach, and that style has continued to evolve over the years. After high school, I obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Minor in Art History from Missouri State University, and have had the opportunity to exhibit my work in galleries including Cottey College in Nevada, MO and Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO. I currently have the privilege of teaching art at West Plains High School.”

A Meet-the-Artists event will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, 4-6 p.m. at the library, 750 W. Broadway, in West Plains. The public is invited to attend, meet the artists, view, and discuss the pieces on display. Partial funding for this exhibit is provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

For more information about the exhibit, contact Shawnie Kennedy Shawnie.Kennedy@westplains.gov

at the library or WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale at jhale2129@gmail.com.

The event is being held as a way for those interested in or curious about the 37th Judicial Court CASA to learn more about the program and how to volunteer. For more information, call 417-255-2100 or email casa.office@37thcasa.net.

Host: University of Missouri Howell County Extension Office

Date: March 27 – May 5 (Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday)

Time: 9-10 A.M.

Location: Galloway Park (2183 CR 1770)

Those interested in the class can meet Monday, March 27 at Galloway Park at 10 through 11 a.m. Class size is limited and an 11 a.m. class is an option so register soon by calling or visiting Howell County MU Extension, 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., West Plains, MO. 417-256-2391 or howellco@missouri.edu

The West Plains Photography Club currently has 34 members and meetings are at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the Missouri State University-West Plains Creative Discovery Center, 411 West Main Street, Suite 1. Everyone regardless of age or ability is invited to join the club which has no membership dues.

The purpose of the club is to share and support everyone’s passion for photography arts whether they are a beginner or have been engaged in photography for many years. Present members include some who do not even own a camera to professionals who make a living by selling their art. For more information on the club feel free to call Bob Cunningham at 417-257-8206 or Dennis Crider at 417-274-7101.