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The exhibit, 鈥淟ove Calls Us to the Things of this World,鈥� will be on display Aug. 17 to Sept. 17 at the 欧美视频 Gallery of Art and Design.

WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� A creative hub that features works ranging from the home-grown creations of students and faculty to artists from across the country, the University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design begins the 2022-2023 academic year with two free exhibitions Aug. 17 through Sept. 17. The public is  invited to visit the gallery to see the presentation of 鈥淟ove Calls Us to the Things of this World鈥� and to the 鈥淎rt of the Children鈥檚 Book,鈥� an exhibit featuring the work of two illustrators.

The Provost鈥檚 Faculty Showcase will take place in the Gallery of Art and Design during the run of these exhibits and is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The show reception for 鈥淟ove Calls Us to the Things of this World鈥� is planned for 5 to 7 p.m.  Monday, Aug. 22. The Artist Gallery Talk for the 鈥淎rt of the Children鈥檚 Book,鈥� featuring artist Stephen T. Johnson, is planned for 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, with a reception following at 4 p.m. These events are also free and open to the public.

Inspired by a poem written by author Richard Wilbur, 鈥淟ove Calls Us to the Things of this World鈥� is a presentation that acknowledges the significance of the everyday, and presents the 鈥渆xtraordinary ordinary.鈥� Each artist taking part in this show uses their unique sensibilities and talents to transform ordinary scenes in life to make them extraordinary. This show is curated by painter Amanda Millis, who has a studio at Waltham Mills in Waltham, Massachusetts, and has been recognized at exhibitions throughout the United States, Australia, and Germany. She has been awarded painting residencies at PLAYA, the Hambridge Center for the Creative Arts, Monson Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, the Eastern Frontier Educational Foundation, and Mount Gretna School of Art.

Amanda Millis also will be part of virtual presentation that begins at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, and will feature other artists from the exhibit. This is part of the Kleppe Visiting Artist Lecture Series, and precedes the 5 p.m. reception in the Gallery of Art and Design. Individuals who want to learn more about this event can contact Melanie Johnson, associate professor in the Department of Art and Design, at mljohnson@ucmo.edu.

鈥淭he Art of The Children鈥檚 Book鈥� offers the works of two artists, Stephen T. Johnson and John Malta, rolled into one exhibit. Johnson offers illustrations from the book, 鈥淢y Little Yellow Taxi,鈥� and Malta will display items from 鈥淚ntergalactic Moving Day.鈥� 

Malta is an associate professor of art and design at UCM who teaches illustration courses at all levels. In addition to his work at UCM, he has self-published more than 30 books, zines, anthologies, and comics, and exhibits regularly at festivals and conventions in the U.S. and abroad. He has worked on art direction and illustration projects for clients such as the New Yorker, Honda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The New York Times, Washington Post, Hasbro and many more.

Johnson has a rich body of work that has been displayed at site-specific public, art commissions, gallery and museum exhibitions, and in original award-winning children鈥檚 books. This includes 鈥淎lphabet City,鈥� which is a Caldecott Honor and New York Times Best Illustrated book of the year. His drawings and painting are included in the collections of individuals such singer-songwriter Paul Simon and actress Cherry Jones, and in permanent collections at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the New Britain Museum of American Art in Connecticut, and the National Portrait Gallery at The Smithsonian Institution  in Washington, D.C.
 
The UCM Gallery of Art and Design is located at 217 E. Clark. St. in Warrensburg. It is open 8 a.m. 5 p.m. weekdays, except for Thursday when hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. On weekends, it is open on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. Individuals who want to know more about these or future exhibits are encouraged to contact Eric Stykel, associate professor of art and design at UCM, 660-543-4667 or stykel@ucmo.edu or call the gallery at 660-543-4498. More information also is available .

 

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Children's book illustrators John Malta, who teaches illustration at the University of Central Missouri and has worked with nationally known clients, and Stephen T. Johnson, an artist whose work is included in some of the most prestigious museums and institutions in the United States, will have illustrations displayed in the 鈥淎rt of the Children鈥檚 Book鈥� exhibit Aug. 17 to Sept. 17 at the UCM Gallery of Art and Design.