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2008 Missouri Fine Arts Academy theme: "Artist as World Citizen"
—alert— posted: 4/23/2008 10:15:00 AM | updated:
MFAA to receive modest funding increase for 2009
Thanks to the vocal support of Representative Sara Lampe of Springfield; Senator Tim Green of St. Louis, and Senator Joan Bray of St. Louis, the Missouri Fine Arts Academy will receive a modest increase in funding for summer, 2009. The Missouri Fine Arts Academy appreciates the support of these Missouri legislators and others who supported funding of the Missouri Fine Arts and Missouri Scholars Academies.
—press release— posted: 2/6/2008 | updated:
2008 Missouri Fine Arts Academy Press Release for Students
Download press release (Word .doc; 59K)
—news— posted: 1/30/2008 | updated: 3/5/2008
2008 MFAA Student Selections Posted
Approximately 200 of Missouri's most talented rising juniors and seniors comprise the 2008 Academy. Each student was recommended by his/her home school and is characterized as artistically talented, possessing leadership qualities, being devoted to learning, and expressing commitment to interdisciplinary experiences.
Visit this page for related info: mfaa.missouristate.edu/people/students.asp
—news— posted: 9/14/2007 | updated: 2/5/2008
face.africa 2006-2007
The Missouri Fine Arts Academy and Soulfari Kenya partner in statewide and global community art effort.
The Missouri Fine Arts Academy and Soulfari Kenya are proud to partner in a statewide and global community art effort. Josie Mai, Visual Arts Faculty at MFAA, is also the Executive Director of the non-profit, Soulfari Kenya. She established the arts project, face.africa, to connect local artists with Kenyan children by way of creating portraits for these impoverished and beautiful children. This year, Josie has invited the MFAA 2007 Alumni to create 35 portraits of young women from Kibera, Kenya. These Kenyans participate in Binti Pamoja (literally translated “daughters united”), a group consisting of young women ages 13-21 who meet on a regular basis to discuss reproductive health and women’s rights, and women’s concerns in Kenya.
The portraits created by the MFAA alumni have three Missouri showings: George A. Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, Missouri in December 2007; the state capitol building in Jefferson City in February, 2008; and the Opie Gallery at the Leedy-Voulkos in the Kansas City Crossroads arts district in May, 2008.
To see the 2006-2007 face.africa portraits: www.soulfarikenya.com/arts.htm
To read about the presentation of the portraits in Kenya: www.soulfarikenya.blogspot.com
To read about Binti Pamoja and its umbrella organization: cfk.unc.edu/binti-pamoja.php
To read about the gallery displaying face.africa 2007-2008: www.spivaarts.com
—news— posted: 9/10/2007 | updated: 2/4/2008
Missouri Fine Arts Academy scheduled June 8-28, 2008!
•The Missouri Fine Arts Academy is free to selected students from Missouri high schools.
• Upcoming high school juniors and seniors are eligible to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy.
• The 2008 Missouri Fine Arts Academy will be held on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield from June 8 through June 28, 2008.
• School districts and private schools are responsible for nominating students to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. Students may not self-nominate.
• Each year in mid-September, district superintendents and private school administrators receive a letter from Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education explaining the process for accessing the Missouri Fine Arts Academy on-line student nomination forms.
• Student nominations must be postmarked mid-November.
• CHECK WTIH YOUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN THE 2009 MISSOURI FINE ARTS ACADEMY.
—news— posted: 12/18/2007 | updated:
2007 Alum Advocates for MFAA
Jack Bourgeois from Webster Groves High testifies on behalf of the Missouri Fine Arts Academy before Missouri Senate Appropriations and House Appropriations for Education Committees. Read his testimony here.
—news— posted: 11/27/2007 | updated:
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL® Seeks Dancers!
Dance Audition Tour Winter 2008 — Columbus, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Austin, Atlanta
For all its productions and new creations, Cirque du Soleil is seeking professional dancers in: Classical and Contemporary, Hip-hop and Breakdance, Jazz, and more. Apply online.
Visit this page for related info: www.cirquedusoleil.com/casting
—news— posted: 8/31/2007 | updated:
(L-R) 2007 MFAA alumni Brett Pruneau and Alex Huff.
MFAA Alumni Perform for Missouri Association of School Administrators
2007 MFAA alumni Brett Pruneau and Alex Huff perform at Missouri Association of School Administrators on August 6, 2007.
—news— posted: 8/1/2007 | updated:
Letter from Senator Dan Clemens