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A Message From Ann Shipman
I am honored to be participating in the People’s Choice competition during Spiva in Bloom.
You can support my floral design with a monetary donation. The artist who raises the most will receive 50% of the total funds raised, while the remaining 50% directly benefits the George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, supporting scholarships, educational outreach, classes, camps, and community programming.
Thank you for your thoughtful support!
My artist statement:
As a maturing woman gazing into her yet to come, I deeply connected to the contemplations of the artist in his moment captured in time. Inspiring me to create a personal interpretation of my own intimate and spiritual connection with Life to Death, and nature.
Using a hand crafted copper and stone tree to represent my own hand grasping onto the knowledge that I too will someday " Be a part of this land when I return to the earth." Incorporating petrified wood, stone, and bird feathers gathered upon many nature walks, each piece having their individual unique story to tell. Along with a combination of fresh and dried florals to depict the Eb & flow of Life and Death in nature, and the gentle beauty I see in both.Location / Venue
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- Address:
- 212 West 7th Street
- Joplin, MO 64801
- USA
- Time:
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Mar 26, 2026 12:00am
to
Apr 26, 2026 11:59pm CT
In Support of George A. Spiva Center for the Arts
Our vision is to be a community catalyst, joining culture, community, education, business, and the arts as one, endeavoring to be a model for art centers across the nation.