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- May Opening Reception - Volunteer Needs
- Charlotte Foust
5:30 - 7:30pm
Spiva members and exhibiting artists are invited to join us for the opening reception for these inspiring exhibits:
• Watercolor USA 2026 | Freeman Health System Main Gallery
• 66 Stories: Attractions, Oddities, & Americana | Beshore Gallery
• VC Torneden: Reflections of 66 | Jo Mueller Reserve Gallery
The soft opening for Jesse McCormick’s Whirled World of Freed Fantasies in the Harry M. Cornell Jr. Gallery will also be this evening. An independent opening reception for McCormick’s exhibit will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 5:30-7:30pm.
66 Stories: Attractions, Oddities, & Americana is sponsored by Whitehill Enterprises and Heather & Kile Lesmeister
Jesse McCormick’s Whirled World of Freed Fantasies is sponsored by Paul Whitehill and Local Color Art Gallery & Studio
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- Address:
- Spiva Center for the Arts
- 212 West 7th Street
- Joplin, MO 64801
- USA
- Time:
- May 29, 2026 4:30pm - 8:30pm
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