Crisp Museum is open late 4-8 p.m. on select first Fridays for the Art Walk where patrons visit multiple art venues.
This is free for all ages and some locations provide refreshments.

Enjoy the new exhibits with your friends and family, socialize, soak in the culture, and appreciate the arts. Many artworks are for sale.


Reception Dec. 6 Open late 4-8 p.m.
Art + Design Senior Exhibition / December 6-14
Weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Weekends 1-4 p.m.

The exhibiting seniors are Dillon Filer, Rodaina Nasreldin, Libbie Vogt, Forrest Wallace, and Ashley Wilthong.

As the academic year draws to a close, The Department of Art + Design is proud to present the culmination of years of dedication, imagination, and hard work from our graduating seniors. The Senior Exhibition stands as a testament to the boundless creative and innovative spirit of our graduating students.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

December 12 Paint Night: Ornament Ball on Evergreen
6-9 p.m.  
University Community is Free / Public $10 Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.
University community registration: select "pay later" (but you won't). 

Participants will follow step-by-step instructions to complete their artwork with acrylics. The picture will include a reflective, colorful, ball ornament hanging in an evergreen with a glowing, gold background. All supplies will be provided.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center

Winter Creek Painting - January Art for Adults
9 a.m.-Noon or 2 p.m.-close Tuesdays or Wednesdays
University Community is Free / Public $5 class or $100 year
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum. University community registration: select "pay later" (but you really won't). 

Making art is a fun way to express your creativity with various mediums. This is a small group; if you have no experience, this is the place to start. Participants may work on the topics they like or follow mini-lessons taught by Ellen Flentge, curator of education.

January’s theme is Winter Creak. Participants can create a meandering creek in a forest covered with snow and calming blue shadows from inspirational images or imagine it as they go.
Colors fade away in the distance and it would be a nice environment where you may add winter wildlife.

Questions: (573) 651-2260 Email museum@semo.edu
Map: 518 S. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri 63703
Crisp Museum is located inside Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus Cultural Arts Center  

Jan. 3
Easy to Knot Fleece Quilt  
1-4 p.m.
Preregistration required / $10 fee/ages 9 and up / max of 6 spaces
Preregister online and click Enroll in Class
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.

Start with your kit of twenty precut 12 in. x 12 in. colored fleece squares. You may trade colors with others and decide on an arrangement you like. This fuzzy, cozy fleece will add color to any space you choose to snuggle up in.

Preregistration and a $10 fee are due by January 2. This is recommended for ages 9-12 with a max of 6 participants. Once you decide how you’ll connect your pieces with either knotting, braiding, zig-zag, double weave, or a combination of these, it will only take your finger dexterity to finish it.

Crisp Museum is located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, located at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For more information, email museum@semo.edu or call (573) 651-2260.

Jan. 9
Basket Weaving Casserole Carrier with Laura Klaus
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Preregistration required by January 3 / $40 fee(includes $10 Crisp discount) / adults / limited seating
Preregister online click Enroll in Class and follow the prompts
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.

The casserole carrier tote is approximately 15' x 10' x 4'. On the day of class, a few color choices will be available to add a pop of color to your natural basket. Please note that this is a fast-paced hands-on class, and you will need to keep up to complete it in the time allocated.

Laura Klaus, a teaching artisan, has been weaving for over 30 years and creates her own patterns. She inherited her love of basket weaving from her grandfather, who grew and harvested his own willow.  

Klaus teaches at a community college near her as well as several state historic sites in Missouri and Illinois, and various fiber events throughout the Midwest.  

Crisp Museum is located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, located at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For more information, email museum@semo.edu or call (573) 651-2260.

Jan. 9
Basket Weaving Casserole Carrier with Laura Klaus
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Preregistration required by January 3 / $50 fee / adults / limited seating
Preregister online click Enroll in Class and follow the prompts
Note: Online payment requires a card. To pay by check or cash please visit the museum.

The casserole carrier tote is approximately 15' x 10' x 4'. On the day of class, a few color choices will be available to add a pop of color to your natural basket. Please note that this is a fast-paced hands-on class, and you will need to keep up to complete it in the time allocated.

Laura Klaus, a teaching artisan, has been weaving for over 30 years and creates her own patterns. She inherited her love of basket weaving from her grandfather, who grew and harvested his own willow.  

Klaus teaches at a community college near her as well as several state historic sites in Missouri and Illinois, and various fiber events throughout the Midwest.  

Crisp Museum is located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, located at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For more information, email museum@semo.edu or call (573) 651-2260.

January 13 and 14
Hot Cocoa Bar
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Enjoy a warm cup of hot cocoa that you enhance with tasty spices, creamers, and marshmallows. Tour Crisp Museum’s galleries and view the current exhibitions.

Crisp Museum is located in the Cultural Arts Center at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus, located at 518 S. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. For more information, email museum@semo.edu or call (573) 651-2260.

January 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
and January 26, Noon-4 p.m.
LEGO Family Weekend
Free/Open to the Public

What Can You Build With A Brick? Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum will host LEGO Weekend, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., January 25, and Noon to 4 p.m. on January 26.

Bring the whole family and enjoy tables of LEGO and DUPLO, where families and friends can create what their imagination conjures.  Participate in a Micro Challenge to make as many small items as you can or the Tower Challenge and see how tall you can build before it falls.  See LEGO models on display, enjoy a scavenger hunt, and enter the drawing for hourly door prizes.  Free and open to the public.