Crisp Museum presents temporary art exhibitions throughout the year for patrons to view the creative work of talented, local artists and professional, touring exhibitions.

Visitors are certain to find inspirational, meaningful, or complex art that sparks discussion and contmeplation.

Graduating Seniors Exhibition

May 2 – May 10, 2025 / Reception May 2, 2025, 4-8 p.m. / Graduating seniors produce their final exhibition as they leave Southeast.

Quilts and Stitchery: Warmth, Art, Design

Quilts, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, and more will be a feast for your eyes through fabric, fibers, and dye. June 1-23, 2025. Submissions online April 1- May 15 and questions to Ellen Flentge eflentge@semo.edu. Closing Reception June 23, 2-4 p.m. with Quilt Parade at 3 p.m.

Selections from the Permanent Collection

July 1, 2025 – Aug. 3, 2025 / Reception July 11, 4-8 p.m. / A selection of recent acquisitions and old favorites from the museum’s permanent collection.

Biennial Faculty Exhibition

Aug.16, 2025 - Sept. 14, 2025 / Reception Sept. 5, 4-8 p.m. / This broad sampling of media encompassed a wide range of studio practices and features ceramic, painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and digital technology.

Exhibition Archive

In order to keep our exhibits new and exciting, we rotate in new exhibits and thus have to archive old ones. But just because these older exhibits are put in the archive doesn’t mean they should be forgotten. Check out our exhibits from the past year in the archive below.

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Cape Girardeau, MO 63701

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