Exhibition Archive
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What happens to exhibitions after they are completed?
As much as we would love to, we cannot keep all our exhibitions up forever. In order to give opportunities to other artists, new exhibitions are typically rotated through the museum monthly. Our exhibitions provide a great insight into the mind of talented artists from all walks of life. We don’t want the final date of the exhibition to be the last opportunity to observe the work. Once an exhibition reaches its last day of presentation at the Crisp Museum, sample photographs, and descriptions are sent to the archived exhibits and the previous year’s exhibits are catalogued here.
Fall Senior Showcase
December 5 - 13, 2025 / Reception: December 5, 4-8 p.m.Graduating seniors produce their final exhibit as SEMO students.
Shutter and Soud: The Jazz Photography of Bob Willoughby
September 2 - October 19, 2025 / Reception: September 5, 4 - 8 p.m. / Willoughby photographed jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, among others. The 50 images included in the exhibit reflect the dynamic jazz scene of the 1950s, a time- in the words of Dave Brubeck- "of youth, exuberance, hope, and change."
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
November 7 -25, 2025 / Reception November 7, 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.
Transition Space: Benjie Heu
July 1 - August 12, 2025/ Benjie Heu uses simple but richly textured surfaces on his ceramic works to easily transform relatable and yet often overlooked anxieties of everyday life. In addition, the frailty of our bodies, the specter of chemical dependency, religious uncertainty and family dynamics create obstacles to be faced by the viewer.
Selections from the Permanent Collection
July 1, 2025 – Aug. 17, 2025 / Reception July 11, 4-8 p.m. / A selection of recent acquisitions and old favorites from the museum’s permanent collection.
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.
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.
Juried Student Exhibition
Mar. 28 – April 27, 2025 / Reception April 4, 4-8 p.m. / Students of the department of art and design showcase their varied talents.
Exhibiting Excellence 47th Annual Juried High School Student Exhibition
Feb. 2 – March 9, 2025 / Reception Feb 2, 2-4 p.m. with Awards at 3 p.m. / Regional high school juniors and seniors from southeast Missouri demonstrate their artistic skills.
Quilt Exhibit Featuring Kaffe Fassett Collective
Twenty-two stunning, bright, quilts that include Kaffe Fassett Fabrics made by Cookie Little and Cheryl Reinagel will be displayed at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp Museum January 3-14, 2025.
Avian Legacy: Carvings by Glen Smart
On display through December 2024 / This fall Crisp Museum is hosting an exhibition of wood-carved birds by Glen Smart. There are over 40 pieces on display In the museum's Crossroads Gallery.
World War II History Exhibit
May-December 2024 /
Visit Crisp Museum and view the World War II Display honoring and remembering the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings along the Normandy coast.
Art and Design Senior Exhibition
December 6 - 14, 2024 | Reception: December 6 at 4 - 8 p.m. | Located at the Crisp Museum for the viewing of family, guests, and the public to honor the senior artists and designers earning their Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science from the Departmetn of Art and Design at Southeast Missouri State University.
Gain of Function: New Mutation
Emily Denlinger / Oct. 4 - November 25, 2024 / Reception Oct. 4, 4-8 p.m.
Thomas Mangelsen - A Life in the Wild, Part 2
Opening Oct. 4, 2024 – Closes Nov. 26, 2024 / Reception Oct. 4, 4-8 / A continuation of Mangelsen’s photographic journey, featuring bold wildlife encounters and dramatic landscapes.
Thomas Mangelsen - A Life in the Wild, Part 1
August 2 - September 30, 2024 / Thomas D. Mangelsen's stunning wildlife photography from every continent powerfully raises awareness about poaching, extinction, and climate change.
Lexie Millikan: Abracadabra
Aug. 1– Sept. 30, 2024 / Reception Aug. 2, 4-8 p.m.
Selections from the Permanent Collections
June 7 - July 14, 2024 / Reception: June 7, 4-8 p.m. / This exhibit features new acquisitions and old favorites from the museum’s collections.
Graduating Senior Exhibition
April 26 – May 11, 2024 / Reception: May 3, 4-8 p.m. Graduating seniors show their best work as they leave the university.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
March 26 – April 21, 2024 / Reception: April 5, 4-8 p.m. / Award Ceremony: April 5, 5 p.m. Students from the Department of Art and Design showcase their varied talents.
Backstage Hollywood: Photography Bob Willoughby
November 10, 2023 – January 7, 2024 / Reception: November 10, 4-8 p.m. Willoughby was the first outsider photographer invited into movie studios.
Exhibiting Excellence 46th Annual Juried High School Exhibition
February 4 – February 25, 2024 / Reception: February 4, 2-4 p.m. / Award Ceremony: February 4, 3 p.m. Regional high school juniors and seniors from Southeast Missouri demonstrate their artistic skills.
Exhibiting Excellence
Beginning Feb. 12, Exhibiting Excellence, the 45th Annual High School Art Exhibition, an invitational juried art exhibit for 11th and 12th grade students in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, will be displayed at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
The Annual Juried Student Exhibition will be displayed in the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus March 24 - April 30, 2023. A reception for the artists is March 24, 4-8 p.m., and is open to the public. An awards ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. in Crisp Museum.
Graduating Senior Exhibition
May 5-14, 2023, The Senior Exhibition stands as a testament to the boundless creative and innovative spirit of Southeast Missouri State University's graduating students in the Department of Art + Design.
Quilt Extravaganza
Two hundred quilts and sewn items will be displayed June 2 through 25, 2023 at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum’s “Quilt Extravaganza”. Opening day, museum hours will be 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Jake Wells: Watercolors and Sketches
July 7 at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum. An opening reception will be held from 4-8 p.m. on July 7, 2023.
The exhibit will be on display July 7- August 13. It is free and open to the public.
Louise Bodenheimer: Hybrid
August 19 – September 24, 2023 / Reception: August 19, 1-4 p.m. Hybrid is a collection of previous and recent designs, illustrations, and other works by Louise McLean Bodenheimer who is faculty in the Department of Art + Design.
The Soul of Art Exhibition by George DeMeyers II
July 8, 2022 – July 31, 2022, Reception July 8, 4-8 p.m. with Artist Talk at 5:30 p.m., The Soul of Art Repertoire by George DeMeyers II is an eclectic array of black art consisting of portraits, murals, acrylics and oils on canvas.
Don Sahli: An Act of Color
May 6, 2022-June 26, 2022 Opening Reception May 6, 4-8 p.m. Abstract Expressionism Workshop with Don Sahli May 19-21 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Preregisteration required. Crisp Museum provides 50% discount by registering through Ellen Flentge (573) 651-2260. Regular fee $375, only $187.50 with discount. Supply list online at Sahlistudio.com
Annual Juried Student Exhibition
April 1, 2022-May 1, 2022 Opening Reception April 1, 4-8 p.m. The Department of Art and Design students show off their creative talent during this annual exhibit.
Small Quilts: Welcome Spring
Locally created quilts on display in celebration of spring March 18-27. Closing reception is March 27. This is a judged show with entry information available. If you are interested, check it out!
Exhibiting Excellence: 44th Annual High School Exhibition
Feb. 13, 2022-Mar.13, 2022 Opening Reception Feb. 13, 2-4 p.m. High School Students from around the region in grades 11 and 12 are invited to enter their finest work in any of the following categories: Sculpture, Ceramics, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Photography, Fibers, Drawing, Painting, Digital Art, and Graphic Design.
Powerful Pastels by Sketched Perfect: Works by Alfonzo Branch
Dec. 3, 2021-Jan 23, 2022 Opening Reception Dec. 3, 2021, 4-8 p.m. Alfonzo Branch, owner of Sketched Perfect Designs, spent most of his adult years forging his way into the art world creatively, using pastels as a primary media. He has found that not many people use pastels for the type of work he is requested to do, because they are so difficult to master. He is a current member of the Texas Art Coalition. He has mastered the art of pastels and continues to use his creativity to enhance the artist community.
Louise Marler: Digital Americana
Oct. 1-Nov. 14, 2021
Opening Reception Oct. 1, 2021, 4-8 p.m.
Marler's art has been largely influenced by her father who collected and repaired old typewriters. Her artistic style integrates modern digital photography with her passion for vintage items. The result is a composite of thought and form. She seeks to create art collections and events which integrate history, education, and entertainment.
Interwoven: The Lives and Roles of Women: Art by Jean Rissover
Aug. 6-Sept. 19, 2021
Opening Reception Aug. 6, 4-8 p.m.
"The characters I paint live in my head, and act out their lives there. I hope in trying to translate them into paint on canvas, to capture something about the human condition... especially, but not exclusively, the lives of women," says Rissover.
Sayaka Ganz: Reclaimed Creations
December 4, 2020 through February 21, 2021
Art pictured: Sayaka Ganz, Wisdom, an image of the artist and her work, photo by Adam Parsons
Artist Talk 5:30 p.m. February 5 will be a live presentation by the artist. Plus, a Zoom presentation for those unable to attend in person can be seen at the same time.
Robert Harding Jr.: Art from the Heart
September 4 through November 8, 2020
Reception: September 4, 4-8 p.m.
Art pictured: Robert Harding, Tortured, 1977, mixed media, watercolor on paper
Barbi Myres: Transition Spaces 20.1
July 1, 2020 through August 23, 2020
Reception: July 10, 4-8 p.m.
William H. Thielen: The Voices in My Head
July 1, 2020 through August 23, 2020
Reception: July 10, 4-8 p.m.
Artist Talk: July 10, 5:30 p.m.
Threshold Print Exhibition
Aug. 5 - Sept. 18, 2022, Reception August 5, 4-8 p.m., International Print Exchange Program is a non-profit initiative through which printmakers share their work with each-other across the globe. IPEP boosts networking among printmakers and creates awareness about printmaking as an art form among its viewers. This exhibit will feature 40 print artists from 21 countries.
Exhibiting Excellence
Beginning Feb. 12, Exhibiting Excellence, the 45th Annual High School Art Exhibition, an invitational juried art exhibit for 11th and 12th grade students in southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, will be displayed at the Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University’s River Campus.
Biennial Faculty Exhibition
October 6 – October 29, 2023 / Reception: October 6, 4-8 p.m. This broad sampling of media encompasses a wide range of studio practices and features ceramic, painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and digital technology.
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