Southeast Missouri State University alumnus Terry Kolb Davis will discuss public murals in the fall 2021 semester’s final installment of “After Hours: Conversations on Art and Culture” lecture Dec. 9.
The virtual event will be held at 6 p.m. via Zoom.
Davis, an artist and educator, is a 2017 Southeast graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in printmaking. He also earned a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking and a visual arts management certificate from Ohio University in 2020. Davis is currently an adjunct instructor at the School of Art + Design at the University of North Texas.
In his lecture “Outside/Inside,” Davis will discuss his view of public murals as well as the history of his practice with the subject. The lecture will clarify Davis’ conceptual motivations and cite some realizations he has made about his creative process along the way.
The “After Hours” topic for fall 2021 is “Public Art: Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs.” Traditionally, the gallery or museum is where art is kept. The viewer must consciously decide to go to these spaces in order to see what artists have produced. Public art, on the other hand, occurs outside of the confines of the gallery or museum. The public can be unaware of or surprised by an encounter with art within their communities. In this series, artists from a variety of disciplines will discuss their experiences creating public art and the unique challenges of this genre.
Photo caption: Preliminary chalk drawing of Riverside Regional Library Mural in Jackson, Missouri, by Southeast alumnus Terry Kolb Davis.