ARTifacts 3/26/09

Bootheel Regional Juried Art Show accepts art

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The 25th annual Bootheel Regional Juried Art Show, sponsored by the Sikeston Depot Museum, will be accepting entries from local artists 18 and older, living within 75 miles of Sikeston. Art will be accepted from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday and from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday. Works will be displayed and judged by April 2. A 1 p.m. reception and 2 p.m. awards presentation will be April 19. The exhibit will be featured until June 27. For more information, call 573-481-9967.

High School Art Exhibition starts Sunday

Student artists from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois will have art work displayed in the Crisp Museum from Sunday to April 19. Art from juniors and seniors was submitted and judged for the annual show. The opening reception and award ceremony will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Crisp Museum.

-- From staff reports