Events - 16 Nov 22

Exhibition: November 7-December 2
Reception: November 11

Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society, an organization of local artists, annually presents their artworks at ECC. The Mid-Missouri Fine Arts Society began in 1974 to promote and contribute to the interest in fine arts. Members of this local organization are active artists and art enthusiasts and work in a variety of media, including pastels, graphite, watercolor, oil paint, photography, and ceramics.

Art Gallery, Hansen Hall 121

Throughout the week, there will be activities, such as a virtual escape room or scavenger hunt, with an international theme. There will be drawings for winners for each of these activities.  Also, photo backdrops will be around campus where students and employees snap photos at locations “around the world.”

Monday, Nov. 14  

• Flag walk —10:50 a.m., International students invited to display their home country’s flag during a parade. Location to be determined (weather permitting).

Tuesday, Nov. 15

• Snack & Stories — 1 p.m. in Café Central. International students will share a little about their experience studying outside their country.
• Guest Speaker, artist Ria Unson — The time is TBD but Unson will speak sometime after 2 p.m. in Hansen Hall 286. She will talk about her exhibit, “Filipinos at the 1904 World’s Fair: A Legacy of Race and Empire”.

Wednesday, Nov. 16

• Snack & Stories — 1 p.m. in Café Central. International students will share a little about their experience studying outside their country.
• Film & Lecture Series — 6 p.m., ECC Theatre showing of “¡Viva Maestro!”

Thursday, Nov. 17

• International Candy Bar — 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., (or while supplies last) candy from around the world will be available in the Buescher Hall Lobby.

Take a tour of the new Falcon Career Center, located in Hansen Hall (HH 270). The leaders of the Adult Education and Literacy program and Short-Term Health Care Careers will be available to answer questions. In addition, the Occupational Navigator, Sarah Haines and the Wellness Navigator, Abbie Bishop will discuss the resources available to students for learning and connecting with career counseling and social services.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available. An open house opportunity will also be available from 4-6 p.m. that day.

Take a tour of the new Falcon Career Center, located in Hansen Hall (HH 270). The leaders of the Adult Education and Literacy program and Short-Term Health Care Careers will be available to answer questions. In addition, the Occupational Navigator, Sarah Haines and the Wellness Navigator, Abbie Bishop will discuss the resources available to students for learning and connecting with career counseling and social services.

Light snacks and refreshments will be available.

November 16 • 6 p.m. • ECC Theatre

In conjunction with the ECC Music Department and International Education Week

About the film: When conductor Gustavo Dudamel’s international tours are disrupted by deadly protests across his native Venezuela, one of the world’s finest and most beloved musicians faces a daunting set of challenges — to his commitment to the mentor who changed his life, to friends and musicians he’s led since his teens, and to his belief in art’s transformative capacity. ¡Viva Maestro!, the uplifting and timely new documentary from acclaimed director Ted Braun, follows Dudamel around the world as he responds to unexpected and imposing obstacles with stirring music-making that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite.

Producer Dean Schramm will join us via Zoom, and John McGrosso (first violinist of the Arianna String Quartet) will join us in person to discuss the film.

The Film and Lecture Series brings acclaimed documentaries and narrative films, scholars, authors, journalists, and poets to campus throughout the year. The series is designed to enhance essential components of education by providing audiences with avenues for exercising critical thought, appreciating various forms of artistic expression, and deepening cultural understanding.