POINT LOOKOUT, MO. —On April 12, 2024, The Center for Faithful Arts will host a Festival of Arts showcasing faculty and students’ work in the music, art, and theatre departments.
The Center for Faithful Arts exists to engage culture by encouraging and supporting artists of Christian faith in their pursuit of artistic excellence and by providing opportunities for dialogue between the arts and theology. This Festival of Arts is the event launching the new Center for Faithful Arts.
Dr. Jay Todd, professor of biblical and theological studies, has helped orchestrate this event alongside the art, music, and theatre departments. The event will showcase the work of students from each department with a music concert, short film viewing, art exhibit, and the spring musical.
“One of the Center’s goals is to encourage and support artists of Christian faith in their pursuit of artistic excellence,” Todd said. “Fortunately, we do not have to look very far to find such artists since our Professional and Performing Arts Division is full of artists who love Christ and exhibit artistic excellence. We want to celebrate what our faculty and students are doing by inviting the community to come and see their work during the Festival of Arts.”
This is a free ticketed event where attendees will also have dinner provided. The guest limit is 150, and it will be a first-come, first-served experience. Tickets can be reserved through this link,
https://forms.cofo.edu/240494168787067
Schedule for April 12
- 2:15–3 p.m. Check-In Gittinger Lobby
- 3–4 p.m. Music Performances Gittinger Recital Hall
- 4–4:15 p.m. Break
- 4:15–5:15 p.m. Short Film: “Magpie” Gittinger Recital Hall
Introduction to the Art Exhibition
- 5:15–6 p.m. Art Exhibit “Called to Serve: We Are Together” Boger Gallery (Jones)
- 6–7 p.m. Dinner College Center
- 7 p.m. Doors Open for Musical Production Jones Auditorium
- 7:30–10 p.m. Spring Musical Production “Beauty and the Beast” Jones Auditorium
For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.
About College of the Ozarks
College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and financial responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including
No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest and
No. 1 Best Value Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024 and
No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2023. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.
The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the
TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Award 2023 and the
Best of the Best and
Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus. Follow College of the Ozarks at
www.facebook.com/collegeoftheozarks or on Twitter @CofOHardWorkU.
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. —On April 12, 2024, The Center for Faithful Arts will host a Festival of Arts showcasing faculty and students’ work in the music, art, and theatre departments.
