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St. Louis Irish Arts Performance Cancelled

The Mineral Area Council on the Arts sponsored event, St. Louis Irish Arts performance on April 4, 2020 at Central High School Auditorium has been cancelled.  Every effort will be made for this event to be rescheduled; however, the date is unknown at this time. Tickets purchased for the April 4th event will be honored...

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2020 ART Blooms Banner Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the 2020 ART Blooms Banner Contest Winners! We had an overwhelming response to the 2020 ART Blooms Banner Contest sponsored by the City of Farmington and the Mineral Area Council on the Arts.  The committee, made up of representatives from the Farmington Public Library and the Arts Council had a tough...

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View the Artist Connect Database Now

To view the Mineral Area Council on the Arts database of local artists click on a category below. Visual Artists 10.30.20 Musicians 02.20.20 Thespians 02.20.20 Dancers and Instructors 02.20.20   Help spread the word!  If you know a local artist, ask them to complete the simple form!  This database will be updated...

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Save the Date! 21st Annual K-12 Art Show

The 21st Annual K-12 Art Show information is here!   We can’t wait to see what your students create this year for the 21st Annual Art Show at Mineral Area College.  The show is open to K-12 students from public, private, and home schools within the service region of Mineral Area College. For more information...

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PLAY BALL!…SHADOWBALL

Come see this homerun of a show!  “Shadowball:  The Negro Baseball Leagues” is a one-man theatrical performance with emmy-award-winning Bobby Norfolk. Come experience history through baseball on Friday, February 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mineral Area College Fine Arts Theater.  Tickets are $8 adults / $5 students available...

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MACOA Offers New Service to Community

Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) has launched a new resource called Artist Connect for our service area.  Artist Connect will allow an artist to enter appropriate information about what he or she has to offer patrons in a simple Google form.  MACOA will use this information to create a database to be a resource...

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Ronald Radford – American Master of Flamenco Guitar

Ronald Radford, known as the “American Master of Flamenco Guitar” will be performing in the Mineral Area College Fine Arts Theater, Saturday, January 18th, at 7:00 p.m.  Radford is the only North American touring Flamenco Guitarist out of only about a half-dozen worldwide. Scottye Adkins, of the Mineral Area Council...

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Meet the Artist – Yancy McCarron

Mineral Area Council on the Arts (MACOA) sponsors Battle of Pilot Knob art project by Yancy McCarron. Yancy McCarron of Park Hills, a second year student at Mineral Area College (MAC), is already a celebrated artist.  While a Central High School student, she completed her first year of college credits.  Also, while in...

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3-Pack Ticket On Sale Now!

If you missed out on purchasing a season ticket this year, you may now purchase a 3-Pack Ticket for the remaining events of the 2019-2020 season.  Each ticket will be mailed to you in advance of the performance. 3-Pack Ticket includes: Ronald Radford:  American Master of the Flmenco Guitarist, An unforgettable experience...

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The Magic School Bus Comes to Town!

Another production by New York based TheaterWorks USA comes to town! When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip! But when rivalries both old and new threaten to tear the students apart, our young heroes must learn...

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