The BEAST

The BEAST will once again rear his head at the 2023 ArtSmart conference. Wait, wait….You ask, what is the BEAST? Well the BEAST is a table full of your art surplus goodies that you are looking to rehome. Yes, thats right…bring your extra brushes, papers, art magazines, supplies, equipment, whatever you have hanging around the […]

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ArtSmart Registration Opens February 1, 2023

ArtSmart 2023April 14-16, 2023Stoney Creek HotelColumbia MO ArtSmart 2023 is scheduled for April 14-16, 2023 at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia MO. Information and registration can be found on the BOMH website starting February 1, 2023. ArtSmart REGISTRATION:$145 – Early Bird Discounted Registration Feb 1 – March 1, 2023$165 – Registration through deadline March […]

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BOMH Professional Development Grant – APPLY NOW

While not specifically ArtSmart related, I would like to remind you that applications are available online until February 15th for the BOMH Professional Development Grant. All members may apply for a grant of $500 to put towards tools, equipment, workshops, whatever you need to help grow your art business.  A .pdf application is available that you […]

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Show-Me Gourd Society

WE would like for everyone to know that the Show Me Gourd Society is now accepting applications for anyone interested in being a vendor at Annual show in Springfield Mo.  April 15 and 16, 2023.  If anyone is interested, please go the web page   showmegourdsociety.org  to find more info and for applications. Madonna Watermon […]

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Amazon Smile

Since 2015, Best of Missouri Hands has participated in a program called Amazon Smile.  On most purchases made by members who participated in the program, we received a 5% donation from Amazon. Members participated simply by indicating that their purchases should be credited to BOMH for the percentage to kick in. Amazon Smile has advised […]

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Cape Light Show 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Kelly Downes/Alicia StullArts Council of Southeast Missourialicia@capearts.org First Annual Cape Light Fest, 35 Years in the Making CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO— The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, in collaboration with Cape County, is excited to announce a new holiday experience, 35 years in the making: The Cape Light Festival.So many of us can […]

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Dave Walker Fiber Artists Featured in BOMH Missouri Life Magazine Ad July/Aug 2022

Fine art made from fabric…glued, sewn, stretched, matted, and framed under glass. I am a fiber artist working with the color, pattern, and texture of fabric.  I enjoy the freedom, movement, and power while I cut up beautiful fabric and make something completely different out of it.  Each work depicts a story of travel, a record of […]

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MAKING Television Show Features BOMH Artists

ThinkTVNetwork. Join host Matt Burchett on a trip into the world of people who create innovate and build. “Making” explores the world of makers and encourages its viewers to unlock their creativity as well. By visiting with people who create something from nothing, “Making” celebrates old-world tradespeople, artists, entrepreneurs, and creative communities. Making is a local […]

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Wanda Tyner BOMH Candidate for Board of Directors 2022-2023

Wanda Tyner / Lee’s Summit Wanda Tyner’s nature-inspired glass artwork depicts a story that flows from realistic representations to abstract interpretations including 3D elements that add depth and cool reflections.  Wanda manipulates and forms glass into shapes with heat, flow, dimension, patterns and texture bringing vibrant colors to life.  With kiln-casting she creates 3D textural designs […]

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Alison Martz-Bozarth BOMH Candidate for Board of Directors 2022-2023

Alison Martz-Bozarth graduated from Webster University with a Bachelors in Fine Arts and an Emphasis in Illustration in 2017. She was the first Illustration Emphasis at that school, having helped forge the program during her time there where she experimented with medium and style to find a look that was truly her. Having long considered […]

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Garnetta Sullivan BOMH Candidate for Board of Directors 2022-2023

Garnetta Sullivan Sedalia, MO Garnetta Sullivan was raised in Jefferson City, Missouri, where her interest in oil painting began at age 10. She painted her first oil on canvas with the guidance of her soft-spoken artistic grandfather who influenced her life with his art and loving manner. The flame was lit and she began her […]

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST JURIED ARTISTS!

Summer Jury Session 2022 has come to an end. Please help us in congratulating the newest juried artists! Clockwise L-R Greg Holden-Photography Garrett Jackson-Painting Angie Johnson-Clay Ida Hoffmann-Photography Mari Moore-Clay Gloria Gaus-Painting Barb Hueting-Jewelry Well done, Artists! Opening yourself to this process is both thrilling and scary. We all know as artists, many of us […]

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Spring Has Sprung 2022

Spring is upon us here in Missouri.  The Earth is waking up from a long winter’s rest.  Green growth sprouts up from the ground, flowers begin to bloom, days are getting longer, and birds are preparing their nests.  You can feel the excitement as the season awakens to new possibilities.  I take this time of […]

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14th Fork & Cork Festival August 20, 2022 Macon, MO

LET’S MAKE MACON A DESTINATION! The Macon Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual Fork & Cork Festival in downtown Macon every fall.  Our festival attracts high end visual art artisans, master craftsmen as well as quality antiques dealers.  Enjoy jazz, blues, country and swing band musicians entertaining throughout the day.  Great food and tasty […]

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Martin Spilker Recognized for Success in Photography

BETHEL, MO, March 08, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — Martin Spilker has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. Having […]

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Nela Navarrine has work on exhibit at the St. Louis Artists Guild

Visions of the American Landscape Exhibition April 8-May 7, 2020 St. Louis Artists Guild. In operation, since 1886, the St. Louis Artists’ Guild is a nationally known arts center and the oldest arts organization west of the Mississippi. Currently, located in the iconic, mid-century modern Famous-Barr department store our contemporary gallery space boasts 16-foot ceilings […]

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