Drawing is common to all people and cultures. Whether they be simple lines or complex renderings, drawings help us to communicate, express ideas and emotions, and to understand and record our experiences in the world. Visiting artist Shane Savage-Rumbaugh brings to the ideaXfactory his years of studio practice in drawing the human figure using a variety of … Read More

Friday, June 27, 8-10 p.m. Until the mid 1900′s people in certain communities in Puglia, in southern Italy, claimed that a magical spider bit them. The only cure for the spider’s poison was consistent dance until the feast day of Peter and Paul. The victims literally had to dance for their lives! Following a short … Read More

Balance Immerse yourself in the experience of balance, motion, and byproduct audio at the ideaXfactory during First Friday Art Walk on June 6, 6-10 p.m. Conversations with Artists! – Colby Jennings on Friday, June 13 at 6 p.m. Colby Jennings has created 108 small sculptures using found objects that run on electrical motors activated by … Read More

During May 2nd First Friday Art Walk, Art of Space collaborating with other groups from Hammons School of Architecture will expand the “Qi” installation in the ideaXfactory. In traditional Chinese culture, qi is the active principal part of every living being — the natural energy or life force, and can be literally translated as “breath” or “air.” … Read More

Dr. Alec Shepley, artist and head of School of Art and Design, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, will give a community artist talk titled “The Creative Potential of the Fragment” at the ideaXfactory on Thursday, May 1st at 6 p.m. Alec’s current research and artistic practice explores urban spaces, the presentation of fragmented work and … Read More

Join us at the ideaXfactory for an urban birdsong workshop and smart-mob action on the Square! April 4th — Evening Song On April 4th from 5:30-6:30 p.m., the ideaXfactory will host a training workshop for Morning Song/Evening Song, a sound installation organized by Gerard Nadeau, professor of architecture at Drury University. The installation will consist … Read More

The 20th annual Drury Beaux Arts Ball and Charity Art Auction will be held on April 5th at the ideaXfactory in downtown Springfield, 351 N. Boonville Ave. Suggested donation for the event is $10. The doors will open at 7:00pm, beginning with the silent auction. The live auction will follow at 8:30pm, with the dance … Read More

On March 7, Friday from 7 to 10 p.m., ideaXfactory will feature an immersive psychedelic video projection by Russ RuBert using thousands of little light beams reading depth, space, and motion to create an interactive environment of light and sound. Visitors can perform their attendance, and the space will sense that and send send waves … Read More