Events

Platform shoes, halter tops, bell bottoms, tie dye, leisure suits, sideburns! Wear your favorite retro 70’s clothes to the 70’s Block Party at ideaXfactory and Brick City Galleries! We’ll have the London Calling Pasty Company food truck on the parking lot and DJ Jeff Cheek playing music from the 70’s. ideaXfactory features the reception of … Read More

Join us for a reception for the first group exhibition Missouri State University MFAs on Friday, April 8, 2016 from 6-9 p.m. Mixed media collage by Carla Stine, video by Judge Bockman, ceramic sculpture by Tawn Dickison, digital imagery by Emily Budd, illustration by Maria Gerasimchuk-Djordjevic, charcoal and ink drawings by Shen Hsieh, graphic design … Read More

Sculpture X-Games Outdoor Exhibition – November 6, First Friday Art Walk, 6-10 p.m. The outdoor exhibition will also be on display through the month of November on the ideaXfactory south lot and MSU Brick City south parking lot perimeter, 351 N. Boonville, Springfield, MO. Visitors can read about the artist teams and artistic statements about the work that are … Read More

Four musicians and a ceramic artist from our sister city Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico will be featured at a multicultural music, art and ideas festival at the ideaXfactory, 351 N. Boonville Ave. on Friday, October 9 from 6-10:30 p.m. This event is created through partnerships between the ideaXfactory, Springfield Sister Cities Association, Springfield Regional Arts Council, Missouri State University Art + Design … Read More

Five emerging artists and graduates of MSU Art + Design program fill the interior space of the ideaXfactory with their contemporary clay installations exploring themes of anonymous secrets, taboos, distant cultures, soldier and civilian losses, and a garden of reflection. The opening reception will be during First Friday Art Walk on October 2, 2015 from … Read More

Join our featured artists Leah Culbertson-Fægre and Christine Schilling to see their CHALK ART on the sidewalk and patio of the ideaXfactory and to make your own. Drawing on sidewalks with colored chalk is a fun way to make temporary street art. Christine will be there to talk about her beautiful tile mosaics in the … Read More

Join the ideaXfactory yarnXbombers on Saturday, June 13 from 1-5 p.m. for an afternoon of fun yarn street art! This a free event, and no supplies are necessary. We supply lots of bright colorful yarn, knitting needles and crochet hooks. If you can’t knit or crochet, you can help us recycle some of our beautiful handiwork … Read More

Convergence: ‘X’ Marks the Spot is a colorful, vibrant, and symbolic 20′ mosaic by artist Christine Schilling incorporating art work elements by local and international mosaic artists. Visit the ideaXfactory on November 7, 6-10 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk to see the work in progress and meet Christine and visiting artists. Come back … Read More

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but inspiration can! Join us on October 3 during the First Friday Art Walk from 6-10 p.m. for an interactive art installation created by artist Cameron Thomas aimed at engaging the community in sharing inspiration through the form of positive messages, art, and other small items that can be hung … Read More