Albany, MO – Haley Coyle, a Columbia-based artist who grew up in Albany, will present her work at Bookworm Bargains. The exhibition will be on display in the windows of 205 W. Clay Street from June 28 – July 26, 2021. A live social media event will tour the exhibition on Tuesday, July 13, at 4:30pm. Photos and videos are allowed and the artist will be present and available for interviews.

Her exhibit, as part of the Art in Storefronts: Art in the Time of Covid-19 initiative, is a no-contact exhibition designed to connect art works with communities throughout the state while reinvigorating commercial spaces affected by the economic downturn. Coyle graduated from Mizzou with degrees in Graphic Design and Journalism, and now puts her Graphic Design degree to work as an artist working for 1canoe2 in Columbia, MO.

This exhibit is made possible by a University of Missouri program called Art on the Move (AOM) through the School of Visual Studies (SVS) in the College of Arts & Science. It provides real-life experiences for SVS students and alumni, providing hands-on professional career building opportunities by returning them to their Missouri hometowns or other Missouri communities to share their art and art careers. AOM also plays an instrumental role in recruiting the next generation of SVS students.

This Art on the Move event is supported by a strategic partnership between MU’s School of Visual Studies, University of Missouri Extension, and the Albany Alumni Association.

The School of Visual Studies brings the academic resources of the University to communities across the state through collaborative engagements such as the Art on the Move Community Outreach Program that include MU students, faculty and alumni creating mutually beneficial learning outcomes with Missouri communities.

Established in 2017, the MU School of Visual Studies merges four disciplines: art, art history, film studies, and digital storytelling. This dynamic program aims to graduate future generations of outstanding critical thinkers, inventive problem solvers, and makers of conscientious, well-crafted art while preparing them for professional careers in the contemporary art world.