Three MSU Texas scholar artists contribute to native pictures exhibition

Three Midwestern State University college students had been featured photographers for the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture in an exhibition on the Wichita Falls County Courthouse.

The WFAAC needed to characteristic public artwork in civic areas and 10 photographers got here collectively on this challenge, together with MSU Texas college students Bailey Biggs, Johnathan Davenport, and James Matlock. The different featured photographers had been Randall Barker, Karel Davis, Torin Halsey, Ben Jacobi, Ashlee Madden-Jacobi, Jeremy Smith, and Timothy Nyberg.

“I enjoyed trying to capture hallmark icons of Wichita Falls around the city and attempting to showcase them in a flattering light,” stated Matlock, who at the moment works on the Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas after incomes his bachelor’s diploma in graphic design, minor in pictures in May 2025.

Matlock stated he did numerous analysis to seek out out what locals and guests know and acknowledge about Wichita Falls. His featured picture was of the Wichita Theater. His favourite picture to take is the “spontaneous” shot. “Sometimes you find a surprise gem that happens in the moment,” Matlock added.

Biggs’ picture within the projected was titled, “I Work Alone,” which was an outline of a lonesome oil pump jack in a glistening wheat discipline.

“I enjoyed the themes of this project and how open-ended it was!” Biggs stated. “I also loved being able to showcase my hometown in these same old environments with a new perspective!”

She loves taking panorama pictures and documentary-style pictures. “My favorite types of photos are usually tranquil feeling ones,” Biggs stated. She is working towards her bachelor’s in Fine Arts with a serious emphasis in printmaking and a minor in pictures and plans to graduate from MSU Texas in May 2026.

Davenport additionally loved with the ability to discover extra of Wichita Falls. His challenge was titled “Engine.” He enjoys taking high-detail pictures of nature. The graphic design minor plans to graduate from MSU Texas in May 2027. His minor is pictures.

The exhibition will probably be positioned on the second ground of the Wichita County Courthouse. To rejoice the exhibitions, a particular proclamation and recognition of taking part photographers will happen in the course of the Wichita County Commissioners Court assembly on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Room 270 of the Wichita County Courthouse. The occasion coincides with National Photography Day and can honor the artists whose work now enhances the courthouse.

“This exhibition brings together a strong group of regional photographers whose work tells a story about the place we call home,” stated Ann Arnold-Ogden, Executive Director of the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture. “We’re excited to create a space where the county can be honored, documented, and remembered.”