College of the Ozarks to host “Ukraine: Unfinished Homework” Images Exhibit

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks can be internet hosting the “Ukraine: Unfinished Homework” exhibition, which can be showcased within the Boger Art Gallery on the primary ground of the Jones Learning Center. The gallery is open to the general public till Feb. 17, 2026, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guests from the group are invited to attend this exhibition, and all occasions are free and open to the general public.

Exhibition Themes: Determination and Resilience

 The exhibition options the work of Tennessee-based photographer and author Joel Carillet, who has been photographing the individuals of Ukraine since 2015. He returned to Ukraine in February 2022 simply earlier than the Russian invasion. He coated the earliest days of that battle and has returned periodically to proceed his documentation of the conflict’s impression on the Ukrainian individuals. His final go to to the Ukraine was within the Summer of 2025. During his time within the nation, Carillet has documented the uncooked and emotional moments skilled by Ukrainians as they confronted the fact of an impending conflict, and he has continued capturing highly effective photographs that replicate each the uncertainty and resilience of the Ukrainian individuals as they endure an prolonged battle.

The exhibition’s title comes from a dialog Carillet had with a Ukrainian girl named Olena throughout an in a single day prepare journey from Poland to Kyiv. She shared that her husband had joined the Ukrainian military whereas her teenage daughter was evacuated to Germany. Olena defined that though Ukraine gained independence within the early Nineties, the specter of Russian aggression had all the time remained. “We have unfinished homework,” she stated — a phrase that got here to signify the willpower and resilience Carillet witnessed all through the nation.

“This exhibition connects our small community in the Ozarks to the humanity of the Ukrainian people who are suffering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” stated Dr. Richard Cummings, professor of artwork at College of the Ozarks and director of the Boger Gallery. “I hope that when people view these images in the gallery that they will see themselves and their loved ones reflected in the faces that look back at them.”

Upcoming Lecture

Boger Gallery will host Carillet for a lecture and reception on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. within the Gittinger Recital Hall. The lecture will discover what it’s wish to reside as a touring photographer and can contact on themes surrounding, “Who are we, and who is my neighbor?” Carillet can be on campus the whole day, visiting courses and talking to college students within the artwork and visible communications departments previous to the night.

The Cultural Pillar of the College is to domesticate an appreciation of the high-quality arts, an understanding of the world, and adherence to excessive private requirements.

Email [email protected] or name 417-690-2255 for inquiries relating to the exhibit.

About Joel Carillet

Joel Carillet is a Tennessee photographer and author who works primarily abroad. Since 2022, the majority of his work has been targeted on Ukraine and the Middle East. Carillet has traveled to quite a few nations together with Ukraine, Egypt, the West Bank, Beijing, and Istanbul. His work has appeared in Christian Science Monitor, Christianity Today, and The New York Times.

The above press launch is from the College of the Ozarks.