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Springfield Art Museum Announces Watercolor USA 2024 Opening and Exhibition Move to Spiva in 2025

The Springfield Art Museum invites the public to a the Watercolor USA 2024 on Friday, June 7 from 6-8 pm. Museum Director Nick Nelson shares that Spiva Center for the Arts will host the exhibition starting in 2025 during the Museum's renovations. Learn More...
Media Alert: Springfield Art Museum to Host Lunch & Learn Sessions

The Public is Invited to Q&A Sessions with Museum Leadership. Read More...
SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM APPOINTS NEW MUSEUM EDUCATOR

Joshua Best has served in a variety of roles with the Museum since 2015 Read more...
New York Artist Jie Li Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA 2024

Brooklyn, New York artist J. (Jie) Li has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award in this year’s Watercolor USA annual juried exhibition.
Art In Bloom Returns with Fashion and Floral Designs at the Springfield Art Museum

This is the fifth Art In Bloom event that the Museum has hosted since 2018. This year, 25 local fashion designers and floral designers will interpret works of art on view in their chosen medium, flowers or custom-made garments.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Collaborative Exhibition of Renaissance Works

This special exhibition highlights the Museum’s collection of Renaissance manuscripts and prints, ranging from hand-lettered and letterpress Bible pages to engravings.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Exhibition Aimed at Improving Mental and Physical Health

This special exhibition of cloudscapes from the Museum's permanent collection uses the science and psychology of viewing art and cloud watching to create a positive experience for viewers’ mental health and physical well-being.
Watercolor USA 2024 Selected by Juror Carole Hennessy

The 63rd exhibition of "Watercolor USA" will feature 77 works from 77 contemporary artists working in watermedia, representing 31 states from a call for artists that lasted from January 3 until February 22 this year.
Springfield Art Museum Celebrates Youth Art Month with 92nd All School Exhibition

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present the 92nd annual "All School Exhibition." This beloved exhibit has been a staple of the Museum's exhibition schedule since 1932, making it our longest running exhibition initiative.
Springfield Art Museum Hosts Public Meeting For Strategic Plan

The Springfield Art Museum has partnered with Keen Independent Research to develop a strategic plan to guide operations and decision making as it prepares to enter the construction period of its transformative 2028 Campaign.
Springfield Art Museum Announces 2024 Exhibition Season and Anticipated Closure for Construction

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates 96 years of service to our community in 2024 with a schedule of 13 new and ongoing exhibitions. The Museum will close to the public beginning September 1, 2024 in preparation for major facility construction.
Springfield Art Museum Seeks Entries For Watercolor USA 2024

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for "Watercolor USA," highlighting contemporary American watermedia. This year marks the 63rd annual showing of this national juried exhibition. Entry portal opens Jan. 3, 2024.
Springfield Art Museum Opens Ancient Artifacts Exhibition with Missouri State University

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "Ancient Artifacts Abroad," featuring objects from - or inspired by - the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first time that many of these artifacts have been on display at the Museum.
Springfield Art Museum Exhibits Kent Bicentennial Portfolio

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "Spirit of Independence: Kent Bicentennial Portfolio." This exhibit re-engages with the question posed to 12 American artists by the Kent Bicentennial Program in 1976, “What does independence mean to you?”
Springfield Art Museum Announces Three Collection Focus Exhibitions

Collection focus exhibitions are pulled from the Museum’s permanent collection of over 10,000 objects and aim to create a deeper understanding and connection with select artists, artistic media, genre, or art period.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Enamel Work by Rhode Island Artist Tanya Crane

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of work by Rhode Island enamellist and jeweler Tanya Crane. This work was recently featured in the group exhibition "Holding Space: Contemporary Enamel Vessels" at the Museum.
Springfield Art Museum Seeks Public Input For Strategic Plan

The Springfield Art Museum has partnered with Keen Independent Research to develop a strategic plan to guide operations and decision making as it prepares to enter the construction period of its transformative 2028 Campaign.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Enamel Work by Indiana Artist Jessica Calderwood

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of work by Indiana enamellist and metalsmith Jessica Calderwood. This work was recently featured in the group exhibition "Holding Space: Contemporary Enamel Vessels" at the Museum.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Major Solo Exhibition With Artist Jordan Eagles

"Jordan Eagles: ONE BLOOD" features work created with queer blood addressing blood donation policies and LGBTQI+ equality.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Enamel Works by Sarah Perkins

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of 2 works by local artist Sarah Perkins. Perkins is considered among the leading figures in the contemporary enameling field.
Springfield Art Museum Welcomes Traveling International Group Exhibition Tradition Interrupted

Tradition Interrupted, opening on Aug. 19, is a traveling international group exhibition that explores the methods used by artists to conflate contemporary ideas with traditional art and craft in a range of media.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Interactive Sculpture By Hank Willis Thomas

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition and installation of the interactive sculpture "Ernest and Ruth" by Hank Willis Thomas.
Springfield Art Museum Opens Exhibit Focused on Chinese Blue-and-White Ware

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "Blue on White," opening on Saturday, July 22 in the Hartman Gallery. "Blue on White" is focused on Chinese blue-and-white ware and imitative wares in an increasingly globalized world.
Texas Artist Stephen Zhang Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA for the Third Time

The Museum is pleased to announce that Plano, Texas artist Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award in this year’s Watercolor USA annual juried exhibition. Other top awards are also announced.
Local Designers Win Big in Art In Bloom at the Springfield Art Museum

The Museum awarded $5,000 in cash awards to participating local designers who interpreted works of art on view in the Museum’s galleries through floral arrangements or custom made garments.
Art In Bloom Expands to Feature Both Floral and Fashion Designs at the Springfield Art Museum

This is the fourth Art In Bloom event that the Museum has hosted since 2018. This year, 20 local floral and fashion designers will interpret works of art on view in their chosen medium, flowers and custom-made garments.
Springfield Art Museum Awarded $2.75 Million In ARPA Funding From MO Dept of Economic Development

As of April 2023, the Museum has raised over 60% of its anticipated $25 million 2028 Campaign goal.
Springfield Art Museum Exhibits First Work from Exquisite Corpse Portfolio

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to exhibit the first grouping of works from "Exquisite Corpse," featuring work by Nick Cave, Elena Climent, Gendron Jensen, Enrique Martínez Celaya, Osmeivy Ortega Pacheco, and Robert Pruitt.
Springfield Art Museum Opens First Exhibition Focused Entirely on Enamelware

"Holding Space: Contemporary Enamel Vessels" is the Museum’s first exhibition focused solely on enamelware. This group exhibition, featuring ten local to international artists, focuses on the enamel process through an examination of the vessel form.
Watercolor USA 2023 Selected by Juror Keiko Tanabe

"Watercolor USA 2023" has been selected by this year's juror, prolific watercolorist Keiko Tanabe. The 62nd exhibition of "Watercolor USA" will feature 70 works from 70 contemporary artists working in watermedia, representing 25 states.
Springfield Art Museum Celebrates Youth Art Month with 91st Annual All School Exhibition

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present the 91st annual "All School Exhibition." This beloved exhibit has been a staple of the Museum's exhibition schedule since 1932, making it our longest running exhibition initiative.
Springfield Art Museum Offers CloudPano 360 Degree Virtual Museum Tours

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to partner with CloudPano to provide virtual museum tours through their 360 degree software platform. Through CloudPano, virtual visitors can tour select galleries, with additional galleries planned throughout 2023.
Springfield Art Museum Opens the First New Exhibit of 2023

The Springfield Art Museum opens the first new exhibition of 2023, "Art in Motion," on Saturday, January 21. This focus exhibition examines ways that artists portray movement or motion within their work.
Springfield Art Museum Seeks Entries For Watercolor USA 2023

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for "Watercolor USA 2023," highlighting the very best in contemporary American watermedia. This year marks the 62nd annual showing of this popular national juried exhibition.
Springfield Art Museum Announces 2023 Exhibition Season

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates 95 years of service to our community in 2023 with a schedule of 20 new and ongoing exhibitions that are packed with local, regional, and international interest.
Springfield Art Museum Announces Winter 2022 Focus Exhibitions

The Springfield Art Museum opens three focus exhibitions on Saturday, November 26. These focus exhibitions feature a range of themes and artists with local, regional, and national interest, including large scale abstract work.
Springfield Art Museum Announces $800,000 in New Commitments to 2028 Campaign

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce $800,000 in new commitments to its 2028 Campaign from the Hatch Foundation, Johnny & Jeanie Morris, Tom & Kim Prater, and an anonymous donor.
Springfield Art Museum Fassnight Creek Naturalization Awarded 2022 Project of the Year by APWA

The Springfield Art Museum’s Fassnight Creek naturalization was recently named the 2022 Project of the Year by the Missouri Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) in the $1 million to $3 million project category.
Springfield Art Museum Receives Increased MAC Grant in Support of Focus Exhibitions

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a grant from the Missouri Arts Council in support of three upcoming focus exhibitions. This grant is the largest that the Museum has received from the Missouri Arts Council in almost a decade.
Springfield Art Museum Hosts Ribbon Cutting Day

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates the substantial completion of Master Plan grounds projects with a Ribbon Cutting on Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 2 to 4 PM.
City Issues Request for Qualifications for Design of Springfield Art Museum Renovation and Expansion

The City of Springfield is soliciting qualification statements from firms interested in providing architectural services for the renovation and expansion of the Springfield Art Museum.
Springfield Art Museum Expands New Exhibition Series with Humanities, Vol. 2

The Springfield Art Museum presents "Humanities, Vol. 2," featuring new work from three local artists, musician Jin J. X, poet Kate Murr, and dancer/choreographer Sarah Wilcoxon, made in response to works from the Museum's permanent collection.
Springfield Art Museum Receives Lead Support of Humanities, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Exhibitions

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a $25,000 Lead Support gift from the Melinda J. McDaniel Charitable Trust for the Humanities, Vol. 1 and Humanities, Vol. 2 special exhibitions and associated educational programs.
Springfield Art Museum Awarded $3 Million In ARPA Funding From City

As of July 2022, the Museum has raised half of its $25 million 2028 Campaign goal.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts New Exhibition Series Beginning with Humanities, Vol. 1

The Springfield Art Museum presents "Humanities, Vol. 1," featuring 49 works from the Museum’s permanent collection chosen by 36 co-curators that help keep the Museum moving forward.
Springfield Art Museum Announces $2 Million In Tax Credits and Names 2028 Campaign Chairs

$2 Million in Tax Credits are intended to spur $4 Million in additional investment in the Museum’s $25 Million 2028 Capital Campaign.
Santa Fe Artist Chris McLean Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA 2022

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that neuro-divergent artist Chris McLean from Santa Fe, NM, has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for their entry, "The Boot," in this year’s "Watercolor USA" annual juried exhibition.
Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) 2022 Public Viewing April 23-May 8

Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) invites the community of Springfield to view works of art in their neighbors' front lawns during a city-wide public art exhibition.
Springfield Art Museum Exhibits Yoko Ono: Mend Piece

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "Yoko Ono: Mend Piece," a participatory art-making exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA), opening Saturday, April 9.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Focus Exhibition: The Open Window

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "The Open Window," featuring 18 works from the Museum’s permanent collection that follow - or challenge - the metaphor of “Alberti’s Window.”
Springfield Art Museum Announces Appointment of Second Museum Educator

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Lori Gipson, who previously served as the Education and Community Engagement Manager at the Metal Museum, as our second Museum Educator.
Watercolor USA 2022 Selected by The Ekru Project’s Kevin Umaña

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that "Watercolor USA 2022," the 61st annual exhibition of "Watercolor USA," will feature 85 works from 85 contemporary artists representing 26 states.
Springfield Art Museum Receives $5 Million Lead Gift to Capital Campaign Project

Gift marks one of the largest private capital contributions to an arts institution in Springfield and is the largest in the Museum’s history.
Springfield Art Museum Celebrates Youth Art Month with 90th Annual All School Exhibition

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present the 90th Annual "All School Exhibition," our longest running exhibition initiative.
Springfield Art Museum Receives NEA Grant in Support of Yoko Ono: Mend Piece

The NEA has announced that the Springfield Art Museum has been approved for a $25,000 grant to support the presentation of "Yoko Ono: Mend Piece," a participatory exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts (AFA).
Springfield Art Museum Seeks Entries For Watercolor USA 2022

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for Watercolor USA 2022, highlighting the very best in contemporary American watermedia. This year marks the 61st annual showing of this popular exhibition.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Major Solo Exhibition With Linda Lopez

The Museum is pleased to present "Linda Lopez: Long Lost," a major solo exhibition featuring immersive spaces, mosaics, and illuminated sculptures.
Springfield Art Museum Announces 2022 Exhibition Line-Up on Springfield Art Museum Day

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates its 94th year of service to our community with a special exhibition calendar packed with local, regional, and international interest during 2022.
State Representative Alex Riley Joins Museum Mayoral Proclamation Event

State Representative Alex Riley will read a Missouri State House of Representatives Resolution in support of the Museum at the Museum's Mayoral Proclamation Event on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Springfield Art Museum Celebrates 75 Years as a Department of the City of Springfield with Mayoral P

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates 75 years as a City-owned and operated community cultural resource with a Mayoral Proclamation Event on Wednesday, October 27 at 5:30 PM.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Dante’s Inferno Exhibition During 700th Anniversary of Poet’s Death

September 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of poet Dante Alighieri. To mark this occasion, the Springfield Art Museum presents Michael Mazur’s full portfolio of 41 etchings illustrating Dante's "Inferno."
Springfield Art Museum Offers EnChroma Assistive Technology To Patrons With Color Blindness

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to partner with EnChroma to expand the museum experience for visitors with color vision deficiencies. The Springfield Art Museum is the third museum in Missouri to offer this assistive technology.
Springfield Art Museum Announces Summer 2021 Focus Exhibitions

The Springfield Art Museum opens three focus exhibitions on Saturday, July 17. These focus exhibitions feature a range of themes and artists with local, regional, and international interest, including Rose O'Neill's Kewpie Comics.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Work From Emerging Missouri Artist Glyneisha Johnson

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of Glyneisha Johnson’s mixed media collage "Cruisin’ Together," currently on view in the special exhibition "Four by Four (4x4): 2020 Midwest Invitational Exhibition" through June 27.
Springfield Art Museum Announces Appointment of Museum Educator

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenny Schwartzberg as Museum Educator. Schwartzberg previously served as the Curator of Education and Education Coordinator at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Work From Emerging Kansas Artist Rebecca Hackemann

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of the participatory sculpture "Visionary Sightseeing Binocular." This acquisition marks the first permanently installed work on the Museum's grounds by a woman artist.
Springfield Art Museum Breaks Ground on Phase I of 30-Year Master Plan

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Phase I improvements to the Museum’s grounds are underway.
Springfield Art Museum Announces Appointment of Museum Affairs Officer for Development & Fundraising

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Francis, a seasoned non-profit fundraiser with over two decades of arts administration experience, as Museum Affairs Officer for Development and Fundraising.
Texas Artist Stephen Zhang Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA 2021

Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award in the 60th annual "Watercolor USA" exhibition. This is the third year in a row that an artist from Texas has taken the top award, and the second top award in three years for Zhang.
Missouri State University MFA Thesis Exhibition Returns to Springfield Art Museum

This collaborative exhibition between Missouri State University and the Springfield Art Museum, presents works by Jennifer Rose Wolken, Tristan B. Miller, Casaundra Beard, Neal Polallis, and Vladan Djordjevic.
Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) 2021 Public Viewing April 23-May 8

Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) invites the community of Springfield to view works of art in their neighbors' front lawns during a city-wide public art exhibition.
Watercolor USA 2021 Selected by Museum Director Nick Nelson

The 60th annual "Watercolor USA" exhibition will include 96 works representing 32 states.
Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) Returns and Seeks Public Art Submissions

Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) invites the community of Springfield to create works of art in their front lawn for a city-wide public art exhibition.
Springfield Art Museum Awards 4x4 Prize to Emerging Oklahoma Artist Crystal Z Campbell

Oklahoma artist Crystal Z Campbell has received the biennial "Four by Four (4x4): 2020 Midwest Invitational Exhibition" cash award of $3,000.
Springfield Art Museum to Award $3,000 to Emerging Regional Artist

The 4x4: 2020 Midwest Invitational Exhibition is being held in 2021 due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020.
the interference structure provides at the Springfield Art Museum

This highly analytical exhibition presents work by a group of loosely related artists from the 1960s and 1970s who were interested in the ways in which systemic structures could be applied to the process of art-making.
Afloat: Artists and Rivers at the Springfield Art Museum

This exhibition explores a wide range of river-based work, reflecting upon the importance of Missouri's waterways as both a natural amenity and as a source of artistic inspiration.
Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery at the Springfield Art Museum

Eye to I: Self-Portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, organized by the NPG’s Chief Curator Emerita Brandon Brame Fortune, examines how artists in the United States have chosen to portray themselves since the beginning of the last century.
Springfield Art Museum Mounts Exhibit by Prolific Editorial Cartoonist Bob Palmer

This special exhibition, featuring 150 original works from the Museum’s permanent collection, explores decades of world events and hyperlocal issues just in time for the 2020 presidential election.
Fort Worth Artist Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA 2020

Fort Worth, Texas artist Laurin McCracken has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry, "Still Life With Silver," in this year’s "Watercolor USA" annual juried exhibition.
Lawn Art With Neighbors Seeks Public Art Submissions

Lawn Art With Neighbors (L.A.W.N.) invites the community of Springfield to create works of art in their front lawn for a city-wide public art exhibition that can be experienced while safely practicing physical distancing.
Watercolor USA 2020 Selected by Contemporary Art Curator Misa Jeffereis

At 81 works representing 30 states, "Watercolor USA 2020" is among the largest "Watercolor USA" exhibitions in recent memory.
Randy Bacon Photography Exhibit Opens at Springfield Art Museum

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present "Randy Bacon: The Road I Call Home," a photography exhibition that brings attention and empathy to our community’s homeless population.
Traveling Exhibition of South African Beadwork Opens at Springfield Art Museum

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to welcome "Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence," a traveling exhibition presenting an overview of a new form of bead art by a community of women living and working together in rural South Africa.
Springfield Art Museum and Park Board Mount Large-Scale Public Art Installation

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce an expansive outdoor sculpture installation with Kansas City artist Shawn Bitters, in collaboration with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
Springfield Art Museum Boasts Third Year of Record-Breaking Attendance

Continuing a trend begun in 2017, the Museum is routinely serving 10,000 more patrons annually than the previous record set in 2004 when the Museum hosted a touring exhibition of Ansel Adams photographs.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Nick Cave Soundsuit

The Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of Nick Cave’s "Soundsuit" (2009). Cave is perhaps the most famous contemporary artist from Missouri, has exhibited nationally and internationally and has work in public and private collections worldwide.
Texas Artist Takes Top Award in Watercolor USA 2019

Plano, Texas artist Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry "Mindscape," in the "Watercolor USA" annual juried exhibition.
Watercolor USA 2019 Selected by Lifetime Achievement Recipient Dean Mitchell

At 90 works representing 34 states, "Watercolor USA 2019" is the largest "Watercolor USA" in recent memory.
Springfield Art Museum Acquires Racela Cuban Print Collection

The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Racela Collection of Contemporary Cuban Prints containing 76 unique prints recently on view in the special exhibition "El Grabado: Contemporary Cuban Printmaking."
Springfield Art Museum Hosts Nick Cave Exhibition

Cave is an immensely important contemporary artist working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, sound, and performance.
Springfield Art Museum Seeks Entries For Watercolor USA 2019

Organized in 1962, this year marks the 58th year of "Watercolor USA." The nationally known exhibition is open to artists from all 50 states and U.S. territories, and seeks to discover what is new and what is next in the world of American watermedia.
Springfield Art Museum’s 2019 Exhibition Line-Up Includes Nick Cave and International Traveling Show

The Springfield Art Museum celebrates its 91st year of service to our community with a special exhibition calendar packed with local, regional, and international interest.
Extensive Private Collection of Cuban Prints to be Shown at Springfield Art Museum

Springfield joins New York City and Miami as "Hot Spot" to View Cuban Art this Winter.
Springfield Art Museum Announces Over 90 New Acquisitions in 90th Anniversary Year

Artists range from Pablo Picasso to local notables Rose O’Neill, Bob Palmer, and Bruce West, to contemporary diverse voices, Romero Britto and Jordan Eagles.