In June 2016, Artist Anne Lindberg was commissioned to create a site-specific installation in the King Gallery. The work, "tilted sky," is composed of Egyptian cotton thread and staples. The work will remain on long-term view as part of the Museum's collection.
This exhibition highlights and celebrates the creativity of our community focusing on artists living and working in the many neighborhoods that make up our city.
An outdoor installation composed of 23 printed "stones" that, when encoded, reveal a narrative of the landscape. This installation will be installed on the grounds of the Art Museum and Phelps Grove Park and is a collaboration between the Museum and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
This traveling exhibition presents a spectacular overview of a new form of bead art, the "ndwango" (cloth), developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The exhibition was developed by the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum and is organized for tour by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
This exhibit features 45 large-scale portraits of homeless individuals from our community taken by local photographer Randy Bacon. Each portrait includes a personal narrative detailing the portrait subject's unique circumstances leading to their homelessness.