Posted on: August 21, 2023
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Springfield, MO. (August 21, 2023) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of new works by local artist Sarah Perkins. Perkins is considered among the leading figures i...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 4, 2023
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Springfield, MO. (May 4, 2023) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Plano, Texas artist Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry, Break, in thi...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2023
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Springfield, MO. (January 3, 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. T...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: November 4, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (November 4, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum announced $800,000 in new commitments to its 2028 Campaign at a Ribbon Cutting Day on Saturday, October 15. These new gifts join ea...
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2028 Campaign
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: October 13, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (October 13, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum celebrates substantial completion of Master Plan grounds projects including parking lot improvements, amphitheater, and Fassnight creek naturalization...
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Ribbon Cutting Day
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: June 1, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (June 1, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum announced today that it has been awarded $2 million in tax credits from the Missouri Development Finance Board (MDFB). The tax credits are design...
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Museum Master Plan
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 12, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (May 12, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Santa Fe, New Mexico artist Chris McLean has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for their ...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (March 28, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Lori Gipson as Museum Educator. Effective April 11, 2022, Gipson will lead the Museum’s studio arts p...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 24, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (March 24, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Watercolor USA 2022 will feature 85 works from 85 contemporary artists working in watermedia, representin...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 3, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (March 3, 2022) – The Springfield Art Museum announced today that it has received a $5 million lead gift to its 2028 Campaign from The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas. In 201...
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Museum Master Plan
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2022
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Springfield, MO. (January 3, 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’s...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2021
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Springfield, MO. (October 28, 2021) – 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...
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 28, 2021
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Springfield, MO. (July 28, 2021) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to partner with EnChroma on an innovative collaboration to expand the museum experience for visitors with color vision defi...
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EnChroma Glasses
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 4, 2021
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Springfield, MO. (May 4, 2021) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Francis as Museum Affairs Officer for Development and Fundraising. Effective June 7, 2021...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2021
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Springfield, MO. (April 29, 2021) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Plano, Texas artist Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry, ...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2021
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Springfield, MO. (March 29, 2021) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Watercolor USA 2021 will feature 96 works from 95 contemporary artists working in watermedia, representing 32 states. At 96 ...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 1, 2020
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Springfield, MO. (July 1, 2020) – The Springfield Art Museum Board will meet virtually via teleconferencing technology at 12 PM on Monday, July 6 for its regularly scheduled monthly board...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 6, 2020
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Springfield, MO. (May 6, 2020) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Fort Worth, Texas artist Laurin McCracken has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry, Stil...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 30, 2020
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Springfield, MO. (March 30, 2020) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Watercolor USA 2020 will feature 81 works from 81 contemporary artists working in watermedia, representing 30 stat...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 3, 2020
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Springfield, MO. (January 3, 2020) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for Watercolor USA 2020, highlighting the very best in contemporary American watermedia. Th...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: August 12, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (August 12, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to welcome Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence, opening this Saturday, August 17 from 10 AM to 6 PM. This traveling...
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Ubuhle Women
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 29, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (July 29, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce an expansive outdoor sculpture installation with Kansas City artist Shawn Bitters, in collaboration with the Springfield...
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Burn Out
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 8, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (July 8, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce its third straight year of record-breaking attendance, welcoming 63,379 visitors since last July. Continuing a trend begu...
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About the Museum
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 1, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (July 1, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of Nick Cave’s Soundsuit (2009), currently on display in Nick Cave through July 28. Cave is per...
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Nick Cave
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 6, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (May 6, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Plano, Texas artist Stephen Zhang has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for his entry Mindscape, in...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 9, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (April 9, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Watercolor USA 2019 will feature 90 works from 80 artists working in aqueous media, representing 34 states. At 90 w...
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Watercolor USA
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 22, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (March 22, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is proud to present a focused exhibition of work by preeminent multi-disciplinary artist Nick Cave, a Missouri native. Cave is an immensely im...
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Nick Cave
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 16, 2019
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Springfield, MO. (January 16, 2019) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for Watercolor USA 2019, highlighting the very best in contemporary American watermedia. This year...
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Watercolor USA 2019
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: November 1, 2018
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Springfield, MO. (November 1, 2018) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of 98 works of art to our permanent collection. These works range in media from original illustration...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: October 9, 2018
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Springfield, MO. (October 9, 2018) – The Springfield Art Museum unveiled a new 30-year Master Plan at a City of Springfield City Council luncheon held at the Museum. The master plan is the culmination of a...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 24, 2018
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Springfield, MO. (January 24, 2018) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that it has hired BNIM to develop a master plan for the Museum’s building and grounds. The Museum is proud to celebrate 90 ye...
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BNIM official website
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: January 1, 2018
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Springfield, MO. (January 1, 2018) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce a call for entries for Watercolor USA 2018, highlighting the very best in contemporary American watermedia. This year’s exhibi...
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Watercolor USA 2018
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: December 26, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (December 26, 2017) – The Springfield Art Museum turns 90 in 2018 and is celebrating with a special exhibition calendar packed with local, regional, and international interest.
New in 2018Frolic of the Mind:...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: November 20, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (November 20, 2017) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fruits and Vegetables by renowned Regionalist, Grant Wood. Wood achieved international recognition in the mid-1930s for promo...
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Grant Wood: Lithographs
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: July 13, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (July 13, 2017) – The Springfield Art Museum and Drury University are pleased to present Veterans’ Views, a moving juried photography exhibition highlighting 60 images taken by members of our nation’s armed ...
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Veterans' Views
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 22, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (May 22, 2017) – The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that Monroe City artist Brenda Benson has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award for her entry Purely Spectral, in th...
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Watercolor USA 2017
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 17, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (May 17, 2017) – The Springfield Art Museum is seeking proposals for exhibition in a new flexible social gallery space that combines exhibitions, retail, and limited beverage service. The Museum en...
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Call For Artists
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 17, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (March 17, 2017) - The Springfield Art Museum and Drury University reminds all veterans to submit their entries for Veterans’ Views before the March 31, 2017 deadline.
Veterans' V...
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Veterans' Views
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: February 14, 2017
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Springfield, MO. (February 15, 2017) - Placeworks, an arts education outreach partnership of the Springfield Art Museum, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, and the Rural Schools Partnership received a much needed boost ...
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Placeworks Program
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: November 14, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (November 14, 2016) - The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of Missouri artist Anne Austin Pearce’s "Loosened #3" (roughly 4’ high x 11’ wide) to its permanent collection. Pearce ...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: November 2, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (November 2, 2016) - Ibiyinka Olufemi Alao, Artist and UN Ambassador for Art and Peace will give a free public program and watercolor workshop, sponsored by Friends of the Springfield Art Museum and Studio 55 Fine Art...Read on...
Facebook Event
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (September 21, 2016) - Please join the Springfield Art Museum and Play It Forward SWMO on Friday, October 7 at 7 PM in the Museum’s auditorium for the first in a series of First Friday concerts featuring the incompara...Read on...
Play It Forward SWMO
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: August 1, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (August 19, 2016) - The popular public art experiment, prominently featured on the Museum’s lawn is set to be disassembled Monday afternoon as part of Drury University’s new student Service Plunge. The outdoor exhibit...Read on...
House of Art(S)
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: August 1, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (August 1, 2016) - The Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) honored Springfield Art Museum Curator of Art, Sarah Buhr with the 2016 Promising Leadership Award at their annual conference on July 30th in Minneapolis, MN...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: June 10, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (June 10, 2016) - Beginning Tuesday, June 14th the Springfield Art Museum will shift its public hours of operation on Tuesdays through Saturdays. Mondays, when the Museum is closed to the public, and Sundays will rema...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: May 23, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (May 23, 2016) - The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to announce that local artist Blake Willis Tiggemann has won the Kenneth M. Shuck Memorial $3,000 Cash Award and the Springfield Art Museum Purchase Award for his...Read on...
Watercolor U.S.A. 2016
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 28, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (April 28, 2016) - Springfield Art Museum Director Nick Nelson has described the commercial burglary of seven iconic Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Can screenprints as feeling like “the loss of a family member.” Colorado...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 26, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (April 26, 2016) - The Springfield Art Museum is pleased to present its third special exhibition of 2016, “String Theory: Textiles From The Permanent Collection” on Saturday, April 30th. “String Theory” examines the m...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 22, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (April 22, 2016) - Tickets are now available for Artsfest on Walnut Street, the largest fine arts festival in Southwest Missouri. Advance tickets are on sale for $3 at Springfield McDonald’s restaurants from April 21 ...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (April 20, 2016) - The Museum is thrilled to announce two major gifts to the #SaveTheFrenchFries Campaign, the Museum’s fundraising project for this year’s Give Ozarks on May 3. The Friends of the Springfield Art Muse...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 12, 2016
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation April 11 announced a $25,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of artwork stolen from the Springfield Art Museum.
It is believed the break in and theft occurred sometime during t...Read on...
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Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: April 8, 2016
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The Springfield Police Department is actively investigating a commercial burglary that occurred at the Springfield Art Museum, 1111 W. Brookside, between the hours of 5:30 p.m. on April 6 and 8:45 a.m. on April 7. The museum is op...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 31, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (March 31, 2016) - After two months of renovation, the Springfield Art Museum will re-open the Musgrave Wing, containing our permanent collection exhibit “Creating an American Identity,” on Friday, April 1. Upgrades t...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 15, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (March 15, 2016) – The Springfield Art Museum presents an artful weekend for all ages. Every March, we invite student artists from across our community, in kindergarten through twelfth grades, to exhibit outstandi...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 4, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (March 4, 2016) - The Springfield Missouri Organization of 1 Million Cups announced Wednesday its move to the Springfield Art Museum on April 6th 2016. 1 Million Cups Springfield launched February 26, 2014 with th...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: March 3, 2016
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Springfield, MO. (March 3, 2016) - After an extensive search, the Board of Directors of the Lake Region Heritage Center in Devils Lake, North Dakota has selected Springfield Art Museum Assistant Rachel Johnson as their new Directo...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases
Posted on: February 12, 2016
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Springfield Art Museum is offering two new art education programs that are working to change the lives of Springfield children through early, regular exposure to inquiry-based, interactive arts instruction. These programs were cre...Read on...
Springfield Art Museum News Releases