MMAA News & Updates
Local sculpture spotlighted in museum collection
THE GOSHEN NEWS Jul 29, 2022 ELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a new spotlight exhibit, Michiana Master’s Series featuring the sculpture of Goshen-based artist and Associate Professor of art at Goshen College, John Mishler. The...
The poetry of the found object
Apr 30, 2022 ELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art will present a new exhibit, “Recycle, Repurpose, Re-imagine: The Poetry of the Found Object.” This exhibit is on display through July 10. This exhibit features the work of 10 living artists from Indiana and...
Recycle, Repurpose, Re-imagine: The Poetry of the Found Object at the MMAA
By Cynthia C. Davis April 13, 2022 The Midwest Museum of Art at 429 South Main Street, Elkhart, Indiana From April 15 through July 10, 2022, the Midwest Museum of American Art (MMAA) in Elkhart, IN, will exhibit works of artists from Michiana and a little bit beyond...
Four exhibits continue at the Midwest Museum of American Art
ELKHART — The exhibit “Nature: Forms & Forces, The Photographs of Algimantas Kezys” continues through March 6 at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St. This exhibit highlights selected gelatin silver prints by the Lithuanian photographer Algimantas...
Langland exhibit at Midwest Museum includes talk
Tribune Staff Report ELKHART — Midwest Museum of American Art Director Brian Byrn will interview sculptor Tuck Langland at 12:15 p.m. March 10 as this week’s Noon Time Talk at 429 S. Main St. The talk is in conjunction with the...
10 Midwest art museums you don’t want to miss
St. Louis boasts a staggering amount of visual art, and even more world-class art is just a day's drive away. BY JEN ROBERTS FEBRUARY 22, 2022 6:00 AMExpand Photography by Jen Roberts Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art | Kansas City Driving Distance: 4 hours...
Elkhart’s Jane Burns dies, remembered for not just supporting but shaping local art scene
Jack WaltonTribune Correspondent For decades, Jane Burns was an active participant in a wide range of cultural spheres in Elkhart and South Bend, but her most lasting contribution was the work she put into running...
See artists’ peculiar and placid takes on local life in juried exhibit in Elkhart
'Sophisticated' artists from 24 nearby counties Joseph Dits South Bend Tribune Published 5:57 a.m. ET Oct. 18, 2021 The quirks of art, like a small child’s scrawl on her daddy’s big ceramic jar, spice up the 153 pieces that fill the 43rd Elkhart Juried Regional...
Goshen artist talks of farm life, pursuit of color’s ‘thrill’ in new Elkhart exhibit
87 and still 'painting up a storm' Joseph Dits South Bend Tribune The 87-year-old painter, print maker and sculptor even quips about it, saying, “I grew up with a lot of gray clothing, and color wasn’t on the docket as a...
Multiple exhibits open at Midwest Museum
ELKHART — The following exhibits are now open at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St. • “Youth Art 2021: A Celebration of National Youth Art Month”: Selected by art educators from four area high schools,...