MMAA News & Updates

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,...

Elkhart Juried exhibit continues through Dec. 20
ELKHART — The “42nd Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibition” continues through Dec. 20 at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St. The annual exhibit provides a major survey of current trends by artists from 20 northern Indiana counties and four southern...

‘Jostle’ your thoughts on politics and religion in ‘neutral’ art exhibit in Elkhart
By Joseph Dits South Bend Tribune Sep 6, 2020 Two close-up photos show young Black children holding “Black Lives Matter” signs at a Chicago protest this year. Like a cross on a wall, they flank two hand-colored lithographs of a white boy and girl with their hands...

New exhibits continue at Elkhart’s Midwest Museum
ELKHART — The exhibit “Politics & Religion” continues through Oct. 2 at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St. The museum’s director, Brian Byrn, has spent three years curating the exhibit, which features the work of 56 artists of national and...