MMAA News & Updates
Huntington at Home
By Becky Malewitz South Bend Tribune Feb 10, 2019 Jim Huntington went to a quarry in Colorado last May and left with 88,000 pounds of granite in two trailers. He has between 40,000 and 50,000 pounds left. The sculptor — who was born in Elkhart in 1941 and grew up...
Goshen artists explore ‘Tiny Gratitudes’ via paint, pottery
By Marshall V. King Tribune Columnist Dec 17, 2018 ELKHART — For a year, Justin and Brooke Rothshank worked alongside each other as spouses, as artists, exploring gratitude. Once a week, she’d produce a miniature watercolor painting less than an inch square. He’d...
’40th Elkhart Juried Regional’ an impressive show at the Midwest Museum
By Nora McGreevy Tribune Correspondent Nov 4, 2018 Five hundred ninety-six hours of work, over the course of four weeks, with 100 volunteer hours on the side: That’s how much time and energy it took to receive, judge and install this year’s “40th Elkhart Juried...
40th Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibition on tap
TRUTH STAFF Oct 18, 2018 ELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art presents the 40th Elkhart Juried Regional exhibition. This annual competition is a major survey of current trends by artists from 18 northern Indiana counties and four southern Michigan counties....
Sculpture judged best in show
THE GOSHEN NEWS Oct 22, 2018 ELKHART — Dora Natella of Granger has won the Best of Show award for the third time at the Midwest Museum of American Art’s Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibition. Natella received the award for her sculpture “Erato.” The 40th Elkhart Juried...
Hall of Heroes and Midwest Museum of American Art team up to celebrate Comic Con
BY DANI MESSICK dmessick@elkharttruth.com ELKHART — A collaboration between the Midwest Museum of American Art and the Hall of Heroes has resulted in an opportunity to view a unique collection of comic history. The Bam! Pow! Swoosh! Comic Book Exhibit will be on...
Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart celebrates local artistic community with ‘Remembered’
By Nora McGreevy South Bend Tribune Curator Brian Byrn knows firsthand how exciting it can be to enter work into the Midwest Museum of American Art’s Elkhart Juried Regional exhibit. In October 1981, as a 23-year-old fresh out of college with an art degree, Byrn...
Midwest Museum of American Art’s Elkhart Juried Regional exhibit gives area artists chance to shine
Elkhart Juried Regional reveals strong pulse for area art community by Becky Malowitz | South Bend Tribune Artist Jerry Ginther thinks his wife would like his work better if it had more color or was more decorative. “If you looked at the drawing, it’s just kind of one...
Midwest Museum of American Art is home to world-class art on Main Street
Brian Byrn didn’t step into an art museum until he was 18 years old, but art was very central to his upbringing nonetheless. He was born and raised in Corydon, Indiana’s original state capital, so he spent years playing on the Constitutional Elm and walking around the...
Hidden Gem: Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart
Last month I had the opportunity to visit the Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart Indiana and it is simply a wonderful little museum. The museum is located in an old bank. Not just any old bank, but one of those elegant old banks that used inspire awe in it’s...