MMAA News & Updates
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...