MMAA News & Updates

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 — 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...

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...

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...

ELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art has announced a new exhibition, “Politics & Religion.” Artists have been speaking out about issues that touch many lives for centuries, the museum said. In modern times, artists have taken the role in society as a...

ELKHART — This year marks the 41st year that an exhibit featuring student artwork has been shown at the Midwest Museum of American Art. Selected by art educators from five area high schools, 153 students were selected to exhibit 187 works of art in all media from...

ELKHART — The Midwest Museum of American Art recently announced it is one of 75 institutions in the U.S. selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation program. CAP helps museums improve the care of their collections by providing support for a...

By Nora McGreevy Tribune Correspondent Nov 21, 2019 Artists outside of major cities often struggle to find places to promote, sell or show their works. That’s where the Midwest Museum of American Art in Elkhart comes in. Since its inaugural annual juried show in 1979,...

Midwest Museum of American Art exhibits 40 on 40 Project. TRUTH STAFF Aug 22, 2019 ELKHART — To commemorate the Midwest Museum of Art’s 40th anniversary a collaborative all-media exhibit was conceived by artists Kathy Zienty and Todd Hoover. Their idea was to create a...

ELKHART — The exhibit “James Wille Faust: The Geometric Edge of Nature” continues through Sept. 28 at the Midwest Museum of American Art, 429 S. Main St. Based in Indianapolis, Faust came to prominence in the 1980s. His work displays a sense of transcendental color...