Past Exhibitions
Premier Arts Academy: Student Art Exhibition
We are excited to welcome the students, parents and teachers from Premier Arts Academy, grades 6 through 8, who will be showing their artwork for the first time at the museum! Please come and enjoy the wonderful student work on display from May 13 through May 17, 2026. Admission: MMAA Members: FreeElkhart County...
Tuck Langland: The Egyptian Series
Tuck Langland reimagines ancient Egypt through a contemporary lens Tuck Langland is one of the Michiana region's most celebrated sculptors. Born and educated in Minnesota, he received his BFA and MFA in sculpture from the University of Minnesota. In 1971 he joined Indiana University South Bend as professor of...
Youth Art Month
Youth Art Month (YAM) is an annual event coordinated nationally by the Council for Art Education (CFAE) and is a primary program of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). It's a nationwide initiative in March each year that promotes the value of art education for K-12 students, encouraging...
All That Jazz: Artists Expressing Music
June 14 – July 13, 2025
In conjunction with the 37th Elkhart Jazz Festival, the Midwest Museum of American Art will show 10 works in a Spotlight Exhibit from the Museum’s Permanent Collection of musical imagery including an important serigraph by LeRoy Neiman titled, Sax Man.
Gyrations & Jazz: The Gestural Drawings of Sheri Smith
June 14 - July 13, 2025 In conjunction with the 37th Elkhart Jazz Festival, the Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present an exhibit of 20 gestural drawings by Sheri Smith a Chicago-based artist working under the name Creme Sheri. "My artistic practice centers on capturing the ephemeral energy of live jazz...
People & Places: 1873-2000
June 14-August 10, 2025
The exhibition showcases 40 photographs selected by guest curator Ronn Brown, a renowned television and film industry photographer. Born in Portland, Ind. and now residing in Muncie, Brown pursued a photography career that led him to Hollywood.
Gabor Peterdi: Echoes of War
April 11-June 8, 2025
Politics & Religion: Artists Speak Out!
April 11-June 8, 2025
Nate Gowdy: Eyewitness
April 11-June 8, 2025
Made in Michiana
Through September 26, 2025 The Midwest Museum of American Art has mounted an exciting exhibition of sculpture, paintings, & ceramics from the past 46 years of the Elkhart Juried Regional Exhibitions. Nearly fifty artworks are included in this commemorative exhibit that were created from 1979 to 2024. The exhibit...