Past Exhibitions

As a result of the 2018 Elkhart Jazz Festival, this spotlight exhibit featuring fifteen works or expressions from an experience with jazz was conceived. From this, the work of seven artists was chosen to be displayed at the Midwest Museum of American Art. The artists featured in this exhibit were given event passes...

This exhibition is a survey of the 60-year career of an important Michiana figurative sculptor. Langland is best known in Michiana for his former role as Professor of Sculpture at nearby Indiana University South Bend. During his time at IUSB, Langland won numerous teaching awards, including the prestigious Lundquist...

Featured by Art by Rylee Olmstead (Senior, Concord HS).

This spotlight exhibit features thirty never-before-seen works from the museum's permanent collection. The artwork included in this exhibit ranges from representational to abstract including figurative observations taken from life. This spotlight exhibit is on view through September 29, 2019

The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present a spotlight exhibit, Folk Memories: The Paintings of Emma Schrock, from Friday, April 12, through Sunday, June 2, 2019. Drawn from the MMAA holdings this exhibit features a dozen paintings that survey the Amish subject matter made famous by the ‘Grandma Moses...

Illustrated by contemporary prints from the museum's permanent collection, this spotlight exhibition of ten works explores the nature of how traditional forms of printmaking have evolved in the 21st century. Included in this exhibition are works by contemporary American artists such as Ed Ruscha, Kiki Smith, and...

A graduate of Elkhart High School, Jim Huntington, made his way east as a young man and developed an international career as a modern sculptor. The Midwest Museum of American Art was designated his official graphic archives in 2000; receiving 139 drawings, an additional 30 sculptures, and early paintings. This...

Clean lines, curves and smooth surfaces create an understated look—Less becomes more. This exhibit features paintings, prints & drawings from the MMAA permanent collection of modernist works from 1940-1965. Included are Eames chairs, retro-lamps & objects borrowed from the FOUND Gallery, Goshen, and two pedal...

The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present this special spotlight exhibit in the Main Gallery titled The Gratitude Project featuring the artwork of husband & wife artists, Brooke & Justin Rothshank. The Rothshanks have been independently recognized nationally for their artwork; Brooke for her...

The Midwest Museum of American Art is pleased to present 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. This year 255 artists submitted 442 works in all media for the judges’...