M.G. Nelson Gallery
Located on SAA's main campus
700 N 4th St
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM
Free and open to the public during these hours.
The M.G. Nelson Family Gallery brings a variety of high-quality visual arts from the traditional to the most contemporary, from a cross the country to Springfield's front door. An average of twelve exhibitions rotate through the gallery each year. These exhibitions represent art from as close as the elementary school across the street and as far away as Russia.
700 N 4th St
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM
Free and open to the public during these hours.
The M.G. Nelson Family Gallery brings a variety of high-quality visual arts from the traditional to the most contemporary, from a cross the country to Springfield's front door. An average of twelve exhibitions rotate through the gallery each year. These exhibitions represent art from as close as the elementary school across the street and as far away as Russia.
2024 Exhibition Schedule
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Sacred and Liturgical Art ExhibitMay 4 - May 31
Reception: Saturday, May 4, 4 - 6 PM The Sacred and Liturgical Art Exhibit at Springfield Art Association is part of the biennial interfaith Liturgical Arts Festival of Springfield. It is a nationwide juried art exhibition. Liturgical arts are all the ways people connect with the Divine through creativity and beauty in the visual arts, in all mediums. The festival is inspired by the beautiful diversity of faith traditions within our own community. LAFS programs are accessible to those of any faith or none. |
Once and Again: Alterations, by Susan LenzJune 7 - July 6
Reception: Friday, June 7, 5:30-7:30 PM Generally using needle and thread for self-expression, Susan Lenz works in her studio in Columbia, South Carolina to articulate the accumulated memory inherent in discarded things. She seeks a partnership with her materials, their purposes, values, and familiar associations. Memory, universal mortality, and personal legacy are central themes. Susan's work has appeared in national publications, numerous juried exhibitions, and at fine craft shows including the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Smithsonian Craft Shows. She has been featured on art quilting television programs and on South Carolina Etv's Palmetto Scene. Her work is also in the permanent collection of the Textile Museum in Washington, DC and the McKissick Museum in South Carolina. |
Future 2024 Exhibits:
BASEBALL!
July 12 - August 2, Opening Reception July 12
Statewide Illinois Artist Showcase
August 9 - 31, Opening Reception August 9
Pillsbury Exhibit
September 6 - 28, Opening Reception September 6
Annual Watercolor Society Exhibit
October 4 - November 2, Opening Reception October 11
MG Nelson Exhibit TBD
November 8 - 30, Opening Reception November 8
Kid Works
December 6 - 21, Opening Reception December 6
BASEBALL!
July 12 - August 2, Opening Reception July 12
Statewide Illinois Artist Showcase
August 9 - 31, Opening Reception August 9
Pillsbury Exhibit
September 6 - 28, Opening Reception September 6
Annual Watercolor Society Exhibit
October 4 - November 2, Opening Reception October 11
MG Nelson Exhibit TBD
November 8 - 30, Opening Reception November 8
Kid Works
December 6 - 21, Opening Reception December 6