Springfield Art Association
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Welcome to the Springfield Art Association

​​The Creative Heart of the Community
2026 Calendar of Events

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Film Series
January 18 - March 17
Sundays: 1 PM, 4 PM  Tuesdays:  7 PM
​AMC Springfield 12, 3141 Mercantile Dr
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Illinois Prairie Pastel Society
March 6 - 28

Reception: Friday, March 6, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
​M.G. Nelson Family Gallery, 700 N 4th St
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Victorian Game Night
March 27, 7 PM
Adults Ages 21+
Edwards Place, 700 N 4th Street
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Summer Camp Registration
Members: Tuesday, February 24, 9AM
Non-Members: Thursday, February 26, 9AM

​Online
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6x6 Art Raffle
March 5 - 19
Closing Reception: March 19, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
SAA Collective, 105 N 5th Street
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​SAA Bus Trip to Chicago
Saturday, April 18, leaving at 8 AM
Early Bird Price Ends March 1
​Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave
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Spring Class Registration
Members:  Tuesday, March 3
Non-Members: Thursday, March 5
Online
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Awakening
January 23 - March 26
Reception:  Friday, February 6, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
​​SAA Collective, 105 N 5th Street
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Call For Entries
Fine Art Fair, Recycled Exhibit, Hours of History,
Sacred & Liturgical (Ages 18+)
Online

Check out what we have been up to!

The Baima Mobile Glass Studio has been on the road this fall! We took glassblowing demonstrations to Lincoln Memorial Gardens' Fall Festival and to Harvest Days at the Gables. If you would like to help us take the art of glassblowing out in to the community, see the various giving options on our Donate page.
Opening Minds Through Art, an Alzheimer's and dementia art program, Is back for Fall 2025! Artists and volunteers will spend 8 weeks creating artworks and sharing community. Thank you to St. Joseph's Home Legacy of Care Fund for supporting OMA at SAA. Take a look at some of the beautiful artworks created this session!
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Campus Map
3D Campus Walkthrough
2026 sponsorship & partnership opportunities

Edwards Place

Located on Main Campus
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
​

Tour Times:
Tuesday - Saturday 1 PM and 2PM
​Not open for self-guided tours

217-523-2631
collections@springfieldart.org

 SAA Collective

105 N. 5th Street 
Springfield, IL 62701


Wednesday - Saturday 11 AM - 5 PM
​217-544-2787
[email protected]
Visit the SAA Collective on Artnet!

SAA Main Campus

Main Office, Studios,
M.G. Nelson Family
Gallery, and Edwards Place
​ 700 North 4th Street
​Springfield, IL 62702
​

Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM
217-523-2631
[email protected]
  • About
    • Contact
    • What We Do
    • Hiring
    • Residency
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Board of Directors >
      • For Current BOD
    • Palette Newsletter
  • Education
    • Classes >
      • Ceramics
      • Digital Media
      • Drawing
      • Fiber Arts
      • Glass
      • Metals & Jewelry
      • Mixed Media
      • Painting
      • Pastels
      • Photography
      • Printmaking
      • Pulp + Paper
      • Sculpture
      • Teen
      • Youth
    • SAAmplers
    • Youth SAAmplers
    • Summer Art Camp >
      • Login Sign-up Info
      • 4 YO- K
      • 1st - 2nd
      • 3rd - 5th
      • 6th - 8th
      • High School
      • Full Schedule
    • Open Studio
    • Scholarships
    • Instructor Bios
  • Outreach
    • Art Outreach
    • Field Trips
    • Make Truck
    • Bronwyn Eves Memorial Project
    • OMA
    • pARTners Program
  • Events
    • 6x6
    • Art Synergy
    • Buffalo Birthday Bonanza
    • Film Series >
      • Past Film Series
    • Fine Art Fair
    • Golf Outing
    • Paint the Street
    • Palette to Palate
    • Yart Sale
  • Galleries
    • Collective >
      • Underground
      • For Juried Artists
    • M.G. Nelson Family Gallery
    • Call For Entries
    • Past Exhibitions >
      • Past M.G. Nelson Exhibition Photos
      • Past Collective Exhibition Photos
  • Edwards Place
    • Edwards Place Events
  • Library
    • Library Events
  • Rentals
    • Arty Party
    • Field Trips
    • Adult Events
    • Team building
    • Rental Spaces
  • Join + Give
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Testimonials
    • Volunteer
  • Shop
    • Art Supplies >
      • Clay
      • Clay Tools
    • Make Kits
    • Murder Mystery Game
    • CHECKOUT