M.G. Nelson Family Gallery
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Located on the main SAA Campus, 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 . The gallery is free and open to the public. 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.
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday 9 AM - 5 PM Saturday 10 AM - 3 PM |
2019 Exhibition Schedule
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Woman's Art Alliance: The First 10 Years
July 11 - August 29 Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5 - 8 PM Exhibition Talk: 5:15 PM at SAA Main Campus Memorial Reveal: 6:45 PM at SAA Collective A look back at the history of the Woman's Art Alliance, now the SAA Collective, in its first 10 years. Works by many of the over 70 women who exhibited in the first 10 years of the organization will have artwork on display in both the M.G. Nelson Family Gallery and the SAA Collective gallery. Exhibition support has been provided by: Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault, Richards and Stehman, Heartland Credit Union, United Community Bank, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Jane Locascio Broker/Partner at The Real Estate Group, Sarah Anderson, Irene Boyer, Polly Poskin, Ruthann Mazrim, Evelyn Thomas, Bernie White-Hatcher and Thomas and Suzann Spada. Images: WAA Logo designed by Cornelia Powell, "Faith" by Melinda Stickney-Gibson |
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Art as Advocacy: Promoting Equity and Social Justice for Women
National Juried Exhibition September 6 - 28 Reception: Friday, September 6, 5:30 - 7:30 PM In the spirit of the women’s movement that began in the late 1970’s in the United States, the exhibition will showcase work that reflects the evolution of the position of women in society and the arts from then, to today. A look at what has changed, what struggles still exist, and where we go from here. Exhibition support has been provided by: Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault, Richards and Stehman, Heartland Credit Union, United Community Bank, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Jane Locascio Broker/Partner at The Real Estate Group, Sarah Anderson, Irene Boyer, Polly Poskin, Ruthann Mazrim, Evelyn Thomas, and Bernie White-Hatcher. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress |
Sangamon Watercolor Society Annual Member's Exhibition
October 4 - 26
Reception: Friday, October 11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Works by the members of the local Watercolor Society
October 4 - 26
Reception: Friday, October 11, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Works by the members of the local Watercolor Society
On My Own Time
November 6 - 24
Reception: Friday, November 11, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
November 6 - 24
Reception: Friday, November 11, 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Anna Kell
November 30 - December 22
Reception: Friday, November 30, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
November 30 - December 22
Reception: Friday, November 30, 5:30 - 7:30 PM