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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Illinois Prairie Pastel Society Annual Member's Exhibition
March 3 - 30 Reception: Friday, March 22, 5:30 - 7:30 PM New works by the members of the local Pastel Society Image: "Rjondel Falls Abstracted" detail by Sheri Ramsey |
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Pathways to Watercolor by Sandy Meyer, Robert Mejer, & Rod Buffington Guest curated by Rod Buffington April 5 - 27 Reception: Friday, April 5, 5:30 - 7:30 PM Image: "Variant Pinkscape" detail by Robert Mejer Watercolor by Robert Buffington |
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Jessica Bingham and Carrie Gillen
May 3 - 25 Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30 - 7:30 PM Images: "Encroach" and "Dream Crusher" by Carrie Gillen |
What Art Feels Like
June 1 - 29
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
June 1 - 29
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Woman's Art Association: The First 10 Years
July 13 - August 31
Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5 - 7 PM
A look back at the history of the Woman's Art Association, 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.
July 13 - August 31
Reception: Saturday, July 13, 5 - 7 PM
A look back at the history of the Woman's Art Association, 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.
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.
Call to Artists Coming Soon
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.
Call to Artists Coming Soon
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