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M.G. Nelson Family Gallery

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​

Past Exhibitions

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2019 Exhibition Schedule

​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 Rod Buffington

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Constructed Comfort
works by Jessica Bingham and Carrie Gillen
May 3 - 25
Reception: Friday, May 10, 5:30 - 7:30 PM (Artist Talks at 6:45)

Images: "Encroach" and "Dream Crusher" by Carrie Gillen and "Into the Darkness You Continued to Go" by Jessica Bingham

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What Art Feels Like
June 1 - 29
Reception: Friday, June 7, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

Curated by Rosemary Buffington, representing the Educational Center for the Visually Impaired, www.edcentervi.org, participants have the opportunity to touch original works of art. This inclusive exhibition includes sculpture, ceramics, paper, fiber, painting, wood and wall pieces that participants can experience through touch and sound. The wall text and labels in the gallery are accessible through large-print versions, Braille, and GPS activated audio tours provided by Sensible Innovations .

Images:  Ray Tomasso (Colorado) "Storm Track"  Paper
Multimedia Art by John Hayes
Bob Dixon "Sunset in Line"  Ceramic

Woman's Art Association: The First 10 Years
July 13 - August 29
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.  
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Call to Artists Open Now. Deadline June 30, 2019.

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​

On My Own Time
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