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SMMA’s annual
Geranium fundraiser
was a huge success
with over 100 porch
pots and 600
ready-to-plant
geraniums sold. Many
thanks to all the
people who
participated in this
fundraiser! A HUGE
thank you to
Geranium Chairman
Linda Peacock for
her leadership and
hard work on this
important SMMA
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We were thrilled to host
students from Dora High School
at the Springfield Art Museum
Thursday, February 28!
Students in Dora have been
participating in a Placeworks
project with teaching artist
Kate Baird during the month of
February. The project was
centered around contemporary art
history. Kate traveled to Dora
for the first two sessions and
the last session was dedicated
to taking a field trip and
experiencing art in person at
the museum.
We knew that several of the
students from Dora had never
been to the museum before, so we
wanted to think of an
interactive way to get them
involved with the current
exhibitions. Thus, the photo
scavenger hunt was born! We
worked in groups and used
digital cameras (flash off, of
course!) to capture images of
the art currently on display and
answer a series of
questions/writing prompts. After
taking the pictures, students
used weebly.com to create a free
website and upload the photos
and responses.
Click Here to View The Site
A great big thank you to Dora
Art Teacher Kelli Albin for
participating and the
Springfield Art Museum for
hosting us! We had a great time!
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The Southwest Missouri Museum
Association, Inc.
started as an Art Study Club
organized by Miss Deborah Weisel in
1926 with six members: Mrs. John W.
Byng, Mrs Edwina Cossey, Mrs. Guy
Evans, Mrs. Lewis Luster, Mrs.
Thomas Martin, and Mrs. Edward
Wilhoit. Miss Weisel was a fine arts
teacher at Springfield State
Teachers College (now
Missouri State University). The
group incorporated as the
Springfield Art Museum in 1928 and
deeded the museum and its properties
to the City of Springfield in 1947.
We then became an organization of
over 600 members called the
Southwest Missouri Museum
Associates
(SMMA).
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Our purpose is to support and
promote the Springfield Art Museum
and art in Southwest Missouri by: |
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Contributing to the Art
Museum’s physical building
needs not met by the City of
Springfield.
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Making donations to the
Art Museum
including but not limited to
works of art.
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Providing volunteer services to
the Art Museum.
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Fostering programs and art
instruction for the purpose of
the enrichment of SMMA
members and informing and
interesting the community in the
appreciation of art and the
Springfield Art Museum.
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We have many fund-raising events to
meet these goals. Some of the services
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Hosting community receptions for the
opening of exhibits at the museum
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Busing for all the 5th grade
students in the Springfield School
District and surrounding areas to
come to the Museum for a docent tour
of the exhibit once a year.
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Purchase awards for Watercolor USA,
the Prints USA and the MOAK
(Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
Kansas) exhibits.
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Send one representative to the
National Docent Symposium
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Purchase materials for the Museum
Library
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16 student
scholarships for art classes.
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Museum Shop – Purchasing and
staffing
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SMMA
Recent Aquisitions: Watercolor USA
Exhibit Opens on
Friday, June 7, 2013
Watercolor U.S.A. is a nationally known,
annual juried exhibition recognizing
aqueous media painting. Featuring some
of the country's best known artists and
jurors, the event is open to artists
from all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Hundreds of entries are received
annually and judged for a variety of
prizes and possible purchase by the
Museum or its patrons. Approximately
$40,000 in cash, merchandise, patron and
Springfield Art Museum purchase awards
are available. Organized in 1962 by the
Springfield Art Museum, this event
attracts thousands of visitors annually
to the Museum and to Springfield to view
the work of exhibitors. |
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James John Maria, Auctoritatem Ipsius
Dei, 2011, watercolor on paper,
22 x 30 inches. Southwest Missouri
Museum Associates Purchase for the
Museum Collection. Winner of the Robert
E. Goodier Memorial $1,000 Cash Award
for Traditional Transparent Watercolor,
given by his children, Winslow and
Elizabeth. |
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Muriel Mimura, Maiko, Kyoto, 2011,
watercolor on paper, 17.75 x 25 inches.
Southwest Missouri Museum Associates
Purchase for the Museum Collection, in
honor of Margaret Hindman, SMMA
Executive Secretary from 2002 to 2011. |
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Click Here to Visit the
Springfield Missouri Art Museum Website |
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