Mara Sfara Artist Statement: Empathy for Animals Helps Everyone
Art can help us connect with animals in ways that help both ourselves and our planet. In art, animals can be endeared to us by focusing on their remarkable beauty,…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Art
September 15 – October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month. The Springfield Museums would like to showcase some of the works in our collection by contemporary Hispanic/Latinx artists. In the…
Interview: The Museum School Welcomes Scholar Kymberly S. Newberry
I came to know Kymberly Newberry while we were both students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. I was a master’s candidate in art history and Kym was finishing up her…
April 2021 Treasures at the Springfield Museums
The Museums are honored to be able to share pieces from the collections and images from around the Quadrangle in the weekly column Treasures at the Springfield Museums in the…
Climate Connections: Marlene Yu’s Disappearing Forest I and II
In my search for the variations of the many faces in nature, I have found that nature provides an infinite source of inspiration for artistic expression. I love the many…
Fashion and Function: The Art of Netsuke Carving
What do dance masks, tiny figurines, and the animals of the zodiac have in common? Each of these subjects inspired the intricate carving of netsuke! Typically measuring less than three…
Women’s History Month 2021
The Springfield Museums celebrate Women’s History Month by highlighting women of the past, and present who are shaping the future! Women’s History Month is celebrated throughout the month of March…
Exploring the Architecture and Tiffany Windows of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
The Springfield Art Museum is intended, in itself, to be worthy of study… No time nor money has been spared to have the building constructed in the most thorough and…
Black History Month 2021
The Springfield Museums celebrate Black History! In honor of Black History Month, celebrated throughout the month of February, the Museums highlighted Black leadership in Springfield across all social media platforms,…
Book Recommendation: The Muralist
I was eager to read The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro because I enjoyed Shapiro’s “The Art Forger” which intertwined the main character with the unsolved Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist…