Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2016 Gingerbread Competition!
The votes are in! We are happy to announce the winners of the 2016 gingerbread competition. A big THANK YOU to all those who donated time and resources to create the…
Artist Lecture: Pamela Chatterton-Purdy
The artist behind the special exhibit Icons of the Civil Rights Movement provides insights into her work and her personal belief in the arts as a vehicle to achieving a more peaceful world. The exhibit features luminaries such as Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks presented in “Iconic” form (gold leaf with red background on wood panels) to represent the sacred nature of their sacrifice in the fight for racial equality.
Mythology, the Mediterranean and Metaphor in the Visual and Performing Arts
How artists in two different mediums – paint and music – have portrayed or attempted to portray the characters, places and situations of mythology, nature and the human condition.
Continuing Conversation: Passion @ 2100 Degrees
Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with sculptor Andrew DeVries, join docent Betty Romer for further discussion in the Early 20th Century American and Modern & Contemporary galleries in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Passion @ 2100 Degrees Fahrenheit
Sculptor Andrew DeVries creates, casts and finishes his bronze sculptures at his studio in the western hilltown of Middlefield, Massachusetts. This lecture follows the unusual journey of the artist from his upbringing on a dairy farm, to a ballet studio in Denver, to a bronze foundry and finally to the present day
Artists Abroad: From American to Expatriate
ArtScapades will look at American artists who, despite their expatriate status, are among America's greatest talents. This lecture will chronicle the lives of three American artists and their works, focusing on the works of Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeill Whistler
Paintings Hung in Parlors: May Alcott and other Nineteenth Century Women Artists
In the middle of the nineteenth century, May Alcott took art classes in Boston, wandered in the woods with pen and ink, started and ran her own art school, illustrated the first edition of her sister Louisa’s best-selling novel, Little Women, and left Massachusetts to sketch and study in London and Paris.
Turtle Power! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Samurai Heroes
Learn about the exciting collection of original artwork from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. Displayed alongside traditional Japanese prints of samurai warriors and warrior weapons from the Springfield Museums’ collection, this exhibit compares and contrast the modern-day ninja with those from the time of the Japanese samurai (1185-1867).
Continuing Conversation: Restoring our Victorian Home
Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Jim Boone, join docent Diane Huot for further discussion in the Early 20th Century Gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Continuing Conversation: Colonial Goodwife
Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Velya Jancz-Urban, join docent DRobin Stolk for further discussion about colonisal life in the Fuller gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts.