Past Exhibitions
Ted Drake: Artist-Illustrator
June 1, 2018 - July 31, 2018 Long known as the designer for the official mascot for the University of Notre Dame, Ted Drake (1907-2000) was an accomplished illustrator and fine artist with a career spanning over five decades. This spotlight exhibition at the Midwest Museum of American Art is a complement to the...
The Flower Show
April 11 - August 11, 2018 This exhibit opens concurrently with the work of Lad Hanka and presents an opportunity to explore the topic of flowers as seen in the work of eminent artists represented in the MMAA Permanent Collection. The exhibit includes works by nationally recognized artists such as Janet Fish and the...
The Birds & the Bees: Works by Ladislav Hanka
On Exhibit | April - July 2018 A new exhibition featuring the work of Ladislav Hanka, Kalamazoo, Michigan, opens April 11 and continues through July 15. The artist lives with his wife, sculptor, Jana Hanka, in a world of nature, that involves their passion for apiculture or beekeeping. While Jana’s work is involved...
Youth Art Month, 2018
This exhibit will open on Sunday, March 4, and will feature the selected art work by students in grades 9 through 12. Sixteen Art Educators bring their best students’ works to be displayed for the 38th year. We thank all of our sponsors including Elkhart Breakfast Optimists, Elkhart Evening Optimists, Elkhart...
American Portraits from the Permanent Collection
On Exhibit | October 2017 - May 2018 The Midwest Museum of American Art presents another in a series of its spotlight exhibits, “American Portraits from the Permanent Collection”, opening on Friday, October 27 and continuing through May 31, 2018. As an adjunct to the museum’s Story of American Art survey of 200...
Here and There
This is a must-see display of photography, some of which are as large as 40 x 60 inches, contrasted with small intimate images that must be viewed up close and personally. “Here and There” represents timely moments captured in a variety of approaches in the global community of shadows and light. Don't miss out on...