Color Improvisations 2

“Everything that you can see in the world around you presents itself to your eyes only as an arrangement of patches of different colors.” – John Ruskin

If you haven’t been able to make it out for Color Improvisations 2, be sure to check out some of these photos as well as our online gallery. Color Improvisations 2 is an international quilt exhibition curated by Nancy Crow, one of the most celebrated and influential quilt artists of the past forty years. The show features 50 large, improvisational quilts by 43 artists from Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Scotland, and the United States. Every quilt, made specifically for this exhibition, highlights the artists’ ability to create abstract compositions on a large scale with pieces measuring up to 90 x 90”. SMoA is the only U.S. destination to exhibit all 50 quilts in one venue. Which piece from the show brings you joy?

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

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Share the Joy!

Day 2 of our Moments for Joy campaign. We are currently packaging up posters, postcards, and handmade cards to send out to local nursing homes. If you know of any nursing homes that are in need of some art, please share their information with us!

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

#momentsforjoy #SpringfieldMuseumofArt #smoa #springfieldohio

Moments for Joy

“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.” -Anni Albers

We believe art sparks joy and wonder, and brings us closer together.

How are you feeling right now? If you are like us, you probably feel anxious, scared, and maybe lonely. While we engage in social distancing, working remotely, or are stuck home from school, it is more important than ever that we stay connected, support each other, and find small opportunities for wonder and joy.

To kick off our Moments for Joy campaign, we are gathering extra posters and postcards from the Museum to send to nursing homes. We all need a little extra beauty in our life right now. If you know of a nursing home that could use some art, be sure to share their information with us!

While we are temporarily closed, we commit to a “Moments for Joy” online campaign. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram where we will regularly present posts that we hope bring joy, wonder, and a moment to de-stress. Please join us!

#momentsforjoy #SpringfieldMuseumofArt #smoa #springfieldohio