Our October Meeting Our next meeting will be on October 14 at 1 p.m. at National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield. Our speakers, Heidi Herrman Bacon and Janelle Patterson, will discuss the Route 66 Centennial Sculptures that are displayed around town. Arrive early at 12:30 p.m. for social time with your fellow artists and art-lovers. Bring your latest art projects to share at the tables behind the group seating. Volunteers All officers and board members of our group are

Our September 9 Meeting Our next meeting will be on September 9 at 1 p.m. at National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield, Mo. Our speaker will be Dr. Jimmie Marler - artist, photographer, muralist, computer scientist, and educator. You can learn more about him and his art at his website: JimmieMarler.com Arrive early to our meeting, around 12:30, and stay after until 2:30, to enjoy refreshments and conversation. Also, remember to bring your art to display and share on the

Our August 12 meeting Our next meeting will be on August 12 at National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield, Missouri. Our meeting starts at 1 p.m., but you can arrive as early as 12:30 for conversations and to enjoy the friends who will be at the meeting. Our August speaker will be Kate Francis, who became the Executive Director of the Friends of the Springfield Art Museum, Inc. in January of this year. Kate brings to that role years of executive experience in fundraisin

Our monthly meeting will be at Arrow Creative Reuse (ACR), the nonprofit art thrift store at 616 W. Tampa Street, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. It will be a fun off-site meeting for us and don't be surprised if you find something you need to purchase. Remember, we will NOT be meeting at the church in July. You can find out more about ACR at their website, Home | Arrow Creative Reuse. You can find all types of art supplies, learn about their classes and other events,

We will meet at National Avenue Christian Church at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, for our monthly meeting. Our speaker will be photographer and author Sony Hocklander. Here is Sony's bio and artist statement: "Whether hiking, traveling or exploring, I’m rarely without my camera. I am especially drawn to making images that feature streams, waterfalls, and lakes while hiking around the Ozarks. I’m always inspired to make images that capture the magic of our natural environment

This month, we are using the Visual Artist Alliance of Springfield's website to try out how we might do the newsletter for our merged group - Southwest Missouri Visual Arts Collective. Let us know if you have trouble viewing the newsletter, so that we can decide which option works well for the group. Join us at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, at National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield, as we hear from our speaker, Ken Richardson. You've probably seen Ken's art at Obelisk