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

Southwest Missouri Visual Arts Collective Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 1:00 PM LOCATION: National Avenue Christian Church 1515 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO ​​​​ Program by Emmie Seaman Our next meeting is on Wednesday, April 8, at 1 p.m. at National Avenue Christian Church in Springfield. Our featured speaker is Emmie Seaman. "One of my greatest pleasures is to cut textiles into small pieces and sew them back together, making new and unusual fabrics of my own creati

Emmie Seaman - April 8 The genesis of my work as a fabric artist was with my grandmother who spun wool to knit the family's socks and sweaters. It continued through my mother who found joy in dressing me in pretty clothes as a child. Their textile applications, both utilitarian and aesthetic, piqued my early interest in creating my own artistic expression. One of my greatest pleasure is to cut textiles into little pieces and sew them back together making new and unusual fabri

Annette Hammer - January 14th, 1:00 PM at National Avenue Christian Church I have had a love for the landscape since I was a young child, accompanying my father, an agriculture teacher, driving the back roads on his visits to his students’ projects in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Our family also explored the National Parks in Southern Utah and California. It is no surprise that many of my favorite places to paint are in these locales, as well as scenic areas of Ariz