The Side Show
July 21 – October 7, 2018
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, tattoos were an exotic curiosity in the United States.
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2017 SBMA Student/Faculty Exhibition
December 1, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Featuring artwork created by SBMA students and faculty from the past year, the annual Student/Faculty exhibition showcases the variety of class offerings at the museum and highlights the talents of its wonderful community.
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American Series: The Funnies
Vintage Comics 1940s – 1960s
November 4 – December 31, 2017
The comics will transport visitors back to an age when a variety of strips — action, drama, westerns, historical and humorous — captured a nation’s imagination in the newspapers of the day.
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The Best American Comics
Selections: 2014 – 2017
October 21 – December 31, 2017
The annual series, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, offers a snapshot of the contemporary comics scene, and features a dizzying array of visual, narrative, and thematic approaches
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On The Move:
A Selection of Contemporary Animations
October 21–December 31, 2017
The history of animation has been intrinsically tied to technology. New inventions have repeatedly opened new possibilities for making moving images.
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A Selection of Contemporary Animations Read More »
James Volkert Re: Imagining American Art
October 1, 2017
Drawing upon his extensive knowledge of American Art History, as well as his long tenure as a museum professional (19 years at the Smithsonian), Volkert disassembles the history of American Painting and lays the parts out for us, activating them with machines and showing us details we may otherwise have missed.
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The Art of Valor
August 26 – November 12, 2017
The Art of Valor is a collaborative exhibition between local veterans, the South Bend Vet Center, and artists from the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University South Bend.
Biennial 29 | Call For Entries
July 8 – October 1, 2017
The South Bend Museum of Art’s all media Biennial 29 will present a diverse look into contemporary artwork in the Midwest and is open to all artists residing in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Biennial 29
July 8 – October 1, 2017
Now in its 29th incarnation, the South Bend Museum of Art’s all media Biennial 29 presents a diverse look into contemporary artwork made by artists living in the Midwest.
Sightlines
June 17, 2017
Begun in 2013, Sightlines is an ongoing collaborative exhibition between Century Center and the South Bend Museum of Art featuring large installations of artwork by artists from both within and outside the region.
