South Bend Museum of Art

South Bend Museum of Art The collection includes historical paintings by the Hoosier impressionists as well as works by living Midwestern artists from South Bend and the region.
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Located in the heart of downtown South Bend, the South Bend Museum of Art offers a vibrant mix of contemporary and historical exhibitions, art classes for all ages, and community programs that celebrate creativity and culture. The museum's permanent collection is exhibited in the Carmichael Gallery, and includes a mix of styles and imagery by American artists from the 19th century to present day.

Five other galleries display changing exhibitions: traveling, solo and group exhibitions by professional artists as well as local artist groups and students. The SBMA hosts events on the first Fridays of each month ranging from artist receptions to social events like Meet Me on the Island that intermingle art and live music. Educational opportunities include a full range of instruction designed to meet the needs of all skill sets from youth to adult. Museum Morning and Sculpture Quest introduces area 5th graders to art and resources are made available to area educators. The SBMA maintains an active docent program of volunteers that lead educational tours through the galleries.

Our Art Beat T-shirt design contest has a top 3! ๐ŸŽจโšพClick on the post below and like the design you want to see on a futu...
08/31/2026

Our Art Beat T-shirt design contest has a top 3! ๐ŸŽจโšพ

Click on the post below and like the design you want to see on a future Cubs tee. Voting closes Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 9am.

Congrats to our three finalists. This one's in your hands now, South Bend.

You've likely heard something about SBMA this week. We want you to hear it from us. Here's an update from our Executive ...
08/28/2026

You've likely heard something about SBMA this week. We want you to hear it from us.

Here's an update from our Executive Director, Lisa M. Shaffer, Ph.D.

08/28/2026

Grateful to Shirley Heinze Land Trust for telling this story on PBS Michiana - WNIT.

This year's theme, Our Ecosystem, asked artists across our community to look closely at the rivers, woods, and wild places of Northern Indiana. Shirley Heinze has been protecting those places since 1981.

The banners are up Downtown South Bend now. Go find your favorite.

08/26/2026

Two canvases. One conversation.

Kamika Perryโ€™s Parallel: Form & Finish is her first solo museum exhibition โ€” a new series of paired portraits where the figure and the surface each get their say. Acrylic and gold leaf, catching the gallery light differently depending on where you stand.

Thatโ€™s the part a photo canโ€™t do. Come stand in front of them.

๐Ÿ“ Art League Gallery, South Bend Museum of Art
๐Ÿ—“ Through October 4

These pots belong to our newest ceramics instructor.Suzanne Hill has spent fifty years in clay โ€” it started with a singl...
08/24/2026

These pots belong to our newest ceramics instructor.

Suzanne Hill has spent fifty years in clay โ€” it started with a single course at RISD, ran through an M.F.A. at Alfred, and has taken her from the Corcoran Museum School to Wells College, where she helped build the ceramics program, to the ceramics department at Notre Dame. Along the way she's studied with traditional potters in Mexico, Peru, and Bangladesh, an experience she describes mostly in terms of humility.

This fall she's teaching ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž at SBMA โ€” six Wednesday evenings, 6โ€“9 PM, starting September 9.

For potters who have the basics down and want more: bigger forms, more clay on the wheel, the technique corrections nobody's gotten around to mentioning.

Her first session with us. ๐Ÿบ
Intermediate level ยท $172 members / $215
Register today: https://www.ultracamp.com/info/upcomingSessions.aspx?idCamp=1217&campCode=174

08/23/2026

Blink and youโ€™ll miss it. Around the Bend โ€” 240 local artists, one salon-style gallery โ€” closes TODAY.

See it before itโ€™s gone. Open 12-5pm today.

Fair warning: this is the good kind of habit.A studio class at the South Bend Museum of Art is a standing few hours that...
08/21/2026

Fair warning: this is the good kind of habit.

A studio class at the South Bend Museum of Art is a standing few hours that belong entirely to you โ€” to learn something new, work with your hands, and step away from the screen. Most people come for the craft and stay for the room full of people making things beside them.

Fall classes run Sept 8โ€“Oct 18. Browse the catalog and enroll at southbendart.org.

We'll spend money on just about everything, except ourselves.This fall, change that. A studio class at the South Bend Mu...
08/20/2026

We'll spend money on just about everything, except ourselves.

This fall, change that.

A studio class at the South Bend Museum of Art is a few hours a week that are entirely, unapologetically yours โ€” to learn something new, make something real, and come back to yourself a little.

Call it self-care. Call it a hobby. We call it the best investment you'll make all season. ๐ŸŽจ

Register today: https://www.ultracamp.com/info/upcomingSessions.aspx?idCamp=1217&campCode=174

๐ŸŽ‰ The Fall 2026 Class Catalog is OPEN for registration, and oh, do we have plans for you.Picture it: crisp fall air, you...
08/17/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ The Fall 2026 Class Catalog is OPEN for registration, and oh, do we have plans for you.

Picture it: crisp fall air, your hands deep in clay, a room full of people making something wonderful. That's a weeknight at the South Bend Museum of Art this fall.

From the pottery wheel to the darkroom, there's a studio calling your name โ€” ceramics, painting & drawing, weaving, printmaking, metalsmithing, darkroom photography, sculpture, and open studio โ€” PLUS artist workshops, camps, and scholarships.

Never taken a class? Even better. Every studio is built for every level. So, all you need to bring is a little curiosity (and maybe a friend ๐Ÿ‘€).

Go browse the catalog, find your "ooh, THAT one," and grab your seat before your favorite fills up!

๐Ÿ“– Browse the catalog:https://southbendart.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SBMA_Fall2026_ClassCatalog_v1.1-1.pdf
โœ๏ธ Register now: https://www.ultracamp.com/info/upcomingSessions.aspx?idCamp=1217&campCode=174

๐Ÿ””Last callโ€”kids, teens, adults looking for your shot at the big leagues. Stuโ€™s headed back to the ballpark and he needs ...
08/16/2026

๐Ÿ””Last callโ€”kids, teens, adults looking for your shot at the big leagues. Stuโ€™s headed back to the ballpark and he needs a new South Bend Cubs t-shirt design to take with him.

Come sketch yours in person then spend some time with Kamika Perryโ€™s Parallel Form and Finish while youโ€™re in the building.

Draw a shirt, see a new exhibit and all the others on view, all in one trip.

Weโ€™re open 12โ€“5 PM. Plenty of time to do both. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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120 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
South Bend, IN
46601

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Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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