South Bend Museum of Art

Join us for the Art League of the South Bend Museum of Art luncheon on April 21st at Beiger Mansion in Mishawaka. Luncheon/Lecture Speaker: David Baker specializes in poetic landscape painting, much of it done en plein air. Baker is a lifelong artist and educator who teaches at Ox-Bow School of Art, Saugatuck, and retired from teaching at Southwestern Michigan College, Dowagiac. He has a studio at the Box Factory, St. Joseph, Mich., and is represented by Rising Phoenix Gallery in Michigan City.

An ekphrastic poem is a vivid written response to a work of art, inviting poets to imagine, interpret, and expand upon the meaning of a painting or sculpture through language. By reflecting on the “action” within an artwork, poets create new layers of understanding and connection. Individuals of all ages are invited to participate by writing a poem inspired by a work of art on view in the galleries. All submissions are reviewed, and selected poems will be published in a commemorative chapbook.

Friday, May 1 | 5-8pm Performance and Artist’s Talk at 6pm Detroit-based artist Brian Hutsebout uses sculpture, sound, image, and performance to explore cultural and ancestral legacy and responsibility. In this recent body of work, the artist incorporates objects, stories, and locations charged with family significance in order to, in his words, “recall and preserve memory to understand my identity.” Hutsebout's sculptures, installations, and performative acts present cultural and familial l

Join us for the Art League of the South Bend Museum of Art luncheon on May 19th at the Morris Park Country Club in South Bend. Luncheon/Lecture Speaker: Robert Hohl, reference librarian (emeritus) of Saint Mary’s College, will talk about the life and art of Corita Kent (1918 -1986), a designer, educator and Catholic nun who created screen prints featuring the themes of Christianity and social justice. He says, “Corita's joy and conscientious civic engagement are just two of her qualities that w

June 24, 2026 from 9:30 am - 7:30 pm The Hospitality Center: The History Museum 895 Thomas St., South Bend 46601 Gardens of various designs on South Bend's near West Side Tickets $25 in Advance (until 5pm, June 23rd) $30 at the door Children under 12 are Free Tickets purchased online will be available for pick-up at will call the day the event.