Past Exhibitions

August 19, 2020 - October 26, 2023

Utah artists have always been ambitious. They studied abroad, created monumental works, and pushed the boundaries of Utah art and creation. This exhibition celebrates the grand ambitions, interests, and aims of our Utah artists from the nineteenth-century to the present day.

 
99th Annual Spring Salon

April 26, 2023 - July 8, 2023

The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 99th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

 
99th Annual Spring Salon

August 24,2022- May 12, 2023

Celebrate mid-century modern art, culture, and design with us in this fun and playful exhibition. You get to be the judge!   

 

February 4, 2023 - March 24, 2023

The Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show showcases the best of student artwork juried from high school juniors and seniors around the state. 

 

Sep 14, 2022 - Mar 24, 2023

This exhibition celebrates the work and voices of a selection of contemporary Native Utah artists. Their work shows the vibrancy of artmaking and creativity in Utah’s Native communities.


 

October 18, 2023- January 10, 2024

The Springville Museum of Art invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community. Using different media to express these ideas, artists create works which will engage and inspire viewers to contemplate and reflect on the vibrant spiritual traditions we share. 


 

October 12, 2022 - January 11, 2023

The SMA invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community.

 

October 12, 2022 - January 11, 2023

For this exhibition we invited members of our local Springville community and the larger Utah religious community to choose a work of art from our Permanent Collection that represents sanctuary to them. On these walls you will find their answers and writings about where they find peace, solace, and community. 

 

November 19, 2022 - January 11, 2023

This exhibition is open to K-10 students living in Utah Valley. This year, in efforts to make this an interfaith celebration, we are encouraging students to create artwork that will coincide with themes found in the exhibition, Sanctuaries. The prompts for this year’s Youth Art Competition will focus on sanctuaries and what that means to each student. Entries are due Nov 10-11, 2022. 

 

January 2020 - May 7, 2022

The works in this exhibition reveal layers of meaning, context, and reality about life in the Soviet Union. 

 

 
painting of Lenin in winter attire sitting on a bench, talking to two children

49th Annual Utah Quilt Show
July 16 - September 17, 2022

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters.

 
49th Annual Utah Quilt Show

July 16 - September 17, 2022

A celebration of quilting in stained glass by artist Tim Sutton. 

 

48th Annual Utah Quilt Show
July 16 - September 17, 2022

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters.

 
A quilt with a beige background and a floral leaf motif throughout

This exhibition highlights a few of the artworks originally exhibited as part of the 2002 Winter Cultural Olympiad Arts Festival. 

 
photo of Olympic Torch on a white pedestal with several paintings in the background

January 5, 2022 - July 20, 2022

In conjunction with the 50th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show, SMA invited back former High School Show participants who have since established a variety of careers working in the arts, marketing, and design. 

 
illustration of 5 dinosaurs sitting around a table playing cards

98th Annual Spring Salon
April 27, 2022 - July 2, 2022

The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 98th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

 
palette knife painting of a glass bowl filled with crayons

50th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show
February 5, 2022 - March 25, 2022

This exhibition celebrates the best art being made by high school artists across the state.  

 
painting of male silhouette of head and torso in shades of blue, placed in front of a moon with flowers to the left and right of torso

October 13, 2021 - January 12, 2022

The SMA invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community.

 
blockprint of Christ sitting, bent over, with his head supported by one hand while the other rests on his knee, wearing a crown of thorns

October 13, 2021 - January 12, 2022

Presented in conjunction with the 35th Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah Exhibition, Depictions of Divinity examines the ways contemporary Utah artists explore encounters with the Divine and invite viewers to reflect on the vastness of spiritual experience. 

 
abstracted figure of a woman crying and reaching her hands up, a sleeping angel on a cloud above her

November 20, 2021 - January 8, 2022

The Spiritual and Religious Youth Art Competition is open to all K-10 students in Utah Valley and celebrates the work of our young artists. In conjunction with this year's exhibition "Depictions of Divinity" youth artists will respond to questions about what the Divine means to them. 

 
Abstract painted star on dark blue background

September 8, 2021 - December 11, 2021

Formerly an online exhibition, this show now comes to life on the Museum walls. Join us as we view how Utah’s youth coped with crisis and change through the challenging COVID-19 crisis.

 
Up Close and Far Away

September 15, 2021 - December 11, 2021

In this exhibition everything is “off the wall.” All of the artworks hang from the ceiling, sit on a pedestal, or are displayed on the floor. The 20 sculptures on exhibit from the Museum’s Collection invite you to engage with three-dimensional work and experience the Museum and art-viewing in new ways. 

 
light-colored wood sculpture of a dog's face and neck

July 17, 2021 - September 18, 2021

Presented in conjunction with the 47th Annual Utah Quilt Show, this exhibition focuses not only on physical fabric art, but representations of fabric art. Featuring the artwork of local artist Lynde Mott.

 
painting of pioneer women working on a quilt together, with children playing under the quilt

July 17, 2021 - September 18, 2021

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters. 

Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.

 
45th Annual Utah Quilt Show

May 12, 2021 - August 28, 2021

This exhibition of Brooke Smart’s illustrations of Utah women’s advocates, is traveling the state in 2020 as Utahns commemorate the 150th anniversary of Utah women’s first votes in 1870, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment in 1920, and the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.

 
Brooke Smart

January 6, 2021 - August 7, 2021

Though we are constantly surrounded by the environment, it is easy to overlook. The Utah artists in this exhibition force us to consider our environmental oversights.  Their work brings to focus forgotten landscapes, surprising juxtapositions, and the impact of human activity, probing the viewer to examine their relationship to the world around them.

 
Royden Card

April 21, 2021 - July 3, 2021

The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 97th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

 
Spring Salon

February 6, 2021 - April 30, 2021

This exhibition surveys the contemporary photographic landscape of creative practice by artists in the state of Utah as they navigate new territory in the global dialogue of imagemaking.

 
Karalee Kuchar

49th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show
February 6, 2021 - March 19, 2021

This exhibition celebrates the best art being made by high school artists across the state.  

 
High School Show

October 21, 2020 - January 13, 2021

The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 96th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

 
Spring Salon

November 21, 2020 - January 2, 2021

This exhibition, formerly known as the Annual Christmas Lamb Art Show exhibition, is open to K-10 students living in Utah Valley. This year, students are encouraged to create an artwork based on our exhibition Contemplations: Highlights from the Spiritual & Religious Permanent Collection

 
Youth Art Competition

June 30, 2020 - December 12, 2020

This exhibition uses artworks from our Spiritual and Religious Permanent Collection to encourage viewers to ponder more deeply the everyday matters of life and the extraordinary realm of the sacred. 

 
S&R

August 19, 2020 - October 31, 2020

Since the early 1900s the Springville Art Gallery, now the Springville Museum of Art, has been a fixture of the community. Artists, advocates, and curators built the Museum and its collection, and cemented its importance to Springville. This exhibition celebrates several of these figures who influenced the Springville fine arts community from early to mid-twentieth century, including B.F. Larsen, Wayne Johnson, Glen Turner, Oliver Parson, Blaine Frazier, and Mae Huntington.

 
S&R

July 21, 2020 - September 18, 2020

Travelers come to Utah Valley every year to seek out the incredible sights, destinations, and experiences found in the valley under the mountains. These vintage-style posters created by artist Kolby Larsen capture the beauty and excitement of these Utah Valley wonders.

 
Museum Poster

June 16, 2020 - September 12, 2020

In place of the postponed Spring Salon, the Museum decided to curate an exhibition of staff and Board Member favorites from our Permanent Collection. Staff and Board Members nominated their most beloved artworks and had the opportunity to share a memory of that work and why it was meaningful to them. This exhibition shares some of those memories.

 
Staff Favorites

July 19, 2017 - July 18, 2020

Using works from the Springville Museum of Art's permanent collection, "Round Up" celebrates and examines the icons and ideals that shape ongoing visions of the American West. 


 
Minerva Teichert, Hereford Round Up

November 20, 2019 - July 2, 2020

This exhibition showcases a selection of works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. It highlights the process an artist takes from a sketch or preliminary drawing to a completed work.

 
Sketchy Springville Museum of Art

September 4, 2019 - May 16, 2020

Artwork, like identity, is ever-evolving. For the artists featured in SELF: Explorations of Identity, making art is a way to uncover and sort through personal identities, experiences, and values.



 
Caitlin Connolly

February 8, 2020 - March 20, 2020

This exhibition celebrates the best art being made by high school artists across the state.  

High School Art Lindsey Wolthius

October 16, 2019 - January 15, 2020

  Ars Moriendi: The Art of Death and Dying brings together artists from different backgrounds and artistic traditions to explore ideas about death through their work.

Ars Moriendi

October 16, 2019 - January 15, 2020

The SMA invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community

Michael Malm, Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah

November 23, 2019 - January 4, 2020

This exhibition, formerly known as the Annual Christmas Lamb Art Show, is open to K-10 students living in Utah Valley. This year we are encouraging students to create artwork that focuses on memories. 

YAC

Russian Stories, Soviet Ideals
January 21, 2015 - TBD

Russian Stories, Soviet Ideals is a fascinating exploration of the duality of the ideals of the centralized Soviet government and the realities of everyday life for the Russian (and non-Russian) people – politically, at work, at home, and on the land.

March 6, 2019 - September 21, 2019 

 Come celebrate trains with the Springville Museum of Art! In conjunction with the State of Utah's Spike 150 project this family-friendly exhibition will showcase trains, railroads, workers and passengers in Utah and American art. 

 
All Aboard!

July 27, 2019 - Sep 21, 2019

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters. 

Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.


45th Annual Utah Quilt Show

January 9, 2019 - August 3, 2019 

This exhibition will highlight imagined worlds, characters, and ideas as depicted by over 20 contemporary Utah artists working in fantasy and science fiction. 

 

April 24, 2019 - July 6, 2019

The Springville Museum of Art invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 95th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

 

February 9, 2019 - March 22, 2019 

The Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show is a juried competition featuring the work of Utah's high school juniors and seniors. Come see this impressive show that highlights some of the state's youngest and most promising artists. 

 
47th High School Show

June 27, 2018 - February 16, 2019

This exhibition explores the beginning of the Mormon Art & Belief Movement at Brigham Young University in the 1960s and ‘70s. This movement, unique and innovative for its time, included some of the first artistic expressions of the LDS faith, and would come to shape the robust future of Mormon Art. This exhibition features personal reflections of some of those involved in this artistic undertaking and highlights their perspectives of what formed this vital movement. 

Beginnings: The Mormon Art and Belief Movement

October 17, 2018 - January 16, 2019

The monomyth or Hero’s Journey is used to describe similarities in structure between stories and myths from various traditions, cultures and time periods. This invitational, in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Spiritual and Religious Art Show, will guide visitors through the stages of the Hero’s Journey as they encounter spiritual and religious works of art depicting the different phases and elements of the monomyth. 

 
45th Annual Utah Quilt Show

October 17, 2018 - January 16, 2019

The SMA invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community. Using different media to express these ideas artists create works which will engage and inspire viewers to contemplate and reflect on the vibrant spiritual traditions we share. 

45th Annual Utah Quilt Show

December 1, 2018- January 5, 2019

This exhibition, formerly known as the Annual Christmas Lamb Art Show exhibition is open to K-10 students living in Utah Valley. This year, students were encouraged to create an artwork based on our exhibition Journeys: Monomyth and Transformation. 

 
Youth Art Competition

June 13, 2018 - November 30, 2018

The artworks of Roots and Branches explore the influence of family history on personal identity and how personal histories shape the way we will be understood by future generations.

Roots and Branches

July 28, 2018 - Sep 22, 2018

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters. 

Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.


45th Annual Utah Quilt Show

Sanctuaries of Mind
September 1, 2015 - July 18, 2018

 In this exhibition, works of art from the Museum’s permanent collection are presented in three categories: External Sanctuaries, Sanctuaries of Daily Experience, and Sanctuaries Within. 

April 25, 2018 - July 7, 2018

The Spring Salon was first held in 1922, begun by students and teachers of Springville High School who wanted to exhibit and promote original artwork. The Salon has been held annually since that time, except during World War II when fuel and other goods were rationed nationwide. The Springville Museum of Art continues the tradition today and invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 94th Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art.

94th Annual Spring Salon

January 17, 2018 - June 2, 2018

Speaking Volumes |Transforming Hate showcases the diverse work of more than thirty artists who have transformed thousands of controversial white supremacist books into uplifting works of art. This stunning exhibition challenges and moves visitors with its thought-provoking and occasionally humorous collection of artwork, and provides honest opportunities to address discrimination in our communities and racism in America. Image: Clarissa Sligh, detail from Triptych , 2007

Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate

August 23, 2017 - May 19, 2018

“Wit & Whimsy: off the deep end” features the humorous, witty and whimsical artwork of 12 contemporary Utah artists. These surprising and relatable works vary in style, subject matter, and tone but all use humor and quirkiness as a way to comment on shared human experiences. 

February 3, 2018 - March 23, 2018

The Utah All-State Annual High School Art show, now in its 46th year, provides a forum for high school juniors and seniors from across the state to exhibit their artwork in a professional museum setting.   Students from every high school in Utah are invited to participate, and those that choose to enter must frame their artwork, write artist statements, and submit to the jury process.  For many, this is their first exposure to a competitive exhibition but will be very similar to something they may encounter in their future careers.  


46th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show

October 18, 2017 - January 10, 2018

Sacred Spaces: Archetypes and Symbols, a curated invitational, will run concurrently with the 32nd Annual Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah exhibition. For this exhibition, SMA invited 35 contemporary Utah artists to exhibit works exploring some of the archetypes and symbols that are associated with Sacred Spaces. 



October 18, 2017 - January 10, 2018

This juried exhibition celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community. Using different media to express these ideas artists create works which will engage and inspire viewers to contemplate and reflect on the vibrant spiritual traditions we share. 



December 2, 2017 - January 6, 2018

With the holiday season swiftly approaching, we are excited to announce this year’s Annual Spiritual & Religious Youth Art Competition.  This exhibition, formerly known as the Annual Christmas Lamb Art Show exhibition, sponsored by Ingrid F. Nemelka and the Nemelka family, is open to K-10 students living in Utah Valley. This year, in efforts to make this an interfaith celebration, we are encouraging students to create artwork focused on symbols of the season. 

Annual Spiritual & Religious Youth Art Competition

From the Studio of Arnold Friberg
February 15, 2017 - May 13, 2017

This exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sketches that adorned Friberg’s studio walls and the items he used for reference and study. Drawn directly onto the Friberg studio walls, these works in progress encourage us to see beyond the Masterpieces and explore the raw process behind their creation. 

July 29, 2017 - Sep 23, 2017 

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters. This year's show will be shown in conjunction with the Utah Quilt Guild's Ruby Jubilee 40th Anniversary Show. 

Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.

July 29, 2017 - Sep 16, 2017

Celebrate the Utah Quilt Guild's 40th Anniversary with the Ruby Jubilee Celebration! This special traveling exhibition features 45 red and white quilts made by quilt guilds across the state. 


The Classical Tradition: Simplicity, Serenity, and Harmony
November 16, 2016 - August 5, 2017

In contemporary artistic practice, an increasing number of artists strive to emulate the serene harmonies and mathematical order championed in antiquity. Commonly referred to as the Classical Tradition, these principles inspire artists to seek for perfection in form and theory through an ongoing observation, study, and execution of these time-honored ideals. 

93rd Annual Spring Salon
April 26, 2017 - July 8, 2017 

The Spring Salon was first held in 1922, begun by students and teachers of Springville High School who wanted to exhibit and promote original artwork. The Salon has been held annually since that time, except during World War II when fuel and other goods were rationed nationwide. The Springville Museum of Art continues the tradition today and invites all artists in Utah to participate in the 93nd Annual Spring Salon. This exhibition is a juried competition that showcases the diversity and quality of contemporary Utah art. 

Voices: People, Places and Ideas in Utah Art
July 10, 2013 - June 1, 2017

Explore the voices in works of art and the thoughts and ideas that are conveyed through them by the artists or by the subjects they included in their works.

George Beard: Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera
March 15, 2017 - June 17, 2017 

This exhibition features a selection of George Beard's photographs, re-mastered and printed with fidelity to the highest standards that George Beard would undoubtedly have approved. The fine quality of these prints bears witness to Beard's masterful photographic technique - the skillful use of light and shade and the painstaking attention to detail that he brought to his original photographic compositions has earned him a place among the greatest photographers of the American West. 

45th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show
February 4, 2017 - March 24, 2017

This annual juried exhibition showcases the art of high school juniors and seniors throughout Utah. The purpose of this exhibition is to foster original visual art among Utah teenagers by providing a professional forum for students artists.

31st Annual Christmas Lamb Show
December 3, 2016 - January 7, 2017

See Christmas through the eyes of a child. This annual juried exhibition showcases the art of school-age children from around Utah County. Inspired by a story about the true meaning of Christmas, these young artists create inspired and touching works reflecting their unique vision. 

31st Annual Spiritual & Religious Art of Utah
October 19, 2016 - January 11, 2017

The SMA invites all Utah artists to enter this exhibition which celebrates the diversity of religious experience and belief in our community. Using different media to express these ideas artists create works which will engage and inspire viewers to contemplate and reflect on the vibrant spiritual traditions we share. 

Rock the Vote
September 7, 2016 - January 7, 2017

Through works of art historical and contemporary, promotional and critical, elite and popular, this playful exhibition examines what it means to be presidential. 

Lost + Found: In Search of Georgian Art
June 29, 2016 - November 19, 2016

Step with us into the Georgian countryside and enjoy the bright colors, poignant characters, and nostalgic moments of Lost + Found. 

43rd Annual Quilt Show
July 23, 2016 - September 24, 2016

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters.Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.

Don't Read This, Too
July 23, 2016 - September 24, 2016

Don’t Read This, Too is a continuation of a 2014 exhibition at the SLC Public Library titled Don’t Read This. This exhibition further explores the aesthetic value of letters and characters as formal tools in the visual arts. When artists use text in their work viewers often get lost reading the content instead of considering the text’s aesthetic aspects. For the ten contemporary Utah artists in Don’t Read This, Too text has value for its formal as well as its communicative qualities. The beauty of language finds expression not only in the communicated content, but in the visual symbols we use to represent language.

Three-Mile Radius
June 1, 2016 - October 22, 2016

Three Mile Radius, an exhibition featuring the art of Jacqui Larsen and the poetry of her husband Lance Larsen, Utah's Poet Laureate, documents the people, places and things of Springville, Utah. Jacqui and Lance worked with only one rule: that their inspiration must come from what they find in the three mile radius that surrounds Jacqui’s studio. 

Glimpses of Springville

June 1, 2016 - October 29, 2016

Featuring visual artists exclusively from Springville and Mapleton, Glimpses of Springville looks locally to celebrate the artists in our “three mile radius.” This exhibition will include works that reflect the various artists’ experiences living and working in the Springville community. From the perspective of dozens of local sculptors, painters, and photographers this exhibition will celebrate our community and its role as Utah’s “Art City.”