Past Events & Exhibits
2026 Events
January:
February:
March: K-8 Invitational Art Exhibit
April: 26th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit
May: Beyond the Horizon landscape exhibit, curated by David Ottinger and featuring artists from Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.
June: Beyond the Horizon continued.
2025 Events
2023 Events
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January: The Art of Catherine 'Cat' Vaughn
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March: The K-8th Grade Invitational Art Exhibit
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April: 23RD Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit All Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas Schools are invited to compete for ribbons and cash prizes. Runs through April 30.
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May: Missouri Fiber Artists Exposition May 6 through June 25. A variety of artistic styles using fiber. Runs through June 25.
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May: Don Sahli Plein Air workshop, from the 29th through the 31st. Leads into:
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June: The Margaret Harwell Art Museum Plein Air and Family Fun Festival Opening reception for the artists, Wednesday May 31st. Painting begins June 1st. Family Fun Festival 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m., Saturday, June 3rd.
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Music Festival at Whitely Park, following Family Fun, sponsored by the Park Department
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July: Art for Animals Benefit Auction for the Animal Welfare Alliance.
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August: 35th Annual Pictures by the People photography contest
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August: 4-H Animal Art Exhibit, Thursday, August 31, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., through Tuesday, September 12.
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September: “Mattilyn Grace Stacy, an Emerging Artist” Only 19 years old, Matty has already done a book cover, been accepted into Missouri Watercolor Society, had a painting accepted for the Barcelona Spain International Exhibit, and had a painting juried into the Watercolor USA competition in Springfield MO. Through October29. She is a protégé of Paul Jackson.
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October: the 5th Annual Fork + Cork fundraiser. Buffet dinner, wine, and live music!
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November: Friends Gift Shop Christmas Open House, Saturday, November 4.
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November: 70th Annual Poplar Buff Artists Guild Juried Regional Art Exhibit
2024 Events
2022 Events
2021 Events
2020 Events
2019 Exhibits
December 2018 - January 26 65th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists Guild Regional Juried Art
February 2-24 Alternative Fired Vessels of Cindy Martin
March 3-29 Mills of Missouri by dave carter
April 7-28 19th Annual Juried High School Art Exhibit
May 4-26 The Art of David Fielding
June 2-30 Through the Lens of Clay Guthrie
July 7-28 32nd Annual Pictures by the People
August 7-31 The Art of the Late Ted Herlofson
September 7-29 The Photography of Tim Edington
October 5-27 The Abstract World of Wayne Conyers
November 3-30 66th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit
December 8 - January 26 Missouri Star Quilters
2018 Exhibits
February 3 - March 25 "The Creek Meanders Through the Valley" paintings by Rose Anne Huck
April 2 - High School Art Exhibit
May 5 - June 24 "Storyscapes: Fiber Art Narratives" - fabric, fiber and nature by Roxanne Stout, Janet Brown, and Lorri Scot
2017 Exhibits
Feb 4 - 26 Painting by Missouri artist, Michael McClure
Mar 4 - 26 Digital Computer Art by Louise Bodenheimer
Apr 1-30 The 16th Annual Juried Regional High School Art Exhibit
May 6 - June 25 BARBARON Collaborative surreal miniature paintings by artists Barbara Bailey and Aaron Horrell
July 7 - Aug 27 The 30th Annual Pictures by the People photography competition
Sept 9 - Oct 22 Exhibit of Thread Painting Fiber works by artist, author and teacher, Karen Linduska vs. the Abstract Wood Sculptures by Adam Sobas
Nov 4 - 26 Poplar Bluff Artists Guild Regional Juried Art Exhibit
Dec 1 - Jan 28, 2018 “Three Decades of Art” Selections from the Margaret Harwell Art Museum’s permanent collection including works from Dean Mitchell, Paul Jackson, Thomas Hart Benton, Billy O’Donnell, Brother Mel Meyers, Viggo Madsen and Mickey Rhodes.
2016 Exhibits
Jan 2 - Feb 28 Photography by Tim Vollink
Feb 6 - Feb 28 Salute to our Veterans
Mar 5 - 27 365 Days with Dad: Cbabi Bayoc
April 2 - 24 The 16th Annual Juried Regional High Schools Art Exhibit
May 7 - June 26 Retrospect: Contemporary Painting and Hand-colored Monotypes by Charles Thies
July 8 - Aug 28 The 29th Annual Pictures by the People
Sept 10 - Oct 23 Catherine Maloney
November 5 - Nov 27 The 63rd Annual Poplar Bluff Artists' Guild Regional Art Exhibit
Dec 2, 2016 - Jan 29, 2017 USArts Exhibit
“Journey” Painting by Jan Groenemann
November 3–25
54th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists’ Guild Regional Art Exhibit
December 1–30
Daniel North: Travel Artist
Financial assistance for these projects has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.