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Springfield Museums, Exhibits

March 15 - April 27

Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Project

March 15, 2025–September 7, 2025 D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
In her powerful series of portraits, artist and activist Nayana Lafond sheds light on the crisis affecting Indigenous peoples, particularly women, who are eleven times more likely to go missing than the national average. Each portrait depicts a missing or murdered Indigenous person, a family member, or an advocate, rendered in shades of gray and marked by a vivid red handprint—the only color visible to spirits—to raise awareness, inspire action, and honor the lives and stories of those impacted by this crisis.

Lafond, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, lives in Western Massachusetts. After studying at the Massachusetts College of Art, she became a full-time painter and has served as a curator and community arts organizer for over twenty years. Visit her website.

Kimberly in RED, 2022; Anonymous Woman of the White Buffalo in RED, 2022; and Vanessa in RED, 2022; by Nayana LaFond (Métis Nation of Ontario, born 1981), all acrylic on canvas.

Two children in cafe interactive inspired by Van Gogh painting

Van Gogh for All

March 29, 2025–September 14, 2025 D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts

Van Gogh for All immerses visitors in the works of the world’s most famous painter. Designed to engage 21st-century audiences in the 19th-century art of Vincent van Gogh, this experientially-rich exhibition uses modern technology and participatory learning to immerse new audiences in Van Gogh’s genius, his personal struggles, and his creative process.

  • Discover the unusual perspective of The Bedroom
  • Get behind the shutters of The Yellow House (The Street)
  • Become part of one of Van Gogh’s famous landscapes
  • Manipulate a 12-foot-wide, interactive version of Van Gogh’s The Starry Night
Visitor standing in three dimensional life size representation of Van Gogh painting
Van Go for All Starry Night touch screen interactive
Young visitor pulls out draw in artist studio interactive station

Details

Start:
March 15
End:
April 27
Website:
https://springfieldmuseums.org/exhibitions/

Venue

Springfield Museums
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103 + Google Map
Phone
(413) 263-6800
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