Springfield Regional Arts Council

About Art in Public Places

The Springfield Regional Arts Council’s Art in Public Places program creates unique gallery spaces in public spaces of local and regional businesses. Southwest Missouri is home to many brilliant artists who need a space to exhibit work. Local businesses have many blank walls perfectly suited for displaying art. Bringing the two groups together provides the business with a new way to attract customers and the artist with a place to display work.

Businesses are encouraged to participant either as a Corporate or Non-Corporate member. As a corporate member, the business is only responsible for supervising the exhibition set up and the opening reception. The Arts Council will organize the artists and publize the event.

At the non-corporate level, the business is responsible for organized the artists, supervising the exhibition, and setting up a reception. The Arts Councill will provide the business with all of the information needed to create an exhibition as well as the publicity for the event.

Artists are allowed to sell with a 25% commission going to support the Arts Council's programs. Art patrons contact the Arts Council so that businesses do not need to be involved in the purchasing process. Each exhibit remains with the business for approximately eight weeks.

Almost two years in the to program, 20 different businesses have participated in the program featuring work by more than 100 artists 55 exhibits! Venues come from all types of businesses including banks, credit unions, doctors’ offices, and government offices.

To participate as a business: Call the Springfield Regional Arts Council at 417-862-2787 and talk with Cayce or download the information packet below.

To participate as an artist: First you must become a member of the Arts Council at the special Artist rate of only $20 a year. Then you can join the Artist Registry, a list of local and regional artists from the Ozarks. Included in the registry:

1. Artist Contact information
2. Medium
3. Size range of work
4. Price range of work
5. Do you do commissions?
6. 3-6 images of current work

Email the above information to Cayce at Cayce@SpringfieldArts.org.

Past and Current Venues
Bancorp South
The Center for Plastic Surgery
CU Community Credit Union
Facial Plastic Surgery Offices of Dr. Keith LaFerriere and Dr. Mathew Kienstra
Fulnecky Law, LLC
Great Southern Bank
Greene County Circuit Clerk's Office
Greene County Commissioner's Office
Guaranty Bank
Maschino's
Midtown Library
Old Missouri Bank
Ozark Mountain Bank in Branson
People's Bank of the Ozarks
Southwest Community Bank
Springfield Teachers Credit Union
Swank Salon
Village Bank
Westside Public Health Center
Wood and Huston Bank