Exhibitions
Regional High School Exhibition
This exhibition will be on view from March 3rd - April 13th
Celebrate the incredible talent of young artists at the AKMA’s Annual Regional High School Exhibition!
Admire a stunning collection of artwork created by high school students from across the region. This exhibition gives a glimpse into the creativity and dedication of the next generation of artists. Don’t miss this opportunity to support and celebrate young talent!
2025 Regional High School Exhibition Winners
BEST OF SHOW – Bayley Freeman, Unrolling, Smithville R-2
Category I: PAINTING
1st Place (tie): Leif Hasenleder, The Three Hares, Lutheran High School of KC
1st Place (tie): Emelia Boatwright, Order #317969377, East Buchanan High School
2nd Place: Audrey Bolyard, Orange You Glad?, Park Hill High School
3rd Place (tie): Kensley Hazelwood, Snapshots of Memories, Bishop LeBlond High School
3rd Place (tie): Elizabeth Landuyt, Falling in Reverse, Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Calvann Roberts, Insecurity: The Silent Saboteur, Lathrop High School
Honorable Mention: Kierra Williams, Bandit and Bella, Chillicothe High School
Honorable Mention: Gigi Myscofski, The Lady Waiting, St. Joseph Christian
Category II: DRAWING MONOCHROMATIC
1st Place (tie): Audrey Bolyard, Union, Park Hill High School
1st Place (tie): Violette Reed, Judgement Day, Platte County High School
2nd Place: Aden Thornton, Back Alley, Smithville R-2 High School
3rd Place (tie): Olivia Peña, Very Rare, St. Joseph Christian
3rd Place (tie): Annie Herschberger, David, St. Joseph Christian
Honorable Mention: Tori Wist, Wist, Hiawatha High School
Category III: DRAWING MULTI-COLOR
1st Place: Gage Accurso, Still Life with Reflection, Park Hill South High School
2nd Place: Andrea Garcia, The Last Moments of Heidi, Park Hill South High School
3rd Place: Paige Randel, What Eyes Express, Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Gracie Hibler, Portrait of a Lion, Hamilton High School
Honorable Mention: Madeline Kemp, Proportion Portrait, Park Hill High School
Category IV: PRINTMAKING
1st Place: Ella Mullins, The Other House, Savannah High School
2nd Place: Leela Curteman, Meet Me Behind the Mall, Oak Park High School
3rd Place (tie): Briana Benny, Mount Fuji Sunrise Against Cherry Blossoms, Savannah High School
3rd Place (tie): Abbey Schubert, The Passage of Time, Park Hill South High School
Category V: PHOTOGRAPHY
1st Place: River Gabbert, Light Trails in Farley, Park Hill South High School
2nd Place: The’mia McGee, Nature’s Frozen Decay, Riverside USD 114 High School
Category VI: 2-D MIXED MEDIA
1st Place: Charly O’Neal, A Starry Night at Snow Creek, West Platte High School
2nd Place: Josh Wilson, Welcome NKP24172, Park Hill South High School
3rd Place: Ember McCabe, Meadow at Sunset, Benton High School
Honorable Mention: Zadie Niblock, Pull Me, Lansing High School
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Landuyt, A Distant Memory, Park Hill South High School
Category VII: CERAMICS
1st Place: Lana Rhoads, Magical Enchanted Forest Teapot, Savannah High School
2nd Place: Schyler Hall, Ancient Teapot, Savannah High School
3rd Place: Ethan Martin, Untitled, Park Hill South High School
Honorable Mention: Hanna Rudd, Within, Smithville R-2 High School
Category VIII: THREE-DIMENSIONAL/SCULPTURE
1st Place (tie): Reagan Bauer, Anthropomorphic Giraffe, Savannah High School
1st Place (tie): Tayler Zigrand, Coral Embrace, Lafayette High School
2nd Place: Shelby Wiederholt, In the Garden, Osborn R-0
3rd Place: Paige Hawkins, Nighthawks, Interpreted, Benton High School
Category IX: ALTERNATIVE
1st Place: Jacob Horton, Claudette, Trenton R9 High School
2nd Place: Savannah Williams, At Night, Leavenworth High School
3rd Place (tie): Arianna Sample, Bruises and Blood (Poster Design), Savannah High School
3rd Place (tie): Asher McCourt, Reflections of the Soul, Riverside USD 114 High School
Screen, Block, Plate, & Stone: Printmaking
Screen, Block, Plate, & Stone: Printmaking brings together works by renowned artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, and Manet, alongside American masters like Whistler, George Catlin, George Caleb Bingham, and Thomas Hart Benton. This exhibition explores the evolution of printmaking by grouping works according to technique, offering insight into the unique possibilities and challenges of each method. While technical mastery is essential, printmaking ultimately serves as a powerful vehicle for artistic expression.
This exhibition will be on view from March 1st - May 4th, 2025
Upcoming Exhibitions
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April 19th - June 15th, 2025
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Our Very Nature is an interdisciplinary vision of the natural world through the vibrant perspective of artist Rachelle Gardner-Roe. This body of work blends fiber, sculpture, painting and poetry, all influenced by the artist's meditation practice. Based on the desire to reaffirm our sense of being of nature rather than separate from it, the works range from joyfully explosive to serenely devotional, while always inviting the viewer to keep looking.
May 10th - August 10th, 2025
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June 21st - September 14th, 2025
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August 16th - November 2nd, 2025
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September 20th - November 2nd, 2025
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November 15th, 2025 - February 22nd, 2026
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November 15th, 2025 - January 4th, 2026
PERMANENT COLLECTION
One of the Midwest’s finest collections of 18th to 21st Century American Art
Discover selections from the over 3000+ piece collection
Wayne Thiebaud, Man Sitting-Back View, 1964, Oil on Canvas.
Emily Dubowski, Sunday Visit, 1972. Acrylic.
Rembrandt Peale, George Washington. Oil on Canvas.
Jane Freilicher, The Game on the Lawn, 1976. Oil on Canvas.
Frederick Judd Waugh, Ladies Having Tea, 1890. Oil on Canvas.
Mary Cassatt, Young Mother and Two Children, 1908.
L.E. “Gus” Schafer, Changin’ Horses, 1969. Bronze.
Jacob Lawrence, The 1920s…The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, 1974. Serigraph.
Alice Murphy, Umbrellas, 1937. Lithograph.
Thomas Hart Benton, Custer’s Last Stand, 1945. Oil on Canvas.
William James Glackens, Hillside with Olive Trees (Rue de Varenne), 1925. Oil on Canvas.
David Bates, Oleander, 1992. Acrylic and oil on canvas.
Tony Ramos, Mrs. Douglas tries to do the right thing, 1999. Oil on Canvas.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
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51st Annual Membership Exhibition: January 18 - February 23, 2025
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50th Annual Membership Exhibition: January 13 - April 14, 2024
Regional High School Exhibiton: February 25 - April 14, 2024National Undergraduate Jured Exhibition: April 19 - June 9, 2024
Regional Revelations: A Private Collection Showcase: April 20 - July 14, 2024
Small Wonders: Artwork by Debra Keirce, Denise Horne-Kaplan and Brenda Morgan: June 15 - September 15, 2024
Art of the Camera: Selections from the Hatten family collection: July 20 - September 15, 2024
The Architecture of St. Joseph: The Golden Age Revisited: July 20 – September 15, 2024
From the Canoe: Steve Snell: September 21 - November 3, 2024
Draw Closer: Ruthie Ingram: September 21 - November 3, 2024Byron Williamson & Deb Riley: New Works: November 16, 2024 - January 12, 2025
Big Ideas: Large Works from the Permanent Collection: November 16, 2024 - February 23, 2025
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Brave Work: Women and Their Contributions by Patricia Streeper: November 18, 2023 - January 7, 2024
Robert Quackenbush: Unearthed Fragments: November 18, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Kansas City Society for Contemporary Photography: September 23 - November 5, 2023
Then is Now: Works by Ani Hoover: September 23 – November 5, 2023
(Women) Artists from the Collection, 1800-2022: June 10 – September 17, 2023
7th Annual National Undergraduate Juried Exhibition: April 22 – June 4, 2023Family, Faith, Figures: Harry J. Oshiver: April 22 – June 4, 2023
2023 Regional High School Exhibition: February 26 – April 16, 2023
John Hulsey: “Transcendence – Truth in Nature”: February 25 to April 16, 2023
Jason Squires: Photography: November 25, 2022 – February 26, 2023
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Heinrich Toh: Never as it was: September 17 – November 6, 2022
Norman Akers: “Constructed Places: Works on Paper”: September 17- November 6, 2022
Ariel Bowman, Deanna Dikeman and Found Object Exhibitions- June 18- September 11, 2022
Stephen Johnson and Karen Matheis and Undergraduate Exhibitions- April 22- June 12, 2022
2022 Regional High School Exhibition- February 27- April 16, 2022
Returning/Belonging: Artwork by Benjamin Parks and Kathy Liao – January 14- April 16, 2022
48th Annual Membership Exhibition – January 15 – February 20, 2022
10th Annual MVIS Juried Exhibition – November 20, 2021 – January 9, 2022
Refracted Reality: The Work of Jim Cantrell – November 20, 2021 – January 9, 2022
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The Joe Show: Selections from the Gray Manufacturing Corporate Collection – September 18 – November 7, 2021
Missouri Art Now: A Bicentennial Celebration – September 18 – November 7, 2021
Peregrine Honig – June 19 – September 12, 2021
A Growing Collection: the Past 10 Years – June 19 – September 12, 2021
Agrarian Spirit in the Homestead Era: Artwork from the Moseman Collection of Agrarian Art – April 16 – June 6, 2021
5th Annual National Undergraduate Juried Exhibition – April 16 – June 6, 2021
2021 Regional High School Exhibition – February 27 – April 10, 2021
47th Annual Membership Exhibition – January 15 – February 21, 2021
Nocturnes: Derrick Breidenthal and Ben Weddle: Panoramics – January 15 – April 11, 2021
OKeoscapes by Douglas Shaw Elder – November 21, 2020 – January 10, 2021
Staff Favorites: Selections from the Permanent Collection – November 21, 2020 – January 10, 2021