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Arts Focus

Discover Springfield’s creative side with a weekend of inspiring sights. Explore the iconic Hartman Rock Garden, tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House, and meet local artists at Hatch Studios. Enjoy a stroll through history on a walking tour, view exhibits at Ohio’s only Smithsonian-affiliated art museum, and enjoy a live performance by the Springfield Symphony. Wrap up your trip with mural selfies downtown—art is everywhere!

 

DAY 1:

MORNING:

Hartman Rock Garden - Visit a folk art

masterpiece created by Harry “Ben” Hartman

from 1932 through 1944.

 

AFTERNOON:

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House

Take a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s only

Prairie Style house in Ohio designed for Burton

and Orpha Westcott.

 

EVENING:

Hatch Artist Studios - Visit the First Friday of

every month to enjoy incredibly fresh, talented

and eclectic artists, along with live music and

light refreshments.

 

DAY 2:

MORNING:

Summer Walking Tours - Grab a coffee

and join a walking tour that examines the

architecture, design, and history of the built

environment in the Greater Springfield Region.

 

AFTERNOON:

Springfield Museum of Art - Springfield is

home to the only Smithsonian Affiliate art

museum in the state of Ohio.

 

EVENING:

Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Take in a performance by 72 of the area’s

finest professional musicians, as well as

internationally renowned guest artists.

 

DAY 3:

MORNING:

Public Art - Snap some family selfies

at the multiple murals downtown.