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2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Springfield Art Museum seeks artists for Route 66 sculpture project
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Springfield Art Museum has announced a new Route 66 sculpture series to place citywide sculptures around Springfield and across the Ozarks in 2026. According to a Springfield Art Museum social media post, the museum has announced the Springfield 66 Centennial Sculpture Series, which will feature designed Route 66 shield sculptures being displayed starting in spring 2026. The museum is seeking artists who are interested in showcasing a story of community, heritage and imagination for the project, the post says. New pavilion at Springfield city park is cooperative effort of MDC and other partners Artists will receive a blank Route 66 emblem sculpture canvas to bring their creative skills to life for the Springfield 66 marketing campaign. The museum says that artists must present a submission between June 1 to July 27, 2025, for the project. Artists will be notified for approval by Monday, September 1. For more information on the project, visit the museum's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-03-2025
- Automotive
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Ozark Empire Fairgrounds hosts 36th annual mega RV show in Springfield
The month of March is underway, which means warmer weather and vacation season are on the horizon. This weekend, hundreds gathered at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds for the 36th annual Springfield Mega RV Show, where dealers from all over showcase their RVs. The show also attracts attendees from outside the Ozarks. Nichole Giguere says she has come to the show for the past five years, and it is a great way to kick off the RV season. 'In two weeks, we have an appointment already scheduled for some stuff that we're getting fixed so that we can start our season camping,' says Giguere. Springfield Art Museum begins renovation of main building Amy Tompkins attended the show with Giguere. She says it is a good time even if they don't buy anything. 'We love seeing what's new, new models, what innovations they have and what's going on. And because it's fun,' says Tompkins. Dusty Roades has run the show for all 36 years. He says it takes him about 10 months out of the year to plan, and this time of year he sees lots of people wanting to get an RV. 'More and more and more you've got these couples that have been working their jobs, and they retire, and their plans of retirement are to buy an RV and to travel,' says Roades. Aurora family finds stolen Basset Hound after months of searching Roades estimates that there are 50 to 75 different brands of RVs at the show. Giguere says coming to the show each year helps her stay educated on the RV world. 'It helps us kind of see what's out there. Talk to experts,' says Giguere. 'What we really like and what we'd like to have and things that we want to make sure we don't have again in the future.' Roades tells Ozarks First that helping local dealers and people like Giguere and Roades is why he puts on the show year after year. 'It makes me feel happy when I leave a show when I close it up on Sunday and every dealer comes up to me and shakes my hand and thanks me for it,' says Roades. 'That's what gets me.' The show will wrap up on Sunday, March 2. It will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can find a link to the show's website here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
