Mansfield Art Center
Our Mission:
The mission of The Mansfield Art Center is to make the visual arts relevant to the lives of all people in north central Ohio. To accomplish this The Mansfield Art Center shall: 1) Bring visual art to the people through exhibitions programming; 2) Bring visual art out of the people through classes, workshops, and creative experiences; 3) Provide educational outreach through programs, lectures, tours, and school services; and 4) Provide support and services to visual artists.
Our Space:
We learned long ago that architecture can serve as a vehicle for individual and organizational creativity, self-renewal, and regeneration. So while our facility is itself important as a work of art, the human capital that fills the space gives it life and purpose.
To help them realize their dream of building a "signature home" for the visual arts in Mansfield, the Mansfield Fine Arts Guild turned to architect Don Hisaka then practicing in Cleveland. The result: The Mansfield Art Center, a tribute to simplicity of design and materials, intimacy of scale, and a harmonious relationship with the landscape and surroundings.
The Mansfield Art Center, which won a Progressive Architecture National Citation Award in 1971, was recognized by the architectural community as another example of Hisaka's "unique ability to synthesize the best of disparate influences and deliver tasteful and charming buildings that compliment rather than overwhelm their surroundings."
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