The Mansfield Art Center is an

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in the Woodland neighborhood of

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. The art center is operated by the Mansfield Fine Arts Guild, which was founded as a

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arts organization in 1945. Prior to the opening of the center, the guild presented exhibits and classes in private spaces but demand increased and the guild had temporary homes throughout the 1950s and 1960s that included the Mansfield/ Richland County Public Library, the Leland Hotel and

Kingwood Center The Kingwood Center Gardens is a historic site with a house, Kingwood Hall, gardens and greenhouses located in Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. Charles Kelley King began making his fortune when he was hired by the Ohio Brass Company as ...

. H. Daniel Butts III was hired as the guild's first full-time director and he was tasked with establishing a permanent home for the museum, its collection and classes. The building opened in 1971 and was designed by architect

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. In the same year, it was the recipient of a

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National Citation Award. In addition to a range of classes and hosting juried exhibits for the

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, the

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helps to celebrate the community's history.

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