"SPRINGFIELD - Next to the front door of the 116-year-old downtown building that houses Emerald Art Center, a plaque notes its history as the former home of Gerlach's Drug Store. The building is more famous, however, for the mural on the west wall: the colorful, larger-than-life "Official Simpsons Mural" that was painted in collaboration with The Simpsons creator Matt Groening in 2014."
"The center's exterior may be popular with tourists, but the inside was designed with the local art community in mind. It contains multiple rooms and galleries, a gift shop with work mostly by members, a studio where workshops and classes are held, including a youth summer camp, and an art library and information room where you'll encounter The Simpsons once more, in three-dimensional form."
Emerald Art Center occupies a 116-year-old downtown building that once housed Gerlach's Drug Store and features the Official Simpsons Mural painted with series creator Matt Groening in 2014. The mural, depicting the Simpson family enjoying a day in the woods, serves as the city’s top tourist attraction. The center's interior contains multiple galleries, a gift shop selling mostly member work, a studio for workshops and classes including a youth summer camp, and an art library and information room. A life-sized Simpsons couch replica from promotional material for The Simpsons Movie offers photo opportunities. The nonprofit began in 1957 and operates with roughly 150 members and grants.
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