This past April, Spurlock welcomed Armenian-Syrian artist Kevork Mourad for a visit. In collaboration with University of Illinois students across campus, Kevork created Paintings of Hope. It’s a companion piece for Mourad’s Untitled 2023, which, according to the artist “represents our interconnectedness of cultures, the way that we humans cannot extricate ourselves from our common fate.”
The work is currently on display on the Spurlock Museum balcony, and you can view it in person through September 24th.
Spurlock Museum
600 S Gregory St
Urbana
Su noon to 4 p.m.
Tu noon to 5 p.m.
W-F 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sa 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.