Arts

The deadline for submitting your art for consideration to the next round of MTD ART is approaching on August 19th. You could be one of the artists to have their work displayed inside MTD buses …

Now more than ever, artificial intelligence has brought to the foreground profound changes in global perception and appreciation of art and artists. The advances in these autonomous tools shed new light onto the fundamentals of …

Busey’s recurring art collection 1868, hosted at their Wealth Management headquarters in Downtown Urbana, is accepting submissions now until Friday, August 23rd for consideration. Ian Wang reviewed this last year if you’re interested in checking …

In Shakespeare’s popular A Midsummer Night’s Dream, characters enter the deep green woods and are transformed by Titania, the fairy queen and a little magical Puck with pixie dust. Literary nerds like me pour ourselves …

It is said that good things come to those who wait. Those of us in the audience for Red Mask Players’ production of Misery can attest to the veracity of this statement. For, about an …

The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College will be all abuzz next week with the opening of their art and design faculty exhibit. This annual showcase featuring the work of Parkland’s faculty artists runs through Sept. 28 …

It was a hot weekend for the Crystal Lake Art Fair, but the beauty of the park and the familiar delight of food trucks, artists, and our community made it worth the trip to one …

Common Ground Food Co-Op in Urbana is no stranger to housing art inside and out of the store. Currently, they have their newest art installation, Pelt by Jennifer Gibas and Shelley Masar, which is on …

Lizzie Borden as a musical? I hadn’t heard of it but was intrigued when asked to review it here in Smile Politely. As a huge fan of the Lizzie Borden story and mythos, I was …