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Whether it’s visual or performance art, literature or film, C-U has always nurtured a vibrant arts community, and this is your opportunity to be a part of it. You can see shows before they debut, talk …
Whether it’s visual or performance art, literature or film, C-U has always nurtured a vibrant arts community, and this is your opportunity to be a part of it. You can see shows before they debut, talk …
Curation is an art. Selecting works for exhibits, or stories and poems for a collection, or putting together a playlist is an expression of who we are. The star of The Distance Between now showing …
Last summer, Experience Champaign-Urbana introduced their new “experience passes” program, with the intent to encourage all of us to get out and see and do things in C-U. Their first “passport” was C-U in Asia, …
If you’re a crafty person in the area, here’s a cool new opportunity for you from the CU Community Fab Lab: We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Champaign County Community (CCC) Maker-in-Residence …
The stars of the Artists-in-Residence exhibit at Eastern Illinois University’s Tarble Arts Center were the artists in residence producing art in real time. Studio space became gallery space. Sadly, I missed that part. What’s left …
The Recreation Club, an art collective and tattoo shop in Downtown Champaign that opened in June 2021, will be closing its doors at the end of the month. The last open hours will be March …
Charlene Teters is an artist, writer, educator, and activist and a member of the Spokane nation. She received an MFA from the University of Illinois in 1994. During her time here as a grad student, …
We are inching closer to the May 4th opening of Urbana’s weekly Market at the Square. Ahead of that, the City of Urbana seeks a new artist/designer to work on and plan a mural set …
Chosen by a panel of literary experts, Ruby Mendenhall will be Urbana’s 4th Poet Laureate. In addition to being a poet, Mendenhall is a professor of Sociology, African American Studies, Urban and Regional Planning, Gender …