Arts

Central Illinois is my Narnia. That’s not me being hyperbolic. The prairie, the corn and soybean fields. The community. All stitched together with the threads of Midwest nice, scraps of stories told around campfires and …

July is just about to turn into August, and before we know it, the fall semester will be at our doorstep. Krannert Art Museum has announced their opening night celebration will take place on Saturday, …

You know I get psyched about all things students and STEAM. Head over to Lincoln Square Mall tomorrow (Tuesday, July 23rd) at 10 a.m. for a glimpse of the 2024 Street College and Ghetto Genius …

Professor James H. Yang, a visiting scholar from Taiwan and University of Illinois alum, is a digital painter whose art is being featured in an exhibit at the Anita Purves Nature Center from July 20 …

It’s Tanguero time! Next week (July 21-27) we’ll experience the dynamic energy of all things tango happening at Urbana’s Independent Media Center. On Monday, July 22nd at 8 p.m., the week kicks off with a …

Douglas C. Johnson’s Beneath a Midwest Sky exhibition is showing at Parkland’s Giertz Gallery through July 31st. It’s definitely worth a trip out to the Giertz Gallery to experience the Midwest in landscapes more beautiful …

T’is the season for checking out Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ events calendar so you can pop online and get tickets in August as some events go on sale as early as August 14th. …

I love a good epigraph, and these Brontë quotes that opens Reader, I is one of the more memorable epigraphs that I’ve seen. A clever and witty pairing, I immediately knew this collection was going …

Champaign’s Immaterial Books seeks photographers to submit work for a new exhibition and a future catalog. They are looking for work that critically engages with our local landscape. Questions to think about include: how does …