Fine Art and Design

When she was a young girl, Grace McClellan made her Grandpa Mike teach her how to draw various objects, everything from a giraffe to a house in 3D. Her grandmother provided lessons in painting and …

The 2024 Illinois Arts Council awards were announced last week and the University of Illinois landed four of them. Congratulations to Ben Grosser (digital arts), Patrick Earl Hammie (visual arts), Laurie Hogin (visual arts), and …

The Giertz Gallery at Parkland College is currently showcasing student artwork through May 4th. The modest gallery space is packed with exquisite art from paintings to pottery, making it a worthy visit for anyone in …

This year’s graduating students at the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois will have their work on display from May 4-11 at Krannert Art Museum. The U of I News Bureau …

STEAM is all the rage. Combining the magical forces of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics has been a rallying cry in both K-12 and higher education for many moons. All too often, the …

Jonah Weisskopf, guru of the Gallery Art Bar in Urbana, had the best quote of the weekend. “We literally have arts oozing out of every part of Champaign-Urbana. This is such a gifted and diverse …

Each year, Springer Cultural Center hosts the Town & Country Amateur Art Show, giving aspiring artists in the area a chance to have their art on display. Those artists that submitted and were chosen have …

University YMCA recently opened a new exhibition featuring painter Steven Boyd Hudson‘s work. The collection is on display now through August 11th. From the University YMCA’s website: The paintings in this new body of work …

Krannert Art Museum’s East Gallery was bustling last Saturday afternoon for the 2024 MFA exhibition’s opening reception. This year’s cohort of MFA Art and Design students produced an impressive variety of art. From leaded glass, …