This Week's Arts Events

Jul. 25, 2008

Focus  -  Cinema Gallery - Friday, Jul. 25 at 10:00 am

Art Camp  -  Savoy Recreational Center - Friday, Jul. 25 at 8:30 am

Off the Wall Event at the Larry Kanfer Gallery  -  Larry Kanfer Photography Gallery - Friday, Jul. 25 at 10:00 am

Final Friday Arts Social  -  Carmon's Restaurant - Friday, Jul. 25 at 5:00 pm

The Archaeological Heritage of Illinois  -  Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - Friday, Jul. 25 at 9:00 am

Jul. 26, 2008

Focus  -  Cinema Gallery - , 10:00 am

"Modern Use of Antique Glass"  -  Glass FX - Saturday, Jul. 26 at 9:00 am

Off the Wall Event at the Larry Kanfer Gallery  -  Larry Kanfer Photography Gallery - , 10:00 am

The Archaeological Heritage of Illinois  -  Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - , 9:00 am

Ongoing Exhibits, Art & Museum Collections

New Works by tyler bergfield
Radio Maria - 119 N. Walnut St., Champaign
Collage and oil painting exhibition.

Censored
Illini Union - 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
Exhibition of artist Brian J. Sullivan larger works with more than 60 canvases filling the gallery. Most of the paintings in this exhibition are being shown for the first time since being banned/removed/censored from other public venues. Sullivan explores the visceral aspect ...Read More

26th Annual Midwest Quilt Show Winners
Vermilion County Museum - 116 N. Gilbert St., Danville
One hundred and twenty-four quilted items from the central Illinois and Indiana area (and the winners on the 26th Annual Midwest Heritage Quilt Show) will be on display throughout the month of July. For additional information call 217-442-2922 or visit www.vermilioncountymuseum.org ...Read More

Landscapes of Experience and Imagination: The Explorations of Six Midwest Latina/o Artists
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
This exhibition examines the responses of Latina/Latino artists to the natural and built environment. These artists have explored the theme of landscapes through mixed and new narrative media installations, as well as through more traditional means of drawing, painting, ...Read More

Paintings featured from Parkland College Permanent Collection
Parkland Art Gallery - 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign
Enjoy a wide range of oil, watercolor, and acrylic paintings from the Parkland College Permanent Collection, on display at the Parkland Art Gallery now through Thursday, July 31. A free exhibit reception on Thursday, July 10 will feature a talk by retired art professor ...Read More

My Recollections of the Joy of Art Creation
Asian American Cultural Center - 1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana

The Archaeological Heritage of Illinois
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
Prepared by professional archaeologists at the Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program (ITARP), this exhibition presents objects of material culture related to native peoples who lived in Illinois from approximately 9500 BCE to CE 1800. While these objects ...Read More

Calypso Music in Postwar America: Photographs and Illustrations, 1945-1960
Spurlock Museum - 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana
Calypso Music in Postwar America explores the major impact of Trinidadian calypso on the popular culture of the United States between 1945 and 1960. Rare photographs and promotional graphics are used to trace calypso in phonograph recordings, song publishing, nightclub ...Read More