There are so many cool things about this call that it’s hard to know where to start. But let’s begin with a definition. Ekphrastic poetry, based on the word ekphrasis, or, the careful description of …
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Have you seen Homemade, With Love yet?
A “multimedia installation that brings together interior design, audio and visual art made with Black girls” Homemade, With Love: More Living Room, creates an intricate and impactful space within Krannert Art Museum. By asking “What …
Mahomet-based author lends local flavor to Chicken Soup for the Soul
Mahomet-based author Stephanie Davenport has published her sixth story within the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. But Read, Laugh, Repeat doesn’t do good by offering uplifting words. Its publishers are also donating a portion of …
Five things in arts this month: May 2021
May 2021 in the C-U arts scene means celebrating graduating visual and performing arts students, and beginning to explore ways, even in-person, to learn and explore the arts yourself.
Here are three Illinois performing arts student showcases to check out
If you’ve been following our recent series, Performing Your Art in a Pandemic, you know that it’s been an especially challenging year for performing art students; one full of frustrating limitations and inspired innovations. Now …
Calling all artists: Check out these calls for submissions
Courtesy of Kelly White, executive director of 40 North, I’m happy to share the following calls for art submissions. In order of deadline, they are: Art for Health & Unity: The 2021 Art for Health …
Celebrate May Day with an art walkabout in downtown Urbana
This May Day you can enjoy a walkabout through six downtown Urbana art spots. A combined effort by Bohemia, Cinema Gallery, The Gilbert Gallery, International Galleries, The Urbana Museum of Photography, and the Tom Brewer …
It’s the 21st anniversary of GirlZone Day
Twenty-one years ago today, the City of Champaign declared April 22nd to be GirlZone Day, in honor of the groundbreaking grassroots initiative that “hosted hands-on workshops for girls and young women led by proudly feminist, …
You’re invited to the Parkland art and design student awards ceremony
Parkland College cordially invites you to attend the 2021 Art and Design Student Awards Ceremony and Celebration, on May 6th at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Student work will be on display both on social media …
The Glass Room Poets are reading on Thursday, April 22nd
This is an important announcement from members of the Glass Room Poets for fans of live poetry readings: “Members Emily Kerlin, Robert Manaster, Elizabeth Majerus, and John Palen [will] read their work in the hallowed …