Debra shares her monthly list of must-see, mostly virtual arts experiences.
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C-U Black and African Arts Festival opens call for artists
The C-U Black and African Arts Festival has announced a call for artists and creatives for its 2020 virtual event, to be held September 12th through 13th. All inquires should be sent to cu.blackafricafest@gmail.com. …
Local arts agencies open artist call for The Great ARTdoors project
Public art has been a saving grace for those craving art experiences during the COVID-19 shutdown. And now, thanks to a new a collaboration between the Spurlock Museum, the Urbana Park District, the Champaign Park District, …
Urbana Murals on Glass selection to be virtually unveiled July 3rd
Join the virtual unveiling of the 2020 Murals on Glass selection In the Sunshine by BLACKMAU (Kamau Grantham and Stacey Robinson). In the Sunshine is a mixed media piece that invites you to “imagine Black kids …
Watch Elizabeth Majerus’ readings from the Allerton Poetree Hike on YouTube
This past Saturday, June 27, Allerton Park and Retreat Center hosted their first virtual poetree hike featuring tours of the Park’s flora and fauna, along with readings by local poets. Well, in case you missed …
Take a virtual poetree hike Saturday, June 27th
Thanks to you exciting collaboration between Allerton Park and Retreat Center and the CU Poetry Group, you can come along on a virtual poetree hike on Saturday, June 27th from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. …
Uniting Pride and Ricker Library to present Moonlight by Zoom this Friday
This Friday at 7 p.m., Uniting Pride of Champaign County and Ricker Library of Architecture and Art will host a Zoom presentation of the award-winning film Moonlight, followed by a community conversation with Derrius Carter, MPH, a …
Meet educator and gallery director Lisa Costello
Debra chats with Giertz Gallery director Lisa Costello about what it means to run a teaching gallery and how she has been faring during its shutdown,
Pens to Lens film submission deadline is June 30th
Here’s a friendly reminder for K-12 filmmakers that the deadline for the 2020 Pens to Lens filmmaking competition is June 30th. All films must be submitted to the Pens to Lens website by this date. Get those …
Art for Mutual Aid Illinois to support social justice in East Central Illinois
Art for Mutual Aid in Illinois launched today to support mutual aid and social justice projects in East Central Illinois. Coordinated by Amy Powell, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Krannert Art Museum, offers …