Local maker and illustrator Maxx Gogski of XXM will be streaming “crafting and illustrating alone together” classes starting this weekend. Even a quick glance at the Facebook event page is bound to inspire you with …
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C4A is now offering remote music lessons
Here’s some good news for parents of budding musicians. The Community Center for the Arts (C4A) is now offering remote music lessons. Find out more on the C42 website. Top image: Photo of young girl seated …
Illinois Theatre to launch digital student showcase on April 23rd
If, like me, you’ve missed seeing the Illinois Theatre students perform, you’lll be happy to know that the BFA Class of 2020 will be launching at digital showcase on April 23rd at 12 p.m. CST. …
How to create your own stay-at-home, virtual, local fine arts festival
Debra offers a recipe for a safe, stay-at-home, choose-your-own-adventure, virtual local fine arts festival.
Boneyard Arts Festival launches a virtual gallery
During these stay-at-home days, our calendars can be nothing more than sad reminders of beloved events we won’t be able to enjoy. In order to address the loss of Boneyard Arts Festival 2020, which would …
c-u pARTners brings local artists and businesses together for creative crisis relief
c-u pARTners is a powerful example of what our community does best: collaborate to find creative solutions. This new hub facilitates partnerships between local artists and local business that produce unique products and packages that …
Virtual poetry write and share runs April 2nd through 16th
In honor of National Poetry Month, Haiku from Home, a virtual poetry write and share program, invites local poets of all ages and experience to participate via a new Facebook event page. This is a great …
These free art therapy exercises might help us cope with COVID-19-related emotions
Kudos to the Champaign Park District for sharing a great resource that harnesses the healing power of art to get us through these challenging times. Check out the 100 free art therapy exercises and draw/color/collage your …
Five ways you can still enjoy our local arts scene: April 2020
Debra shares five ways you can still connect with the local arts scene while sheltering in place.
Illinois Web Conference offering free online photography class on April 1st
The organizers of the University of Illinois Web Conference have announced a free online workshop in documentary photography to launch at 4 p.m. on April 1st via Zoom. It won’t be the same as the …