Arts

Debra catches up with artist Judith Johnson about the pressures of life and art during these unsettled and unsettling times.  

Debra shares a list of five local artists to follow on Instagram

Apolonia chats with artist and assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Illinois Stacey Robinson about his Afrofuturistic art.

Melinda speaks with Anna Peters, co-owner of Art Coop, about personalized art kits and community partnerships during the pandemic.

Debra shares her monthly list of must-see, mostly virtual arts experiences.

Apolonia chats with artist and Fresh Press Paper studio manager Veronica Pham about creating and living sustainably.

Nicole talks with Krannert Art Museum about how they are adjusting in the midst of the pandemic.

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,

Debra reviews Sal Nudo's psychological thriller, The Millionaire's Cross.

Debra chats with Rachel Lauren Storm about poetry, the Urbana Arts and Culture Program, and the intersection of art and social justice. 

Apolonia chats with Illinois Art + Design graduate Nikki Kelsay, who raises her paintbrush in the fight for social justice.

Mathew checks in with recent Illinois Theatre grad Tafadzwa Diener about finishing her degree in quarantine and what's next for her.

Debra shares a list of arts to-dos meant for this moment. 

Judy chats with manga artist about how his time in Japan and how it influenced his work. 

Mathew chats with Brian Morgan, Theatre Director of Parkland College Theatre.

Debra reviews the Illinois Art + Design BFA online exhibition.

Mathew chats with the versatile local theatre actor/director/producer/instructor about her very busy schedule, which continues even during quarantine.

Debra reviews the digital Illinois Art+Design MFA student exhibition. 

Debra previews the virtual Poetic Art event which launches on Friday, May 15th at 7 p.m. on the Her Creative Collective website. 

Debra reviews Re-fashioned 2020, now live on Facebook. 

Mathew chats with C-U theatre producer Linda Evans about her theatrical passions before and during quarantine.

With no live theatre to enjoy, Jarrod reflects on his favorite shows and moments in Champaign-Urbana productions. 

Mathew speaks with the scenic designer for Falsettos, one of two Station Theatre productions currently postponed due to COVID-19.

Debra shares her list of must-see virtual arts events for the month of May. 

Debra shares her several ways to enjoy watching and learning dance during quarantine.

Jarrod reviews Illinois Theatre's BFA 2020 showcase, this time on a virtual stage. 

Debra reached out to local visual artists to see how they and their work were faring during the COVID-19 crisis. Here's what she learned.

Jess reviews the graphic novel adaptation of Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings.

Debra chats with CUDO president Madelyn Witruk about the ABCU show's resilient comeback, which launches digitally this Friday.

Debra shares how you can still enjoy our local literary scene while at home. 

Mathew interviews director Abby Gailey about Parkland Theatre's cancelled production of Chicago as well as her theatre life, before and during COVID-19.

Debra shares her list of ten local artists to social distance with on Instagram.

Debra offers a recipe for a safe, stay-at-home, choose-your-own-adventure, virtual local fine arts festival. 

Debra shares five ways you can still connect with the local arts scene while sheltering in place. 

Debra explores Ninth Letter's most recent web edition and its theme of borderlessness.

Debra recounts her studio visit with 3D artist Gregory Stallmeyer, whose work “Nexus” was chosen as the signature image for the now postponed 2020 Boneyard Arts Festival. 

KT previews Champaign Urbana Theatre Company's production of Steel Magnolias, coming this weekend at Parkland College's Second Stage. 

Kanea reviews Parkland College Theatre production's Machinal: 90 Years of The Machine at Urbana-Champaign's Independent Media Center.

Catch this staged collection of Tennessee Williams short stories this weekend only at the Station Theatre in downtown Urbana.

Jason reviews the many facets of Cabaret, as presented in collaboration between three university deparments. 

Debra chats with local artist Paula McCarty in preview of her Women Who Painted exhibition, opening Thursday at the Urbana City Building.

Debra shares her list of must-see arts events for March 2020. 

Jason previews three upcoming musicals which share styles and a focus on social commentary.

Chantal chats with the organizers of Resist, which will hold its fourth fundraising art event on Saturday, February 29th at 25 O’Clock Brewing Company.

Debra shares her takeaways from Anna Deavere Smith's recent visit to Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 

Debra reviews Complex Territory, the nine-artist exhibition currently showing at Parkland College's Giertz Gallery. 

Debra reviews Illinois Theatre's production of The Wolves, showing at Krannert Center's Studio Theatre through February 23rd.

Jarrod reviews the Celebration Company at Station Theatre's latest production I Hate Hamlet, directed by KT Burke.