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School of Social Work is hosting a webinar discussion with artist Keenan Dailey

Master of Fine Arts student Keenan Dailey is the first featured artist in School of Social Work’s new Elevating Voices: Visualizing Social Justice Through Art series. His mural is currently on display in the entryway of the School of Social Work building.

Kris Koester, MSW ’12 and Administrative Services Manager for the City of Champaign, will interview Dailey for the webinar on September 25th from 4 to 5 p.m. You can register for the webinar here.

If you are a student, professional artist in C-U, or an artist somehow affiliated with the University of Illinois, you are invited to submit a proposal for this series. From the SSW website

All estimates should include the artist’s design fee, all costs of materials and fabrication of the work, and all materials necessary for installation of the work. The budget should not exceed $5k per project. Open to all art mediums.

How to Apply:
Please submit a proposed artwork concept, cost estimate, and explanation of your work to Amy Frederick at aeweber2@illinois.edu by October 19th, 2020. Submissions will be reviewed by committee and announced at a later date.

Entries Due: October 19th, 2020

Image from School of Social Work Twitter. 

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