This Week's Arts Events

Mar. 12, 2010

Exhibit: Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World  -  Spurlock Museum -

Mar. 13, 2010

Opening Celebration for the Exhibit "Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World"  -  Spurlock Museum - Saturday, Mar. 13 at 1:00 pm

Exhibit: Korean Funerary Figures: Companions for the Journey to the Other World  -  Spurlock Museum - , 11:00 pm

Ongoing Exhibits, Art & Museum Collections

William Kentridge: Ambivalent Affinities
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
Though roused by the brutality and injustices of apartheid, the work of internationally renowned artist William Kentridge has long been inspired by the theatre of the absurd and other avant-garde movements in the visual and dramatic arts that have used satire and irony ...Read More

Intersections: Art in Postwar New York
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
The threatening political climate of the late 1930s and early 1940s, specifically the chaos and horror created by the Nazi regime, caused numerous artists to flee from Europe. Many sought refuge in the United States; as a result, the center of the art world began to shift ...Read More

Tracing Proust
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
Marcel Proust (1871–1922) has been called the greatest novelist of the twentieth century. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the Kolb-Proust Archive together own one of the world's leading research collections of Marcel Proust materials. This exhibition includes original ...Read More

Baggage Allowance
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
San Francisco artist Pamela Z presents an exhibition and performance that examines connections between people and their worldly possessions. This inter-media work focuses on the concept of baggage in all of its literal and metaphysical permutations. Ms. Z applies sonic ...Read More

Shadows of Light
Amara Yoga & Arts - 300 S. Broadway Avenue, Urbana
Amara Yoga & Arts announces new photo work in the gallery by Andrei Medvedev. Andrei 
was 
born
 in 
1959
 into 
a 
painter's
 family,
and
 has 
been
 involved
 with
 the
 arts
 since
childhood.
He
graduated 
with 
honors 
from ...Read More

Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
An evangelistic preacher in paint and self-proclaimed "man of visions," Reverend Howard Finster considered himself a sacred artist, fulfilling visionary prophesies revealed to him by God through a heavenly, outer space world. These experiences were very real to Finster ...Read More

The Eric Show
Indi Go artist co-op - 9 E. University Ave., Champaign
40 North | 88 West is pleased to announce the first annual Eric Show, a county-wide high school art exhibition. This juried show is endowed by Dale M. and Margaret Steffensen in memory of Dale’s son Eric (1951-1970). While driving home from a hockey game, Eric was killed ...Read More

Springer Cultural Center
Springer Cultural Center - 301 N. Randolph St., Champaign
Built in 1904, originally as a U.S. post office, the Springer Cultural Center, after extensive remodeling and upgrades to the interior, has evolved as one of Champaign Park District’s main facilities. Located in the center of downtown Champaign, the Springer Cultural ...Read More

Sharing with the World
Asian American Cultural Center - 1210 West Nevada Street, Urbana
Art exhibit about the Asian American high school experience in C-U that is based on the theme "Taking a little piece of myself and sharing it with the world," inspired by Annie Rong. Participating artists are from University Laboratory High School: Annie Rong, Wynee Bao ...Read More

State of the Art 2010: National Biennial Ceramics Invitational
Parkland Art Gallery - 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign
Ceramic artist Erin Furimsky of Bloomington, Illinois, curates this year’s National Biennial Ceramics Invitational based on similar motives in the work of the artists, including an examination of the frequently dismissed mundane objects that surround us all. Figurines, ...Read More

Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center - 202 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana
Located in historic downtown Urbana, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization which uses media as a tool for promoting social justice. The IMC is a community and arts center which houses a radio station, stage, library, production studios, ...Read More

Virginia Theatre
Virginia Theatre - 203 W. Park St., Champaign
Upon first stepping in through the front doors under the eye-catching marquee, guests will find that Virginia Theatre radiates with its 1920’s charm and grand demeanor. Located in downtown Champaign and within walking distance of many cafés and restaurants, the theatre ...Read More

U View Student Photography Exhibition and Competition
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion - 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign
The U View Student Photography Exhibition and Competition is entirely created by and for students of the University of Illinois. With this exhibition, Krannert Art Museum is giving you, the students of the U of I, the opportunity to submit your photographs and determine ...Read More

William M. Staerkel Planetarium
William M. Staerkel Planetarium - 2400 West Bradley Ave., Champaign
The William M. Staerkel Planetarium at Parkland College has been thrilling Champaign residents with its light shows for more than 20 years. The planetarium primarily presents educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky. The Staerkel Planetarium, ...Read More

Abraham Lincoln: Large Presence in a Small Town
Champaign County Courthouse - 101 E. Main St., Urbana
The exhibit emphasizes Lincoln's time in Champaign County as a lawyer, a friend, and a burgeoning political leader. Visitors will hear comments from Lincoln's friends, excerpts from his cases, and view scenes of our local community as Lincoln saw it. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 ...Read More

Orpheum Children’s Science Museum
Orpheum Children's Science Museum - 346 N. Neil St., Champaign
Orpheum Children’s Science Museum gives children a chance to explore their curiosities through informal science education. Serving children 6 months to 12 years old, the museum includes large interactive ...Read More