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Arts Diptych image with headshot of Jen Everett and repeated image of a photograph of her as a child.

Krannert Art Museum hosts first solo exhibition of artist Jen Everett

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Art Museum is organizing the first solo exhibition for St. Louis-based artist Jen Everett, whose work includes photography, collage, video and sound installation. “Could you dim the lights?” opens Feb. 1 and will be on view through Oct. 5. Everett’s artwork involves themes of Black life, family and responses to turmoil. […]

Honors Diptych image with headshot of Kira Dominguez Hultgren and a weaving titled "Arose."

Illinois art professor receives United States Artists Fellowship

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign art professor Kira Dominguez Hultgren has received a 2024 United States Artists Fellowship. Dominguez Hultgren is one of 50 USA Fellows for 2024 and one of six fellows in the craft field. The competitive fellowships are awarded to artists in 10 creative disciplines in recognition of their contributions […]

Honors Diptych image with headshots of Hermann von Hesse and Julie Turnock

Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professors – Julie Turnock and Hermann von Hesse – have been awarded 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships. Turnock is a professor of media and cinema studies in the College of Media, and von Hesse is a professor of art history in the School of Art […]

Arts Four-square photo of four students in front of screens showing their graphic design projects that incorporated AI tools.

Design students’ use of AI in projects teaches career skills

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Several University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graphic design professors incorporated the use of artificial intelligence tools into classes this fall, allowing art and design students to use the tools to design sustainable communities and create retro cookbooks. Students will be using AI in the workplace after they graduate, and the professors said it […]

Arts Portrait of Branford Marsalis and the members of his quartet.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts opens ticket sales for spring performances

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ spring season will feature cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott, jazz from Branford Marsalis, dance, theater, classical music, shows appealing to young people and an ELLNORA Reverb performance. Tickets for spring performances went on sale Nov. 15 online only. In one of the highlights of […]

Arts Diptych image with headshot of Lisa Mercer and cover image of her book, "Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized Design."

Illinois professor’s book uses design research process to examine, reimagine racialized design

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new book by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign design professor is a guide to talking about racism, identifying how it is perpetuated through racialized design and developing anti-racist approaches to counter it. Lisa Mercer, a professor of graphic design and design for responsible innovation, wrote “Racism Untaught: Revealing and Unlearning Racialized […]

Arts Photo of dancers in black dresses with one in the foreground leaning back with her torso and arms, and four others in the background facing the opposite direction.

October Dance features historic Martha Graham work

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The dance department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will stage a signature work by the influential dancer and choreographer Martha Graham at its October Dance performance. “Steps in the Street: Devastation – Homelessness – Exile” is part of a larger work, “Chronicle,” that Graham created in 1936. It depicts the physical […]

Arts Photo of the Diego Rivera painting "La Creacion"

Illini Union Art Gallery exhibition to feature photographs of Mexican Muralism

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Public murals in Mexico, painted by some of the country’s most recognized artists of the 20th century, illustrate important aspects of Mexican history and culture. A Mexican Muralism exhibition at the Illini Union Art Gallery at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign during the month of September will feature photographs of some murals […]

Arts Image of Marie Watt's print "Transit"

Marie Watt retrospective at Krannert Art Museum builds community through art and storytelling

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Artist Marie Watt is well-known for her large-scale sculpture and textiles that draw on pop culture as well as her Seneca and German-Scots ancestry. She also is an accomplished printmaker, and a traveling exhibition at Krannert Art Museum examines the significance of prints and storytelling in her artistic practice. “Storywork: The Prints […]

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What does the film ‘Oppenheimer’ tell us about the development of the atomic bomb?

One of this summer’s blockbuster movies, “Oppenheimer,” tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who helped develop the atomic bomb that the U.S. used against Japan in World War II and who later warned against the dangers of a nuclear arms race. Kevin Hamilton, the dean of the College of Fine and Applied […]

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How can cities use green spaces to mitigate the effects of extreme heat on vulnerable residents?

Large parts of the country, particularly in the South, have been experiencing extreme heat waves recently, with the heat index well into triple digits. Fang Fang is a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign urban and regional planning professor who studies trees in urban environments and issues of landscape design and environmental justice. Her most recent research […]

Arts Photo of Okaidja Afroso holding his guitar and singing with his eyes closed.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces performances for its 2023-24 season

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Krannert Center for the Performing Arts’ 2023-24 season will begin with the 10th year of ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival. The performances that follow will include women singer-songwriters; song and dance from Ghana; chamber music and symphony orchestras; a collaboration that combines art and science; and a Latin Grammy winner. And that’s just […]

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