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Illinois musicians, chemists use sound to better understand science
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Musicians are helping scientists analyze data, teach protein folding and make new discoveries through sound. A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is using sonification – the use of sound to convey information – to depict biochemical processes and better understand how they happen. Music professor and composer Stephen […]
Exhibition of art by the formerly incarcerated emphasizes shared humanity, art’s power to connect
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibition at Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores the shared experiences of people in prison or held in detention, focusing on how art helps maintain one’s humanity in difficult conditions. The artists’ stories seek to help gallery visitors understand the effects of incarceration. “Reckless Law, Shameless Order: […]
Adaptation of classic play examines issues of politics, greed, public trust
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Theatre students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign created a new adaptation of the classic Henrik Ibsen play “An Enemy of the People.” Their retelling of the story, “Varslaren (The Whistleblower),” opens Feb. 11 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Even though the original story was written 140 years ago, its […]
February Dance features choreography by four Illinois faculty members
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The February Dance performance by the dance department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will feature works choreographed by four faculty members. Roxane D’Orléans Juste‘s solo reflects on memory and family ties. Tere O’Connor will premiere a new work presenting the beauty of nonunison movement. Cynthia Oliver‘s dance examines the journey from […]
Krannert Art Museum exhibition of Pueblo pots shows connections to ancestral land, community
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibition of Pueblo pots at Krannert Art Museum illustrates the expertise of women potters and how creating ceramics connects them with the past and present. “To Know the Fire: Pueblo Women Potters and the Shaping of History” features earthenware vessels made by Pueblo communities in the Southwest. The exhibition is on […]
Illinois artist’s portrait of student advocate Albert Lee will be formally dedicated Feb. 1
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A large-scale portrait of Albert R. Lee, a pioneer for African American students on campus in the first half of the 20th century, is on display in the Student Dining and Residential Programs Building at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The chancellor’s office commissioned artist Patrick Earl Hammie, a professor in the […]
Krannert Art Museum exhibition of sacred, supernatural prints celebrates printmakers’ technical skills
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A Krannert Art Museum exhibition of prints depicting sacred and supernatural imagery will showcase Early Modern treasures from across campus, including the growing collection of historical European prints in KAM’s collection. “Sacred/Supernatural: Religion, Myth, and Magic in European Prints, 1450-1900” is on view Jan. 27-May 15. The 44 prints in the exhibition […]
Illinois urban planning professor awarded NEA research grant
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Jennifer Novak-Leonard, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts research grant. The NEA announced nearly 1,500 awards in the amount of $33.2 million. Novak-Leonard’s award is one of 18 in the NEA’s Research Grants in the Arts category. […]
Artist’s solo show emphasizes Black resilience through historic vigilantism
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Artist Patrick Earl Hammie’s newest work is a mixture of joy and horror. It combines drawings of dancers and entertainers from the TV dance program “Soul Train” that celebrate Black excellence with images of 19th- and 20th-century lynch mobs. Hammie’s work is on view in a solo show titled “I Am … […]
Viewing artists as community problem-solvers increases support for public funding for artists, study shows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — People are significantly more supportive of public funding for artists when they see artists as collaborators who are working to bring attention to and help solve problems in their communities, according to a new study. The study is the first empirical test of how perceptions of artists in local communities affect opinions […]
Project explores Octavia E. Butler novel through discussions, art, music
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Octavia E. Butler’s dystopian novel “Parable of the Sower” is centered around themes that seem particularly resonant today – climate change, economic instability, social chaos and government corruption. The novel is the focus of a year-long project, Parable Path CU, led by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The project includes a […]
November Dance features work inspired by Russian choreographer, dances by visiting artist and graduate students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The November Dance performance by the dance department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will feature the work of Donald Byrd, a Tony Award-nominated and Bessie Award-winning choreographer who is the George A. Miller Visiting Guest Artist in residency on campus this fall, as well as choreography by an alumna and two […]