Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

Faculty art, Lorena Johnson exhibitions to open Nov. 16 at KAM

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The most brilliant display of fall color to be found this season may be indoors – at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Krannert Art Museum.

On view at the museum Nov. 16 through Jan. 5 is the always-colorful annual Faculty Art Exhibition and “Summoning the Sacred: The Art of Lorena Johnson, 1993-2000.”

An opening reception for both exhibitions is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Nov. 16.

The faculty show, one of the oldest, continuous-running shows of its kind in the nation, features recent works by faculty in the university’s School of Art and Design. The exhibition includes painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, metals, glass, installation work, design, and video and digital media.

Coinciding with the exhibition will be three gallery talks by Illinois faculty members, beginning at noon in the museum’s Light Court Gallery on the following dates:

o Nov. 20, Rosalyn Schwartz, painting program;

o Dec. 4, Judi Ross, foundation program;

o Dec. 11, Billie Jean Theide, metal program.

“Summoning the Sacred” features pastels by Johnson, a self-taught artist whose work has been characterized as spiritual explorations of personal identity. The colorful, iconic works on paper express an inner strength and beauty that is at once individual and universal.

Two events are planned in conjunction with the exhibition:

Nov. 20, 5:30 p.m., gallery talk by Johnson in the museum’s Contemporary Gallery.

Nov. 23, 9 a.m.-noon, workshop, museum auditorium. Johnson will conduct the workshop, “Art as Window and Mirror: Art-Centered Diversity Education in Teaching and Learning.” Participants will explore art as a tool and strategy for diversity education, and will examine the capacity of the visual arts to develop students’ intercultural competency. Registration is required; to register, call (217) 333-1861.

The Krannert Art Museum is located on the UI campus at 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, one block east of Memorial Stadium. The museum is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; until 8 p.m. on Wednesday; and from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. A donation of $3 is suggested.

Read Next

Life sciences Portrait of the research team posing together.

Minecraft players can now explore whole cells and their contents

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists have translated nanoscale experimental and computational data into precise 3D representations of bacteria, yeast and human epithelial, breast and breast cancer cells in Minecraft, a video game that allows players to explore, build and manipulate structures in three dimensions. The innovation will allow researchers and students of all ages to navigate […]

Arts Photo of seven dancers onstage wearing blue tops and orange or yellow flowing skirts. The backdrop is a Persian design.

February Dance includes works experimenting with live music, technology and a ‘sneaker ballet’

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The dance department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will present February Dance 2025: Fast Forward this week at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. February Dance will be one of the first performances in the newly renovated Colwell Playhouse Theatre since its reopening. The performances are Jan. 30-Feb. 1. Dance professor […]

Honors portraits of four Illinois researchers

Four Illinois researchers receive Presidential Early Career Award

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Four researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. The winners this year are health and kinesiology professor Marni Boppart, physics professor Barry Bradlyn, chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Ying […]

Strategic Communications and Marketing News Bureau

507 E. Green St
MC-426
Champaign, IL 61820

Email: stratcom@illinois.edu

Phone (217) 333-5010