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Virtual reality provides new tool for fashion design class
Dec 21, 2020 10:00 am1262 views
Illinois students created dress designs on a mannequin in the virtual world.
Reinstallation of KAM's ancient Andean art collection will show artistic exchange between cultures
Dec 9, 2020 8:45 am358 views
An interdisciplinary group of scholars is researching Krannert Art Museum’s ancient Andean collection in preparation for a major reinstallation.
Krannert Center presenting adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol' using puppetry, original music
Dec 2, 2020 1:30 pm489 views
Performances of “Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol” will be livestreamed through Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5-6.
Illinois theatre department films political satire with COVID-19 safety changes
Nov 23, 2020 11:15 am539 views
“Psh*tter! A Drinking Song for the Year of Our Lord 2020” looks at greed, corruption and the pursuit of power driving an authoritarian ruler. It will be available on Vimeo.
Marching Illini director provides guidance on band safety protocols
Nov 6, 2020 11:45 am3370 views
Marching Illini director Barry Houser helped develop public health guidelines for music classes and designed a face covering that can be used while playing any wind instrument.
November Dance performed on new set, livestreamed
Nov 4, 2020 8:00 am757 views
November Dance will feature one piece presented each evening Nov. 5-8 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and online.
Academy executive featured in Ebert Symposium on media representation
Oct 29, 2020 9:30 am430 views
The chief operating officer for the academy that awards the Oscars will be a featured guest for a discussion of inclusion and equity in the media, part of this year’s online Ebert Symposium.
Krannert Art Museum hosts retrospective of experimental photographer, book artist Bea Nettles
Oct 29, 2020 8:45 am604 views
“Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory” explores the 50-year career of artist Bea Nettles, who is well-known for her experimental use of photographic techniques and blending of craft and photography.
Prominent documentary filmmakers featured in Ebert Symposium
Oct 14, 2020 9:30 am782 views
Three prominent documentary filmmakers who’ve tackled subjects ranging from biography and history to sexual assault and hip-hop will be featured guests for an online Ebert Symposium discussion, “Documentary Film and Social Change,” on Oct. 22. Kirby Dick, Sacha Jenkins and Dawn Porter have had films aired or streamed on CNN, HBO, Netflix, PBS and Showtime, among other venues. Three documentary filmmakers on the Illinois faculty will also be on the panel.
2020 Ebert Symposium to explore changing times in film, media
Oct 1, 2020 8:45 am553 views
Films and the media industry in changing times will be the subject of this year’s online Ebert Symposium, on Oct. 8 and two later dates, with filmmakers, media professionals and academics part of the discussion. Participants will explore the effects of the pandemic, the racial justice movement and other factors on the media industry, documentary filmmaking and media representation.
'Pressing Issues' at Krannert Art Museum shows WPA printmakers' thoughts on social justice
Sep 24, 2020 12:15 pm549 views
An exhibition of WPA prints shows how artists addressed social issues that remain relevant today.
Campus to host communal crochet coral reef project
Sep 16, 2020 11:45 am1587 views
Community members can help crochet a coral reef, part of a project to bring attention to climate change and demonstrate applied mathematics.
Black girls create a space of their own in 'Homemade, With Love' exhibition at KAM
Aug 25, 2020 11:30 am1310 views
A Krannert Art Museum exhibition includes artwork by local middle school girls as well as prominent Black female artists.
Illinois performing arts adapt teaching for fall classes
Aug 24, 2020 2:45 pm1438 views
The University of Illinois dance, music and theatre departments have found creative solutions to offer in-person classes in safe ways.
'Endless Doomscroller' asks what compels us to keep scrolling through bad news
Aug 13, 2020 2:30 pm653 views
Illinois researcher and artist Ben Grosser’s latest project examines what compels us to keep “doomscrolling,” and who benefits.
2021 Roger Ebert's Film Festival moved to September
Aug 10, 2020 1:45 pm716 views
The 2021 edition of Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” has been moved to early September due to uncertainties related to COVID-19.
Illinois researcher's work among the pop-ups that invade your online day
Aug 5, 2020 9:45 am564 views
University of Illinois researcher and artist Ben Grosser is part of a unique online exhibition that examines artificial intelligence, algorithms, machine learning, big data and interventions in web-based platforms.
Salon series featuring Black artists kicks off new Black Arts Initiative
Jul 21, 2020 1:15 pm1104 views
A Black Arts Initiative by the College of Fine and Applied Arts kicks off this week with a series of conversations with Black artists.
Will movie theaters survive COVID-19?
May 27, 2020 9:30 am1475 views
Summer is normally a season for blockbusters, but movie theaters will have special challenges this year, starting with a gamble on a few July releases. Derek Long, a professor of media and cinema studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, looks at the present and future of the business.
Virtual exhibitions highlight art and design graduates
May 14, 2020 8:45 am1101 views
Graduates from the School of Art and Design will exhibit their work virtually this spring.
Illinois theatre students move year-end showcase online
Apr 29, 2020 12:00 pm855 views
A live showcase to display the talents of seniors in the University of Illinois acting program was moved to a digital format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival canceled
Mar 12, 2020 5:00 pm1582 views
This year’s Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” has been canceled due to concerns related to the coronavirus.
Ebert Film Fest will get creepy with 'Hereditary' and Hitchcock
Mar 5, 2020 12:00 pm1058 views
Horror will get its due at this year’s Ebert Film Fest with “Hereditary” now in the lineup, which one critic described as “creepy beyond belief.” The 2018 film will be one of at least two from the horror genre at “Ebertfest,” with an Alfred Hitchcock classic due to be announced later along with the rest of the schedule.
Native Artist Series at Krannert Art Museum presents voices, perspectives of Native artists
Mar 4, 2020 2:45 pm454 views
Native artists from North America will talk about their work and contemporary visual culture at three events this month at Krannert Art Museum.
Joint production of 'Cabaret' offers original choreography, fresh take on pre-WWII Berlin
Feb 26, 2020 2:00 pm472 views
The theatre, dance and Lyric Theatre @ Illinois programs are collaborating on a joint production of “Cabaret,” in recognition of their 50-year partnership with Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Ebert Film Fest to feature remastered 'Cotton Club,' Farrelly brothers comedy
Feb 19, 2020 1:00 pm904 views
A remastered “Cotton Club,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and the comedy “There’s Something About Mary” will be featured as part of this year’s Roger Ebertfest’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest.”
Ancient and modern intersect in 'Hive' exhibition at Krannert Art Museum
Jan 21, 2020 9:00 am2151 views
“Hive” – a combination of 18-foot-tall inflatable sculptures and an immersive sound installation – is on view for the coming year at Krannert Art Musem.
Illinois music professor awarded NEH Fellowship
Jan 15, 2020 12:30 pm1200 views
Music professor Christina Bashford was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for a project examining violin culture in Britain.
Book looks at how landscape design helps solve water issues
Dec 20, 2019 1:15 pm1083 views
Landscape design research can help solve environmental problems related to water systems.
Opera addressing questions of disability, technology being developed with Lyric Theatre's help
Dec 6, 2019 11:45 am918 views
A new opera exploring questions of disability, technology and communication is being created with the help of the University of Illinois’ Lyric Theatre program.
World AIDS Day commemorated with films at Krannert Art Museum, Krannert Center
Nov 22, 2019 11:30 am572 views
Krannert Art Museum and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will screen short films addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic to commemorate World AIDS Day.
Film mines Zuckerberg's speeches for growth obsession
Nov 7, 2019 9:45 am630 views
University of Illinois researcher Ben Grosser’s new film uses 15 years of speeches by Mark Zuckerberg to look at his obsession with growth at any cost.
100 years of architecture student design work to be preserved, archived
Nov 4, 2019 8:00 am1505 views
A project led by architecture professor Marci Uihlein will archive and make accessible 100 years of student design work, representing a history of architecture education.
Will hiding 'like' counts and other numbers improve social media?
Oct 31, 2019 8:00 am1310 views
Social media companies are experimenting with hiding metrics on their platforms – something University of Illinois art professor Ben Grosser has been exploring since 2012 with his Demetricator projects.
Passes for 22nd 'Ebertfest' on sale Nov. 1
Oct 22, 2019 9:15 am590 views
Passes for the 22nd annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” go on sale Nov. 1.
Illinois theatre department opens season with plays addressing injustice, revenge
Oct 16, 2019 11:15 am740 views
The Illinois theatre department opens its season with stories of justice, injustice, revenge and redemption.
Artists consider nuclear industry's legacy in Krannert Art Museum exhibition
Oct 10, 2019 2:30 pm683 views
The exhibition “Hot Spots: Radioactivity and the Landscape” at Krannert Art Museum spotlights the impact of the nuclear industry on the landscape.
Krannert Center performance “HOME” provides inspiration for Pygmalion’s hackathon
Sep 24, 2019 8:00 am502 views
The performance of “HOME” at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is providing the inspiration for PYGHACK, the culture festival Pygmalion’s hackathon. Both consider issues related to the concepts of home and an inclusive community.
Ebert Symposium to feature film director Gregory Nava
Sep 19, 2019 1:45 pm642 views
Gregory Nava, director of Latino films such as “El Norte,” “My Family” and “Selena,” will discuss his career and challenges, as well as diversity in the movie industry, as part of the Chaz and Roger Ebert Symposium coming Sept. 27 to the University of Illinois.
Illinois Architecture reveals presence and progress of women in the profession
Sep 19, 2019 8:45 am1250 views
A Women’s Reunion and Symposium at the School of Architecture will recognize the contributions of female architecture graduates.
Endangered animals project looks at tigers, habitat loss, climate change
Sep 10, 2019 8:45 am616 views
University of Illinois art professor Deke Weaver will present “TIGER” this fall. It’s the fifth performance in his project “The Unreliable Bestiary,” telling stories about endangered animals and habitats.
Ebert Symposium to focus on inclusion in movies and media
Sep 9, 2019 1:45 pm523 views
This year’s Ebert Symposium will focus on inclusion and diversity in the media industry, with a keynote address provided by Stacy Smith, director of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, a global think tank studying inequality in entertainment.
Krannert Art Museum invites new perspectives on modern and contemporary art
Sep 3, 2019 11:00 am697 views
“Art Since 1948” – a new, long-term installation at Krannert Art Museum – showcases the museum’s modern and contemporary collection.
Matsuri Festival at Japan House incorporates Indian culture
Aug 28, 2019 9:30 am1456 views
Matsuri Festival at Japan House celebrates the end of summer with Asian food, art and musical performances.
Flatlands Dance Film Festival to screen documentary on flamenco dancer, short films
Aug 23, 2019 11:30 am420 views
The Flatlands Dance Film Festival will screen a documentary about Spanish flamenco dancer “La Chana” and short films from around the world.
Krannert Art Museum acquires Illinois alumnus Hal Fischer’s conceptual photographs
Aug 13, 2019 9:15 am1046 views
Krannert Art Museum has acquired the work of pioneering gay photographer and University of Illinois alumnus Hal Fischer.
Prints as propaganda: Krannert Art Museum builds world-class collection of Dutch political prints
Jun 26, 2019 9:30 am737 views
Krannert Art Museum has amassed the largest museum collection of Dutch political prints outside of Europe.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts announces 50th season of performances
May 9, 2019 8:00 am730 views
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will present its 50th season of performances in 2019-20.
ELLNORA guitar festival features influential guitarists from around the world
Apr 30, 2019 4:15 pm659 views
ELLNORA: The Guitar Festival will feature a wide variety of musicians Sept. 5-7 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.
Illinois music professor awarded Carnegie Fellowship
Apr 24, 2019 1:00 pm503 views
Illinois ethnomusicologist Michael Silvers, who specializes in the music of Brazil, has been awarded a 2019 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. He’ll use the fellowship to research a book that will examine the aesthetics and natural resources of instrument-making using Brazilian woods.

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