By Sabrina Lee, Contributing writer
October 25, 2017
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Art exhibits provide ways for artists to present their art, or their voice, to the world. The way that art is presented speaks volumes for the Widholm family, conveying a very clear message: Family.
The Springer Cultural Center offers a venue for both local and regional artists to display their work...
By Emma Palatnik, Assistant features editor
September 5, 2017
Filed under Business & Tech, Life & Culture
The idea stemmed from a routine staff meeting. It was there that the University of Illinois Press decided to make “Orange, Blue, and U” the first ever University adult coloring book.
It is 32 pages and contains images of landmarks such as the Illini Union, Alma Mater, the Main Quad and the Idea...
By Becky Nguyen
March 16, 2015
Filed under Uncategorized
Lining the walls in Murphy Gallery, Art @ the Y is presenting its newest exhibition, HERstory, at the University YMCA. The show is free and open to the public Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HERstory, which is on view through April 10, seeks to engage ...
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By Sarah Foster
February 3, 2015
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The products of Nicole Beck’s creative mind have decorated the Champaign-Urbana area for four years.Sculptures “Asteray,” “Astroterra” and “Foxgloves” stand tall in the community for art-enthusiasts and simple spectators alike, while another sculpture, “Amplifiers,” installed last ...
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By Manisha Venkat
January 29, 2015
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Krannert Art Museum’s spring 2015 public opening reception will feature collections of art ranging from contemporary pieces to traditional Japanese art. The opening reception kicks off Thursday at 6 p.m. and will display five different exhibits.
For “MetaModern,” one of the five exhibits, th...
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By Stephanie Kim
October 14, 2014
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Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, University alumna and award-winning spoken word poet, returned to campus on Monday to challenge community views on domestic violence and feminism.
Tsai was chosen as the University’s keynote speaker for October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month because of her ability to “fuse to...
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October 1, 2014
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For artist Nathan Westerman, nothing about his colorful, latex-covered plywood pieces is complicated. He doesn’t want it that way.
None of his art is political either, nor does it have any underlying message woven deep into its artistic minutiae. For him, there’s a subtlety about how one color is...
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By Alexander Vassiliadis
September 17, 2014
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A theater has a wide variety of purposes. From movies to gatherings, certain theaters specialize in showing different types of art, and for The Art Theater Co-op, a combination of dance and film took place at the downtown Champaign venue.
For the first time in its history, The Art Theater Co-op, locat...
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By Annabeth Carlson
September 4, 2014
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Exactly 100 years ago in the late summer of 1914, World War I had just begun. Countries either banded together or were against each other, creating innovations in industry, warfare, propaganda and entertainment, all while a deadly, tragic conflict consumed them all. Now in 2014, all of these occurrences ...
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By Earn Saenmuk
June 16, 2014
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When Judy Lee, a 28-year-old freelance graphic designer in Urbana, got a job offer to become a preschool art teacher, she didn’t know what to do. She was terrified — she wasn’t sure if she could actually work with children or not. She planned to reject the offer; however, all her friends encourage...
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