University Galleries

School of Art Research Colloquium Lecture given by Barry Blinderman, "The Curator's Tale."

Lecture: Barry Blinderman, "The Curator's Tale"

Opening Reception: Rana Young, Terttu Uibopuu, Ebony G. Patterson

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Terttu Uibopuu: E.S.E. (East South East) from February 23 through April 1, 2018. Artist Reception: Friday, February 23, from 5 to 7pm Artist Lecture: Monday, February 26 at noon Curator-led tours available by appointment throughout the exhibition Titled after Terttu Uibopuu’s most recent series of photographs, E.S.E. (East South East) is the largest solo exhibition of the New York-based artist’s work to date. The exhibition features twenty-five photographs taken throughout…

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Ebony G. Patterson: they were… from February 23 through April 1, 2018. Opening reception: Friday, February 23, from 5 to 7pm Artist lecture: Wednesday, February 28 at noon Curator-led tours available by appointment throughout the exhibition they were… presents mixed-media works and a three-channel video by Ebony G. Patterson, an artist based in Kingston, Jamaica and Lexington, Kentucky. Patterson uses vibrant colors, elaborate patterns, and opulent materials to grab the…

The Gender Galleries is a biannual drag show held to give young gender performers a chance to get on stage. This is an ALL AGE and FREE drag show!

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Rana Young: The Rug’s Topography from February 23 through April 1, 2018. Opening reception: Friday, February 23, from 5 to 7pm Artist lecture: Wednesday, March 7 at noon Curator-led tours available by appointment throughout the exhibition The Rug’s Topography presents selected photographs from Lincoln, Nebraska-based artist Rana Young’s 2015–2017 series of the same name. Young refers to the photographs as “blended self-portraits” of herself and her former partner of six…

School of Art Research Colloquium Lecture given by Albion Stafford.

Sam Treadaway is a British artist whose multidisciplinary practice includes sculpture, book arts, and olfactory scent-based installations.

Classical archaeologist and art historian Sinclair Bell will present "Race and Representation in the Roman Empire: African Athletes as Case Study" at noon on March 29 at the University Galleries.

IMAGE: Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award winners: (Left) Alissa Palmer, He Named it "We're Passing Firework Territory." (Indiana)., 2017. Acrylic, charcoal, and paper on polyester. (Right) Josh Roach, Mr. Unicorn, 2017. Opening Reception Wednesday, April 11 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Awards ceremony at 6 pm.   Since 1974, the Student Annual has showcased new artwork produced by students at Illinois State University. The juried exhibition, which features work in a variety of mediums and styles, offers many students the first…

School of Art Research Colloquium Lecture given by Melissa Johnson.

"In the Company of Black" presents selected photographs and a new video by Cecil McDonald, Jr.

kuntur: sacred geometries presents new and recent works by artist, writer, curator, and educator william cordova.

Lecture and Book Signing "Across the Art/Life Divide: Performance, Subjectivity, and Social Practice in Contemporary Art"

Art critic, historian, and writer Martin Patrick will offer a free public lecture and will sign copies of his new book.

Artists william cordova, Edra Soto, and Luis Gispert will have a free public conversation in conjunction with cordova's solo exhibition at University Galleries.

Join us at University Galleries to celebrate new solo exhibitions by Cecil McDonald, Jr. and william cordova.

Research Colloquium Lecture by Randy Reid

Visiting Artist Lecture by Martha Colburn

Jonah King is a filmmaker and media artist who works on the intersection of cinema and social practice. King’s work traces the connections between landscape, ecology, ideology and structures of power.

Join us at University Galleries for a free public conversation featuring artist Cecil McDonald, Jr. and Candor Arts  Director and co-founder Matt Austin. This event is organized in conjunction with McDonald's current solo exhibition at University Galleries, In the Company of Black. Candor Arts will be selling copies of their In the Company of Black publication during the event.

School of Art Research Colloquium Lecture by Ladan Bahmani

Visiting Artist Lecture by Amy Cousins.

Visiting Artist Lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe "Why Museums Sometimes Lie."

Join us for a free public reception with artist Basim Magdy.

To Hypnotize Them With Forgetfulness presents six films, a photographic installation, and a newly commissioned text-based work by Egyptian artist Basim Magdy.

The School of Art is having a Scholarship Recognition Reception in celebration of all of their scholarship awardees.

Artist Basim Magdy, film scholar Bruce Jenkins, and exhibition curator Kendra Paitz will have a free public conversation about Magdy's work.

Visiting Artist Lecture by Daniel Baird

Join us for a World AIDS Day candlelight vigil and reception on December 1 at 5pm.

The MFA Biennial features works in a variety of mediums by MFA students in the School of Art.

The 2019 MFA Biennial presents the work of 14 students enrolled in the School of Art’s Master’s of Fine Arts program at Illinois State University.

Rose Marshack, Associate Professor of Arts Technology, will share her research in a free public presentation at University Galleries.

She is the initiator and co-director of TriumphSchool Manual Project, in Triumph, Illinois, and of the project space Triumph, Chicago. Recent productions include the group exhibition “The Dangerous Professors,” Flatland, Houston, TX, and the research project in form of a group exhibition “Terrorists in The Library,” Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL.

Presented by the Glass Department

Visiting Artist Lecture by Steve Albini. This lecture is presented by the Arts Technology Program.

A Pattern or Practice, the most comprehensive presentation of artist Bethany Collins’ work to date, presents thirty pieces created from 2012 to 2019.

Concert for school aged children and their families For additional information contact Kate Lewis (309)438-2951

Public reception with the artist, Bethany Collins, for her exhibition 'A Pattern or Practice.'

Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children's Discovery Museum.

Jaimie Warren is based in Brooklyn, NY, and is a multidisciplinary artist and Co-Director/Creator of the community arts project and fake public access tv show “Whoop Dee Doo”. Warren is a NYFA Fellow in Interdisciplinary Arts, and has been awarded artist residencies in NYC with the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, BRIC, Abrons AIRspace, American Medium and Pioneer Works.

Presented by the Glass Department

Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Angelo Kakande is a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence in the School of Art

Steve Albini, famed recording engineer, musician, cat lover, and World Series of Poker Champion will be giving a public talk at University Galleries at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. The event, presented by the Arts Technology Program at Illinois State University, is free and open to the public.

Public conversation featuring artist Bethany Collins and poet, author, and performer Duriel Harris (Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Illinois State University).

Sanaz Sohrabi’s (Tehran.1988) studio practice intertwines and crosses paths with research and acts of gatherings, rendering them as a coalesce of theoretical inquiry and practice, often inseparable from one another. Working with experimental moving image, installation and objects, Sohrabi looks at visual traces, acts of view­er­ship and their rec­i­p­ro­cal dis/reap­pear­ances to in­ves­ti­gate the im­per­ma­nence and mal­leabil­ity of archival records and his­tor­i­cal nar­ra­tives.

Vladimir Rott will share his life journey in the talk “Surviving Repression:  A Personal Account of Life under Stalinism and Nazi Occupation.”

Drop-off day for Student Annual Exhibition jurying.

The Student Annual is a juried exhibition, which features work in a variety of mediums and styles, offers many students the first opportunity to have their work reviewed by professionals outside the University.

The juried exhibition, which features work in a variety of mediums and styles, offers many students the first opportunity to have their work reviewed by professionals outside the University.

The Publications Unit in the Department of English is welcoming poet, editor, translator Jerome Rothenberg to Illinois State University on April 11.

Student Recital

Betsy Alwin received her M.F.A. from Illinois State University, a B.F.A. in sculpture and a B.A. in Spanish language from Minnesota State University. A mid-career artist, she has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens (Mass MoCA), the National Botatic Gardens in Washington D.C., The University of Washington, Tacoma, AIR Gallery, New York, and No Globe Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY.

Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Student videographer and composer collaborations Featuring: Arturo Alfaro-Manriquez music Brennon Best music Addison Bohler video Lauren Colantone video Derek Droessler video Maiya Favis music Matt Fink music Adam Frank music Erica Gallermo music Shea Grehan video Adam Lindquist video Ben Long music Blaise Mollet music Joey Nottoli video Miranda Schreiber music Luis Solis music Hercules Smith video Kyle Waselewski music

Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Celebrate art, music, theatre, and dance at the annual Gala at the Gallery. This special event raises funds for scholarships and grants for our College of Fine Arts students. Throughout the evening, enjoy silent and live auctions and live entertainment by students, faculty, and community members. Heavy appetizers and complimentary wine, beer, and soda are included with admission. Sponsorships Sponsoring the gala offsets the costs of the event and gives back to CFA students. Options include auction items, sponsoring food/beverages, or…

May 20 through August 8, 2019 Lens-Based: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection presents a selection of photographs and videos acquired by University Galleries through donation or purchase since 2012. Created between 1929 and 2016, the works include gelatin silver prints, archival pigment prints, chromogenic prints, and digital videos. Artists in the exhibition are Dmitri Baltermants (1912–1990), Ilse Bing (1899–1998), Ken Heyman (b. 1930), Jason Lazarus (b. 1975), Danny Lyon (b. 1942), Cecil McDonald Jr. (b. 1965), Scott Rankin (b.…

May 23 through July 28, 2019 15, 16, 17, 18: BHS Selects from the International Collection of Child Art is the culminating project for University Galleries’ inaugural Teen Arts group. Curated by the Bloomington High School students participating in the program, the exhibition presents a selection of 50 artworks from Milner Library’s International Collection of Child Art. The works were made by students ages 15, 16, 17, and 18—the same ages as the members of the Teen Arts group—from Thailand,…

Standing Arrangement is an expansive site-specific installation by Brooklyn-based artist Katie Bell.

Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-4:00 p.m. Opening Reception Friday, May 31 5-7 pm Katie Bell: Standing Arrangement May 31 through August 4 Standing Arrangement is an expansive site-specific installation by Brooklyn-based artist Katie Bell. The work explores our natural and fabricated visual landscape and deconstructs the tradition and language of painting. Bell collects objects and ready-made materials from the place in which she is producing the work, in this case, Bloomington-Normal and the surrounding…

Bring your youngest art lovers to visit the exhibitions before we open to the public. Stroller tour, Thursdays from from 9-9:30 a.m. June 6, June 20, and July 18.

Bring your youngest art lovers to visit the exhibitions before we open to the public. Stroller tour, Thursdays from from 9-9:30 a.m. June 6, June 20, and July 18.

Bring your youngest art lovers to visit the exhibitions before we open to the public. Stroller tour, Thursdays from from 9-9:30 a.m. June 6, June 20, and July 18.

Meet University Galleries’ new curator of education and make a project inspired by the works on view. Family artmaking workshop: 10-11 a.m. Saturday, July 20 No registration required.

Flower-o’-the-Moon premieres six new paintings and a video by Illinois State University alumna Erin Hayden. Influenced by fairytales and storytelling, the works address the artist’s Irish ancestry, Celtic goddesses, girlhood, and the symbolism of water.

Bring your youngest art lovers to visit the exhibitions before we open to the public.

Leveraging the power of virtual reality and Unity, solsticeVR is a unique electronic music composition sandbox where amateurs and professionals alike can freely compose music based on their own original, custom samples. Designed to supplement and not replace traditional 2D audio environments such as Logic or Pro Tools, solsticeVR is an easy to use yet powerful, and deep experience. Artists are able to load up to 86 mp3, .wav, or .ogg files into custom arrays, and then instantiate and manipulate these samples in a…

Leveraging the power of virtual reality and Unity, solsticeVR is a unique electronic music composition sandbox where amateurs and professionals alike can freely compose music based on their own original, custom samples. Designed to supplement and not replace traditional 2D audio environments such as Logic or Pro Tools, solsticeVR is an easy to use yet powerful, and deep experience. Artists are able to load up to 86 mp3, .wav, or .ogg files into custom arrays, and then instantiate and manipulate these samples in a…

University Galleries will host the School of Art Visiting Artist Lecture series. Artist Nazafarin Lotfi will give an artist talk at noon.

Join artist and filmmaker Jonah King for a workshop entitled "The Big Project: Making work that won’t fit in the studio." This workshop will feature a short lecture by King discussing the training, process, and resources necessary to pull off large scale creative works. This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring the team that worked with King to develop All My Friends Are In The Cloud: Jason Hoffman of Jason Hoffman Studios, Arts Technology M.S. candidates Luke Lowers…

Opening reception for three exhibitions! -Erin Hayden: Flower-o’-the-Moon -Jonah King: All My Friends Are In The Cloud -Aram Han Sifuentes: We Are Never Never Other The reception is free and open to the public. Please contact University Galleries at 309.438.5487 or gallery@ilstu.edu for additional information. Programs at University Galleries are funded in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. "Flower-o’-the-Moon" premieres six new paintings and a video by Illinois State University alumna Erin Hayden. Influenced by fairytales…

Aram Han Sifuentes Saturday, September 14 at 12pm Artist talk + banner-making workshop 'We Are Never Never Other' brings together three of Aram Han Sifuentes’ projects for the first time: 'Protest Banner Lending Library', 'U.S. Citizenship Test Sampler', and 'A Mend'. Rooted in her experiences as an immigrant from South Korea, the artist developed her community-based textile projects to confront social justice issues including racial equity, economic disparities, and political disenfranchisement. She writes, “Much of my communal work revolves around…

Exhibition tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum. Participants (ages 7-10) will meet at the CDM, come to University Galleries for an exhibition tour, and return to the CDM for an exhibition-related artmaking activity. Registration is required for this free program at childrensdiscoverymuseum.net. This program is made possible by an Illinois Prairie Community Foundation—Mirza Arts and Culture grant awarded to the CDM.

Artist Erin Hayden will have a free public conversation with Melissa Johnson (Associate Professor, Modern Art History and Visual Culture). Flower-o’-the-Moon premieres six new paintings and a video by Illinois State University alumna Erin Hayden. Influenced by fairytales and storytelling, the works address the artist’s Irish ancestry, Celtic goddesses, girlhood, and the symbolism of water. Equally versed in the creation of digital and analog images, the Chicago-based artist exploits the possibilities of online searches and photo editing software for her (often)…

Artist Erin Hayden will deliver a free public performance related to her poetic writing and typewriter-based drawing. Flower-o’-the-Moon  premieres six new paintings and a video by Illinois State University alumna Erin Hayden. Influenced by fairytales and storytelling, the works address the artist’s Irish ancestry, Celtic goddesses, girlhood, and the symbolism of water. Equally versed in the creation of digital and analog images, the Chicago-based artist exploits the possibilities of online searches and photo editing software for her (often) multi-layered digital collages.…

University Galleries will host an exhibition tour at 10 a.m. for Family Weekend.

University Galleries will host the Wonsook Kim School of Art Scholarship Reception from 5-6 p.m.

University Galleries will host the School of Art Visiting Artist Lecture series. Ruslana Lichtzier will give an artist talk at noon.

Ruslana Lichtzier Artist Lecture 10/9/19 at 12 p.m. in University Galleries Ruslana is a curator, writer, and educator who was born in Siberia, Russia and raised in Israel. Join us for her Visiting Artist Lecture in University Galleries, where she will share some of her work and perspective as an artist. More about Ruslana: Her background as a migrant propels cultural productions that aim to nest radical imagination of difference and change. She is the initiator and co-director of Triumph…

The Bear and the Piano with faculty and guest artists Katherine Lewis, viola and Hillary Nordwell, piano. Recommended for preschool and grade school aged children and their families.

University Galleries will host a participatory performance by artist Eric Anthony Berdis on Wednesday, October 23. Berdis will invite participants to march with him, in a parade-like manner, from University Galleries to the University’s Quad where a hobby-horse race will commence. The term “race” is held loosely, as participants are encouraged to cheer one another on as they gallop up and down the sidewalks.

Artist Alison Ruttan will be giving a lecture on her work at noon Thursday, October 24. Unmaking of Places and Histories features new and recent architectural ceramic sculptures by Chicago-based artist Alison Ruttan. She draws on the histories of art, architecture, and warfare to address the aftermath of conflicts in Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq, as a way of, in her words, “bearing witness from here.” One gallery is dedicated to the artist’s Dark City, a tabletop row of nine white ceramic buildings…

Don’t let them clip your tiny little insect wings is an exhibition by artist Eric Anthony Berdis made to celebrate LGBTQ+ folks, reflect on the historical struggles of the community’s past, and encourage allyship. The exhibition will be on display from October 25-December 15.

Opening reception for two exhibitions!   -Eric Anthony Berdis: Don't let them clip your tiny little insect wings -Alison Ruttan: Unmaking of Places and Histories The reception is free and open to the public. Please contact University Galleries at (309) 438-5487 or gallery@ilstu.edu for additional information. "Don’t let them clip your tiny little insect wings," Eric Anthony Berdis’ solo exhibition, celebrates LGBTQ+ folks, reflects on the historical struggles of the community’s past, and encourages allyship. Comprised of elaborate sculptures, quilted…

A panel discussion with Eric Anthony Berdis will feature Emily Patterson (Pride at ISU President); Nadia Stiegman (artist and Illinois State University alumna); and Alexander Martin (Central Illinois Friends Outreach Coordinator and Educator). Panelists will share their personal experiences as they discuss pronouns and name changes, the importance of allies, and how to end homophobic and transphobic language.

University Galleries will host a participatory performance by artist Eric Anthony Berdis on Monday, October 28th. Informed by Allen Ginsberg’s poem, “The Sunflower Surta,” Berdis’ second performance is titled Don’t forget you are a sunflower and will take place in University Galleries surrounded by his work. During each performance Berdis will introduce himself using his name and pronouns, then will invite participants to do the same. The personal introductions will initiate a broader conversation about safe and inclusive spaces.

The Publications Unit in the Department of English is welcoming poet and editor Carmen Giménez Smith to Illinois State University on October 30.

University Galleries will host an Artist Lecture organized by Normal Editions Workshop. Mark E. Ritchie will give an artist talk at noon.

Art Around You tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Bring your youngest art lovers to visit the exhibitions before we open to the public.