2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (506+ words) If you are familiar with the Giertz Gallery at Parkland College, you likely recognize our strong community connection. As an academic gallery rather than a commercial one, we focus on creating shared environments and hosting programs that spark critical thinking…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (412+ words) A look inside the Urbana Civic Center (Kathryn Holliday). At its 7 p. m. meeting Monday, the Urbana City Council apparently plans to hold a vote about whether to approve or deny the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation that the Urbana Civic Center be…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (223+ words) A close up of Eena Angmarlik's "Whelks [seashells on a beach] at Clark Lindsey in Urbana on Thursday afternoon. Kakulu Saggiaktok's "Frenzy," the final piece the artist created," hangs in the hallway of Clark Lindsey. Richard Mohr, a resident, curated…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (639+ words) Artist Libby Neathery, owner of Villa Grove's Libby Jo Art Studio, shows off one of the many window paintings she has created for downtown Tuscola in celebration of the nation's 250th birthday. Libby Neathery shows off a window painting she created…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (945+ words) University of Illinois School of Architecture students tour the former Urbana Civic Center in September 2025, with the city's public works team making the visit possible. The students then brainstormed and proposed ideas for incorporating parts of the center into a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (701+ words) Glen C. Davies, "Mystery Box," 1975. Oil on panel. Gift of Kohler Foundation, Inc. , 2023-31-1. Glen C. Davies. It"s almost like local artist Glen C. Davies can cast a spell. His "Mystery Box" draws us to come closer, to peer at the painting on…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (511+ words) Bethel AME Church of Champaign. The fireplace inside the Margaret Erlanger home in Urbana. First Presbyterian Church of Urbana. Museum programs don't end with the building's walls. Many museums stretch the parameters beyond the exhibits and on-site events. That is…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (126+ words) Maki Ostrander works on a peony arrangement. To complement this weekend's popular Picnic with the Peonies at Allerton Park, Illinois Prairie Chapter of Ikenobo Ikebana is hosting its Party with Shakuyaku (Peonies) at the mansion. Chapter members will have peony-inspired…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) Volunteers who helped plant on Thursday outside Krannert Art Museum. For the volunteer gardeners at Krannert Art Museum, Thursday was one of the best days of the year. The helpful crew spent more than three hours planting 500 annuals which, in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (817+ words) Dean Rose, the 33-year owner of the Blacksmith Foundry, a custom decorative ironworks shop, hammers a piece of red hot metal at nearly 2, 000 degrees Fahrenheit in rural Urbana on Wednesday afternoon. Dean Rose inspects the metal rod he stuck into…...