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Events, ISM Springfield

Super Saturdays at the Museum: Earth Smart

Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, April 09, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us as we celebrate Earth Day. Create earth-friendly crafts while learning how to save money and resources. Find out more ...

Film: Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture

Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Free and open to the public.

Join the Dana-Thomas House Foundation for the Central Illinois premier of Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture the first feature-length documentary about the revolutionary and brilliant Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (1856-1924). Find out more ...

Share A Meal with Community Shares

Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Dine out on April 12, 2011 and support
Community Shares and the Illinois State Museum Society

Share-A-Meal with Community Shares
Tuesday, April 12

Enjoy a delicious meal with family and friends at a great restaurant in Springfield and support and over 70 non-profit organizations, including 13 local organizations.

The Eighth Annual Share-A-Meal with Community Shares will be held at restaurants in Springfield on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The event is sponsored by Community Shares of Illinois, a non-profit organization representing over 70 member charities, including 13 charities right here in Springfield.

Eleven restaurants in the Springfield area are expected to donate 15-25% of their sales on April 12^th to Community Shares of Illinois and the 13 Springfield area member organizations.

Participating restaurants in Springfield include:

Augies’ Front Burner ˜ (L D)
109 S. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series: Navigating the Illinois River: Archaeology, History, and Natural History
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Michael Wiant, Illinois State Museum-Dickson Mounds Museum
The Upper Illinois River Valley is the location of numerous geological, archaeological, and historical places of interest. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lecture
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
A high-resolution mineral, pollen, and charcoal record of climatic variability and landscape response from Kettle Lake in the northern Great Plains of North Dakota
Presented by: Dr. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: More Than Meat and Marrow: The Native American Craft of Making Artifacts from Bone and Shell
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Russia: Beyond What You Have Known: Part 2. St. Petersburg
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Hong Qian, Curator of Botany, Illinois State Museum
Dr. Qian will present a slide-show covering various aspects of St. Find out more ...

Save the Frogs Day
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Friday, April 29, 2011, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
On Friday, April 29^th, the Illinois State Museum is participating in the 3^rd annual international Save the Frogs Day. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Science & Romance of the Lake Dwellers: Lake & Bog Archaeology in the Alpine Foreland
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, May 04, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by: Dr. Lynn Fisher, ISM Adjunct Research Associate, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair, Sociology/Anthropology Dept., University of Illinois at Springfield
This presentation gives an overview of the long history and changing methods of investigation of the Neolithic and Bronze Age lake dwellings of the alpine foreland in southern Germany and Switzerland. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series: Prehistoric Native American Copper Working in the Eastern Woodlands
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Kathleen L. Ehrhardt, Adjunct Research Associate, Illinois State Museum
Despite native peoples of the Eastern Woodlands having used objects made of native copper for about 7,000 years, many of these groups perceived copper as a valued, exotic raw material. It served practical, but primarily social and symbolic purposes, figuring prominently in long distance trade, mortuary ceremonialism, personal adornment, and as a status marker. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Pueblo and Navajo Oral Histories and the Issue of NAGPRA
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
Find out more ...

Super Saturdays at the Museum: All About Birds
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, May 14, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Come learn about birds with bird crafts and activities. At 11:00 am and 1:00 pm join us in the auditorium for a special performance as John James Audubon, portrayed by Brian "Fox" Ellis, shares adventures from his first trek through Illinois. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: Recent Cave Paleontological Research at the Illinois State Museum
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Chris Widga, Assistant Curator of Geology, Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum has had an active cave paleontology research program since the 1950s. Find out more ...

Children's Overnight Camp-in
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Friday, May 20, 2011 - Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Art-Tastic Camp-In

7:00 pm Friday, May 20 to
8:00 am Saturday, May 21

Ages 8-11
- Museum Society Members: $30 or $27 for 2 or more children from the same household (30% or more off)
- Nonmembers: $45 or $42 for 2 or more children from the same household
Art is not just for gallery walls, but can also be used to make everyday objects more beautiful. Find out more ...
Brownbag Lectures: Musical Ramblings Through Oral Histories
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Erich Schroeder, Illinois State Museum
This will be the final Brown Bag Lecture for the season as we take a break over the summer. Find out more ...

Archaeology, History, and Natural History Bus Trip
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Thursday, June 02, 2011 - Friday, June 03, 2011, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM

Depart: Thursday, June 2, 7:00 am
Return: Friday, June 3, 7:30 pm

This repeat of the Fall Archaeology, History, and Natural History Bus Trip will be led by Dr. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"Backyard Safari: Dinosaurs"
Join special investigator Celia and her friends as they search for clues to the mysteries of Dinosaurs. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"Backyard Safari: Dinosaurs"
Join special investigator Celia and her friends as they search for clues to the mysteries of Dinosaurs. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series: Social Networks and Social Lives: An Examination of Free African-American Pioneers in Illinois
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, June 08, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Annelise Morris, doctoral student, University of California Berkeley
This presentation will feature an examination of Pinkstaff, Illinois, a community near the Wabash River in Lawrence County that has much in common with New Philadelphia. Find out more ...

Super Saturdays at the Museum: Backyard Wildlife
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, June 11, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
In celebration of "Leave No Child Inside" Month, the June Super Saturday will focus on the creatures that live right in your backyard. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"The Magic School Bus Rocks & Rolls"
Join the Magic School Bus crew as Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a boulder and the students into rocks for a lesson about erosion. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"The Magic School Bus Rocks & Rolls"
Join the Magic School Bus crew as Ms. Frizzle turns the Bus into a boulder and the students into rocks for a lesson about erosion. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"Backyard Safari: Butterflies"
Learn about the butterfly life cycle, how a caterpillar uses its antennae and feet, how to tag a monarch, and more! Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"Backyard Safari: Butterflies"
Learn about the butterfly life cycle, how a caterpillar uses its antennae and feet, how to tag a monarch, and more! Find out more ...

Butterflies!
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, June 25, 2011, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free Family Event
Join us for an event all about butterflies and moths. Create butterfly crafts, see butterflies and moths from the Museum’s collection, test your identification skills to find endangered butterflies and moths, and more.
At 11:00 am and 2:00 pm visitors will help release over 100 live Painted Lady butterflies in front of the Museum.
At Noon and 1:00 pm, educator Julie Ann Bice will present “The SECRETS of Butterflies” in Thorne Deuel Auditorium. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive"
The class follows a treasure map left behind by Ms. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - Wednesday, June 29, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive"
The class follows a treasure map left behind by Ms. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"Growing Up Wild: It's a Hoot"
Fly with the birds and learn about their special abilities, from the fastest animal, the falcon, to eagles to owls. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"Growing Up Wild: It's a Hoot"
Fly with the birds and learn about their special abilities, from the fastest animal, the falcon, to eagles to owls. Find out more ...

Memory and Heart: Pasts and Presents of African-American Communities
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, July 06, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Marvin J. and Thomas Leo Likes Memorial Lecture Series for 2011
In conjunction with the 2011 New Philadelphia Archaeological Project, these presentations focus on the histories, heritage, and planned commemorations of several African-American communities that thrived during the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Find out more ...

Super Saturdays at the Museum: Whimsical Art
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, July 09, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Did you know that art can be fun, even whimsical? Learn just how fun art can be at this Super Saturday, inspired by the "whimsies" in The Urge to Embellish exhibition. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"The Magic School Bus Taking Flight"
Ms. Frizzle's class learns how wings and moving air cause flight as they take a ride in Tim's model airplane. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"The Magic School Bus Taking Flight"
Ms. Frizzle's class learns how wings and moving air cause flight as they take a ride in Tim's model airplane. Find out more ...

Paul Mickey Science Series: Saving the Past for the Future: The Archaeological Conservancy
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Paul Gardner, Midwest Regional Director, The Archaeological Conservancy
Established 1980, The Archaeological Conservancy (TAC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to acquiring and preserving the best of our nation’s archaeological sites. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"Kids Discover Bats"
Did you know there are more than 1,000 kinds of bats? Learn more fun and fascinating facts about these amazing creatures. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"Kids Discover Bats"
Did you know there are more than 1,000 kinds of bats? Learn more fun and fascinating facts about these amazing creatures. Find out more ...

Memory and Heart: Pasts and Presents of African-American Communities
ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Marvin J. and Thomas Leo Likes Memorial Lecture Series for 2011
In conjunction with the 2011 New Philadelphia Archaeological Project, these presentations focus on the histories, heritage, and planned commemorations of several African-American communities that thrived during the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
"The Magic School Bus in a Bee Hive"
The Magic School Bus kids are turned into bees. Find out more ...

Bob Steffan Summer Film Fest
Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
"The Magic School Bus in a Bee Hive"
The Magic School Bus kids are turned into bees. Find out more ...

Brownbag Lectures: An Update from the Snowmastodon Site, Snowmass Village, Colorado
ISM Research & Collections Center
Monday, August 01, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
This special Brownbag Lecture will be presented by Dr. Jeff Pigati of the U.S. Geological Survey in Denver, Colorado.

On October 14, 2010, construction crews working to expand the capacity of a reservoir near the town of Snowmass Village, Colorado unearthed several bones of a juvenile Columbian mammoth. Find out more ...

Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.

Events, ISM Chicago Gallery & Illinois Artisans

Wearables - Eva May

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, April 01, 2011 - Saturday, April 30, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

April exhibition window featured artist is Eva May. Press release.

Join us for a free in store artist demonstration with Eva May. From 11-2pm Eva demos hand blocking a hat and hand screen printing on fabric. Open to the public. Find out more ...

Meet Illinois Artisans - Every Second Friday & Saturday

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, April 08, 2011 - Saturday, April 09, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

April 8 & 9

4 Artisans Demonstrate, Display & Sell Fine Craft at 163 E. Find out more ...

Public Reception: Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories

ISM Chicago Gallery
Friday, April 08, 2011, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

From April 4 through August 26, 2011, the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery presents Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories. Find out more ...

Teapots! April 18th-May 6th

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Monday, April 18, 2011 - Friday, May 06, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Teapots! April 18th-May 6th

Just in time for Mother's Day...Illinois Artisans, Chicago is displaying a large selection of Teapots, Teabowls, and Teasculptures from more than 14 of our Juried Artisans. Find out more ...

Art Sprees: Gardening Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, April 21, 2011 - Friday, April 22, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium. Press release.

Artists:

Larry Anderson, Wood, Lake Zurich
John Ferguson, Jewelry, Chicago
Scott Fincher, Photography, Chicago
Carole Hennesey, Watercolor, Chicago
Connie Hinkle, Jewelry, Chicago
Roberta Malkin, Sculpture, Lincolnwood
Mary Obodzinski, Ceramics, Crystal Lake
Kristina Pavirzyte, Jewelry, Chicago
Beth Shadur, Watercolor, Highland Park
Lisa Silver Goesling, Scratchboard, Palatine (image)
Barry Skurkis, Prints, Bollingbrook
Nina Weiss, Painting, Highland Park

Join us for a free in store artist demonstration with Eva May. From 11-2pm Eva demos hand blocking a hat and hand screen printing on fabric. Open to the public. Find out more ...

In Store Artist Demo

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, April 22, 2011, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join us for a free in store artist demonstration with Eva May. From 11-2pm Eva demos hand blocking a hat and hand screen printing on fabric. Open to the public. Find out more ...

Jewelry

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Sunday, May 01, 2011 - Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

May exhibition window The Richness of Felt featured artist is Michele A. Friedman. Press release.
Find out more ...

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

ISM Chicago Gallery
Monday, May 02, 2011 - Friday, May 06, 2011, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

The ISM Chicago Gallery presents a special exhibition in conjunction with Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Find out more ...

Art Sprees: Mother's Day Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - Friday, May 06, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans display and sell gift items in a three day Mother's Day Art Spree in the James R. Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, May 13, 2011 - Saturday, May 14, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Illinois Artisans Program, in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism, is pleased to announce Meet Illinois Artisans, a new event featuring four juried artists on the second Friday & Saturday of each month from 1-5pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...

Gallery Talk and Exhibition Walk-through

ISM Chicago Gallery
Thursday, May 19, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Special Event for Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories

At twelve noon on Thursday, May 19th, exhibition co-curator Judith Lloyd Klauba will lead a tour in the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery's second floor exhibition space in the James R. Find out more ...

Pottery

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - Thursday, June 30, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

June exhibition window featured artist is Paul Eshelman. Press release.
Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, June 10, 2011 - Saturday, June 11, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Sprees: Father's Day Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - Friday, June 17, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium.

Artists:

Grazina Damijonaitis, Amber Jewelry, Willowbrook
John Ferguson, Jewelry, Chicago
Barbara Freeman, Photography, Chicago
Gwen Jones, Fiber, Chicago
Richard Kowal, Wood, Chicago
Norma Kuksuk, Glass Jewelry, Park Ridge
Svetlana Kunina, Beaded Jewelry, Lake Villa
Norm Langhoff, Photography, Springfield
Dennis O'Malley, Prints, Chicago
Katie Puenner, Painting, Chicago
Debra Sampson, Ceramics, Deerfield (image)
Vivi Ginsberg Smith, Ceramics, Harvard
Karen Snow, Scarves & Ties, LaGrange

Press release. Find out more ...

Gallery Talk by Doug Stapleton

ISM Chicago Gallery
Thursday, June 16, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

On June 16, co-curator Doug Stapleton will lead a Gallery tour of the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery's critically acclaimed exhibition Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories that features 11 major Illinois artists who have been an integral part of the social and cultural milieu from which today's art scene evolved. Find out more ...

Wearables

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, July 01, 2011 - Sunday, July 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

July exhibition window featured artist is Ana Petercic. Press Release.
Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, July 08, 2011 - Saturday, July 09, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Sprees: Jewelry & Fashion Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - Friday, July 22, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium.

Tammy Deck, Fiber Art ~ Wearables, Westmont
Trisha Doornbosch, Fiber, Woodstock
Cheryl Frances Cameron, Fiber, Champiagn
Terry Gomien, Glass Jewelry, Morris
Svetlana Kunina, Beaded Jewelry, Chicago (image)
Carolyn McKee-Freese, Drawing, Serene
LaVonne Nye, Jewelry, Lostant
Ana Petercic, Wearables, Lincolnwood
Chris Scamehorn, Ceramics, Carbondale
David Shwatal, Tinley Park, Photography
Nancy Woodcock, Jewelry, Aurora

Find out more ...

Special Reception for French Artists and Guests

ISM Chicago Gallery
Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Please join us for a special reception for the artists (and their guests) exhibiting art work in the exhibition French-American Cultural Exchange. Find out more ...

Gallery Talk by French Artists

ISM Chicago Gallery
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The French artists from the exhibition French-American Cultural Exchange will discuss their work in the Shared Conference Room on the second floor of the James R. Find out more ...

Glass

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Monday, August 01, 2011 - Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

August exhibition window The Nature and Geometry of Glass features artist Barbara Beckman. Press release.
Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, August 12, 2011 - Saturday, August 13, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Sprees: Ethnic Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - Friday, August 19, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium. Press release. Find out more ...

Forged Work

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, September 01, 2011 - Friday, September 30, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

September exhibition window featured artists are Mark and Mindy Gardner. Steeling Nature press release. Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, September 09, 2011 - Saturday, September 10, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

September 9 & 10th

Art Sprees: Fall Fashion Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Friday, September 23, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium.

Nancy Cordero, Hats and Wearables, Park Ridge
Grazina Damijonaitis, Amber Jewelry, Willowbrook
Scott Fincher, Photography, Chicago
Lori Hartenhoff, Scarves and Wearables, DeKalb
Ausrine Kerr, Leather & Wearables, Evanston
Virginia Kondziolka, Watercolor/Jewelry, Chicago
Lisa Lockhart, Beaded Jewelry, Monee
Marie Polick, Fine Jewelry, Northbrook (image)
Michelle Rial, Glass, Serena
Karen Snow, Scarves/Jewelry, LaGrange
Ruth Stegmeyer, Quilts, Chicago
Julius Wineberg, M.D., Prints, Chicago

Find out more ...

Wood Furniture

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Monday, October 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

October exhibition window featured artist is Jeremy Taylor. In the Craftsman Style Press Release.
Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, October 07, 2011 - Saturday, October 08, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Focus 4 Gallery Talk

ISM Chicago Gallery
Friday, October 07, 2011, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mario Trejo and Curator Robert Sill, Assistant Director of Art, Illinois State Museum, Springfield will discuss the artist's work in the Focus 4 exhibition.
Find out more ...

Illinois Artisans Program: Call for Artists

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Illinois artists are invited to submit applications to the Illinois Artisans Program. Find out more ...

Art Sprees: Cooking Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, October 13, 2011 - Friday, October 14, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium.

Larry Anderson, Wood, Lake Zurich
Susan Becker, Jewelry, Downers Grove
John Ferguson, Jewelry, Chicago
Scott Fincher, Photography, Chicago
Bud Greene, Jewelry, Highland Park
Yukie Kobayashi, Painting, Chicago
Elyse Koren-Camarra, Wearables, Chicago
Svetlana Kunina, Beaded Jewelry, Lake Villa
Jan Marszalek, Jewelry, Chicago
Dwain Narragon, Ceramics, Charleston
Jim & Jennifer Ridley, Glass and Ceramics, Chicago
Thomas Trausch, Painting, Woodstock
Phyllis Woloshin, Jewelry, Chicago Find out more ...

Focus 4 Gallery Talk

ISM Chicago Gallery
Thursday, October 13, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Don Seiden and Associate Curator Jane Stevens, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, will give a presentation on his work in the Focus 4 exhibition.
Find out more ...

Focus 4 Gallery Talk

ISM Chicago Gallery
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Rebecca Wolfram will join Associate Curator Judith Lloyd Klauba, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, for a discussion about her work in the Focus 4 exhibition.
Find out more ...

Focus 4 Gallery Talk

ISM Chicago Gallery
Thursday, October 27, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Curator Jim L. Zimmer, Director of the ISM Lockport Gallery will discuss the work of Christopher Furman, one of the Focus 4 exhibition artists. Find out more ...

First Nations Film and Video Festival

ISM Chicago Gallery
Friday, October 28, 2011, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The ISM Chicago Gallery presents First Nations Film and Video Festival which highlights work by contemporary First Nations filmmakers and video artists who focus on issues of importance to Native Americans in contemporary culture. Find out more ...

Darlys Ewoldt, Memory and Reflection â€“ Forms in Metal

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Tuesday, November 01, 2011 - Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

November exhibition window featured artist is Darlys Ewoldt. Press Release.
Find out more ...

Illinois Artisans at SOFA CHICAGO

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, November 02, 2011 - Sunday, November 06, 2011, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Learn more about the Illinois Artisans Program in the resource center. Staff and juried artisans are there all weekend to answer questions and tell you more.

The Art Fair Company presents the 18th Annual SOFA CHICAGO 2011 + The Intuit Show of Folk & Outsider Art at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall (600 E. Find out more ...

"Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, November 11, 2011 - Saturday, November 12, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Art Sprees: Home Decorating Art Spree

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, November 17, 2011 - Friday, November 18, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium. Press Release.

Barbara Beckman, Glass, Libertyville
Alexandra Buxbaum, Photography, Chicago (image)
John Ferguson, Jewelry, Chicago
Tamra Gentry, Jewelry, Bartlet
Meg Guttman, Purses & Pillow, Chicago
Chris Heisinger, Mosaic, Evanston
Huahua Jiang, Jade Jewelry, Chicago
Joe Landon, Wood, Bloomington
Mark McMahon, Notecards, Lake Forest
Dennis O'Malley, Prints, Wilmette
Katie Puenner, Painting, Chicago
Ruth Stegmeyer, Quilts, Chicago
Mary Tangora, Jewelry, Champaign
Zofia Tomala, Ceramics, Chicago
Dawn Holler Wisher, Photography, LaGrange

Find out more ...

Illinois Artisans Program at the DIY Trunk Show

Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Illinois Artisans Program is a sponsor at the DIY Trunk Show. Staff are there to answer questions and tell you more. Find out more ...

Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.

Events, Dickson Mounds

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Paul Fotsch

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Hickory Ridge Concert Series will ring with the sounds of old time music from the Ozark Mountains when Paul Fotsch takes the stage Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 7:30 PM at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Paul has been a professional performer for over 25 years touring all across North America. With musical roots in the Ozarks and the Appalachians and reaching back through his early influences of the Kingston Trio and Folk Revival, Paul will present a wide variety of songs and styles that will get your toes tappin’ and bring a smile to your face.

Paul Fotsch, formerly Paul Grace, is best known as one of the founders of the Paul and Win Grace Family band, perennial favorites of the folk festival scene for many years. With the girls grown and gone from the nest Paul is now hitting the road as a soloist showcasing his versatile high-energy vocal and instrumental skills on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and harmonica. From silly songs to peppy fiddle tunes to lovely ballads, there’s sure to be something for everyone.

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Hammered Dulcimer Workshop

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Novice to Intermediate workshop on playing hammered dulcimer will be offered on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Dickson Mounds Museum.

Judy Schmidt will present the workshop this year. Find out more ...

Congressional Art Competition Reception

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

U.S. Find out more ...

Artifacts and Ancient Places: Aero-Archaeology in the Illinois Country

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, May 03, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, 3 May 2011, Alan Harn, Assistant Curator of Anthropology at Dickson Mounds Museum, will present Artifacts and Ancient Places: Aero-Archaeology in the Illinois Country. The presentation is at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: The Fraileys

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Indiana Family band The Frailey’s will perform at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, May the 21st, at 7:30 pm. The Frailey’s: Drew and Joy Frailey and their daughter Adrienne are known for their beautifully blended harmonies, solo vocals and versatility. They present a memorable acoustic mix of old folk, country and soft rock that makes a centuries-old ballad as immediate and personal as a new cover tune.

Drew and Joy have been singing together since college, longer than their thirty years of marriage. Find out more ...

Spring Rendezvous

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, June 04, 2011 - Sunday, June 05, 2011, 8:30 PM - 8:30 PM

At Dickson Mounds Museum on Saturday and Sunday, June 4 & 5, 2011, the Mackinaw Valley Longrifle Association will be camped for a weekend Spring Rendezvous.

Members of the MVL Association will be on hand throughout the day to teach visitors about the lifestyles, survival skills, and rich cultural history of Illinois 18^th and 19^th century inhabitants.

The public is invited to visit their primitive encampment at the museum’s picnic hill and engage in blanket trading and knife-hawk throwing; view demonstrations of wooden spoon carving, fiber arts, fire making with flint and steel, and more. Admission is free.

MVL members will also be part of The Nature Conservancy’s Grand Opening of the Visitor Use Area at Thompson Lake off Routes 78 & 97 Saturday, June 4, 2011. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Small Potatoes

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, June 18, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso. This Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival.

They call themselves eclecto-maniacs. They describe their music as "Celtic to Cowboy" and say it has taken them "years of careful indecision" to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings, "Alive!", "Waltz of the Wallflowers", "Time Flies", and "Raw" cover all these styles. They both sing, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel! Find out more ...

Crafting Complexity: Comparing Mississippian Stone Axe Industries in the Central Illinois River Valley and American Bottom Regio

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, July 05, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, July 5, 2011, Gregory D. Wilson, Associate Professor of Anthropology at University of California, Santa Barbara, will present Crafting Complexity: Comparing Mississippian Stone Axe Industries in the Central Illinois River Valley and American Bottom Regions. The presentation is at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Mark Dvorak

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Dvorak

The Hickory Ridge Concert Series welcomes Midwest troubadour Mark Dvorak for in a very special appearance at the Dickson Mounds Auditorium, on Saturday, July 16, 7:30 pm. Find out more ...

Pioneering Archaeology at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, August 02, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, August 2, 2011, Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, will present a lecture titled: Pioneering Archaeology at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico: George H. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Lee Murdock

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, August 20, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. Find out more ...

Dickson Mounds Museum Open House

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, August 21, 2011, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Dickson Mounds Museum will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, August 21, 2011, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Museum to Host Archaeological Survey - Annual Meeting

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Annual Meeting of the Illinois Archaeological Survey will be held at the Illinois State Museum—Dickson Mounds.

A symposium on current research is scheduled for Saturday morning (8:00 a.m. Find out more ...

Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced Mountain Dulcimer Workshops

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Beginning and Intermediate to advanced workshops on playing mountain dulcimers will be offered on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Folksinger Judy Cook to perform at Dickson Mounds

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Judy Cook will be performing for the first time on the stage during Hickory Ridge Concert Series at Dickson Mounds Museum Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Judy brings a powerful voice, a great-unaccompanied style and a deep respect for tradition to her performances of a huge repertoire of (mostly) American songs and ballads.

Judy lifts the spirit and entertains us with programs drawn from her vast and varied repertoire of traditional songs and ballads from the English speaking world - American songs from North Carolina’s Outer Banks to the Southern Appalachian Mountains; from the Ozarks up to New Hampshire, Maine and eastern Canada; and across the Atlantic to songs from England and Scotland. These she presents along with her personal memories and research in a straight-forward unaccompanied style. Find out more ...

Native American Game Day

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Spend an afternoon of Native American games at the Museum. Visitors of all ages will enjoy a variety of intellectually stimulating and physically challenging games. Find out more ...

Movie Night at the Museum: My Antonia

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Thursday, September 29, 2011, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

As part of the Spoon River Reads program, Dickson Mounds Museum is hosting a Movie Night featuring "My Antonia", a 1995 made-for-TV movie based on Willa Cather's 1918 publication, on Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Rendezvous at Spoon River - Living History Encampment

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, October 01, 2011 - Sunday, October 02, 2011, 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Members of the Mackinaw Valley Longrifles Association provide a primitive encampment on the Dickson Mounds Museum grounds during Fulton county's Spoon River Scenic Drive weekends. Find out more ...

New Insights at the Morton Village Excavation

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, October 04, 2011, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

On Tuesday, October 4, 2011, Dr. Michael Conner, Curator of Anthropology, Dickson Mounds Museum, will discuss the ongoing excavations at the Morton Village site in a talk entitled "Reading the Dirt: New Insights into Oneota in the Central Illinois Valley." The lecture is at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Rendezvous at Spoon River - Living History Encampment

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, October 08, 2011 - Sunday, October 09, 2011, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Members of the Mackinaw Valley Longrifles Association provide a primitive encampment on the Dickson Mounds Museum grounds during Fulton county's Spoon River Scenic Drive weekends. Find out more ...

Girl Scout Workshop Autumn Series I

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dickson Mounds presents two workshops for Girl Scouts of America Juniors to fulfill some requirements for the Folk Art badge and Plants and Animals badge on Saturday, October 15, 2011 from 1:00-2:30pm and 3:00-4:30pm. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Curtis and Loretta Return to Dickson Mounds

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Award winning folk duo Curtis and Loretta will return to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 7:30 pm for a captivating evening of finely honed vocal harmonies, abundant talent on an array of stringed instruments, deep traditional roots music and great originals. Seventy-three strings and two voices deliver an enchanting evening of contemporary original songs, traditional Celtic ballads, old-time American songs, and more. Find out more ...

Guide to Understanding Illinois' Historic Cemeteries

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, October 16, 2011, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Spend an afternoon learning about prehistoric and historic burial practices as the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s Human Skeletal Remains Protection Act Coordinator, Dawn Cobb and the Department of Natural Resources Archaeological Cultural Resource Manager, Hal Hassen illustrate these unique customs. Changes in both cemeteries and grave markers through time represent transformations within society. The lecture will run approximately 90 minutes in the Dickson Mounds Museum auditorium and participants must transport themselves to Oak Hill Cemetery in Lewistown for the second part of the program. Please allow the entire afternoon for this program. Wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the weather. Bathrooms may be unavailable for an extended period of time. Find out more ...

All About Genealogical Resources

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Thursday, October 27, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Dickson Mounds Museum is hosting "All About Genealogical Resources" on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Hammered Dulcimer Workshop

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Novice to Intermediate workshop on playing hammered dulcimer will be offered on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at the Dickson Mounds Museum.

Judy Schmidt will be presenting the workshops. Find out more ...

More than Meat and Marrow: The Craft of Making Artifacts from Bone and Shell

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, November 01, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator and Chair of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum, will discuss the findings from excavations, focusing on the bone artifacts, in a talk entitled "More than Meat and Marrow: The Craft of Making Artifacts from Bone and Shell." The lecture is at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Pioneer Program for Kids!

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, November 05, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Dickson Mounds Museum is hosting a pioneer program for kids ages 5-12 years old on Saturday, November 5, 2011 from 1:00-2:30pm. Participants will spend the afternoon learning about pioneer times. From chores to games and toys, participants will enjoy hands-on activities, crafts, and fun like it is the 1800s.

The cost for this program is $2 per kid. Registration is required with a deadline of Wednesday, November 2^nd. Refreshments will be provided during a brief break. This program is a collaborative effort between Dickson Mounds Museum, the Fulton County Arts Council, and the Spoon River Reads project. The Fulton County Arts Council is partially funded by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

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Mountain Dulcimer Workshops

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Beginning and intermediate to advanced workshops on playing mountain dulcimers will be offered on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Well-known folk musician, Mike Anderson of Jacksonville, IL will present two workshop sessions, one for beginners and one for intermediate/advanced players. This is the annual workshop where participants will be learning holiday tunes.

Beginners will learn basic strumming and songs in a session scheduled from 10:00 a.m. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Songs of the Seas

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Maritime folksinger Tom Kastle will bring his songs of the Great Lakes and oceans to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series this Saturday, November the 19th at 7:30 PM at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Tom is a singer, songwriter, sailor, and teller of tales, based in the Great Lakes, who has traveled the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Pacific. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: The Old Time Country and Blues Revue Performs at Dickson Mounds

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Ring in the season on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm when The Old Time Country and Blues Revue return to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Featuring D.K. Find out more ...

Archaeology Talk at Dickson Mounds Museum

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, January 03, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, January 3, 2012, Lawrence Conrad, Emeritus professor, Western Illinois University, will discuss recent and ongoing research in Illinois Archaeology at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Emiquon Partnership Science Lecture Series

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, January 08, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Emiquon Partnership will launch a monthly science lecture series on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at 2 p.m. Find out more ...

Winter Gathering

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Dickson Mounds Museum will be hosting a traditional Native American Winter Gathering on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. The Winter Gathering will feature a variety of activities and demonstrations, including storytelling, music, group games and dances, doll making, and beading. Visitors will witness the dedication of Dorothy’s Grove, a Native American naming ceremony, and other traditional ceremonies. Dorothy’s Grove was named in honor of Dorothy Lakota, who died in 2003 at the age of 84 and who celebrated life with compassion and action for those with few opportunities. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Nashville Bluegrass Duo

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Nationally renowned bluegrass duo THE CANTRELLS will bring their "hot picking and smooth harmonizing" Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, January 21, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. Find out more ...

Archaeology Talk at Dickson Mounds Museum

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, Dickson Mounds Museum archaeologist Alan Harn will present the lecture, "Six Hundred Generations There: Changes in the Land and Human Settlement Evolution at the Emiquon Wildlife Complex" at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Eagle Day Festival

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Dickson Mounds Museum is the location for a day-long Eagle Day Festival on Saturday, February 11, 2012. This event, which is co-sponsored by the Fulton County Arts Council, the Mason County Arts Council, the Havana Nature Center, The Nature Conservancy, the Havana Library District, Lewistown Chamber, and the U.S. Find out more ...

Emiquon Partnership Monthly Science Lecture Series

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The February Emiquon Partnership monthly science lecture series will be on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Mustard's Retreat

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Appearing at the monthly concert series will be "Mustard's Retreat." They are a multi-instrumental folk duo.

https://www.mustardsretreat.com/index.php

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30th Annual Artifact Identification Day

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, March 04, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Museum staff and other experts will be available to identify your artifacts, rocks, fossils, animal bones, and perhaps anything else you may be curious about. Find out more ...

The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the "End of the World"

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, March 06, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...

Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.

Events, ISM Lockport

Women Speak with Needle and Thread

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, May 22, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

One way that women have expressed their opinions about current events is through creative outlets such as quilting. In her lecture and trunk show, renowned quilt expert Sandy Schweitzer examines women’s views through their quilting from the mid-1800s to the present, touching on topics such as war, temperance, politics, community service, the environment, and the women’s movement. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, June 13, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

Illinois' Largest and Craziest Paper Quilt Project

ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 18, 2011 - Sunday, June 19, 2011, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Have you ever thought about making a quilt, but felt intimidated by the time, effort and skill required? If so, we have the perfect event for you! Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, June 20, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, June 27, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, July 11, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, July 18, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

Piece Talks: Illinois Amish Quilts and Their Cultural Revelations

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, July 24, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery Director Jim Zimmer discusses how Amish quilts from the Illinois State Museum collection reveal cultural aspects of the Illinois Amish community.

Admission is free. Reservations are not required, but seating is limited.

This event is being offered at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, July 25, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, August 01, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, August 08, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, August 15, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, August 22, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

Eye of the Beholder

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, August 28, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery Curator Jennifer Jaskowiak explores the relationships between quilts, the elements of art and movements in art history.

Admission is free. Reservations are not required, but seating is limited.

This event is being offered at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery in conjunction with the exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...

A Closer Look Exhibition Tours

ISM Lockport Gallery
Monday, August 29, 2011, 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Brief and informative, these tours focus on different quilts in the current exhibition Amish and "English": Quilts from the Illinois State Museum. Find out more ...

Meet the Curators

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, December 04, 2011, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Tour the exhibition with Luminous Ground curators Judith Lloyd Klauba and Doug Stapleton. Find out more ...

Of a Certain Age: Monet, Grandma Moses and More

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, February 05, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Jim Zimmer and Jennifer Jaskowiak examine the work of other "artists with histories" throughout art history. Find out more ...

Make Our Garden Grow

ISM Lockport Gallery
Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

We invite "budding" senior artists to celebrate the first day of spring by participating in a community collage activity to "grow" a paper garden. Find out more ...

Silver Jubilee Open House

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, May 06, 2012, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us in opening the new exhibition Focus 4 and celebrating the launch of ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year. Find out more ...

Focus On Don Seiden

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, June 03, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Learn about the mixed-media work and lengthy career of Chicago artist Don Seiden as ISM Chicago Gallery Curator Jane Stevens explores how art has been a constant companion in Seiden's thinking, feeling and sensory life. Find out more ...

Art Detective Family Fun

ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 16, 2012 - Sunday, June 17, 2012, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Help Nancy DRAW and the ARTy Boys solve the mystery of the Great Canal Caper. Families can uncover clues from exhibited artworks and decode the secret messages. Find out more ...

Focus On Steven Robnett

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, July 15, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Discover the precisely executed drawings and paintings of Elgin artist Steven Robnett when ISMLG Director Jim Zimmer provides an overview of how the artist uses human figures as narrative images that metaphorically expose the human condition.

This ISMLG Talk & Tour Event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Focus 4, presented during ISM Lockport Gallery’s 25^th Anniversary year. Find out more ...

Focus on Rebecca Wolfram

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join ISMLG Curator Jennifer Jaskowiak as she discusses the mysterious and evocative paintings of Chicago-based artist Rebecca Wolfram whose work explores ideas of culture, custom and tradition.

This ISMLG Talk & Tour Event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Focus 4, presented during ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year. Find out more ...

Focus On Mario Trejo

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, September 09, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Hear Curator Robert Sill, ISM Assistant Director of Art, explain how Southern Illinois artist Mario Trejo combines rigorous processes and acute attention to detail to create stunning works of quiet beauty.

This ISMLG Talk & Tour Event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Focus 4, presented during ISM Lockport Gallery’s 25^th Anniversary year. Find out more ...

Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, September 30, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Be prepared for a chilling dramatic performance of Grimm's fairy tales–some set to music–as they were originally intended for adults. Find out more ...

Fall Open House

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, November 04, 2012, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Come view the new exhibition and take part in a gallery Walk and Talk at 2:00 pm. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: John Himmelfarb

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, December 02, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The public is invited to meet Chicago artist John Himmelfarb as he discusses his work and that of his late father, Sam Himmelfarb. Find out more ...

Figuring Women

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, January 13, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

ISMLG Curator Jennifer Jaskowiak examines the role of the female figure in art history. This event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Figurism, presented during ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year.

CLICK to Press Release for more information. Find out more ...

The Figure in New Deal Art

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, February 10, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

ISMLG Director John Lustig surveys the figurative tradition in government-sponsored art from the 1930s. This event is part of the free Sunday Series for the exhibition Figurism, presented during the ISM Lockport Gallery's 25th Anniversary year.

CLICK to Press Release for more information. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: Judy Raphael

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, March 03, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The public is invited to meet Chicago artist Judy Raphael as she discusses her work in which she explores female adolescence. Find out more ...

Family ARTventures

ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

During Lockport Old Canal Days week-end
Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16
11:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Take a self-guided tour of the current exhibition Fragile Relations: Art Nature, and Environment aided by ISMLG's Family ARTventures Guide. Find out more ...

Tweet-ISM Art 2013

ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 15, 2013 - Sunday, June 16, 2013, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

During Lockport Old Canal Days week-end
Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16
11:00 to 5:00 p.m.

The latest “-ism” (or movement) in art are images which we tweet and re-tweet, visually reacting to our environment. Be a part of the “-ism” at the ISM during Old Canal Days weekend. First, view the exhibition Fragile Relations: Art, Nature, and Environment at ISM Lockport. Then, respond to any one (or two, or three) of the art on display by creating your own photos relating to a favorite piece that you see and post the image through ISM Lockport’s Twitter feed. Don’t have a Twitter account, submit pics to our Facebook page or via email to the staff and they’ll add it for you. Specific instructions will be available at the Museum. Offered during Old Canal Days 2013.

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Reception and Tour with Curator Jane Stevens

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, August 25, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a Gallery "Walk and Talk" led by Jane Stevens, Associate Curator of Art, ISM Chicago Gallery and summer refreshments. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: Jeff Crisman

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, September 29, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Come hear Joliet-based photographer Jeff Crisman speak about his work and process. This is a great way to speak directly with the artist and ask questions about his work. Find out more ...

Meet the Artist: Barbara Cooper

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, October 20, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Barbara Cooper works with all different types of found wood to create beautiful sculptures. Come hear the artist speak about her work and process. Find out more ...

After Hours with the Author: Dennis Cremin

ISM Lockport Gallery
Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Join in the conversation with historian and author Dennis Cremin who will discuss his new book Grant Park: The Evolution of Chicago’s Front Yard. This event is part of our programming series for the exhibition sketches, journals, preparations. Find out more ...

Gallery "Walk and Talk"

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for a Gallery “Walk and Talk” led by exhibition curator Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator of Art, ISM Lockport Gallery. Find out more ...

Two Artists: Yerkes and Moessel

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, February 09, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Curators Doug Stapleton, ISM Chicago Gallery, and Jennifer Jaskowiak, ISM Lockport Gallery will introduce you to two historic Illinois artists who worked in the early 20^th century: Mary Agnes Yerkes (1886-1989) and Julius Moessel (1871-1959). Exhibition curator Jennifer Jaskowiak will speak about the remarkable life and work of Oak Park native Mary Agnes Yerkes; most noted for her light filled paintings of the national parks and Pacific coastline. German-born artist Julius Moessel arrived in Chicago in the late 1920s after nearly 30 years as a painter of interior architectural decoration. Assistant Curator Doug Stapleton will talk about the many aspects of Moessel’s work as an observer of the natural world. This event is part of our free Sunday Series for the exhibition sketches, journals, preparations. Find out more ...

Sketching Still Life Workshop with artist Susan Frankel

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, March 02, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

We’ll provide the inspiration, you bring your sketchpad and pencils to this discussion and “How’d they do that?” workshop. Find out more ...

Zooarchaeology (a How'd They Do That? demonstration and workshop)

ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, March 23, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Events, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center

Artist Demonstration: Folk Art
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Monday, April 25, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Alana Tibbets of Edwardsville will be demonstrating her folk art techniques.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Book Signing
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Debbie Motsinger of Herrin will be signing the book, "The Flowers Were Talking to Me." The book, written by Robert De Filippis, accounts her illness and emergence as a well-known artist.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Cast Bronze Sculpting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, April 29, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Morgan Elser of Delavan will be demonstrating her methods for cast bronze sculpting.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Needle Felting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, April 30, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Morgan Elser of Delavan will be demonstrating needle felting as a way to create sculpture.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Workshop: Advanced China Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - Saturday, May 14, 2011, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Charlene Whitler of Eldorado, a nationally known porcelain artisan, will give a workshop on china painting techniques for advanced students. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Pastels
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, May 28, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rusty Watson of Mt. Vernon will demonstrate pastels.
Free and open to the public.
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Artist Demonstration: Lampwork Glass Beadmaking
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, May 29, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rhonda Lemay of Belleville will demonstrate lampwork glass beadmaking.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

July 4th Weekend Event
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 02, 2011 - Monday, July 04, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Celebrate Independence at Rend Lake. Take time to browse the Southern Illinois Artisans Center and later in the evening (July 4th only) join us at the Rend Lake Damn for a spectacular fireworks display. Find out more ...

Saturday Workshops for Kids
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 09, 2011, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Colored Pencil Drawing — taught by Rusty Watson of Mt. Vernon
All kids workshops are Saturdays in July, 10am-Noon. Find out more ...

Saturday Workshops for Kids
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hand Made & Wheel Thrown Pottery — taught by Billie Brannan of Thompsonville
All kids workshops are Saturdays in July, 10am-Noon. Find out more ...

Saturday Workshops for Kids
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 23, 2011, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mixed Media Art — taught by Sarah Smith Shoot of Makanda
All kids workshops are Saturdays in July, 10am-Noon. Find out more ...

Saturday Workshops for Kids
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 30, 2011, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Printmaking — taught by Glenda Eubanks of Mt. Vernon
All kids workshops are Saturdays in July, 10am-Noon. Find out more ...

Workshop: China Painting Classes: Introductory & Beginning
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Wednesday, August 03, 2011 - Thursday, August 04, 2011, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Charlene Whitler of Eldorado, a nationally known porcelain artisan, will teach a class designed for beginning china painting on porcelain. Find out more ...

Workshop: Beginner China Painting II
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Monday, August 29, 2011 - Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Charlene Whitler's class is designed as a continuation of the Beginner China Painting I, but is suitable for first time students. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Watercolor & Acrylic Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, September 03, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Joan Skiver-Levy of West Frankfort will demonstrate watercolor & acrylic painting.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Basket Weaving
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, September 04, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kay Wiggins of McLeansboro will demonstrate basket weaving.
Free and open to the public.
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12th Annual Art & Wine Festival
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, September 24, 2011 - Sunday, September 25, 2011, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Join us for the 12th Annual Art and Wine Festival on the grounds of the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Rend Lake. Find out more ...

Workshop: Needle Felted Tapestry
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Morgan Elser will teach a needle felting class designed for artists at the beginning level. Find out more ...

Holiday Open House
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, November 25, 2011 - Sunday, November 27, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
It's time to "Shop Illinois" Begin your holiday shopping by purchasing a gift made in Illinois. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Doll Making
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, November 26, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Vicki Gingrich of Tunnel Hill will demonstrate doll making.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...

Artist Demonstration: Silk Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, November 26, 2011 - Sunday, November 27, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Karen Snow of LaGrange will demonstrate silk painting.
Free and open to the public.
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Adult Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - Thursday, April 12, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Advanced China Painting Workshop
April 10,11,12 from 10am-4pm
Instructor: Charlene Whitler
This year's subject will be "Dogwood & Lilies."
Tuition $125, some supplies included, minimum of 6
Please send deposit at registration. Find out more ...

Artisans Demonstrations: Missy Carstens - Oil Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Missy specializes in Impressionistic oil painting using a palette knife technique.
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Artisans Demonstrations: Charlene Whitler - China Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Thursday, April 26, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Charlene will demonstrate the ancient art of china painting in a more contemporary style.
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Artisans Demonstrations: Rhonda Lemay - Lampwork Jewelry
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, April 27, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rhonda's enthusiastic lampwork demonstrations are always fascinating and informative.
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Artisans Demonstrations: Gloria Wagener - Decorative Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, April 28, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Gloria Wagener adds depth to ornament painting by using a modeling paste technique.
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Adult Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Flipping Your Scraps" Quilt Design
Instructor: Sherrie Grob
Learn to use scraps to create a beautiful quilted piece.
Tuition $60, supply list available, minimum of 6
Please send deposit at registration. Find out more ...

Artisans Demonstrations: Nathan Bennett - Wood Carving
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Nathan is a master wood carver. You will be amazed as you watch his birds come to life.
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Artisans Demonstrations: Bonnie Shileny - Ceramics
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, May 27, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bonnie loves to take throwing clay beyond her own hands as she encourages you to take part in the throwing.
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Artisans Demonstrations: David Clelland - Watercolor Painting
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Monday, May 28, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
David is looking forward to sharing his expert pen and ink watercolor techniques.
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Saturday Children's Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Instructor: Billie Brannan
Project: Ceramics-Wheel throwing and tile making
Children's workshops: $20 per child, minimum of 6, no exceptions, overflow can be scheduled as an afternoon class. Find out more ...

Saturday Children's Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Instructor: Missy Carstens
Project: Drawing, Painting and Printmaking
Children's workshops: $20 per child, minimum of 6, no exceptions, overflow can be scheduled as an afternoon class. Find out more ...

Adult Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, June 23, 2012 - Sunday, June 24, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Silk Painting"
Instructor: Karen Snow
Silk painting is fast becoming a popular form of fiber art. Find out more ...

Adult Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Monday, June 25, 2012, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
"Beaded Jewelry"
Instructor: Karen Snow
Learning to make your own beaded jewelry can be so much fun. Find out more ...

Artisans Demonstrations: Katherine Sands - Screen Printing
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, June 29, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Katherine creates wild hand-dyed fabrics.
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Artisans Demonstrations: Dwain Naragon - Wheel Thrown Ceramics
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, June 30, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Dwain will give an interactive demonstration on how to use his quickcenter.
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Adult Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, June 30, 2012, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Improvisational Screen Printing"
Instructor: Katherine Sands
Learn the simple techniques for getting images onto silk screens and then printing your own designer cloth with fiber reactive dyes.
Tuition $60 & $12 supply fee, minimum of 6
Please send deposit at registration. Find out more ...

Artisans Demonstrations: Kay Wiggins - Basket Weaving
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, July 01, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kay is an outstanding basket weaver and will be weaving a variety of baskets as well as demonstrate weaving.
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Saturday Children's Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 07, 2012, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Instructor: Sarah Shoot Smith
Project: Mixed Media
Children's workshops: $20 per child, minimum of 6, no exceptions, overflow can be scheduled as an afternoon class. Find out more ...

Saturday Children's Workshops
Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 14, 2012, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Instructor: Billie Brannan
Project: Ceramics-Wheel throwing and tile making
Children's workshops: $20 per child, minimum of 6, no exceptions, overflow can be scheduled as an afternoon class. Find out more ...

Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.