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Curator Talk—Focus on Artist Don Seiden at ISM Lockport Gallery posted May 14, 2012
LOCKPORT— Learn about the mixed-media work and the lengthy career of Chicago artist Don Seiden at the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery on Sunday, June 3, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.  This presentation, entitled “Focus On Don Seiden” will be led by ISM Chicago Gallery Curator Jane Stevens.  Stevens will explore how art has been a constant companion in Seiden’s thinking, feeling and sensory life.  This ISMLG “Talk & Tour Program”—part of our continuing “Sunday Series”—is free and open to the public; reservations are not required though seating is limited. Read more ...

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Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories posted May 08, 2012
Illinois State Museum Exhibition Opens May 20, 2012 SPRINGFIELD, IL  The Illinois State Museum in Springfield will present a new exhibition, Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories from May 20, 2012 through January 6, 2013. Read more ...

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Open House Celebrates 25th Anniversary, A New Exhibition and Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery Day posted April 20, 2012
LOCKPORT—Everyone is invited to attend a special occasion Sunday, May 6, 2012, as the ISM Lockport Gallery launches a year of celebration with our Silver Jubilee Open House from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Read more ...

Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection posted January 06, 2012
50+ outstanding artists—some known, some rarely seen—who begin with the figureChicago, IL-- From January 30 through May 25, 2012, the Illinois State MuseumChicago Gallery presents Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from theIllinois State Museum Collection. Read more ...

Illinois Selected for Prestigious Federal Collections Preservation Grant posted October 06, 2011
Springfield, IL ─ The Illinois State Museum Society, on behalf of a consortium of 12 museums, libraries, archives, and service providers across the state, was awarded a prestigious Connecting to Collections statewide implementation grant ($182,241) by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Read more ...

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