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 Partners on Paper Receives Award posted January 30, 2012
Partners on Paper received the 2011 Outstanding Collaborative Event award at the Downtown Springfield, Inc awards program on January 25, 2012. The Illinois State Museum partnered with the Prairie Arts Alliance, Robert Morris Gallery, Springfield Art Association, and University of Illinois Springfield to present a wide range of paper related art exhibitions and programs during the fall of 2011. A progressive reception at all of the venues took place on Oct. 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 ...
ISM Lockport Gallery Hosts Curator's Tour of Contemporary Art Exhibition posted November 14, 2011
LOCKPORT—The Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery’s Sunday series of free public programs continues during the current exhibition Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories. The first event offers an opportunity to meet one of the curators, Judith Lloyd Klauba, to participate in a guided tour of the exhibition, and to hear her strategy for selecting the artists and objects for this exhibition. “Meet the Curator: Judith Lloyd Klauba” is on Sunday, December 4, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories was co-curated by Judith Lloyd Klauba, Associate Curator of Fine Art, and Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator of Fine Art, both of whom are based at the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery. Lloyd Klauba has been a curator with the Illinois State Museum since 1989 and has curated several important exhibitions. Read more ...
 Exhibition of Contemporary Art By Mature Artists Now Open At The Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery posted October 24, 2011
LOCKPORT—On October 11, 2011, the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery opened a new exhibition entitled Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories. This exhibition explores the resilience of age and creativity and highlights the work and careers of eleven elder Chicago artists who are, or were, creatively active into their later decades. Many are nationally and internationally known; all are vitally creative. This exhibition suggests that, if there is a “Fountain of Youth,” it is creativity. Special events and programs are planned. The exhibition runs through April 13, 2012. The artists of Luminous Ground: Artists with Histories share three important similarities: 1) the creation of life-long bodies of work of the highest caliber; 2) the influencing of multiple artists across generations, not only by their art but through teaching and community involvement; 3) commitments of fifty to sixty years or more to the exploration of personal creativity. Their art arises from luminous ground, a reservoir of creativity that has sustained and nurtured their art through the decades. 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 ...
 On and Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum posted October 05, 2011
Exhibition Opens October 21 at Illinois State MuseumAssociated programs Oct. 21, Oct. 22, and Nov. 12 SPRINGFIELD, IL— The Illinois State Museum in Springfield will present a new exhibition, On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum, from October 21, 2011 through April 29, 2012. Read more ...
PARTNERS ON PAPER: A Citywide Salute to Art Made On and Of Paper—September 20-November 12, 2011 posted January 30, 2012
PARTNERS ON PAPER: A Citywide Salute to Art Made On and Of Paper From September 20 through November 12, the five largest arts organizations in Springfield (The Illinois State Museum, University of Illinois Visual Art Gallery, Springfield Art Association, Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, and Robert Morris Gallery) will celebrate the varied role paper plays in art. Read more ...
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