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- National Fossil Day
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free and Open to the Public The Museum is partnering with the National Park Service for the 2nd annual National Fossil Day. Find out more ...
- Paul Mickey Science Series: Quarries and Culture: Trade in the Southern German Neolithic
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Lynn Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois-Springfield; Adjunct Research Associate, Illinois State Museum This presentation describes recent results of investigations at a Neolithic stone quarry near Ulm, Germany, on the upper Danube River. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: The Beauty of Tibet: Nature and Culture
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, October 12, 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 Tibet. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: Animals Remains from the Getewaaking Site: A Late Woodland Site on Mackinac Island, Michigan
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Terrance Martin, Curator, Chair of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
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- Partners on Paper: Citywide Public Progressive Reception Event
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Friday, October 21, 2011, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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. Find out more ...
- On & Of Paper Gallery Talk
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator of Art, Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery During this informal "Walk & Talk" the curator of On & Of Paper will provide a guided tour of the exhibition and relate how specific objects from the ISM collection inspired her vision. Find out more ...
- Paper Cutting Demonstration
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Renowned Chicago artist Richard Shipps will demonstrate his paper cutting techniques. As part of the Partners on Paper collaborative, the exhibition Life in the Counter-Form: the Cut Paper Art of Richard Shipps, is currently on exhibit at the Robert Morris Gallery until October 28th.
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- Brownbag Lectures: Comparing the Modern Native American Presence in Illinois with other States of the Old Northwest Territory
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Please note that the Brown Bag lecture will be held on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, rather than the usual Wednesday.
Presented by Dennis Sweatman, Illinois State Museum Volunteer Illinois was home to Native American peoples for 12,000 years, but today the tribal presence in the state is relatively small. Find out more ...
- Where Are the Wild Things? Halloween Festival
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Sunday, October 30, 2011, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fee: $2 for children ages 12 and under, $1 for adults
The Illinois State Museum, WDBR 103.7 FM Radio, and the genH Coalition in conjunction with St. Find out more ...
Fee: $2 for children ages 12 and under, $1 for adults.
- Brownbag Lectures: Fossil Lake, Oregon: The Steamy Story Behind a Classical Pleistocene Locality
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, November 02, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Katherine McCarville, Upper Iowa University The paleontological locality at Fossil Lake, Oregon, has been known to science since the late nineteenth century. Find out more ...
- Collector's Day
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, November 05, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Many of the finest pieces of the Museum's collections were donated by people with a passion for collecting. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: The Larry Bright Serial Homicide Investigation: The Interplay Between Crime Scene Investigation and Anthropology
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Tuesday, November 08, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Please note that the Brown Bag will be held on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, rather than the usual Wednesday. Presented by Master Sergeant Matt Davis, Illinois State Police, Division of Forensic Services
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- Paul Mickey Science Series: Building Bridges: IDOT Archaeology and Tribal Consultation
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, November 09, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by: Brad A. Koldehoff, Cultural Resources Coordinator, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Dr. Find out more ...
- Super Saturdays at the Museum: Paperpalooza
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, November 12, 2011, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Learn about paper and art, explore the On and of Paper exhibition, and work with professional artists to create beautiful works of art. Highlights of the event include papermaking with Betsy Dollar of the Springfield Art Association, origami art with artist Fumika Brudnak, printmaking, and a collaborative paper sculpture. Paperpalooza! is the final program of the Partners on Paper: A Citywide Celebration of the Role of Paper in Art collaborative with the Illinois State Museum, the University of Illinois-Springfield Visual Arts Gallery, Springfield Art Association, Prairie Art Alliance, and Robert Morris Gallery. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: On the Drawing Board at Dickson Mounds: Engaging a 21st Century Audience
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Michael Wiant, Director, Dickson Mounds Museum
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- Brownbag Lectures: "And now for something completely different" Monty Python
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
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- Brownbag Lectures: Semester at Sea
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Joan Walters In January of 2009, Joan Walters embarked on a voyage around the world with 700+ undergraduates with Semester at Sea on board the MV Explorer. Find out more ...
- Book Signing
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Friday, December 09, 2011, 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Authors Kenneth Farnsworth, Dr. John Walthall, and Robert Mazrim will sign copies of their recently published books in The Museum Store. Kenneth B. Find out more ...
- Super Saturdays at the Museum: Let it Snow! Winter Crafts
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, December 10, 2011, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Celebrate winter with fun winter art. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: The South Pacific Musical Voyage of the Sailing Vessel Larabeck
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Sharon Graf, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Illinois-Springfield
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- Paul Mickey Science Series: Unraveling a Mystery: Recent Excavations at the Hickory Hill Site in Southern Illinois
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Mark J. Wagner, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University From about 1834 until 1864, the state-owned Hickory Hill site in Gallatin County represented the home of John Hart Crenshaw, a prominent southern Illinois salt maker who employed both African-American slaves and indentured servants before the Civil War. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: Thomas Houghan's Secret Past: An Early Springfield Scandal
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Erika Holst, Curator of Collections, Springfield Art Association Before Edwards Place was Edwards Place it was Houghan's House, where prominent local physician Thomas Houghan lived with his wife and stepson from 1833-1843. Find out more ...
- Paul Mickey Science Series Lecture: The Science of Climate Change
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Monday, January 09, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Dr. Eric C. Grimm, Curator and Chair of Botany at the Illinois State Museum, will present The Science of Climate Change. This presentation will focus on how scientists reconstruct past climate, how they understand the major natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change, and how these drivers may affect future climate change. Find out more ...
- Paul Mickey Science Series: The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the "End of the World"
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Dr. Jonathan Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
News media reports about the so-called Maya “prediction” of the end of the world in 2012 fail to note that many Native American peoples, and peoples elsewhere in the world, have a cyclical view of time in which a cycle of time ends and a new one begins. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: Telling the Jameson Jenkins Story at Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 11, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Timothy Townsend, Historian, Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site historian Tim Townsend will discuss ongoing research about Abraham Lincoln's neighbor and Underground Railroad conductor Jameson Jenkins, who lived one block south of the Lincolns. Find out more ...
- Super Saturdays at the Museum: Gems to Jewels
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, January 14, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Are you curious how minerals form crystals? Do you know how gemstones are made into jewelry? Discover more at the January 14th Super Saturday Gems to Jewels. Find out more ...
- Paul Mickey Science Series: The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, Pawnee, and Pueblo Views of the "End of the World"
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
NOTE: Due to overwhelming response to this lecture on Wednesday, January 11, Dr. Reyman will repeat his presentation on January 18.
Presented by Dr. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: Social Media @ Work
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Elizabeth Bazan, Mary Ann MacLean Educator, Illinois State Museum What role does social media play in the workplace? How can you keep your personal and professional lives separate? What tools can help you to be more productive? This presentation will attempt to answer these questions and more.
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- Brownbag Lectures: 25 June 1832, Black Hawk War: The Fight at Kellogg's Grove
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Michael Wiant, Director, Dickson Mounds Museum
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- Carrol C. Hall Science Series for Middle School Students: Ready or Not: Preparing for Severe Weather & Disasters
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, January 28, 2012, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Students in grades 6-8
- 1:00 to 3:00 pm
- Free with registration
Do you know what to do during a tornado? Is your family prepared to survive for days after a natural disaster? Eddy Weiss, disaster preparedness expert, will teach you what to do in such an emergency. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: The End of Time: Maya, Aztec, and Pueblo Views of the "End of the World"
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jonathan Reyman, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum
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- Paul Mickey Science Series: Known by me to be a freeman of colour": Telling the Jameson Jenkins Story at Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Presented by Timothy Townsend, Historian, Lincoln Home National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln’s neighbor and Underground Railroad conductor Jameson Jenkins lived one block south of Lincoln’s home. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: "Stone Age Stories — Why Fiction?"
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 08, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Lynn Fisher, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Chair, Sociology/Anthropology Dept. University of Illinois at Springfield and Adjunct Research Associate, ISM
As a fan of prehistoric fiction, Dr. Find out more ...
- Super Saturdays at the Museum: Get the Beat! African American Musicians
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Families will learn about Illinois musicians and make their own beat with percussion instruments. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: At Home in the Illinois Country: Recent Archaeology at French Colonial Sites in Southern Illinois
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Robert Mazrim, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Adjunct Research Associate, ISM Robert Mazrim will discuss the findings made during several seasons of research-based archaeology in the French Colonial District of Illinois. Find out more ...
- Fernando Jones to Present History of the Blues
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free and open to the public
The Illinois State Museum, in collaboration with the Illinois Central Blues Club, will again present the “History of the Blues” February 19, 2012 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Fernando Jones, a self taught blues musician from the age of four, will present the history of the blues genre in narration and musically with his group, My Band. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: A Historical Review of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Illinois State Museum, Part 3: Celtic Reign
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Saunders, Illinois State Museum Curator and Chair of Geology Celtic Reign is the third and final in the speaker’s “Historical Review Series.” It presents the story of the Museum’s Quaternary Studies Center (the QSC, now morphed within the Landscape History Program). Find out more ...
- Celebrate Cultural Diversity
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Family Event
- 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Free and Open to the Public
Join us for a celebration of Illinois' cultural diversity. Find out more ...
- Brownbag Lectures: Development of DNA Barcodes in Oak Species
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Lucia Vazquez, Associate Professor and Chair of Biology, University of Illinois at Springfield
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- Brownbag Lectures: Archaeological Investigations at New Philadelphia: The First Ten Years
- ISM Research & Collections Center
Wednesday, March 07, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Presented by Dr. Terrance J. Martin, Curator of Anthropology, Illinois State Museum and Claire Fuller Martin, Research Associate, Illinois State Museum
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Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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 – 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.
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- 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
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 ...
- 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
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- 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 ...
- Fine Furniture - Charlie Sweitzer: Midwest Hardwoods
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, December 01, 2011 - Saturday, December 31, 2011, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
December exhibition window featured artist is Charlie Sweitzer. Press Release.
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- Illinois Artisans Program Partners with One of a Kind Show
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, December 01, 2011 - Sunday, December 04, 2011, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Illinois Artisans Program is pleased to announce its partnership with One of a Kind Show & Sale! Find out more ...
- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, December 09, 2011 - Saturday, December 10, 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 ...
- Art Sprees: Holiday Art Spree
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Friday, December 16, 2011, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Juried artisans display and sell gift items in a three day Holiday Art Spree in the James R. Find out more ...
- Wearables: Kate Strong
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Tuesday, January 03, 2012 - Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
January exhibition window featured artist is Kate Strong. Practical Elegance Press Release.
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- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, January 13, 2012 - Saturday, January 14, 2012, 11:00 AM - 1:00 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 11am-1pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...
- Exhibition in Atrium
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Monday, January 23, 2012 - Friday, January 27, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The following artists will be exhibiting work in the atrium of the James R. Thompson Center: - Kina Bagovska, Painting, Norridge
- Les Barker, Snowflakes/Paper, Aurora
- Inara Cedrins, Block Prints, Chicago
- Kathryn Collins, Painting, Chicago
- Sharon DeLaCruz, Quilts, Chicago
- Bronwyn Elkuss, Fiber, Chicago
- Scott Fincher, Photography, Chicago
- Alicia Forestall-Boehm, Encaustic, Chicago
- Lisa Goesling, Scratchboard, Palatine
- Carole Hennessy, Watercolor, Chicago
- Mark McMahon, Drawing, Lake Forest
- Carolyn McKee Freese, Graphite, Serena
- Lynn Merel, Painting, Chicago
- Rosemary Morrissey-Herzberg, Watercolor, Chicago
- Dennis O'Malley, Prints, Wilmette
- Debra Paulson, Photography, Chicago
- Beth Shadur, Drawing/Painting, Highland Park
- Carl Vogtmann, Photography, Chicago
- Nina Weiss, Painting, Highland Park
- Marikay Witlock, Pastel, Chicago Heights
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- Through Our Eyes
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Monday, January 30, 2012 - Friday, February 03, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery Atrium exhibition. Art by Gabriela Alvarez, Kathryn A Budd, Jose Jimenez, and Enrique Medina. Find out more ...
- Jewelry
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 - Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
February exhibition window featured artist is Rebecca Zemans. Press Release.
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- Art Sprees: Valentine's Art Spree
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, February 09, 2012 - Friday, February 10, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium. Press Release.
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- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, February 10, 2012 - Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM - 1:00 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 11am-1pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...
- Trunk Show with Rebecca Zemans
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Valentines Day, February 14th from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Illinois Artisans, Chicago.
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- Gallery Discussion
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, will lead a gallery discussion of the exhibition Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...
- Scratchboard - Lisa Goesling - "The Nurture of Nature"
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, March 01, 2012 - Saturday, March 31, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
March exhibition window featured artist is Lisa Goesling. Press Release.
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- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, March 09, 2012 - Saturday, March 10, 2012, 11:00 AM - 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 11am-1pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...
- Gallery Discussion
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, will lead a gallery discussion of the exhibition Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...
- Art Sprees: Spring Art Spree
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - Friday, March 16, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium.
Inara Cedrins, Prints, Chicago
Bud Greene, Glass Jewelry, Highland Park
Meg Guttman, Pillows & Purses, Chicago
Ala Jaron, Jewelry, Chicago
LaVonne Nye, Jewelry, Lostant
Doug Prell, Glass Jewelry, Chicago
Barbara Raidl, Silk Screen Prints & Cards, Chicago
Susie Ryan, Ceramics, Metamora (image)
David Shwatal, Photography, Chicago
Jane Shaffer, Jewelry, Mt. Find out more ...
- Teapot Window
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Sunday, April 01, 2012 - Monday, April 30, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
April exhibition window will feature teapots.
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- Art Sprees: Gardening Art Spree
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - Friday, April 13, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Juried artisans sell and display fine craft at the Thompson Center Atrium. Find out more ...
- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, April 13, 2012 - Saturday, April 14, 2012, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
April 13 & 14 Four artisans sell and demonstrate their craft to the public. Find out more ...
- Gallery Discussion
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, will lead a gallery discussion of the exhibition Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...
- Camera Fantastica
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Monday, April 23, 2012 - Friday, April 27, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The ISM Chicago Gallery is hosting the "Camera Fantastica" exhibition in the Atrium from April 23 - 27, 2012. This exhibition is in conjunction with Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and Chicago State University. Find out more ...
- Jewelry
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - Thursday, May 31, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
May exhibition window featured artist is Jane Shaffer.
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- Art Sprees: Mother's Day Art Spree
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - Friday, May 11, 2012, 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 ...
- Gallery Discussion
- ISM Chicago Gallery
Wednesday, May 09, 2012, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Doug Stapleton, Assistant Curator, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery, will lead a gallery discussion of the exhibition Figurism: Narrative and Fantastic Figurative Art from the Illinois State Museum Collection. Find out more ...
- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, May 11, 2012 - Saturday, May 12, 2012, 11:00 AM - 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 11am-1pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...
- Wooden Birds & Fish
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, June 01, 2012 - Saturday, June 30, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
June exhibition window featured artist is Richard Kowal.
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- "Meet Illinois Artisans" at the Chicago Water Works Vistors Center
- Illinois Artisans, Chicago
Friday, June 08, 2012 - Saturday, June 09, 2012, 11:00 AM - 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 11am-1pm at the Chicago Water Works Visitors Center. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- 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 ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- 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 2nd. 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.
Find out more ...
- 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
Find out more ...
- 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 ...
- Civil War Ghosts and Legends
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, March 10, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Brian Fox Ellis will present the program Civil War Ghosts and Legends at Dickson Mounds Museum Auditorium on Saturday, March 10, 2012 beginning at 2:00 p.m. This free program is presented by the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society. Hear true stories and legends woven with traditional songs from the most un-civil war. Join storyteller Brian Fox Ellis as he takes listeners back in time to the bloody battlefields, gruesome field hospitals and haunted graveyards of Americas deadliest war. In the persona of Mathias Stritt, a German immigrant who was on the first to enlist in Peoria, Illinois and later marched with Sherman as he burned Atlanta and marched to the sea, Fox intersperses a rich knowledge of the war with stories, poetry, and period songs. Parents should note -- stories contain strong, graphically descriptive accounts. Parental discretion is encouraged. Brian Fox Ellis is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, historian and museum consultant. He works with The Field Museum, The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and numerous smaller historical society museums to develop curriculum, write interpretive booklets and present staff training on storytelling as an interpretive tool.
Following the performance, the Fulton County Historical and Genealogical Society will conduct a short hands-on workshop for students exploring their family trees. "Genealogy Detective Kits" will be given to each child 4th grade and up to play detective - to look for clues and sift through information for answers about their ancestors. Family tree worksheets will be available for younger students. For more information, please call 309-547-3721.
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- Emiquon Partnership Monthly Science Lecture Series
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, March 11, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The next Emiquon Partnership monthly science lecture series will be on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Find out more ...
- Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, March 17, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Historical folk musicians Sparky and Rhonda Rucker bring the songs of the American struggle for democracy to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series this Saturday, March the 17th at 7:30 PM. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker weave their music into captivating stories that span over three centuries of African-American history, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the westward migration, the birth of blues music, and the civil rights Movement. Find out more ...
- Big Things in Small Packages: The Archaeology of Small Sites
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, April 03, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The next Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...
- Hammered Dulcimer Workshop
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Novice to Intermediate workshop on playing hammered dulcimer will be offered on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the Dickson Mounds Museum.
Judy Schmidt will be presenting the workshops. The daylong workshop will be broken into two sessions. The first session, novice, will be held from 10:00 a.m. Find out more ...
- Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Ken Carlysle and Chris Vallillo
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
In a rare duo appearance, Hickory Ridge host Chris Vallillo will join former bandmate Ken Carlysle Saturday April 21, 2012 at 7:30 at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Performing a combination of original tunes and fine instrumentals, these two road warriors will present a night of original songs and fine instrumental playing on guitars, mandolins, Dobro, jew’s harp harmonica fiddle and accordion.
Ken's touring band The Cadillac Cowboys was one of the premier country rock bands of the Midwest playing up to 300 nights a year and performing for the President of the United States and in places as diverse as Key West, FL and New York City. Always hailed as a premier showman, Ken takes a simpler approach these days focusing on original music and instrumentals that harkens back to the early day of country music. He calls his unique fiddle style hoe-jun; part hoe down and part Cajun. Ken’s country roots style fits hand in glove with Chris’s Americana-roots playing and while there won’t be any fiddle playing on the tables these days, it’s guaranteed to be a fine time!
Find out more ...
- Mountain Dulcimer Workshops
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, April 21, 2012, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Beginning and intermediate to advanced workshops on playing mountain dulcimers will be offered on Saturday, April 21, 2012 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 ...
- Celebrate Earth Day with the Emiquon Partnership
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Emiquon Partnership - Illinois State Museum Dickson Mounds Museum, The Nature Conservancy, University of Illinois, Therkildsen Field Station, and U.S. Find out more ...
- An Archaeological Investigation of "Man's Best Friend"
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, May 01, 2012, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Illinois Valley Archaeological Society (IVAS) lecture will be Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Find out more ...
- Mother's Day Gift Ideas
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, May 06, 2012, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dickson Mounds Museum presents Mother’s Day Gift Ideas, a free program, for kids ages 5-14 years old on Sunday, May 6, 2012 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.. Find out more ...
- Emiquon Partners Science Lecture Series
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The next installment of the popular Emiquon Partners Science Lecture Series will be Sunday, May 13, 2012, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This presentation is titled "Not Just Pretty Flowers: Restoration in the Age of Global Change". Amy McEuen is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) where she teaches courses in ecology, environmental biology, and statistics. She holds a PhD in Terrestrial Ecology and an MS in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Michigan. Find out more ...
- Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Fingerstyle Guitarist at Hickory Ridge
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, May 19, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Guitarist and songwriter John Heasly will return to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Find out more ...
- Spring Rendezvous
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, June 09, 2012 - Sunday, June 10, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
At Dickson Mounds Museum on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 & 10, 2012, 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 18th and 19th 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. Find out more ...
- Second Sunday Science Lecture Series
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, June 10, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dickson Mounds Museum announces the Second Sunday Science Lecture Series on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Find out more ...
- Hickory Ridge Concert Series: English and Celtic Group
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Folk Duo February Sky will perform an unusual mix of traditional English folk songs and original, quirky humorous songs on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm at the Dickson Mounds Museum in Lewistown, IL. From old time English ballads to stellar songwriting, this group delivers songs that tell stories of lives and feelings, resonate with messages of social justice, that adroitly exposes human nature.
February Sky is traditional singer and Celtic guitarist Phil Cooper with songwriter and singer Susan Urban. Phil sings and plays his own arrangements of traditional songs and tunes on six string guitar and cittern, and he also interprets a number of carefully chosen songs from the best of modern Folk song writers, as well as backing Susan up on her songs. Susan Urban is a writer of story songs and humorous "slice of life" songs. She accompanies her songs, plus Phil’s songs and tunes, on six and 12-string guitar, six string banjo, mountain dulcimer, and hand percussion instruments. Phil and Susan present a combination of old and new songs addressing the widest possible range of experience complete with vocal harmony, intricate instrumentation and thoughtful stagecraft. Find out more ...
- Open House at Morton Village Excavations
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Dickson Mounds Museum invites the public to an open house 9 am to 2 pm Saturday, June 16, 2012 to view excavations at the Morton Village, a prehistoric Native American site that dates to about A.D. Find out more ...
- More Than Bows and Arrows
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Sunday, June 17, 2012, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Dickson Mounds Museum presents More Than Bows and Arrows on Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The Museum is bringing this event back by popular demand. Visitors will learn life sustaining skills, such as throwing spears, creating arrows by pressure flaking, using pump drills, cultivating with a stone hoe, and fire-starting. View demonstrations of stone tool making, primitive cooking, stone boiling, and cordage making. Visitors will see how a deer’s leg tendon was made into sinew, which was used to attach a stone point and feather fletching to an arrow. In addition, Illinois Department of Natural Resources will provide archery opportunities throughout the afternoon.
Enjoy this Father’s Day at this great family event. More than Bows and Arrows is open to the public and admission is free. There will be activities for all ages. Find out more ...
- Experience Dickson Mounds Summer Adventure for Kids
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - Friday, July 20, 2012, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Participants will experience the environment through a variety of hands-on activities during this four-day program. Find out more ...
- Hickory Ridge Concert Series: Farm Song Writer at Hickory Ridge
- ISM Dickson Mounds Museum
Saturday, July 21, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Indian Singer-songwriter Tim Grimm will present an evening of original songs of the rural Midwest at the Hickory Ridge Concert Series Saturday, July 21, 2012, at 7:30 pm at the Dickson Mounds Museum. Tim’s songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his liferich with descriptive details, and sung with warmth and intimacy recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural America.
Grimm walks the fine line between folk and country, while maintaining a strong footing in tradition. We hear the rural rumblings that have shaped his life, but we are also invited in to a bigger picture, as evident in so much of his work. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- 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 25th 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 25th 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. Find out more ...
- 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 20th 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
Presented by Dr. Find out more ...
- Before there was the I&M Canal, there was a Plan—The 1816 Indian Boundary Line of Northern Illinois
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, April 06, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Presented by Margaret (Peg) M. Find out more ...
- Summer Art Series 2014
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Friday, June 13, 2014 - Friday, August 01, 2014, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Summer Art Series 2014 is a partnership with the City of Lockport and the Gaylord Building-A Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The Gaylord Building is the original site for ISM-Lockport before relocating across the plaza to our space in the Norton Building. Find out more ...
- Lockport Old Canal Days Festival
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 14, 2014 - Sunday, June 15, 2014, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 14, from 11am to 5 pm and extended hours, Sunday, June 15, from 11am to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Civil War Quilters: Loyal Hearts of Illinois. Find out more ...
- Finding Hallowed Ground: America's Civil War Sites Today
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, July 13, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A visit to an American Civil War site is a walk in the footsteps of history. Find out more ...
- John Siblik "River Weaving"
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, July 27, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A “How’d They Do That?” event, come hear directly from the artist about the temporary outdoor installation “River Weaving” IN the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Find out more ...
- Curator's Tour and Public Reception
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, August 10, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
All are welcome to participate in a gallery walk-n-talk led by Angela Goebel-Bain, Curator of Decorative Arts and curator of the exhibition “Loyal Hearts.” The Curator will focus on the stories of selected objects in the exhibition. Find out more ...
- Civil War Nurse, Clara Barton
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, September 28, 2014, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
History comes to life in this first-person portrayal by historian Leslie Goddard. Clara Barton earned fame as the first woman to serve as a nurse on the front lines of a battlefield. Find out more ...
- Winter Art Break
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, December 28, 2014, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Break from the hustle, enjoy art and refreshments. Free and open to the public. Find out more ...
- An Un-Valentine's Evening
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Friday, February 20, 2015, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a special after-hours open house on Friday, February 20 from 5:00 p.m. Find out more ...
- Curator's Tour
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, February 22, 2015, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Art of Description Curator's Tour led by Doug Stapleton, Associate Curator of Art, ISM Chicago Gallery.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...
- Walking Through the Green Tunnel: My Appalacchian Trail Adventure
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, March 08, 2015, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Patrick Bredlau
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...
- How'd They Do That?
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Describing Art 101 a primer for art-speak led by Jennifer Jaskowiak, Curator, ISM Lockport Gallery.
Free and open to the public. Find out more ...
- Guy Benson and Curator Doug Stapleton in conversation
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, June 14, 2015, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us at the Museum when artist Guy Benson and Curator Doug Stapleton (ISM Chicago) discuss Benson’s current work and important moments in his career as an Illinois artist. Find out more ...
- Lockport Old Canal Days Festival
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Saturday, June 20, 2015, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 5 pm and regular hours, Sunday, June 21, from noon to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions.
PARKING WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED. Find out more ...
- Lockport Old Canal Days Festival
- ISM Lockport Gallery
Sunday, June 21, 2015, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ISM Lockport Gallery will be open special hours on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 5 pm and regular hours, Sunday, June 21, from noon to 5 pm, during the Canal Days festival for viewing of the exhibition Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions.
PARKING WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED. Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- 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.
Find out more ...
- 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 ...
- Saturday Children's Workshops
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, July 21, 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 28, 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 ...
- Artisans Demonstrations: Steve Nelson - Wood Turner
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, September 01, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Steve is well known in Southern Illinois for using local woods to make beautiful pens and wine stoppers.
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- Artisans Demonstrations: Les Barker - Paper Cut Artwork
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, September 02, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Whisper thin snowflakes will appear any time of year as Les cuts tissue-thin paper.
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- Artisans Demonstrations: Billie Brannan - Wheel Thrown & Altered Pottery
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Monday, September 03, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Billie will throw a pot and then alter it after she removes it from the wheel.
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- Adult Workshops
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, September 21, 2012, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Watercolor Experiments"
Instructor: David Clelland
A beginner's water color workshop. A 6x8 watercolor pad will be provided and, by the time you leave class, you will have finished two watercolors. Find out more ...
- 13th Annual Art and Wine Festival
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, September 29, 2012 - Sunday, September 30, 2012, 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Join us for the 13th Annual Art and Wine Festival on the grounds of the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Rend Lake. Find out more ...
- Adult Workshops
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Wednesday, October 03, 2012, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED
"Unique Gourd Carving Workshop: Instruction to Gourd Art"
Instructors: Jerry & Carol Prater
Class instruction will include materials, techniques, selection and preparations of gourds for the project. Find out more ...
- Artisans Demonstrations: Jonathon Huth - Wood Carver and Lois Huth - Clay Sculptures
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, October 27, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Mother and son artists who enjoy demonstrating together will keep your attention for hours. Jonathon's carvings are inspired from nature and Lois hand creates sculptures of children.
Find out more ...
- Adult Workshops
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Thursday, November 01, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Beginning to Intermediate Water Color Workshop"
Instructor: Lynn Reznick
Even if you have never touched a paint brush, Lynn can have you painting in no time.
Tuition $65, supply list available, minimum of 6 Please send deposit at registration. Find out more ...
- Adult Workshops
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Wednesday, November 07, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
"Flipping Your Scraps" Quilt Design Workshop
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: Jerry & Carol Prater - Gourds
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, November 23, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Jerry and Carol work as a team carving and weaving very unusual gourds.
Find out more ...
- Holiday Open House
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, November 23, 2012 - Sunday, November 25, 2012, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Shop Illinois and support Illinois artisans. Rethink your holiday shopping by purchasing gifts made in Illinois. Find out more ...
- Artisans Demonstrations: Wheat Jackson - Oil Painting
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, November 24, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wheat will not only catch your attention but amaze you as she catches light in her still life paintings.
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- Artisans Demonstrations: Tracy Maras - Pastels
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Sunday, November 25, 2012, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tracy's soft touch with pastels is evident in her landscapes.
Find out more ...
- Artist Demonstration: Kay Wiggins - Basket Weaving
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Friday, March 29, 2013, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wiggins weaves both functional and decorative baskets using natural materials such as rattan, maple and sea grass. Find out more ...
- Artist Demonstration: Rhonda Lemay - Lampwork Jewelry
- Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center
Saturday, March 30, 2013, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Lemay's enthusiastic demonstrations are always fascinating, fun and entertaining. Watch as she creates colorful beads using a lampworking torch.
Find out more ...
Please note that event dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
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