Illinois State University Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts is excited to bring Saturday Morning Visual Arts and Drama classes online beginning this September. Classes will take place each Saturday from September 19 through October 17 and will be held online using Zoom and Google Drive.
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University Galleries set to present Jen Bervin: Shift Rotate Reflect, Selected Works (1997-2020)
Jen Bervin: Shift Rotate Reflect, Selected Works (1997–2020) will run through December 13, 2020. The exhibit is the first survey of work by American poet and artist Jen Bervin and will feature the premiere of Su Hui’s Picture of the Turning Sphere (2016–2020).
New Venise Lashon Keys exhibit celebrates the glory and strength of feminine bodies
One with the Original Source Divinely Feminine in All Your Glory exhibit by alumna Venise Lashon Keys ’16 is on display in Rachel Cooper Hall at Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Illinois State announces Redbird Pledge
The Redbird Pledge is the latest initiative in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This voluntary pledge for students, faculty, and staff emphasizes a shared commitment to helping maintain a safe and healthy campus.
Redbird alum’s voice and passions earn him inaugural Colman Domingo Award
In finding his passions and following his dreams, York Walker ’09 was named the first recipient of the Colman Domingo Award.
Redbirds Rising campaign reaches record-breaking conclusion
Illinois State University concluded its largest fundraising campaign on June 30, raising $180.9 million during Redbirds Rising: The Campaign for Illinois State. The historic campaign was supported by 56,143 donors.
A Lot & a little open at Wonsook Kim School of Art Student Art Gallery
A new exhibition features a two-student collaboration at the Illinois State University Student Art Gallery within the Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA).
Illinois State University String Project offers virtual camp July 27 through 31
The String Project Summer Camp Online Edition is a summer community program for violin, viola, cello, and bass students entering grades four through eight with at least one year of playing experience.
Graphic design students present class project for international competition
Last semester, four Illinois State students and their professor took advantage of virtual collaboration to perfect a project that they presented before an international audience. Their project posed an unusual solution to treating severe burns—bandages made of fish skin.
Practicum problem solvers: How guest speakers enriched theatre education during COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, practicum hours along with in-person classes and productions in the School of Theatre and Dance were suspended in March. Theatre practitioners, however, are known for their ability to find creative solutions in difficult situations, and the response to the pandemic called this can-do attitude forward.