Visual Art | Thursday, May 3,2012

Come, Creative Spirit

The Liturgical Arts Festival opens Saturday

Over the past 16 years, the Liturgical Arts Festival has become Springfield’s premier event for those interested in liturgical and sacred arts. Representing each of the three Abrahamic faiths (J

Visual Art | Thursday, April 19,2012

Central Illinois hosts international art symposium

UIS%u2008professor brings together scholars on Symbolism movement

By Tom Irwin

Better known for straight talk and growing corn than delving into obscure and intense visual art works, central Illinois may not seem like an ideal location for a symposium on the 19th century Europea

Visual Art | Thursday, April 12,2012

Indoor art fair with plenty of room

An Art Affair comes to the Orr Building April 14-15

By Grace Sweatt

Local artist Ed Martin is bringing a different kind of art fair to Springfield. More akin to a casual, multi-artist gallery opening, Martin’s “An Art Affair - Second Annual Juried Inv

Visual Art | Thursday, March 29,2012

Photo contest winners: Images of Illinois

Prairie Art Alliance contest yields impressive local talent

By Anita Stienstra

Nearly 400 photographs were submitted by 117 Illinois amateur photographers to the first Prairie Art Alliance Images of Illinois Amateur Photography Contest, sponsored by Illinois Times. The images sp

Visual Art | Thursday, December 22,2011

Upbeat arts in a down economy

From ceramics to hip-hop, dedication and enthusiasm trump economic adversity in Springfield

By Scott Faingold

“I’m glad they’re here, kicking the arts in the butt,” smiles Betsy Dollar, executive director of the Springfield Art Association. She is referring to the organizers and partic

Visual Art | Thursday, November 17,2011

Crunch time for the Hoogland

Arts center takes on $1.2 million fundraising challenge

By Scott Faingold

“I had a person recently ask me what I do here,” recalls Fred Jarosz, executive director of the Hoogland Center for the Arts. “And I told them, ‘I’m the beggar. I’m

Visual Art | Thursday, November 10,2011

The Pharmacy offers a unique prescription for local art

Springfield collective debuts new work this Friday

By Scott Faingold

“We want this to be a nice opening like you’d find in New York or up in Chicago,” enthuses local artist Andrew Woolbright, describing the debut exhibit this Friday (11.11.11) of The

Visual Art | Thursday, August 4,2011

Photography of friendship over fear

Temple B’rith Sholom exhibit features Muslims who saved Jews

By Grace Sweatt

From time to time world events force people of faith to choose between bending to the will of a despotic ruler or living out the core values of their faith. Some choose the risky path of faith.In the

Visual Art | Thursday, July 28,2011

The Third Thursday artists

How Springfield unknowns created a vibrant arts scene

By Tom Irwin

Paris, Florence, Berlin, Rome, New York, Athens – when famed art-related cities of the world come up in conversation, Springfield, Ill., is not generally on the list. That’s not likely to

Visual Art | Wednesday, December 22,2010

The starving arts

Springfield arts scene struggles, but survives

By Rachel Wells

Fred Jarosz is a talker. To meet him, the executive director of the Hoogland Center for the Arts, and ask him about the health of the arts in Springfield is to be taken on a whirlwind aural tour of bo