Creativity rules at the new gallery downtown

After a 24-year dream of opening his own gallery, Norman Calmese is now the owner of Springfield’s newest treasure of the art world. He is also a musician, playwright, artist and teacher.Minor&r

Tearing away the medical mask

Scope, the 2009 SIU School of Medicine literary magazine

Reading Scope, the 16th annual literary magazine of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, uncovered a more human side to the health care system than that to which I have become accustomed.

A show of haunting beauty

The complex “Deviations”%u2008of Felicia Olin

Being sedated in a darkness that is so disturbing and beautiful that it makes the viewer comatose is a unique experience. Welcome to the complex mind of Felicia Olin. Her creations

‘Power and Glory’ from China

St. Louis museum to display art from the Ming dynasty

Beginning Feb. 22, people from across the nation will head to St. Louis for a chance to see a backgammon board. The gilded board, from Beijing’s Palace Museum,

Springfield is stepping up

Dance contests bring old school and new school together

In Detroit, it’s called the social. In Dallas, it’s called the swing. But in the Land of Lincoln, it’s called stepping. From 9 p.m.-3 a.m. on Nov. 22 at the American Legion #809, 18

Finding Fogel

Millikin exhibit awakens interest in works of visionary artist

Finding Fogel It is an event Seymour Fogel himself most likely would have shunned. In fact, the artist would probably be better known today were it not for his intense independence and passionatel

Witness

Springfield celebrates artist Preston Jackson with a citywide exhibit

His bronze sculptures, monuments, and paintings tell of deep sorrow: the scars of slavery, the sacrifice of immigration, the quiet suffering of women. His art also speaks of hope: the eloquent words o

Choice art

Planned Parenthood offers quality gallery art for the biannual live auction

Shaping trash into treasure

Oak Terrace resident makes merry with discarded jewelry

One person’s trash is another’s treasure, and Dick Oglesby, 76, has taken the old saying to heart by creating a holiday display consisting of old jewelry donated

Decking the Hall

SAA opens its inaugural Holiday Hall Exhibition and Sale this weekend

The Springfield Art Association opens its inaugural Holiday Hall Exhibition and Sale this weekend. The event marks a departure from the themes of past holiday exhibitions in favor of a fine-