Giving fellow artists a boost

Rob and Michele DeLong open a new downtown gallery

When Rob and Michele DeLong ventured downtown for the celebrated Old Capitol Art Fair, they saw something that sparked their interest: a “For Lease” sign. After some thinking, th

Where the art meets the road

"6x6" show timed to coincide with Route 66 festival

Paintings by Springfield’s Mary Ellen Strack and photographs by Carlinville’s Karl Warma are featured, along with works by other area artists, at Prairie Art

At the crossroads

South Town, one of Springfield's historic neighborhoods, reaches for better days

In the first half of the 20th century, Springfield's South Town, a neighborhood defined by the intersection of 11th Street and South Grand Avenue, was a prominent neighborhood shopping

Thirty-four winners

Illinois artist invitational debuts at SAA

Springfield Art Association’s new exhibit of two-dimensional art, organized around the single theme of The Modern Landscape, represents a first for the organization: a

Sculpting a career in transition

Springfield’s George Hinds embraces "intelligent" sculpture

George Hinds was a recreational sculptor for most of his life until a recent employment “speed bump” prompted him to turn his art into a full-time enterprise.

Master of illusion

A visit with Beauty and the Beast set builder Ed Smith

When a guy from Stratford-upon-Avon, England, began writing plays in London, stages were little more than raised platforms with no “sets” of decorative art convey

art seen

Native American artist Arloa Wheeler of Springfield works exclusively in pen and ink. “I like the contrast,” she says. “It’s total opposites: black ink on white paper

art seen 6-23-05

If you’ve always thought that an artist waited deep inside you, eager to burst forth, now may be the time to tap that latent passion and make the most of it. It’s

art seen 6-9-05

For 40 years, John T. Crisp Jr. has been known on the East Side for his art and for his work in youth education. In the past, when people west of 11th Street wanted to

art seen 5-19-05

Almost every artist I’ve interviewed for this column has explained how he or she made a connection to the visual arts early in life. To better understand how an