Illinois State University’s Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts is pleased to announce a selection of events for November and December 2024.
Please note that the dates and times of events are subject to change, and this list may not include all events offered.
All events at the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts can be found on the University’s events calendar.
Wonsook Kim School of Art and University Galleries
Exhibitions and Related Events
Exhibition: 2024 Faculty Biennial
On view through December 2
University Galleries, Uptown Normal
Panel Discussion: Abstraction in Figuration and Portraiture
Tuesday, November 5, from 4 to 5 p.m.
Moderated by Saskia Beranek (associate professor, art history) and featuring Jason Dunda (assistant professor, 2D foundations), Andreas Fischer (associate professor, painting and drawing), and Nathania Rubin (assistant professor, painting and drawing)
University Galleries, Uptown Station
Fabric doll-making Workshop
Led by Morgan Price (associate professor, printmaking)
Friday, November 15 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Registration required
University Galleries, Uptown Station
Exhibition: Election Show
On view through November 8
Student Art Gallery, Julian Hall
BFA Exhibition
On view November 12-15
Student Art Gallery, Julian Hall
BFA Exhibition
On view December 2-6
Student Art Gallery, Julian Hall
Other Events
Sensory-friendly morning
Saturday, November 2, from 11 a.m. to noon
University Galleries, Uptown Normal
All-ages artmaking workshop
Saturday, November 9, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Registration required
University Galleries, Uptown Normal
Independent drawing hour
Wednesday, November 20, from 3 to 4 p.m.
University Galleries, Uptown Normal
Concert: Normal Community High School’s Experimental Ensemble
Saturday, November 23, at noon
University Galleries, Uptown Normal
40th Annual Printmakers’ Exhibition and Sale
Thursday, December 5, and Friday, December 6
Center for the Visual Arts (CVA), room 123
Glass Holiday Sale (Cash only)
Saturday, December 7
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vitro Center
School of Music
To confirm scheduling and to purchase tickets by phone, call the Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) Box Office at (309) 438-2535.
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Sunday, November 3, at 7 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Faculty String Quartet
Tuesday, November 5, at 11 a.m.
Center for the Performance Arts, Concert Hall
Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: Faculty Brass Quintet
Tuesday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Jazz Combos
Wednesday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Guest Artist Recital: Augusta Read Thomas Portrait Concert
Thursday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Symphony Orchestra Concert
Sunday, November 10, at 4 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Music Factory I
Wednesday, November 13, at 6 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Music Factory II
Wednesday, November 13, at 8 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Oboe Studio Recital
Thursday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Jazz Ensembles I & II
Friday, November 15, at 8 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Wind Symphony Concert
Sunday, November 17, at 3 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
This special Wind Symphony concert will feature a new multi-genre piece. Will Healy’s Passages includes a vocalist, jazz saxophonist, and two emcees (rappers), Grill Billyenz from Normal, Illinois and Deshawn McKinney from Madison, Wisconsin. Will Healy, is a versatile composer in New York City who leads a very popular NYC ensemble ShoutHouse (a collective of hip-hop, jazz, and classical musicians).
The program will also include:
Steven Stucky (1949-2016) – Funeral Music for Queen Mary (1694/1992)
Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964) – magneticfireflies (2001)
William Grant Still (1895-1978), arr. Teter – Summerland for Wind Ensemble (1937/2013)
Donald Grantham (b. 1947) – Baron Piquant on Pointe (2011)
Percy Grainger (1882-1961), ed. Rogers – Irish Tune from County Derry (1918/1994)
Civic Chorale “Songs of the Seasons”
Sunday, November 17, at 7 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Guitar Studio and Ensemble Recital
Monday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Chamber Music Recital
Tuesday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Collaborative Piano Recital
Wednesday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
University Band Concert
Wednesday, November 20, at 8 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Convocation Hour: Dr. Igor Kalnin, violin and guest Rochelle Sennet, piano
Thursday, November 21, at 11 a.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Naria Kim, violin
Thursday, November 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Kemp Recital Hall
Symphonic Winds and Symphonic Bands Concert
Thursday, November 21, at 8 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
Music for the Holidays
Saturday, December 7, at 3 p.m.
Saturday, December 7, at 7 p.m.
Sunday , December 8, at 3 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
String Project Winter Concert
Friday, December 13, at 7 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Concert Hall
School of Theatre, Dance, and Film
Please call the Center for the Performing Arts Box Office at (309) 438-2535 to purchase tickets by phone.
Puffs
Written by Matt Cox
Directed by Emily Grimany
November 1-2, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 3, at 2 p.m.
November 6-8, at 7:30 p.m.
Fall Dance Concert: Fusion
Artistic Director Darby Wilde
November 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.
November 16-17 at 2 p.m.
Center for the Performing Arts, Theatre
Additional information regarding upcoming events in the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts can be found on the University’s events calendar. Follow Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts on social media, and keep up to date with fine arts news online.
