Artist and alumna Wonsook Kim ’75, M.A. ’76, M.F.A. ’78, honorary doctorate of arts ’19, and her husband, Thomas Clement, have made a $12 million gift to Illinois State in support of the College of Fine Arts and the School of Art.
On Thursday, September 12, 2019, the Illinois State University Board of Trustees and President Larry H. Dietz will announce the naming of the College of Fine Arts and the School of Art in recognition of the generosity of alumna Wonsook Kim and her husband Thomas Clement.
Illinois State University College of Fine Arts offers Saturday visual arts and drama classes for children from Kindergarten (5 years old) through eighth grade, September 14–October 12.
Actor Kevin McKillip was the 42nd actor selected for the Illinois Shakespeare Festival’s “Actor Honor Roll.”
This year’s season will include Puccini’s La Boheme and Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, both joined in performance by the MIOpera Festival Orchestra. All performances will take place in the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
Redbirds Rising campaign volunteers Sandra M.A. ’70, D.A. ’90 and Paul Harmon have been longtime supporters of Illinois State University through their careers and philanthropy. The couple increased their commitment to Illinois State by contributing outright and planned gifts to fund the Paul and Sandra Harmon Shakespeare Endowment and the Harmon Recruitment Scholarship in history. The couple’s over $400,000 in lifetime giving qualifies them to be recognized among Illinois State’s most distinguished donors in the 1857 and Heritage Societies.
Teen Arts group emphasizes the importance of collaboration while celebrating individual contribution.
University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to announce the opening of three summer exhibitions: Lens-Based: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection; 15, 16, 17, 18: BHS Selects from the International Collection of Child Art; and Katie Bell: Standing Arrangement.
The Career Center, in collaboration with the College of Fine Arts, will host CreativeCon on Thursday, October 17, 2019. CreativeCon helps creative students from any major discover how to apply their creativity and other skills to a variety of careers through an evening of fast-paced workshops with alumni.
This month, meet eight recent alums and two current students who are working hard to change the world and achieve their dreams.
