Friends of the Arts

2022 Alumni and Friends Night at Shakespeare Festival, July 15

Illinois State University alumni and friends are invited to the annual evening at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival with a performance of “King Lear.”

Friends of the Arts hosts Messiah sing-along, December 15

Come to sing or just to listen and enjoy 3 p.m. Sunday, December 15, in the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.

Friends of the Arts Trivia Night ‘On TV,’ November 2

Save the date for this year’s Friends of the Arts (FOA) Trivia Night.

Cancelled: Friends of the Arts Gala on Broadway

Image of Gala attendees gathered around a grand piano singing songs from The Phantom of the Opera.

Celebrate art, music, theatre, and dance with the Friends of the Arts annual Gala at the Gallery on Saturday, May 18, 2019, beginning at 6 p.m. at the University Galleries in Uptown Normal.

Friends of the Arts Trivia Night “At the Movies,” February 9

This year’s Friends of the Arts Trivia Night will take place Saturday, February 9, at the Center for Visual Arts (CVA), room 110 on the campus of Illinois State University.

School of Music alumni soloists to join Friends of the Arts for Messiah sing-along, December 7

The Friends of the Arts (FOA) invite you to join friends, family, and community members at 7 p.m. Friday, December 7, in the Illinois State University Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall for a Messiah sing-along fundraiser.

Q&A with Friends of the Arts grant recipients Molly Markow and Emily Lehman

Image taken during the residency of the lake, a boat dock, a patio with a fire pit, books about art, and a coffee mug.

Molly Markow and Emily Lehman, graduate students in the M.F.A. program, completed a five-day residency in a cabin in Shawnee National Forest with the support of a Friends of the Arts grant.

Gala at the Galleries, May 19

Image of a mardi gra like mask, illustrating this year's Phantom of the Opera theme for the 2018 FOA Gala at the Galleries.

The annual Friends of the Arts Gala at the Galleries will take place on Saturday, May 19.

University Galleries to open Student Annual exhibition, April 11

Marshall Dulaney Pitcher Award winners: (Left) Alissa Palmer, He Named it "We're Passing Firework Territory." (Indiana), 2017. Acrylic, charcoal, and paper on polyester. (Right) Josh Roach, Mr. Unicorn, 2017.

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to announce the opening of the 2018 Student Annual, on view April 11 through May 13.

Friends of the Arts Trivia Night, February 10

Don’t miss the Friends of the Arts Trivia Night, Saturday, February 10 at the Illinois State University Alumni Center, room 118. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The games begin at 6 p.m. The event is open to the public.