Illinois State University’s Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts and School of Music presents Concerts on the Quad, the annual summer outdoor concert series. Performances will take place weekly at 7 p.m. from Monday, July 1 through Monday, July 29 in front of Cook Hall. All concerts are free and open to the public.
Tevin Davis, a contestant on the most recent season of the popular reality game show “Survivor,” is a visiting artist performing in this summer’s Illinois Shakespeare Festival.
Obsidian: Literature & the Arts in the African Diaspora is celebrating the upcoming Outta Sight: Sonic Bodies in the Galaxy of Black Listening issue on June 27 in Chicago.
Murray The Magician brings his magic act to Illinois State University as part of the 2024 Family Weekend activities. The show takes the stage on Saturday, September 14, at 7 p.m. in Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center.
The Illinois Shakespeare Festival (ISF) announces the appointment of Robert Quinlan as the next artistic director, following John C. Stark who will retire after the 2024 season. Quinlan is the eighth person to hold the position since the Festival’s founding by Cal Pritner in 1978. Quinlan will assume his responsibilities in the fall of 2024 but has been active with the Festival as a director since 2013.
The 18 artworks in Grounds were selected from the permanent collection of University Galleries. With dates ranging from the early 18th century to the early 21st, these prints, paintings, photographs, and sculptures inform viewers about the multiple meanings of the term “ground” with respect to works of visual art.
University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Ilse Bing: Doublings from May 20 through August 6, 2024. All events are free and open to the public. This exhibition presents seven photographs by Bing, all of which were selected from the permanent collection of University Galleries.
Peach Pit will perform during Illinois State University Homecoming week 2024.
Twelve Innovation Consulting Community (ICC) students spent the spring semester collaborating with the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago to develop the organization’s merchandise line and brainstorm ways to increase child engagement with their productions.
Illinois State University alumni and friends are invited to meet up at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and attend a performance of Little Bear Ridge Road, featuring Steppenwolf Ensemble member and Illinois State University alum Laurie Metcalf on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
