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SOLD OUT: Hands-on glass-blowing event for alumni, November 11

An alumna watches Tyler Wolf form a glass paperweight at an alumni event at the Glass House. Participants supported the scholarship Tyler received to travel to the Pilchuck Glass School.

A popular Redbird event returns! Make a one-of-a-kind glass piece with the help of ISU glass program students.

Glass pumpkin sale, October 20

The ISU Glass Pumpkin Sale will from noon-7 p.m. Friday, October 20 at the ISU Alumni Center, 101 N. Main St., Normal.

Ask a Redbird Scholar: Why is abstract art relevant?

This is a closeup from green and red oil painting on linen canvas made with high quality artist paints and tools. Showing paintbrush strokes and traces from palette knives. Photographed in daylight with Canon 5D Mark II and Sigma 50mm macro lens. Suitable as backgrounds, wallpaper or decorative art. Created by me.

Why is abstract art important and relevant? My kids could do that. I don’t get it

Research center spotlight: Normal Editions Workshop

Normal Editions Workshop celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016. Printmaking Professor Morgan Price (left) and workshop Interim Director Veda Rives are working together in this photograph.

Since 1976, Normal Editions Workshop has served as an incubator for hundreds of printmaking projects created through collaborations between professional artists and Illinois State faculty and students.

No forgetting: Poet and performer dissolves trouble in sea of words

The power and musicality of Duriel E. Harris’ poetry can strike an audience dumb. The violence in the words reveals real trauma she transforms into a transcendent experience for her readers and listeners.

Redbird media: New books by ISU scholars

Here are some recent books published by Illinois State University faculty.

Three summer exhibitions at University Galleries

Dennis French, Frustum, 2016. Painted poplar and maple, laminated shoji paper, LEDs. 32 x 13 inches diameter. Courtesy of the Artist

Join the University Galleries on Friday, June 2, from 5–7 p.m., for the opening reception for three new exhibitions.

College of Fine Arts forms partnership with Shanghai Normal University Tianhua College

Illinois State’s College of Fine Arts and the Office of International Studies and Programs are creating a new international opportunity in the School of Art’s graphic design program.

Spring Glass Sale, May 6

image of glass cups from ISU Gather Glass sale

The Spring Glass Sale will take place from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the Illinois State University Glass House.

Alumni events fund art student’s scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School

An alumna picks out colors for a glass paperweight with Tyler Wolf, a senior art major, at an alumni event.

Three alumni events helped award a senior art major the chance to study at the Pilchuck Glass School this summer.