As part of one of the most prestigious and well-known Shakespeare festivals in the country, alumni and friends can see Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Alumni and friends night at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

As part of one of the most prestigious and well-known Shakespeare festivals in the country, alumni and friends can see Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Shahrbanoo Hamzeh is a student at Illinois State Univeristy pursuing a M.F.A. in studio art. Throughout her art there is a constant theme of voicing the inequality she observed while living in her home country of Iran.
To say Max Jones is passionate about music would be an understatement. The senior creative technology major has been making a name for himself within Illinois State’s live music community since he came to campus in 2016.
Dollars raised during Birds Give Back may inspire a young artist through a Friends of the Arts grant or scholarship.
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.
Save the date for this year’s Friends of the Arts (FOA) Trivia Night.
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.
Scholarship support made all the difference for Texas native Daija Nealy ’19. The theatre major came to ISU as a freshman after having been recruited by universities across the country.
Ecuadorian immigrant and graduating senior Camila Pasquel has persevered to become an award-winning artist at Illinois State University.
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.