Recently Professor Sarah Smelser met with Illinois State University’s Distinguished Professor Emeritus James D. Butler, one of the founders of Normal Editions.
An interview with Distinguished Professor Emeritus, James D. Butler

Recently Professor Sarah Smelser met with Illinois State University’s Distinguished Professor Emeritus James D. Butler, one of the founders of Normal Editions.
Celebrating its 36th anniversary, the Printmakers’ Exhibition and Sale will be virtual this year. The event is open, online only, now through January 22, 2021.
Professor Sarah Smelser recently contacted Mary Jane Parker, Illinois State University printmaking alum, about her thoughts and memories of working at Normal Editions Workshop.
Normal Editions is hosting an online exhibition of over 125 works to encourage appreciation for creative problem solving used to generate art which speaks to printmaking in some fashion during limitations due to COVID-19 global response.
Recently Professor Sarah Smelser sat down with Nick Satinover, MFA ’10, to discuss his experiences at Normal Editions and how they prepared him for his career as an artist-educator.
Demetri Fisher ’73, ’18, Wonsook Kim School of Art alum and Normal Editions team member, passed away November 10, 2019.
Normal Editions Workshop in the Wonsook Kim School of Art will host Bethany Collins as visiting artist in residence February 3-7.
Completed editions in 2019 include works by Daniel Baird, Brian Franklin, and Salvador Jiménez-Flores, three Illinois artists with diverse artistic practices.
Stop by the Wonsook Kim School of Art annual holiday art sales to find a special gift or to select a favorite piece for yourself.
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.