UIS Visual Arts Gallery

About the Gallery:


The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery seeks to expand and enrich understanding of the visual arts for Illinois citizens, artists, and students through diverse quality exhibitions. The gallery benefits the Illinois art community by increasing public awareness of the visual arts and by exhibiting artists of regional and national importance.

The Visual Arts Gallery is located in room 201 of the Health and Sciences Building on the UIS campus. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Contact the gallery:   (217) 206-6506

                                     gallery@uis.edu

Current Exhibition:


at some point

new works by Khara Koffel

November 5th - 25th

Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201


Khara Koffel is a faculty member in the Art

Department at MacMurray College. She

pulls inspiration from personal stories,

anecdotes and memories to create

installations using specific objects related to

her past and present.

A reception featuring an artist talk by Ms. Koffel will be held

in the gallery at 5:30pm on November 18th.

Fall 2009 Calendar:


Arthur C. Danto

Prints

August 27th - September 23rd

Closing Reception September 23rd 5:30-8:00 P.M.


Sergei Chepik

White Guard

October 1st - October 28th

Opening Reception October 7th 5:30-8:00 P.M.


Khara Koffel

November 5th - November 25th

Reception November 18th 5:30-8:00 P.M.


Gallery Benefit and Silent Auction

December 9th - December 11th

Reception December 11th 6:00-8:00 P.M.

Download Gallery floorplan:  floor_plan_1.pdf

Are you a friend of the gallery?

The UIS Visual Arts Department invites you to become a member of the UIS Friends of the Gallery.  This important group of arts advocates provides direct support for the UIS Visual Arts Gallery’s outstanding exhibition and events schedule.

download the fillable PDF to become a member today! download PDF

Interested in donating artwork for our silent auction?

Sponsored by the Friends of the UIS Visual Arts Gallery, this annual auction offers a wide range of donated art objects available to the highest bidder.  All proceeds directly benefit future gallery programming.

If you are interested in a tax-deductible donation please contact us or download the donation form here.