Art, Music and Theatre

In conjunction with International Education Week, Naghmeh Farzaneh will present an artist talk and screening at the Visual Arts Gallery. This event is free and open to the public!

Join us for a final bidding reception in-person at the gallery! Take the opportunity to see auction items in person before placing your bid online. All proceeds support annual gallery programming throughout the year. Food and drinks will be provided; this event is free and open to the public.

Students and faculty are invited to participate in the Visual Arts Gallery's Annual Silent Auction & Benefit featuring local and regional artists! Proceeds fund annual gallery programing. The auction runs online from November 13 - December 7. See auction items in person at the gallery from December 4 - 7. A final bidding reception will be held at the gallery on December 7 from 5:30 - 7 pm; this event is free and open to the public.

See "Night Watch (Origin of the World)" at the UIS Visual Arts Gallery now!

Join artist Heather Bennett in her artist talk as she discusses her current exhibition, "Night Watch (Origin of the World)," presented by the UIS Visual Arts Gallery

Join the UIS Visual Arts Gallery on Thursday, October 19 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. for the opening reception of "Night Watch (Origin of the World)," an exhibition of drawings and photography by St. Louis-based artist Heather Bennett.

With a wink and a smile, Larissa FastHorse reminds us all, that sometimes pushing less message does more good. "MacArthur Genius Larissa Fasthorse's shocking satire flips the bird on one of America's most prolific myths...When a troupe of really, really well-meaning theater artists attempt to put on a culturally sensitive Thanksgiving school pageant, things get messy. Hilarious and poignant, this delicious play skewers everything right, wrong, and woke in America. The Hollywood Reporter raves, "It's uproarious, clever and very, very funny!

Performance by Illinois Symphony Orchestra, ISYO, UIS Musicians

For tickets, please visit the Illinois Symphony website.

Performance by UIS and UISSA Musicians

Performance by UIS Band, Directed by Bill Mitchell