UIS Visual Arts Gallery presents the 2024 silent auction and benefit both online and at the gallery

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is excited to announce its annual silent auction and benefit, featuring a diverse collection of original art, reproductions, decorative objects and crafts donated by artists and community supporters. This year’s auction will be held both online and in person, making it easy for collectors and supporters across the region to participate.

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Innovate Springfield to host pitch competition and keynote by former Redbox executive

WHAT: Innovate Springfield, the University of Illinois Springfield’s business incubator, will host a two-part event featuring a pitch competition and a keynote address by Mark Achler, a venture capitalist and former senior vice president at Redbox.

WHEN: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28

WHERE: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, 212 N. Sixth St., Springfield

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New “Soil & Soul” exhibit and film explore the history of farming in Sangamon County

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience will open a new exhibit and premiere a documentary film titled “Soil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River Valley.” The documentary tells the stories of 10 individuals who have spent their lives farming throughout the Sangamon River Valley, an area encompassing approximately 1,500 square miles in central Illinois.

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UIS to host a free screening and discussion of an award-winning Ukrainian documentary

The University of Illinois Springfield will host “Russia’s Siege of Ukraine: Filmmakers on the Front Lines” with a free screening of the documentary “Mariupolis 2” and a discussion with its Ukrainian co-producer Hanna Bilobrova at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 in Brookens Auditorium, located on the lower level of Brookens Library.

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The UIS Visual Arts Gallery presents “Continuum” by Springfield-based artist and LLCC Professor Laura Anderson

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Continuum” by Springfield-based artist and Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Professor Laura Anderson. “Continuum” will open on Sept. 26 and run through Oct. 17. A reception for this exhibition will be held at the gallery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. This event is free and open to the public.

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UIS to host Constitution Day panel on important issues related to the 2024 election

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield’s Center for State Policy and Leadership will host a Constitution Day panel discussion focusing on issues related to the 2024 election, such as the Electoral College, voter registration and the role of the media. The event is free and open to the public.

WHEN: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17

WHERE: UIS Lincoln Residence Hall Great Room, 2160 Vachel Lindsay Drive, Springfield

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