The Annual Silent Auction & Benefit features original works of art donated by local and regional artists. Every year, proceeds from our annual auction provide for gallery programming throughout the year and allows us to bring ambitious exhibitions by emerging and established artists. As always, we look to our loyal community to champion our work.
Thursday, October 19, 5:30 - 8:00pm
Thursday, November 2nd, 6:00pm
Via Zoom
Monday, August 28th - Thursday, October 5
ECCE Lecture & Reception: Wednesday, September 13, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium, located on the lower level of Brookens Library, with a reception to immediately follow in the UIS Visual Arts Gallery until 8:00 p.m.
We are pleased to introduce a new bi-annual newsletter for the UIS Visual Arts Gallery! In addition to our program emails, this newsletter will be distributed before the Fall and Spring semesters to share gallery updates, spotlight our students, and most importantly, explore upcoming exhibitions and events.
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “A Public Commons,” a project building on UIS' history of being an institution focused on openness, innovation and adaptability. The project recreates “the pit,” a popular 1970s Sangamon State University (now UIS) classroom known for its lack of desks and chairs.
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Gemstones,” a group exhibition that features an accomplished roster of local, regional and national artists that have also served as donors to the gallery. The exhibition will open with a free public reception from 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, and will run through Thursday, July 27.
An exhibition reception will be held for 'Under the Umbrella', a group exhibition featuring UIS Visual Arts graduating seniors. Join us in the gallery at 5:30 pm tonight!
Graduating seniors from the UIS Visual Arts Department exhibit their artwork at The UIS Visual Arts Gallery.
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Under the Umbrella,” a group exhibition featuring works by graduating seniors from the UIS Visual Arts Department.
