The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is proud to present “L’Éphémère,” an exhibition of recent paintings by celebrated Illinois artist Rosalyn Schwartz. The exhibition opens Aug. 25 and runs through Oct. 2, 2025. A public reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 4 at the UIS Visual Arts Gallery. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

University of Illinois Springfield graduate Paul “Pizza” Pianezza is celebrating the upcoming release of “Code 3,” a feature film starring Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery and Aimee Carrero.

Pizza, who graduated from UIS in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in communication, served as a lead producer on the film, which he developed with his brother, Patrick. The movie follows a burnt-out paramedic on his final 24-hour shift.

The project took more than a decade to complete.