Become an Art Museum Docent

This is a great way to begin learning about and interacting with people in the world of the arts! Krannert Art Museum is looking for new volunteer docents: Do you love art and museums? Become a Krannert Art Museum docent. KAM docents lead museum tours to K–12 student and adult groups and receive training on art history and teaching techniques. Candidates must have an interest in learning about art and enjoy interacting
with groups. Experience is not required. Training begins in the fall.http://kam.illinois.edu/about/volunteer.html

Some Art Courses for Fall - Restrictions Have Been Lifted

Restrictions have been lifted for the following Fall 2012 art+design courses:

ARTS 210 (Ceramics Sculpture I)

ARTS 230 (Jewelry / Metals I)

ARTS 260 (Basic Photography)

ARTS 280 (Sculpture I)

ARTS 341 (Image Practice)

ARTS 343 (Time Arts I)

ARTS 344 (Interaction I)

Art Course Online This Fall: ART299 Intro to Visual Communication

ART 299 A1 Design for Non-Majors: Introduction to Visual Communication. Following is the course description:


This fully online course will offer non-major students an introduction to the fundamentals of visual communication. Through presentations, directed readings, discussions, practice-based projects, and critiques, students will engage with topics related to a broad understanding of and appreciation for disciplines that incorporate the making of visual work. Topics include: the principles and elements of art and design, compositional techniques, creative conceptual development, typography as a form of visual expression, the relationship between text and image, the communicative potential of color, and the cultural implications of making visual work.

Student Art Competition

In celebration of the Illinois Leadership Center’s 10th Anniversary, ILC is holding a “juried art exhibition to highlight the creativity, leadership, and artwork of Illinois students”.  Additional information is available at:  http://www.illinoisleadership.illinois.edu/art_competition.asp.  Please encourage students to submit entries, and the deadline for submissions is April 4, 2012. 

Call for Proposals for Illinois Japan Performing Arts Network

Illinois Japan Performing Arts Network seeks proposals for interactive Internet-enabled performing arts events to be produced academic year 2012-13. Review of applications begins March 16.
 Performance must involve art with links to Japan; multisite collaboration is strongly encouraged. Up to four proposals will receive substantial funding. For full instructions, visit: http://www.ijpan.illinois.edu

Update to Open Art and Design Courses for the Spring

OPEN Art+Design Courses!


ARTS 251 -- Painting 1 (crn: 30716) -- TR 5:00-7:40 -- interested students with a painting background should contact Professor Tim Van Laar (tvanlaar -at- illinois.edu) for permission to add the course
ARTS 260 -- Basic Photography (crn: 30738) -- MW 1:00-3:40 -- new section
ARTF 199 -- Open Seminar -- Topic: Contemporary Issues in Visual Communications (crn: 30583), MW 2:00-3:20 -- first time offering with Professor Joel Ross


Online courses
ART 299 -- Visual Culture in Global Context -- online (crn: 57350)
ARTD 499 (8-week online: Sustainable Life Cycle Design and Research) -- online (crn: 57360)

Spring Art Courses Now Open to All!

The following classes are now open to any student on campus!
ARTS 210 (Ceramics I)
ARTS 230 (Jewelry/Metals I)
ARTS 260 (Basic Photography)
ARTS 280 (Sculpture I)


Seats are available for the following Art+Design classes -- open to all majors on campus. 
ARTD 499 (8-week online: Sustainable Life Cycle Design and Research)
ARTF 199 (Open Seminar first time offering with Professor Joel Ross -- Topic: Contemporary Issues in Visual Communications)
ART 299   Visual Culture in Global Context -- online 
ARTD 299 (User Oriented Collaborative Design) -- crosslisted with ENG 298.
ARTH 257 (History of Photography)
ARTH 491 (Strange Bedfellows: The Aesthetic and Artistic Exchange Between Medieval Islamic and Christian Societies)
ARTH 403 (Word and Image in Chinese Art)
ARTS 343 (Time Arts I)
ARTS 445 (Special Topics in New Media -- Topic: Tourism + Place)
ART 140 (Introduction to Art)
ART 299 (Special Topics -- Drawing, Painting, Design, Visual Culture, Fashion Design) -- Courses for Non-Majors
ARTF 103 (Design I)
ARTH 112 and ARTH 115 (Gen Eds)
ARTS 299 (Special Topics: (re)Making Matter(s))
ARTS 340 (The Art of 3D Imaging)
ARTS 400 (Advanced Book Arts)
ARTS 341 (Image Practice)

Spring Art Course Option: ARTD 499 (Sustainable Life Cycle Design) -- Online

There are seats available for ARTD 499 -- Sustainable Life Cycle Design (two 8-week online course).