The UIS Visual Arts Gallery is preparing to relocate to a new space in the Performing Arts Center! This is an exciting moment that allows us to expand our visibility, accessibility, and impact on campus and in the Springfield community. This campaign supports the physical and educational infrastructure of the new gallery. Funds will help build and support the new gallery space and the educational experiences it makes possible. The new space will serve as both a professional exhibition venue, a teaching laboratory, and a place where students learn how exhibitions are planned, installed, interpreted, and shared with the public. Your support helps transform our gallery into an active center for creativity, learning, and community engagement!
The UIS Visual Arts Gallery serves as a public-facing cultural space where contemporary art becomes part of everyday life on campus and in the Springfield community. The new location will make exhibitions more visible and accessible and allow more visitors to encounter artists and ideas they might not otherwise experience. The gallery hosts conversations, events, and moments of discovery that connect people across disciplines and backgrounds. Supporting this project helps establish a welcoming place for curiosity, reflection, and participation in the arts!
Examples of how your gifts make a difference:
- $5 helps welcome visitors into the gallery
- $25 helps us prepare the space for each new exhibition
- $50 helps us properly present and care for artwork
- $100 helps us build the infrastructure of the new gallery
