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Salute to the Arts Benefit Auction goes virtual in 2021

The Springfield Arts Council's major annual fundraiser - the 44th annual Salute to the Arts Benefit Auction - is all virtual this year and continues through May 1.

Clark State’s Theatre Arts Program to present second virtual production

College theater team use creativity, technology to create second virtual theatre production

Project Jericho youth artwork featured in museum exhibit

Project Jericho's youth art exhibit will be featured at the Springfield Museum of Art through Nov. 19.

Live performances return to the Performing Arts Center this month

The Clark State Performing Arts Center (PAC) will once again have live performances at Kuss Auditorium beginning this month.

Marta Wojcik leaves Poland, Chicago behind – embraces Springfield’s unique architecture, culture

From Poland to Chicago to Springfield, Marta Wojcik's love of art and architecture led her to the Westcott House and to a community where she'd be excited to plant roots.

Livestreamed concerts becoming a successful fundraising tool for local organizations

Springfield native Griffin House took to Facebook to livestream a concert as an effort to raise funds for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign, and Logan Counties. 

Local artist uses porch portraits to document families as they are during coronavirus pandemic

When the coronavirus pandemic caused Vicki Rulli's business to take pause, she decided to go a different route for the time being. Many routes, actually - throughout Springfield's neighborhoods taking porch portraits.

Online auditions for the new production Sticky Note will be used to keep social distancing.
Online auditions coming for stage show created by Springfield students

Springfield students Eleni Lenardos and Tim Compston created the production Sticky Note to be performed by the Springfield Arts Council's Youth Arts Ambassadors. To maintain social distancing, tryouts will be online, including audition videos and teleconferencing.

Project Jericho has come up with one word for each day of the month of April. The community is then invited to create a piece of art based around that one word.
Arts outreach organization Project Jericho finds new ways to connect with the community

Project Jericho has introduced its Art from Apart initiative, a month-long program that encourages participants to practice creativity and self-expression every day.  

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