

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Closing Reception for "Imagination, Faith, and Desire" | Krannert Art Museum
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Enjoy live music in the galleries and a reception to celebrate "Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Early European Prints from 1475–1800" (on view through Feb 28). Featuring Charlotte Mattax Moersch and the Urbana Baroque ensemble performing on period instruments. 

The evening will include brief remarks by Curator of European and American Art Maureen Warren.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" features over 100 prints—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer. This group of prints is extraordinary both for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. The exhibition aims to demonstrate the remarkable agency of prints in early modern Europe and how they profoundly affected people’s life and beliefs—as well as their contemporary resonances in a world still shaped by the rapid and widespread dissemination of images. kam.illinois.edu/imagination

ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Urbana Baroque, Champaign-Urbana’s newest period instrument ensemble directed by internationally renowned harpsichordist and University of Illinois Professor Emerita Charlotte Mattax Moersch, performs music of the Baroque era on period instruments. Founded in 2025 by Mattax, their goal is to present passionate programs following historical models. The group consists of Wei-Ting Chen and Dante Freund (violins), Amanda Pond (flute), Wesley Boehm (oboe), and Maxwell Schultz (cello). Recent performances include “Pathos &amp; Passion: A Concert of French Baroque Chamber Music on Period Instruments” and “A Musical Offering: Chamber Music of J.S. Bach, Telemann, and Handel.”

The exhibition is made possible with support from the Ursula and R. Stanley Johnson Charitable Fund; the Sandra L. Batzli Memorial Fund; DutchCultureUSA, a program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States; and in part by Villa Albertine—The French Institute for Culture and Education/Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.

**Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.**

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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
SPRING 2026 EVENTS HIGHLIGHTS

JANUARY
• Jan 10, Rest Lab: Pause + Play, 11 am–12 pm
• Jan 17, Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
• Jan 24, Knit &amp; Sit, 1–3 pm
• Jan 28, Members’ Preview &amp; Reception, 5–7 pm · RSVP required.
• Jan 29, Opening Night at the Museum! 5–7 pm · Enjoy live music and celebrate with 11 artists featured in "Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie | School of Art &amp; Design Faculty" exhibition.
• Jan 31, Latina Voces Reception, 1–3 pm · Artwork by Urbana High School students

FEBRUARY
• Feb 5, Visiting Art Scholar Talk: dr. gloria j. wilson, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
• Feb 5, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Feb 19, Night OUT at the Museum, 5:30–7:30 pm
• Feb 20, Panel Discussion with Partners from Peru, 2 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) &amp; Zoom · Living Legacies of “Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600” · En español e inglés
• Feb 21, In the Studio: Printmaking Workshop, 1–3 pm
• Feb 21, Reception for Imagination, Faith, and Desire, 4–6 pm
• Feb 26, Visiting Artist Talk: Oscar Joyo, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)

MARCH
• Mar 5, Visiting Curator Talk: Michelle Joan Wilkinson | Telling Stories with Exhibitions, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62)
• Mar 5, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Mar 12, Sudden Sound Concert | Elliott Levin + Damon Smith, 6 pm · Improvisers Exchange series.
• Mar 17–21, Spring Break at Krannert Art Museum – We’re open!
• Mar 30–Apr 3, Weeklong Residency with the Women’s Collective from Lota, Chile

APRIL
• Apr 2, SPEAK Café, 6–7:30 pm
• Apr 2, FOREST: Stories in Progress, 5:30 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Part of Deke Weaver's "The Unreliable Bestiary" series.
• Apr 3, Noontime Panel | Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile, 12–1 pm · Auditorium (KAM 62) · Reception to follow. En español e inglés.• Apr 9, Teen Takeover &amp; ArtSpeak Teen Art Showcase, 5–7:30 pm
• Apr 10–11, Boneyard Arts Festival &amp; Mom’s Weekend visitors during open hours
• Apr 11, Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
• Apr 11, MFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm

MAY
• May 7, FAA Finals Fest, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
• May 9, BFA Exhibition Opening Reception, 4–6 pm
• May 30, Acquired Taste Celebration! Benefit Dinner, 5:30–8:30 pm · Ticket sales benefit the museum.
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We offer a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure visitors can fully participate in our programs and events. Please email us at kam-accessibility@illinois.edu if you have any questions, or to request accommodation for an upcoming visit or event.

Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from Illinois Arts Council.

Photo: Peter Mortensen
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- **full address**: Krannert Art Museum, 500 Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-6913, United States

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