A Story Circle | Making Place for the Arts at Home
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Join us for a community story circle exploring the rich and often overlooked history of modernist art in Champaign-Urbana. This gathering invites artists, educators, students, and neighbors to reflect on the people, places, and moments that shaped the region’s modernist art movement—from mid-century pioneers to local experiments in form, material, and abstraction.
Together, we’ll share stories about how modernist art took root in our community, shaped public space, and helped define a local creative identity. Whether you have personal memories, family connections, or simply a curiosity about this artistic legacy, your voice is welcome. This story circle is part of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition, which centers community narratives around the evolving role of the arts in our shared cultural landscape.
About the exhibition, on view through July 12:
kam.illinois.edu/midcentury
Free and open to everyone!
*Parking nearby is free on weekends*
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
SUMMER SERIES 2025
JUNE
7 · Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
14 · Girls Rock! Youth Songwriting Workshop, 1–3 pm
21 · Garden Walk, 9 am–4 pm
JULY
July 8–12 · Last Week on View | Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture
12 · Making Place for the Arts at Home: A Story Circle, 1–3 pm
15 · Erlanger After Dark, 7 pm · Carle Park, Urbana
19 · Knit & Sit, 1–3 pm
26 · Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
AUGUST
9 · In the Studio: Printmaking Workshop, 1-3 pm · For adults
26 · KAM Fest 2025, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
28 · Grand Reopening Celebration!, 4–7 pm
Summer hours: Tue–Fri 10–5 | Sat 10–4
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For events and exhibitions:
kam.illinois.edu
Krannert Art Museum offers a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure all visitors can fully participate. Please email us at a2FtLWFjY2Vzc2liaWxpdHkgfCBpbGxpbm9pcyAhIGVkdQ== if you have any questions, or to request accommodation for an upcoming visit or event.
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Photo: Unidentified photographer, Dancers on upper platform in the loft of the Jack Baker Loft and Studio. Dancers left to right: Patricia Knowles, Meg Jolley, Bonnie Schmidt, Sarah Brumgart, and Debra Riley, 1974–75. Courtesy of Patricia Knowles.
Together, we’ll share stories about how modernist art took root in our community, shaped public space, and helped define a local creative identity. Whether you have personal memories, family connections, or simply a curiosity about this artistic legacy, your voice is welcome. This story circle is part of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition, which centers community narratives around the evolving role of the arts in our shared cultural landscape.
About the exhibition, on view through July 12:
kam.illinois.edu/midcentury
Free and open to everyone!
*Parking nearby is free on weekends*
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
SUMMER SERIES 2025
JUNE
7 · Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
14 · Girls Rock! Youth Songwriting Workshop, 1–3 pm
21 · Garden Walk, 9 am–4 pm
JULY
July 8–12 · Last Week on View | Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture
12 · Making Place for the Arts at Home: A Story Circle, 1–3 pm
15 · Erlanger After Dark, 7 pm · Carle Park, Urbana
19 · Knit & Sit, 1–3 pm
26 · Artventures for Kids!, 1–3 pm
AUGUST
9 · In the Studio: Printmaking Workshop, 1-3 pm · For adults
26 · KAM Fest 2025, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
28 · Grand Reopening Celebration!, 4–7 pm
Summer hours: Tue–Fri 10–5 | Sat 10–4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
For events and exhibitions:
kam.illinois.edu
Krannert Art Museum offers a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure all visitors can fully participate. Please email us at a2FtLWFjY2Vzc2liaWxpdHkgfCBpbGxpbm9pcyAhIGVkdQ== if you have any questions, or to request accommodation for an upcoming visit or event.
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Photo: Unidentified photographer, Dancers on upper platform in the loft of the Jack Baker Loft and Studio. Dancers left to right: Patricia Knowles, Meg Jolley, Bonnie Schmidt, Sarah Brumgart, and Debra Riley, 1974–75. Courtesy of Patricia Knowles.
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