Visual Art | Tuesday, October 4,2005

Where the art meets the road

"6x6" show timed to coincide with Route 66 festival

Paintings by Springfield’s Mary Ellen Strack and photographs by Carlinville’s Karl Warma are featured, along with works by other area artists, at Prairie Art

Visual Art | Thursday, September 1,2005

Thirty-four winners

Illinois artist invitational debuts at SAA

By Job Conger

Springfield Art Association’s new exhibit of two-dimensional art, organized around the single theme of The Modern Landscape, represents a first for the organization: a

Visual Art | Thursday, August 18,2005

Sculpting a career in transition

Springfield’s George Hinds embraces "intelligent" sculpture

By Job Conger

George Hinds was a recreational sculptor for most of his life until a recent employment “speed bump” prompted him to turn his art into a full-time enterprise.

Visual Art | Thursday, July 28,2005

Master of illusion

A visit with Beauty and the Beast set builder Ed Smith

By Job Conger

When a guy from Stratford-upon-Avon, England, began writing plays in London, stages were little more than raised platforms with no “sets” of decorative art convey

Visual Art | Thursday, July 14,2005

art seen

By Job Conger

Native American artist Arloa Wheeler of Springfield works exclusively in pen and ink. “I like the contrast,” she says. “It’s total opposites: black ink on white paper

Visual Art | Thursday, June 23,2005

art seen 6-23-05

By Job Conger

If you’ve always thought that an artist waited deep inside you, eager to burst forth, now may be the time to tap that latent passion and make the most of it. It’s

Visual Art | Thursday, June 9,2005

art seen 6-9-05

By Job Conger

For 40 years, John T. Crisp Jr. has been known on the East Side for his art and for his work in youth education. In the past, when people west of 11th Street wanted to

News | Thursday, May 26,2005

Star warrior’s adieu

By Job Conger

In 1977, Dr. Robert M. Bowman, head of advanced space programs for the Department of Defense, authored a report describing a new missile-defense shield system called the

Feature | Thursday, May 19,2005

excursions 5-19-05

By Job Conger

Before and during the Civil War, the Underground Railroad in Illinois played a major role in guiding runaway slaves from the states where they were governed by the whip and gun to the states

Visual Art | Thursday, May 19,2005

art seen 5-19-05

By Job Conger

Almost every artist I’ve interviewed for this column has explained how he or she made a connection to the visual arts early in life. To better understand how an