Visual Art | Thursday, January 6,2005

Second coming

At first glance, the 80-plus paintings on display at Prairie Art Alliance are a circus of styles, techniques, and colors, ranging from black-and-white to psychedelic. What's striking is the diversity

Visual Art | Thursday, December 23,2004

Painting for the rest of us

By Job Conger

Many people interested in learning how to paint on canvas turn to academe and enroll in semester-long classes. Others seek guidance from Springfield Art Association or the Prairie Art Alliance.

News | Thursday, December 9,2004

Dedication

By Job Conger

Clouds and rain gave way to bright sunshine during Saturday's dedication of the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. More than 3,500 people came to honor the men and w

Visual Art | Thursday, December 9,2004

art seen 12-9-04

By Job Conger

In 1966, Bob Waldmire and I were enrolled at Springfield Junior College, and already he was known as an artist whose star was on the rise. And though many artists are destined to follow their s

Feature | Thursday, December 2,2004

Springfield remembers

By Job Conger

About five years ago, some veterans holding a reunion at a downtown hotel asked Larry Edwards to take them to Springfield's World War II memorial. "You can imagine how I felt when I had to tell

Visual Art | Thursday, November 18,2004

Alliance hosts unique exhibit of area faculty art

By Job Conger

For the first time in the history of the Prairie Art Alliance, organizers have assembled an exhibit of works by faculty at Springfield's different institutions of higher education, including Ro

News | Thursday, November 4,2004

Pieces of Abe

By Job Conger

The familiar rows of T-hangars at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, which for decades provided the first hint of the airport to travelers approaching from Springfield, have been dismantled. The

Visual Art | Thursday, November 4,2004

Rugrat Rembrandts embrace art early at Springfield Art Association

By Job Conger

Some social anthropologists suggest that the impressions made on the life of a young child through the age of 5 "set the table" for how the young person relates to the rest of the world for the

Visual Art | Thursday, October 21,2004

Little (art) house on the prairie

By Job Conger

Springfield's oldest retail art gallery was launched in 1970 as an afterthought to the restoration of the Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices at the corner of Sixth and Adams streets. Three families ha

Visual Art | Thursday, October 7,2004

He’s not playing with your head

By Job Conger

Morrisonville native Thomas "Thom" Whalen saw a lot of the country before settling down almost where he started. After grad school at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Whalen lived in Kansa