If you’re looking for ways to keep your creative kids engaged, head to the mall. The upper level of White Oaks Mall just welcomed The Rainbow Room, a nonprofit creative space and art gallery. “Our goal is to make the central Illinois arts community more diverse, inclusive, and collaborative,” explains Angie Tonucci, local artist and […]
Joseph Copley
Joseph Copley is production designer for Illinois Times and co-publisher of Activator, the music and arts magazine.
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First Night Springfield 2019
If you want to ring in 2020 the right way then you’ll want to be downtown Springfield on New Year’s Eve. This year marks 33 years that the capital city has hosted the annual celebration of the arts. “I’ve celebrated New Year’s Eve with my husband and friends at First Night Springfield since it began […]
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Fashion comes to Springfield
A body-painted model walks the runway in a flowing dress made from trash and an ornate headdress of flowers. A dress sculpted from 140 pages of Veranda magazine intrigues the crowd. A model glows with illuminated LED lighting sending pink blooms dancing skyward with iridescent rhinestones. Vintage clothing finds a new life on the runway […]
