On this week’s edition of The Scene, Rachel and Scott look at the nature of belief…and bacon! Oh and L.A. Guns are at Homespun Republic. And Lynda Barry is awesome. Oh just listen to it.
DEMO Project
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Art weekend! Tonight: DEMO Project, tomorrow night, The Pharmacy
It’s a big weekend for the visual arts in Springfield, with openings at the DEMO Project tonight and The Pharmacy’s 10th group exhibition on Saturday. The DEMO Project (732 North Fourth Street) is celebrating its one year anniversary with a unique and exciting exhibit by Carla Bengtson, head of the art department at University of […]
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Our objects, ourselves
University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery kicks off their season Monday, Aug. 25, with the installation project Filler by Springfield native Jeff Robinson, UIS Visual Arts Gallery director, UIS instructor and DEMO Project gallery co-founder. Explains the artist, “I’m interested in exploring the role that amassed objects play in our lives and how we, […]
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Installation environments
Contemporary art gallery DEMO Project will host an opening reception Friday, Aug. 15, for the exhibit Communal Paradox by Illinois artist Lauren Turk. “These installation environments tell the story of a journey through communal paradoxes; craving and contentment, lack and overabundance, sorrow and jubilation,” says Turk. She also discusses a specific work that will be […]
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All scream for bison
Springfield Art Association will host a free family gathering, celebrating their mascot — a buffalo sculpture, created by John Kearny and purchased by the SAA in 1976. Kids’ activities, square dancers, crafts and free ice cream will be provided on the SAA lawn. There are two exhibits you can visit also, one at SAA and […]
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Prints and glints
Springfield’s newest contemporary art gallery, DEMO Project, presents Vortex and Blooms from artist Travis Janssen, visiting assistant professor of 2D Foundations and Printmaking at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. An opening reception is Friday, May 9. The vortex portion of Janssen’s work will feature an installation of fluorescent tape and white light strobes with black lighting […]
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Opening new doors
Springfield’s newest contemporary and experimental art gallery, DEMO Project, debuts with an exhibit by Chicago sculptor Betsy Odom. The opening reception is Friday, Sept. 13. Odom’s exhibit, Bulldog, consists of three-dimensional objects made from leather, fabric, paint, wood and silver using a vast array of techniques such as tooling, sewing, airbrushing, woodworking and metalworking. The […]
