The School of Art and Design - Faculty Calendar

Saturday, April 11, 2026

MFA Exhibition Opening Reception

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Link Gallery & Krannert Art Museum
- Reception/Open House

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Grad Open Studios

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

South Studios, Griffith Drive, Champaign, IL
- Social/Informal Event

Monday, April 13, 2026

Bylaws and Policy & Procedures Committee

12:00 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting
Computer Animation Search Candidate Presentation

12:00 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Committee to Promote Anti-Racism, Inclusion, and Equity

12:30 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting
Illustration Search Candidate Presentation

12:30 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

UI/UX Search Candidate #2 Presentation

12:00 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Friday, April 17, 2026

(ad hoc) Facilities Committee

9:00 am
- Meeting
School of Art & Design Spring Thing

2:00 - 5:00 pm

Link Gallery, Art & Design Building, 408 E Peabody Dr, Champaign
- Social/Informal Event

Monday, April 20, 2026

Industrial Design Program

12:00 pm

15 A&D
- Meeting
UI/UX Search Candidate #3 Presentation

12:00 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

UI/UX Search Candidate #4 Presentation

12:30 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture
Visitor's Committee

12:30 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting
Art History Colloquium: Michael Gaudio

5:30 pm

ADB 316
- Lecture

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Graphic Design/DRI Program

12:00 pm

208 A&D
- Meeting
UI/UX Search Candidate #5 Presentation

12:00 pm

331 A&D
- Lecture

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Program Chairs Committee

12:30 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting
Visiting Artists Series: Sarah Gould

5:30 pm

KAM 62, Krannert Art Musem, 500 E Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL
- Lecture

Friday, April 24, 2026

Shoutao Wu - Climate Justice, Art and Design, and Decolonial Geography | How Different Disciplinary Positions Collide, Negotiate, and Converge in a Participatory Mapping Workshop

12:00 - 1:00 pm

School of Art & Design, Room 340
- Lecture

Monday, April 27, 2026

Art Education Program

11:00 am

133 A&D
- Meeting
First Year Committee

12:00 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Faculty/Staff Meeting

12:30 pm

331 A&D
- Meeting

Thursday, April 30, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Deliver artworks to KAM through the loading dock

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

KAM Loading dock
- Exhibition

Friday, May 1, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Deliver artworks to KAM through the loading dock

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

KAM Loading dock
- Exhibition

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Artist Talk & Tour: Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie

10:30 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Lecture

Monday, May 4, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Install Work

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
Industrial Design Program

12:00 pm

15 A&D
- Meeting

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Install Work

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Install Work

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
Graphic Design/DRI Program

12:00 pm

208 A&D
- Meeting

Thursday, May 7, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Install Work

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
Executive Committee

12:30 pm

133 A&D
- Meeting
Art History Program

1:40 - 4:30 pm

316 A&D
- Meeting

Friday, May 8, 2026

BFA/BA Graduates: Install Work

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
School of Art & Design Awards Ceremony

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Link Gallery
- Social/Informal Event

Saturday, May 9, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
BFA Exhibition Opening Reception

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Link Gallery & Krannert Art Museum
- Reception/Open House
Re-Fashioned Fashion Show

6:30 pm

Siebel Center for Design
- Social/Informal Event

Sunday, May 10, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Monday, May 11, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition
Convocation Committee (tentative)

12:00 pm

Foellinger Auditorium (walkthrough)
- Meeting

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Thursday, May 14, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Friday, May 15, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Saturday, May 16, 2026

BFA Exhibition on view
Recurring

10:00 am

Krannert Art Museum
- Exhibition

Monday, May 25, 2026

Memorial Day Holiday

All Day
- Other

Friday, June 19, 2026

Juneteenth

All Day
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, July 3, 2026

Independence Day (observed)

All Day
- Other

Monday, September 7, 2026

Labor Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Thursday, November 26, 2026

Thanksgiving Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Friday, November 27, 2026

Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday

All Day

holiday
- Other

Thursday, December 24, 2026

Gift Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Friday, December 25, 2026

Christmas Holiday

All Day

holiday
- Other

Monday, December 28, 2026

Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

All Day

holiday
- Other

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

Gift Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

Gift Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Thursday, December 31, 2026

President Designated Holiday

All Day

holiday
- Other

Friday, January 1, 2027

New Year's Day

All Day

holiday
- Other

Monday, January 18, 2027

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day

holiday
- Other