Office for Arts Integration - Master Calendar

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

  • 1:00 - 4:00 pm
    Levis Faculty Center, Room 424

    Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

  • 2:00 - 5:00 pm
    Levis Faculty Center, Room 424

    Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.

Friday, May 1, 2026

  • 5:30 - 7:00 am
    Illinois Arboretum, Urbana

    Come plant a pocket forest with us—be part of a Sunrise May Day forest-planting parade with Unreliable Bestiary artists Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen, Landscape Architecture students and faculty members Brian Deal and David Hays, and musician Jason Finkelman. Meet in Japan House parking lot (F32). Rain date: Saturday, May 2.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

  • 10:30 - 11:30 am
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Join us for a special tour led by exhibiting artists from Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie. Gain insights into their creative practice and research. Today's tour features Ryan Griffis (video), Melissa Pokorny (sculpture), and Stacey A. Robinson (graphic design).

  • 1:00 pm
    Illini Union Bookstore: Authors Corner

    Hear the graduating MFA students in Creative Writing read from their Final Projects. This year's third-years include: Isabella Escamilla Paz Hoggatt David Foley Tyler Moore Callan Latham Garrett Stack

Sunday, May 3, 2026

  • 1:00 pm
    Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us to attempt to craft your own textiles out of the supplies we have provided for you. Whilst you craft, feel free to learn about, feel, and experience different textiles from all over the world that we will have out for everyone to experience.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

  • 12:00 - 3:30 pm
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    Calling all students! Come rest up, study, and relax during this semester's Reading Day! Good luck on finals! FAA Finals Fest includes a coffee bar, snacks, study space, and art-making for students. Outlets and study tables will be provided in our galleries for students seeking a calm and inspiring place to study.

  • 1:00 pm
    Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Take care of yourself before finals start or create a Mother’s Day gift. Make a card, decorate a pot, and plant your own plant, and pack a destress tea jar.

  • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
    Levis Faculty Center, Room 422

    Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception

Saturday, May 9, 2026

  • student artwork on view in museum gallery
    4:00 - 6:00 pm
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    Celebrate opening night of the 2026 School of Art & Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. Explore a wide range of art and design work created by 100+ BFA graduates in studio art, new media, art education, graphic design, and industrial design. Reception for artists and visitors in the Link Gallery. Exhibition on view through May 16.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

  • 10:30 - 11:30 am
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Join us for a special tour led by exhibiting artists from "Another Place: Storymaking the Entangled Prairie." Gain insights into their creative practice and research. Today's tour features Joel Ross (studio art) and Nekita Thomas (graphic design). Exhibition on view through July 2.