Exhibits
Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Discover the art of printmaking in this hands-on, process-based class designed for adult learners of all experience levels. You’re invited to learn printmaking techniques in a supportive, creative environment inspired by the museum’s exhibitions and collection.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Calling all new and returning U of I students! Kick off the school year and celebrate Krannert Art Museum’s newest exhibitions at KAM Fest 2025. Stop by the museum to get a free tote bag, enjoy food trucks and an immersive art installation by local artist Matt Harsh, plus art activities with the CU Community Fab Lab!
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Enjoy a ribbon-cutting, new exhibitions, and live music! Join us to celebrate the Grand Reopening of the museum—after eighteen months of renovations—including premiering new exhibitions, remarks, and a performance by Peruvian Quechua hip-hop artist Liberato Kani.
Friday, August 29, 2025
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Join us for an unforgettable night with Liberato Kani—Peru’s visionary Quechua hip-hop artist. His music fuses hip-hop with Andean, Amazonian, and Afro-Peruvian rhythms, carrying stories of cultural pride, Indigenous resistance, and life between the highlands and the city. Champaign-Urbana’s community mariachi group, Mariachi Libertad, will open the evening!
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Join us for an unforgettable night with Liberato Kani—Peru’s visionary Quechua hip-hop artist! After a performance (Gallery Art Bar (6-8:30 pm), enjoy a reception and conversation. Liberato will share insights into his process, discuss the cultural and conceptual foundations of his performance, and invite conversation. *This is a CEU-eligible event!*