MUSEUMS + GALLERIES
The Illinois Program at The Phillips Collection Center for the Study of Modern Art
Illinois at the Phillips allows students to take courses in studio arts and modern art history at this museum of nineteenth and twentieth-century art.
Krannert Art Museum
The Krannert Art Museum, which sits adjacent to the School of Art + Design, boasts an archive of over 8,000 works and houses rotating exhibits of traditional and innovative art. The museum's permanent holdings include the Trees Collection of European and American Painting, the Moore Collection of European and American Decorative Arts, the Olsen Collection of pre-Columbian Art, and smaller collections of 20th-century art, Asian art, and African art. Each spring the museum hosts group BFA and MFA exhibitions, as well as a group faculty exhibition.
I space
The I space gallery is the College of Fine and Applied Arts' home away from home. Located in Chicago's River North gallery district, I space is a 2,500-foot professional exhibition area. Each year, undergraduate and graduate students from the School of Art + Design have the opportunity to participate in an I space exhibit.
Link Gallery
Between the entrance of the School of Art + Design and the Krannert Art Museum lies the Link Gallery, a space stretching 100 feet and enclosed by walls of glass windows. The Link Gallery is dedicated to the exhibition of student work year round.
Art Coalition Gallery
For decades, the Art Coalition Gallery in the basement of the School of Art + Design Building has been a popular spot for student exhibitions. Primarily used by undergraduate majors, the ACG hosts four or five exhibits per semester.
Japan House
Established in 1998, Japan House is an outgrowth of the School of Art + Design's longtime interest in Japanese art and culture. The house includes three authentic tea rooms and two tranquil Japanese gardens. Aside from providing educational services to the public at the large, Japan House offers three academic courses available to University of Illinois students: Japanese Tea Ceremony and Zen Aesthetics, Rigidity and Flexibility in Japanese Art and Culture, and Japanese Aesthetics through the Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement.
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Dubbed by the New York Times “the Lincoln Center of the Midwest,” the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts is one of America's premier venues for professional performance. The Center includes the Foellinger Great Hall, the Tryon Festival Theatre, the Colwell Theatre, Studio Theatre (a black box studio), and an outdoor amphitheatre. In addition, the center houses classrooms, rehearsal halls, studios, and shops for scenery, costumes, and property construction. This facility offers tremendous possibility to students interested in multidisciplinary projects involving performative arts.
The Spurlock Museum
The Spurlock Museum highlights the diversity of cultures around the globe and displays an intriguing array of artistic objects culled from societies past and present, near and far.
Illini Union Art Gallery
The Illini Union Art Gallery, sponsored by the Illini Union Board, showcases works of students, faculty and staff, as well as local artists and traveling exhibits. The Illini Union Art Gallery regularly rotates exhibits and is located on the first floor of the Illini Union in the northwest corner of the building.
