• Sixteen students from around Illinois will participate in state-wide poetry recitation contest.

    Sixteen students from around Illinois will participate in state-wide poetry recitation contest.

    “Poetry, like visual art, makes space to breathe, pause, and consider.”     —Ama Codjoe, 2023 Guggenheim Poet-in-Residence Award-winning teenagers from around Illinois are set to compete in Springfield for a slot […]

  • Poetry Out Loud Central Illinois Regional Contest

    Poetry Out Loud Central Illinois Regional Contest

      Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with the shades of deeper meaning. Maya Angelou The Springfield Area […]

  • “More Details Released About First Night Springfield” on WMAY.COM

    by Newsroom | December 9, 2022 The Springfield Area Arts Council is releasing more details about the return of First Night Springfield on New Year’s Eve. The annual alcohol-free celebration […]

  • Illinois Times : Pre-New Year’s Music

      By Tom Irwin Welcome to almost 2023 or actual 2023, depending on when you read your Illinois Times, but I always believe everyone grabs a print copy (or goes online) […]

  • SJ-R: Celebrate 2023 at these events happening this weekend in Springfield

    SJ-R: Celebrate 2023 at these events happening this weekend in Springfield

      Tiffani Jackson, Springfield State Journal-Register Parties, live music and crafts for the kids take over the lineup of things to do in Springfield this weekend to celebrate the New Year. […]

  • Arts Grants Available

      The Springfield Area Arts Council announces the start of this year’s COMMUNITY ARTS ACCESS re-granting program.   The deadline for fiscal year 2023 grant applications is Friday, October 14, 2022.  Grant-funded […]

  • Downtown Springfield Heritage Foundation Receives $90K, Multi-Year Grant to Continue Presenting the Levitt AMP Springfield Music Series through 2025

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  • Accolades for the Arts Summer 2022

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  • Artist on the Plaza Returns for 2022 Season

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  • $50 million to the creative sector included in Illinois FY2023 budget

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