Art Exhibits

The Springer Cultural Center offers monthly exhibits featuring contemporary artwork by local and regional artists. These rotating exhibits bring new life and vitality to the Center and expose patron to new techniques and ideas. During the Artist Reception, the artists give a brief talk about their work and inspiration behind it. Exhibits are open to the public and formally begin

with a reception to honor the artists. The Center accepts exhibition applications (PDF) on an ongoing basis. A panel reviews applications twice a year.

Upcoming/Current Events:

April 28 - May 23, '10 : Journey Through Texture Jennifer Bryant kathy Bryant Rosalind Faiman Weinberg Reception: Friday, April 30, 6-8pm.

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Past Exhibits

• March 10 - April 11, '10 : Color of Cultures
  Siti Mariah Jackson-Sullivan (Malaysia)
  Hua Nian (China)
  Lei Zhang Shanbhag (China)
  Mei Ling Johnston (China)
  Nydia Mercado (Puerto Rico)
  Nilsa Almenas (Puerto Rico)
  Sujata Dey-Koontz (India)
  Rashmi Kapoor (India)
  Kuldeepa Mehta (India)
  Umeeta Sadarangani (India)
  Lena Choe (Korea)
• Jan 20 - Feb 21, '10 : Textural Considerations
  Charles Wissman
  Deborrah Pagel
  Kristi Lynn Kern
• Dec 2, '09- Jan 3, '10 : Beyond Common
  Alberto Aguilar
  Michael Fuerst
  Ryan Gray
• Oct 21 - Nov 15, 2009 : First Light
  Curt Carter
  Michael Zachay
• September 2 - 26, 2009 : A Bit of Truth
  Charlotte Nesmith Brady
  Margaret DeCardy
• July 29-August 23, 2009 : A Sense of Place
  Siti Mariah Sullivan
  Sylvia Arnstein
  Betty Lusk Hughes
• June 10-July 5 , 2009 : Rooted
  Sharon Davie-Barrett, painting
  Suzanne Berkes, sculpture
  Danielle Arakelian, photography
• May 6-31, 2009 : Evolving
  Kristi Rae Wilson, narratives
  Phyllis Rash Hughes, mixed media
• April 1-26, 2009 : Somewhere in the Middle
  Jodi Bowen Birdwell. painting/mixed media
  Constance DeMuth Berg, Sculpture
  Larry Steinbauer, Mixed Media
• Feb 25 - Mar 22, 2009: The Space Between
  Hugh Bridgeford - Ceramics
  Stacey Gross - Photography
  Lyle Salmi - Painting
• Jan 21 - Feb 15, 2009: Specters
  Brandice Guerra
  Faith Heller
  Ted Gournelos
• Dec 5, 2008- Jan 4, 2009: Discernment
  Michael Collins, sculpture/metals
  Gina Manola, sculpture
  Gabriel Mejia, drawing/painting
• Oct 15 - Nov 9, 2008: The East Meets The West
  A comparative needle art exhibition selected from Ian Wang’s art collection
• August 1- August 24, 2008: The Group D-zero 17

  Cindy Carlson Chip Burkhardt Mike Coles Margaret DeCardy Barbara England James Gallagher Barb Johanek

  Judy Jones Melissa Lynch Ann McDowell Anu Murphy Robin Riggs Ann F. Rund Barbara Ryan

  Martha Seif Barbara Strauss Gayle Tilford Lyle Trumble Carroll Valli Brenda Vogen Melinda P. Wilcox

• June 11 - July 6:, 2008 Primary Colors
  Champaign Unit 4 grades K-5
• May 7 - June 1, 2008: Unnatural Shift
  Amy Richardson, Painting
  Judy K. Dethmers, Drawing/Painting
  Kyle Bauer, Sculpture
• April 2 - April 27, 2008: Corporeal Arbor
  Melissa Keiser, Painting
  Raymond Yeager, Painting
  Miriam Martincic, Sculpture
• March 7 - April 27, 2008: A Forked Tongue and Two Hearts (Virginia Theatre)
  Elzie Sexton
• February 29 - March 23, 2008: The Red Trio
  Red Clay Pottery, Red Soil and Red Tea Painting by artists of the Yunnan Province of China. Guest Curator: Ian Wang
  

  Ian Wang Hong Shi Jiang De Fang

  Ma Chen Lin Chen Shao Kang

• January 25-February 17, 2008: Powerful Useless
  Sven, painting
  Jacob Foran, ceramic sculpture
  Brian J. Sullivan, painting
• December 14, 2007-February 11, 2008: Ordinary Landscape (Virginia Theatre)
  Suzanne Keith Loechl
• December 7, 2007: Prior to Plastic
  Sally Bliss Nolan, drawing
  Jacqueline Taylor, painting
  Rachel Suntop, textiles
• October 19, 2007
  Victor Cortez, Video
  Christopher Schneberger, photography
• September 8 , 2006
  Nam Clark, painting & drawing
  Aaron Hughes, drawing & video
  David Rowe, ceramic sculpture
• May 12, 2006
  Amber K. Stivers- Anders, painting
  Faith Heller, mixed media
  Sheri Stinson, mixed media sculpture
• April 7, 2006
  Amanda Cook, painting
  Siti Mariah Jackson, watercolor
  Susan Livingston, ceramic sculpture
• March 3, 2006
  John Chichon, mixed media
  S.J. Hart, painting/mixed media
  John P. Sherrod, mixed media
• January 27, 2006
  Sharon Zimmerman, painting
  Lisa Billman, photography
  Amber Ginsburg, 3D
• December 9 , 2005: The Other Side
  Hua Nian, painting
  Craig Newsom, shadow boxes
  Sandra Talbott, 3D
• October 21 , 2005: Terrains Perceived
  

  Hsiao-Te Tseng, painting Nisa Blackmon, UIUC Metals Roquin Gervot, UIUC Metals K. Dana Kagrise, UIUC Metals Kyung Sook Kim, UIUC Metals Sun Kyoung Kim, UIUC Metals

  Sungyeoul Lee, UIUC Metals Masako Onodera, UIUC Metals Nathalya Pinchuk, UIUC Metals Gary Jo Schott, UIUC Metals Billie Jean Theide, UIUC Metals

• September 9 , 2005: The New Icon
  Ebertilen A. Paulino, painting
  Judy Seyb, painting
  Chad Stangl, sculpture
• August 5, 2005: Drawing on Nature
  Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
• July 1, 2005: Caution Wet Paint
  Unit 4 Junior High and High School
• May 11, 2005: Out of Site
  

  Ann McDowell , painting Josh Ipple , mixed media Geoff Bant , ceramics

  Linda Dumich , ceramics Linda Weiner , ceramics Sara Redd , ceramics

• April 15, 2005: The Space Between
  Shannon Batman, painting
  Lei Shanbhag, painting
  Teresa Gale, video
• March 4, 2005: Place and Out of Place
  Rex Clark, photography
  Tirzah Rose, photography
  David Nolan, sculpture
• January 28, 2005: Out and Away
  Hua Nian, painting
  Jacqueline Elliot, painting
  Katherine Bartel, installation