Events Calendar

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National Arts in Education Week Exhibition, featuring the artwork of Galesburg High School students Vivian Aldus, Mariah Burns, Audrey Green, Vainqueur Mulata, and Jayden Nguyen. On view at the Galesburg Community Arts Center September 26 - October 25, 2025.

Join us for a FREE opening reception on Friday, October 3 at 4pm.

National Arts in Education Week Exhibition, featuring the artwork of Galesburg High School students Vivian Aldus, Mariah Burns, Audrey Green, Vainqueur Mulata, and Jayden Nguyen. On view at the Galesburg Community Arts Center September 26 - October 25, 2025.

Join us for a FREE opening reception on Friday, October 3 at 4pm.

Anita Lee held a "Lunch ala Art" gallery talk at the Fort Madison Area Arts Association (FMAAA) on July 26, 2024, at noon. An artist with a degree in art from the University of Illinois, Lee has exhibited her work in Mexico, the United States, and Jamaica. Her artwork has been profiled by the FMAAA on Artwork Archive.
The FMAAA has hosted other "Lunch ala Art" events, and typically includes a meal followed by a gallery talk.

MONMOUTH, ILL. (10/06/2025) The latest art exhibit in Monmouth College's Len G. Everett Gallery is by a 2007 alumnus of the school - John Carroll of Polo, Illinois.

Collectively titled "Visions of Nature - An Eco Art Exhibit," all of Carroll's new sculptures - many of them cairns - are created from repurposed materials. Free and open to the public, the exhibit will be on display through Oct. 24. Carroll will be on campus for a closing reception and artist talk that date from 3-4:30 p.m.

A cairn is a human-made pile or stack of stones - or, often in Carroll's case, wood - raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound.

"They are a way to mark a path or place in life - whether a physical marker to your favorite spot in the yard or as a reminder of someone cherished," he said. "The construction of the cairns are hexagonal courses, which I consider to be the universal shape in life. I've added various dimensions to the cairns by creating some with movement and others with negative space."

Carroll is self-employed in construction but still tries to stay active in the art community, doing a few shows a year.

"Nature has been the leading inspiration of my art," he said.

National Arts in Education Week Exhibition, featuring the artwork of Galesburg High School students Vivian Aldus, Mariah Burns, Audrey Green, Vainqueur Mulata, and Jayden Nguyen. On view at the Galesburg Community Arts Center September 26 - October 25, 2025.

Join us for a FREE opening reception on Friday, October 3 at 4pm.

Interested in learning chess or brushing up on your skills? Join us for this drop-in chess club in the Create Space. No
registration required; all skill levels welcome.

CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College proudly announces Kevin Dingman: A
Retrospective as part of the 2025 Alumni Exhibition opening on Homecoming Weekend. The
exhibition will open with a reception Saturday, Oct. 25 from 3–5 p.m. in the Mabee Art Gallery,
with an artist talk by Dingman ‘86 beginning at 3:30 p.m. The opening reception and artist talk
are free and open to the public.
“Welcoming Kevin back to campus for Homecoming makes this exhibition especially
meaningful,” said Jennifer Bock-Nelson, assistant professor of studio art and director of the
Mabee Art Gallery. “His work reflects not only his talent and dedication as an artist but also the
strong foundation he built here as a student. It’s exciting for our students and community to
see how a Culver-Stockton education can grow into a lifelong creative journey.”
Dingman, who earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in art, has built a career rooted in photography,
exploring a wide range of processes including bromoil, cyanotype, E-6, black-and-white, and
digital. He said his work has consistently centered on the action and quality of light, reflecting
his lifelong passion for capturing experiences through imagery.
His exhibition brings together a wide sampling of his career, featuring subjects and processes
that span decades, alongside new prints from more recent work.
“This will be a show you’ll want to walk through more than once,” Dingman said. “I expect
people will connect with different images in different ways, which is the nature of art.”
Returning to the Hill to exhibit in the Mabee Gallery, where he once worked as a student, is
particularly meaningful for Dingman.
“It’s always nice to return where you started, to share your progress with those who knew you
then, as well as a new audience who might see something different,” he said.

Dingman also offered advice for today’s Culver-Stockton art students: “When it comes to art,
nothing is outdated, so be open to the old and established along with the new. That’s how
breakthroughs are made.”
Kevin Dingman: A Retrospective runs from Saturday, Oct. 25 – Friday, Dec. 5. The Mabee Art
Gallery, located in the Herrick Foundation Center on Culver-Stockton’s campus, is open
Monday–Friday from 9 a.m.–4 p.m., and entry is free and open to the public.
For more information about majoring in art at C-SC, visit https://culver.edu/majors/art/.

National Arts in Education Week Exhibition, featuring the artwork of Galesburg High School students Vivian Aldus, Mariah Burns, Audrey Green, Vainqueur Mulata, and Jayden Nguyen. On view at the Galesburg Community Arts Center September 26 - October 25, 2025.

Join us for a FREE opening reception on Friday, October 3 at 4pm.