Children’s Book Illustrations from the Mariann Dana Younger Collection

Pierr Morgan, Cover Illustration for
The Bells of Santa Lucia, 1990, ink resist; used with permission.

Original art in a variety of media and styles by noted children’s book illustrators including Ted Rand, Wendy Watson, Elisa Kleven, and others; on loan from EIU alumna Mariann Dana Younger, '54.

Presented with the assistance of the Dr. Jerry J. Mallett Institute, Mazza Museum of International Art from Picture Books, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, and is funded in part with support from Mariann and Charles Younger.

Saturation: New Paintings by Maria Tomasula

Libretto by Maria Tomasula, 2009, oil on panel,
from the collection of Barbara and Mark Roche;
photograph courtesy of the artist.

Working with themes of identity, being and self-hood in the 'post-human' age, these paintings work within and extend the tradition of Western painting, especially as developed in Latin American devotional art.

Tomasula is the Michael P. Grace Endowed Professor of Art, University of Notre Dame.

This is a Doudna Fine Arts Center New and Emerging Artist Series program presented in cooperation with the EIU Art Department and the Tarble Arts Center.

Feb. 25 @ 7pm, Tarble Arts Center Atrium

Maria Tomasula: Artist's Lecture

Spring 2010 Classes and Workshops

Classes and workshops for ages 4 through adult in a variety of media. More information TBA.

2010 Undergraduate All-Student Show

A competitive exhibition in all art media open to EIU undergraduates as selected by a panel of jurors made up of area college and university Art faculty and art professionals.

Feb. 28 @ 2-4pm, Atrium

Undergraduate All-Student Show Awards Reception

Fer découpé: Haitian Steel Drum Sculpture and More

Zobop by Georges Liautaud, steel; photograph by Kimberly Silva Ford

Vintage metal works from the 1950s and 1960s by Haitian master sculptor Georges Liautaud and his artistic descendants including contemporary artists from the village of Croix-des-Bouquets.

Curated by Laurie Beasley, owner of Ridge Art in Oak Park, Ill. Many of the pieces are from the collection of the late legendary Haitian art dealer Issa El Saieh.

2010 Graduate Art Exhibition

A group thesis exhibition of works created by current students in the MA Studio Art program.

April 11 @ 2-4pm, Atrium

Graduate Art Exhibition Reception

Charleston Community Theatre: The Odd Couple

Written by Neil Simon, this female-cast version of the comedy classic is directed by Cathy Sheagren and co-sponsored by the Tarble Arts Center.

Admission: $10, $8 for seniors, $6 for students.

Spring 5th Grade Enrichment: Haitian Metal Sculpture

A tour and studio program presented for area schools, participants will learn about Haitian culture through the art exhibited.

Underwritten by First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust. Participation is free but advance registration is required. For information contact Kit Morice at kmorice@eiu.edu.

28th Children’s Art Exhibition

Art by area school students, selected by their teachers, representing approximately 40 area school programs taught by certified Art teachers.

Sponsored in part by Consolidated Communications and presented in cooperation with the participating schools’ art teachers.

May 16, 1:30-3:30pm

Children’s Art Exhibition Awards Reception

Cultivating Creativity: Consolidated Communications Children’s Art Exhibit

Hebe Jeebe, construction paper, by Griffin Johnson, Grade 4,
Crestwood Elementary and Junior High School, Paris, Ill.

This traveling exhibit of art by students from forty area school art programs is toured to 13 east-central Illinois communities of the schools represented.

Contact the Tarble Arts Center for the complete exhibition schedule.

Sponsored in part by Consolidated Communications.

School Arts Programs and Non-Credit Classes and Workshops