Dim Art House

Paint The Street 🥳🤘🏾🥳

Betsy Dollar with SAA and Jenna Wiesner with PNC Bank speak on Paint The Street with Route 66 twist Springfield Art Association, Executive Director, Betsy Dollar and PNC Bank VP, and Director of Client & Community Relations, Jenna Wiesner give us information, tips and history of Paint The Street on June 27, 2026.

Wild Rose 🥳🧡🥳

The Springfield Cultural Arts Festival is at Union Square Park in Springfield Saturday | First Listen Monica Zanetti Reed with the Springfield Cultural Arts Foundation says this will be a free arts and entertainment event in Downtown Springfield

Opportunity for Artists:
Calling All Artists!
Deadline: Friday, May 15th
The Illinois State Museum/ in conjunction with Juneteenth Inc.- Springfield, IL and State Historic Sites at Springfield, IL announces the next installment in their NOIR series, NOIR 6: The Truth.

You are invited to submit works of art for the 2026 Illinois State Museum’s NOIR 6 art exhibit, in conjunction with the Juneteenth celebration. This is an exhibition of black art, depicting the life and times of Black-Americans. The NOIR 6 exhibit location this year is The Old State Capitol building, part of the Illinois Historic Sites which is part of the Office of the Illinois State Museum.

This year, the curator will be Austin Wells, and co-curator Jaliyah Ross.

The Truth:
Black art stands as a profound and enduring reflection of the Black experience, offering a truthful lens through which history, identity, and cultural memory are preserved and interpreted. Through painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media, Black artists articulate narratives that have often been overlooked or marginalized in traditional historical records. The Old State Capitol becomes a space where viewers will encounter not only individual works, but also a broader cultural dialogue about identity, belonging, and historical truth.

The artwork in this years’ exhibit connects past struggles with present realities while envisioning more equitable futures. In museum collections and art exhibitions, these works encourage audiences to reflect on how art can both record history and actively participate in shaping it. In this way, Black art contributes to a deeper and more inclusive understanding of the American narrative. NOIR VI: The Truth invites audiences to engage, thoughtfully, with the histories and perspectives that shape our shared cultural TRUTHS.

If you or someone you know is interested in participating in NOIR 6, please send inquiries to [email protected] for submission details.

Be on the lookout for additional information about reception and events related to this exhibit!

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CALL FOR ARTISTS! ✨🌸🧚‍♀️🌸✨

Application are now open for Fae Folk Art Festival 2026! This year's theme shall be: Fae Quest!

It has long been our team's goal to create a more interactive experience at Fae Fest and immerse our guests even further into our magical world. This year's theme is meant to move us toward this goal! ✨

Visual Artist, Literary Tent, and Food Vendor applications can be found on our website at: bit.ly/faefolkart

For the sake of accessibility we will also share the application links below. Thank you all for your continued support, we are looking forward to seeing you again! 🌸

Visual Artist Application:
https://forms.gle/CRq6ykQbvDQwaYew6

Literary Tent Application:
https://forms.gle/dGWPmBNwMV5SmXvW8

Food Vendor Application:
https://forms.gle/9d1Yf4HpisH8Pe4u7

Thank you everyone who participated in and came to ALCHEMY!! Wow!

Wow. Thank you for just a great Holiday Walk day and night. I (and the dogs, too) really appreciate your support, it was the way it used to be before weather got in the way.

Allison Lacher reflects on discovering her artistic voice in a place she never expected Allison Lacher is the Director of the UIS Visual Arts Gallery and a practicing visual artist whose work blends metallic surfaces, vibrant colors and domestic objects to create emotionally charged spaces. She spoke to Community Voices about her journey to Springfield, her recent curator-in-residence....