Community Resources

Diversity in Art

The Japan House
Japan House offers a variety of comprehensive classes in traditional Japanese arts for both University of Illinois students as well as community members through cultural courses and seminars, community outreach programs, and international visiting artists.

Krannert Art Musuem and Kinkead Pavilion
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion of the College of Fine and Applied Arts is a cultural destination and a virtual presence that strives to enrich the human experience by inviting visitors to make connections through the visual arts between the past and present, between what is understood and what is unknown.

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts nurtures excellence and innovation in the performing arts through education, presentation, community service, and research. Above all, it is a place for education. Each season, Krannert Center features performances and productions by students and faculty in the University's School of Music, the Department of Theatre, and Dance at Illinois.

The William R. and Clarice V. Spurlock Museum
The Spurlock Museum’s five feature galleries house exhibits representing peoples of the following cultures and geographic areas of the world: Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and Africa; Ancient Greece and Rome; East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania; Europe; and American Indian Cultures of North and South America. Special exhibits, based in the Campbell Gallery, serve as a springboard for unique programs, tours, and special events.

Center for Digital Inclusion
The Center for Digital Inclusion strives to foster inclusive and sustainable societies through research, teaching, and public engagement about information and communication technologies (ICT) and their impacts on communities, organizations, and governments.

East St. Louis Research Project
The East St Louis Action Research Project (ESLARP) is a program of sustained engagement with distressed urban areas through service learning and action research. Together with residents and community organizations in severely distressed areas, faculty, staff and students from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign work on highly tangible and visible projects that address immediate and long-term needs.

University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois’ 102 counties – and far beyond.

WILL Community Outreach Projects
WILL’s television and radio programs teach, entertain and draw people into the public affairs of the places they live and work. The public broadcasting service of the University of Illinois, WILL links thousands of families to the programming of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

the217.com
the217 is your source for the most relevant, up-to-date information on everything that's going on in the Champaign-Urbana area. Buzz and the217 Calendar are up-to-date resources for Champaign-Urbana's arts and entertainment scene. See BUZZ and the217 Calendar for more information.

Daily Illini
University of Illinois' Student Newspaper includes arts and entertainment events around campus and in the community.

The News-Gazette Community Links
The News-Gazette Community Links are a great way to explore community opportunities and groups.

Cindy Ingold
Gender and Multicultural Services Librarian
Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL)
cingold@illinois.edu
(217) 333-7998