Krannert Art Museum

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

We are open 10am to 8pm today. Today’s events include Kumasi J. Barnett: The Amazing Black Man at 6 pm .

Krannert Art Museum (KAM) serves the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the communities of East Central Illinois. All are welcome to enjoy KAM's rich collection of fine art from across the globe, vibrant exhibitions, and engaging programs.

Exhibitions

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Tall vase that is white glazed with light and dark blue patterning over the white. The decoration is floral/natural in repeated patterns around the base, top, center, and body of the jar
  1. Nov 15, 2022 to May 13, 2023
Well-Designed Beauty: Trade, Technology, and Decorative Arts
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decorative image shows swirling clouds over a deep blue sky. Text says "rest lab 2023" with details about the exhibition
  1. Jan 24, 2023 to Feb 11, 2023
Rest Lab | Spring 2023
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spiral bound page that has a grid of red markings with two circular fields, one gold and the other red and white. On each field is a rectangle.
  1. Feb 2, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
Pattern and Process
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Decorative image says the name of the exhibition with logos for Unit 4 Champaign, Urbana School District 116, and CU Schools Foundation
  1. Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 2, 2023
ATTACH: KAM BAM Senior High School Art Exhibition
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A graceful plum tree in full flower sits under a full moon. The sky is inky black but the moonlight makes each blossom seem to glow with inner light.
  1. Mar 2, 2023 to Dec 22, 2023
The Ink Wash Paintings of Shozo Sato
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Two Latina girls stand near papers prompting them to think about representation. One bends down to write with a marker on the poster paper. The other stands and watches. Both have long dark hair and are middle school age.
  1. Mar 25, 2023 to May 24, 2023
Latina Community Voces 2

Events

Talk Jan 26, 6 pm
Kumasi J. Barnett: The Amazing Black Man
A man with a black beard, black knit cap, and black hoodie stands in a space bathed in purple light. Glittering patterns and green neon lines trace through the light framing him. He has a serious expression.
Performance Feb 2, 6-7:30 pm
Rest Lab Sound & Light Installation
Children are seated in a gallery filled with blue and white ceramics. A KAM educator prepares to read a story about dragons to them. She smiles at the group.
Family Feb 4, 2-4 pm
Restful Storytime at KAM
decorative image shows a moon and sparkly stars on a purple background
Performance Feb 9, 6-8 pm
Speak Café: Rest and Rejuvenation
Decorative image says the name of the exhibition with logos for Unit 4 Champaign, Urbana School District 116, and CU Schools Foundation
Reception Feb 23, 5-6:30 pm
Attach Exhibition Opening Reception
Three adults smile together. They are wearing name tags and are arranged as though they've been talking together. The man on the left and woman on the right both have white hair and the woman in the center is younger and has short reddish hair.
Reception Mar 1, 5-7 pm
Spring 2023 Members' Preview & Reception

Stories

A man on the left has climbed up to remove brightly colored cloth from wires that overhang the street. He is removing decorations from a festival.
Representation and Semiotic Play: Louis Bosa's "The End of the Festival"
Image of a female college student wearing glasses and a mask taking a selfie in front of Alejandro Lugo's "De Espaldas" that displays a bronze monument and a couple in traditional Hispanic clothing walking toward it.
My Latina Roots by Samantha Solis
A young Black girl in a plaid shirt raises her arms above her head and body to mirror the shape of a water buffalo mask from the African collection at the museum
KAM teams up with Booker T. Washington STEM Academy for Year-Long Initiative
Young college woman looking at the camera with a toothy smile. She wears round silver wire glasses. Behind her are storage shelves.
Students at KAM: Blending Ceramics and Art Education with Rachel Gu
Full length portrait of a reclining young lady wearing a white dress. She has dark hair and pale skin, her hair is done up in a bun atop her head. She holds an ink pen and on the table next to her is paper, an inkwell, and a stack of large books.
Inside Out | Large Scale Impact: New Acquisition Tells a Story
Middle-aged man wearing all black with a brown tool belt around his waist being lifted by an orange lift machine as he leads the installment of red inflatable balloons.
Research Conversations: Walter Wilson

Collection Highlights

Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911. Oil, canvas. Gift of Albert L. Arenberg 1956-13-1
Gabriele Münter, The Blue Gable, 1911
Small brown tea bowl that could fit in a person's hand. Glaze is grey in the middle and deeper brown at edges, with silver on the rim. Surface is smooth. This bowl is around 700 years old.
Chinese artisan, Jianyao (Hare's Fur Glaze) Tea Bowl, 12th - 13th century
Kozangrodek III by Frank Stella is a large relief collage that is taller than an average man and about as wide. It contains panels of vibrantly colored, smooth material that stand out at angles from each other, forming an abstract citiscape.
Frank Stella, Kozangrodek III, 1973
Unknown artist (Active in Edgefield, South Carolina). Face Jug, ca. 1850–1865. Alkaline-glazed stoneware. Museum purchase through the Theresa E. and Harlan E. Moore Charitable Trust Fund 2018-15-1
Unknown artist (active in Edgefield, South Carolina), Face Jug, ca. 1850–1865
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949. Oil, canvas. Gift of Walter Bareiss 1955-16-1
Mark Rothko, No. 13, 1949
Blue-and-white globular dragon vase (Tianqiuping), Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daiguang (1820–1850) period. From the Krannert Art Museum collection
China, Blue and White Globular Dragon Vase (Tianquiping), Qing Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing (1796–1820) or Daoguang (1820–1850) period
Anna Pottery (Anna, IL), Designer: Wallace Kirkpatrick, Snake Jug, c. 1880–1890. Stoneware with dark brown slip and applied, incised decoration. Gift of the Department of Ceramic Engineering at the University of Illinois, Ries Collection. 1980-5-54
Anna Pottery, Anna, Illinois, Anna Pottery: Snake Jug, ca. 1875–90
Attic black-figure kylix, ca. 530 BCE. Earthenware, slip. Gift of Theresa E. and Harlan E. Moore, 1970-8-1
Follower of Exekias (Greece, active ca. 550–525 BCE), Attic black-figure kylix, ca. 530 BCE
Winslow Homer, Cerney-La-Ville-French Farm, 1867. Oil on panel. Gift of Merle J. and Emily N. Trees 1940-1-3
Winslow Homer, Cerney-la-Ville–French Farm, 1867
Ceremonial drum, ca. 100 BCE, Peru, Nasca. Terracotta, polychrome slip. Gift of Fred Olsen and the Art Acquisition Fund 1967-29-110
Nasca, Peru, Ceremonial Drum, ca. 100 BCE