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Sunday Afternoon at the Museum a Success

Friday, November 22 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Nearly 30 people were in attendance for the first Sunday Afternoon at the Museum at the Ella Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art located at Southeastern Illinois College. This event hosted two artists featured in the inaugural exhibit at the museum, Art of our Region:... Read More.

NC Community Museum Association Open House June 10th

Tuesday, June 5 by Jc Tinsley

The Norris City Community Museum Association will be holding an Open House at the Wakeford House on Sunday June 10 from 2-4 p.m. The Museum Association would like to invite local artists to come and display their works, including paintings, pastels, woodworking, and rocks. Artists... Read More.

Construction begins on Hise Art Museum at SIC

Friday, June 1 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College broke ground Tuesday, May 29 on the Ella Elizabeth Hise Museum of Regional Art. Pictured are (l-r): Lisa Hite, SIC executive dean of administrative services; Ed Fitzgerald, SIC director of environmental services; Sara DeNeal, SIC art instructor and museum curator,... Read More.

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Unsung Heroes – a new Exhibition Opening March 3 at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield

Monday, February 5 by Jc Tinsley

Anna Heistad. Minnie Vautrin. Thomas Jones. Three ordinary people who did extraordinary things in service of their fellow man, each of whom history has largely forgotten. These “unsung heroes” will be profiled in a new exhibition set to open at the Illinois State Museum... Read More.

Voters honor Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as a top Illinois attraction

Wednesday, September 13 by Jc Tinsley

Voters have once again delivered for Abraham Lincoln. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum was selected as one of the top attractions in Illinois by voters in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest. Coming in at No. 3, the ALPLM was the... Read More.

Generous Museum Donation Creates Permanent Exhibit for Regional Art at SIC

Monday, June 26 by Jc Tinsley

Southeastern Illinois College announced today a $2.5 million donation to fund a new building on the Harrisburg campus, which will include an endowment for operational support. Retired Air Force Colonel William C. Hise and the estate of his late twin brother Air Force Brigadier General... Read More.

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Norris City Museum Association to hold ice cream social June 11

Friday, May 26 by Jc Tinsley

The Norris City Community Museum Association will be holding an ice cream social on Sunday June 11 from 2-4 p.m on the lawn of Wakeford House. This museum is at 300 N. Division in Norris City. The house will be open for viewing and ice... Read More.

SIC Art Students Tour Mitchell Museum

Tuesday, November 22 by Jc Tinsley

Retired Mt. Vernon High School Art teacher and Cedarhurst Docent, Carol Wilkinson (left) gave Southeastern Illinois College art and design students a tour last week of the Eldon Benz exhibit at the Mitchell Museum and Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon. ... Read More.

Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum sponsors student art contest on Lincoln and baseball

Friday, October 21 by Jc Tinsley

Children across the country will get to use their imaginations and artistic skills to celebrate two American institutions – Abraham Lincoln and baseball – in an art contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. What did it look like when Lincoln and... Read More.

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