Eastern Illinois University Art Department

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Undergraduate students are actively engaged with creative and scholarly activities in all areas of the Art Department. Art Education students have numerous pre-teaching experiences in a variety of K-12 settings. Art History students have presented research at national conferences and assisted in the curating of exhibitions. Graphic Design students are fully immersed in the design, research, and te

chnology resulting in outcomes of both traditional print and interactive electronic media projects. Students in the Studio Art areas are engaged in studio practices that lead to the development of artworks reflecting mastery of technique and creativity of the artist. The Department of Art encourages students to consider doing study abroad, whether it might be a summer or semester long program. In the past few years, students have studied abroad in England, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand. Students in the Art Education option have completed student teaching in Ireland and New Zealand. The earlier you begin to plan, then the more likely you are to find a study aboard program that will accommodate your area of study in the Art Department.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8th and 9th, Robert Petersen, will display his Wayfinding Machine. This is an intera...
09/05/2026

On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8th and 9th, Robert Petersen, will display his Wayfinding Machine. This is an interactive wood sculpture based on 16th Century Navigational instruments that have been repurposed to function as a fortune telling device. Each fortune from the Wayfinder takes only a few minutes to calculate after you answer a few questions. The messages are especially formulated to help artists find their way through creative challenges.

Also on display will be wooden automaton and toys that he built at a toy making workshop at the Penland School of Crafts along with all six issues of his Art and Philosophy zine, Loculus.

The exhibition will be open from 1 pm till 5 pm.

So excited to see a preview of Thomas Sleet’s new show opening September 4 at Bruno David Gallery. Such a moving show a...
08/31/2026

So excited to see a preview of Thomas Sleet’s new show opening September 4 at Bruno David Gallery. Such a moving show and well worth the wait. Congratulations to Tom and Bruno for putting together a great show and so needed right now. Must see, will post more pics after the opening.

Please join us for our new Fall season shows opening September 4 at 5-7 pm at the Tarble Museum of Art. Featuring Mud+Co...
08/30/2026

Please join us for our new Fall season shows opening September 4 at 5-7 pm at the Tarble Museum of Art. Featuring Mud+Corn+Stone+Blue and Coles County Before 1860. See you soon!

Welcome to the new season of the newly named Tarble Museum of Art at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL Join...
08/29/2026

Welcome to the new season of the newly named Tarble Museum of Art at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL Join us on September 4 for the opening of our Fall Exhibition cycle

Please join us at the Tarble Museum of Art for our upcoming Fall shows, see you there!
08/28/2026

Please join us at the Tarble Museum of Art for our upcoming Fall shows, see you there!

We are so excited to announce our Winter exhibitions. Set your calendars for an upcoming event at the Tarble Museum of ...
08/26/2026

We are so excited to announce our Winter exhibitions. Set your calendars for an upcoming event at the Tarble Museum of Art! Opening reception Friday, November 13, 2026 at 5-7 pm

Looking forward to Friday Craft night at the Tarble Museum of Art, come see what all the buzz is about….
08/25/2026

Looking forward to Friday Craft night at the Tarble Museum of Art, come see what all the buzz is about….

Set your calendars for an upcoming event at the Tarble Museum of Art! Opening reception Friday, September 4 at 5-7 pm ...
08/25/2026

Set your calendars for an upcoming event at the Tarble Museum of Art! Opening reception Friday, September 4 at 5-7 pm

Welcome to all our new students! We are looking forward to a great year and we are so glad you chose EIU!
08/23/2026

Welcome to all our new students! We are looking forward to a great year and we are so glad you chose EIU!

EIU High School Art Camp 2026 is a wrap! Campers focused of ceramics, painting, and graphic design, and tried their hand...
07/18/2026

EIU High School Art Camp 2026 is a wrap! Campers focused of ceramics, painting, and graphic design, and tried their hand at fashion design, t-shirt printing, and life drawing.

Come and see us next summer!

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Art Department, Doudna Fine Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL
61920

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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+12175813410

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