Visiting Artists
Visiting Artists
The Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design is proud to introduce our student population to visiting artists of all ethnic backgrounds, gender expressions, geographic locations, viewpoints, and practices. Over the course of a semester, students and community will have opportunities to hear a variety of lectures, participate in workshops, and engage with artists in person and virtually across many topic areas.
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Lecture Series
Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design Research Colloquium
This series highlights the wide range of experiences among the school’s studio artists, art educators, graphic designers, and art historians that help us produce exceptionally versatile students.Normal Editions
Normal Editions is a non-profit print research facility within the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design. Our team of staff, students, and faculty work with visiting professional artists to create fine art prints. The result is an outstanding collaborative experience that extends far beyond the classroom.Graphic Design Cross Platform Lecture Series
Each semester a variety of Graphic Design professionals present lectures in person and virtually. Past participants include Dr. Elizabeth “Dori” Tunstall, award-winning design anthropologist and educator; Professor Anne Berry, director of the School of Design at the University of Illinois, Chicago; Assistant Professor Mary Y., co-founder of Radical Characters; Associate Professor Basma Hamdy at Virginia Commonwealth University, Doha, Qatar; and Michael Ater, Illinois State University alum and design director at Instrument in Portland, Oregon. University; and Michael Ater, Design Director at InStrument, Portland. -
Cynthia Kukla Visiting Artist Lecture Series
The Cynthia Kukla Visiting Artists Fund is an internal award established through the generosity of Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design alum Sigrid Wonsil to support high-impact, meaningful interactions between students and professional artists, designers, and researchers across all areas of the school, including art education, art history, graphic design, and studio art.
As a student, Wonsil was deeply inspired by her interactions with visiting artists and wanted to extend that transformative experience to current students. This lecture series was created to honor her mentor, retired Illinois State University painting professor Cynthia Kukla.
Planned events will be posted here for the Spring 2027 semester.
For more information, please contact the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design office at: Art@IllinoisState.edu.