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Arts & Life / Community Voices

Behind the Scenes at the Hoogland Center for the Arts with Gus Gordon

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Randy Eccles

Published January 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST

Joyce Nardulli interviews Gus Gordon in front of the Hoogland Center for the Arts. — (L-R) Gus Gordon, Joyce Nardulli

The Citizens Club of Springfield forum from October 2025 featured Joyce Nardulli, president, discussing the history, role, and the impact in central Illinois of the Hoogland Center for the Arts with Gus Gordon, executive director, along with how it almost didn't make it. This includes a theatre of the mind tour. or watch the video below.

Transcript pending.