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Bella Szabo started as the new Executive Director of the Springfield Area Arts Council in February of this year. She spoke to Community Voices about her passion for ceramics, the behind the scenes of curating exhibits, and about the programs and events she is bringing to the SAAC. Bella also talks about her time as the manager of the University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery. Find more information about upcoming events and programing at the SAAC here.
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The event is Monday, March 11 in the LRS Theatre of the Hoogland Center for the Arts at 420 South Sixth Street in downtown Springfield.
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She will replace Sheila Walk, who is retiring this month.
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Sheila Walk, retiring executive director, Springfield Area Arts Council, and Gus Gordon, executive director, Hoogland Center for the Arts, join Randy Eccles in a Citizens Club of Springfield/NPR Illinois collaboration to examine the role of the arts in our community.
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Sheila Walk began volunteering at the Springfield Area Arts Council in 2008 for the program Poetry Out Loud. In 2017, she took on the duties of Executive Director and now plans to leave the position in January 2024 after the completion of the Arts Council’s annual New Year’s Eve event, First Night. She spoke to Community Voices about her time at the Arts Council and what she’s looking forward to next.
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Area musician and writer Amy Benton writes with Nashville friends and Springfield resources like the Springfield Area Arts Council. Look for Amy Benton on your music streaming service, around town, and at AmyBenton.com.
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Sheila Walk, executive director of the Springfield Area Arts Council, joins Bea Bonner to explain the role of the Arts Council in central Illinois. Theif…
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Originally aired March 4, 2021.The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln produced this Next 10 Extra panel to discuss investing in the arts to…
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Originally aired November 21, 2020.Charles Scott is Co-Founder and CEO of The Garvey Tubman Cultural Arts and Research Center. Sheila Walk is Interiem…
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This year marks the 31st annual First Night celebration of the arts in downtown Springfield. The alcohol-free gathering is set for Sunday, New Year’s Eve.…