Media, Art, Creativity, Community! Welcome to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center

Join us for a welcome to the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. We are a community organization dedicated to helping everyone have a voice. The IMC is a space for making media, art, radio, music, stories, crafts, and more! We will be having multi-language tours of the IMC and a reception with short presentations from several…

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Prints and Community

Community members can come and place their painted handprint on a canvas banner, and there is an alternative option if people are uncomfortable with getting their hands dirty. They can write a “love letter” to the world. There will be informational flyers as well on various resources accessible to the community. For a complete list…

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Welcome to the Prairie

All are welcome to go back in time and experience some pieces of life in nineteenth century east-central Illinois! In collaboration with the UIUC YMCA, this year’s event will also be a part of Welcoming Week. Some activities and informational materials will be available in multiple languages. See our website for full event details. All…

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Long-Distance Love Virtual Museum Tour UTC -6

Do you have a long-distance-love? Reunite with your loved ones across time and space at the Long-Distance-Love virtual museum tour! This tour will explore themes of love, belonging, loneliness, and migration through artworks at the Krannert Art Museum. Invite anyone from anywhere in the world; the tour will be held at various times to support…

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Long-Distance Love Virtual Museum Tour UTC -4

Do you have a long-distance-love? Reunite with your loved ones across time and space at the Long-Distance-Love virtual museum tour! This tour will explore themes of love, belonging, loneliness, and migration through artworks at the Krannert Art Museum. Invite anyone from anywhere in the world; the tour will be held at various times to support…

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Long-Distance Love Virtual Museum Tour UTC +1

Do you have a long-distance-love? Reunite with your loved ones across time and space at the Long-Distance-Love virtual museum tour! This tour will explore themes of love, belonging, loneliness, and migration through artworks at the Krannert Art Museum. Invite anyone from anywhere in the world; the tour will be held at various times to support…

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Long-Distance Love Virtual Museum Tour UTC +5

Do you have a long-distance-love? Reunite with your loved ones across time and space at the Long-Distance-Love virtual museum tour! This tour will explore themes of love, belonging, loneliness, and migration through artworks at the Krannert Art Museum. Invite anyone from anywhere in the world; the tour will be held at various times to support…

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Long-Distance Love Virtual Museum Tour

Do you have a long-distance-love? Reunite with your loved ones across time and space at the Long-Distance-Love virtual museum tour! This tour will explore themes of love, belonging, loneliness, and migration through artworks at the Krannert Art Museum. Invite anyone from anywhere in the world; the tour will be held at various times to support…

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Whitfield’s WelcomeFest

Celebrate Welcoming Week at this free event featuring performances, painting kindness rocks, a community resources expo, food & supplies drive, Covid-19 vaccination clinic, and food.  Under this year’s Welcoming Week theme of “Where We Belong,” Whitfield’s WelcomeFest will include: • Children’s workshop (10 am) and theatrical performance (11 am) of Anansi, The Trickster Spider: A…

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Human Library

The aim of the Human Library is to foster conversations that can challenge stereotypes and prejudices. During the event, customers will have the opportunity to check out human “books” to read through one-on-one 20-minute conversations.

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