Category Archives: Arts & Culture

February 16, 2022 - The Decatur Area Arts Council is now accepting applications from artists to participate in Arts in Central Park (AICP) 2022. Here are the details about AICP 2022. Saturday, Sept. 1...

February 14, 2022 - Every year the Decatur Area Arts Council hosts an "International Event" at the Madden Arts Center (125 N. Water St.). This will feature a 2-month long gallery exhibit, as well as p...

February 14, 2022 - Musical theatre majors who decide to embark on their academic journeys to Millikin University are immersed in a variety of hands-on learning opportunities once they arrive on campu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCbIxodLm4M February 9, 2022 - On Saturday, February 12, Argenta's Elm Street will become a festival for 2022's IceFest. This will be the sixth year of IceFest, with mo...

LISTEN: Jerry Johnson, Decatur Arts Council, joined co-hosts Kevin Breheny & John West, on Soy City Buzz on First Mid Monday. Other guests included: Bryan James- Illini Insider Regan Deering- Cong...

February 5th, 2022- As part of NowDecatur's "If You Didn't, Now You Know" (presented by Decatur Earthmover Credit Union) campaign, we will be celebrating Black History Month, all February long. We wil...

February 3, 2022 - Due to the weather the Decatur Area Arts Council will be closed Friday, February 4. They encourage you to break out the art supplies and get ready for another snow day.The monthly F...

February 1, 2022 - To keep up with the increasing demand of the data industry, Millikin University's Daytime Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program recently launched a new concentration in Da...

January 18, 2022 - The Decatur Area Arts Council is hosting a new fundraising event with its Trivia Night on Sat., Feb. 19, 2022, at the Richland Community College Shilling Center. Doors open at 5:30 ...

January 18, 2021 - A new sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. has been installed in front of the new Baby TALK and The Empowerment Opportunity Center thanks to the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. The bro...