On October 17, 2024, the Tarble celebrated Carl Wilen’s (1933-2018) inventive spirit and legacy with a community picnic on a beautiful fall afternoon as we recreated a historic land art piece originally made by Wilen in 1970.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

The Tarble will be closed for EIU’s Thanksgiving Break November 25–November 30, 2024, and will reopen for regular gallery hours the following week.

GALLERY HOURS

Tue–Fri: 10am–5pm* | Sat: 1–5pm*
Closed Sundays, Mondays, EIU holidays and breaks, and during installation periods.

FREE gallery admission and visitor parking.
*Last entries at 4pm.

Saturday

November 02, 2024
1-4pm

Free & open to the public

The Tarble, Coles County Arts Council, and the EIU Art Education program invite you to bring the whole family for a Saturday afternoon filled with art and exploration for all ages.

Schedule of events:

1-3pm

• Debbie Kidwell Memorial Workshop | Galleries
  Recommended for ages 5–11

  
  In memory of Debbie Kidwell, the Coles County Arts Council, the EIU Art Education program, and the Tarble present an art workshop for elementary-aged students in the Education Lab. Art Education students will lead young creators in a project inspired by the exhibitions on view. Caretakers can drop off children aged 5-11 and participate in adult activities in other areas of the museum.

• Make a Zine | Design Lab
  Recommended for ages 12+

  
  Visitors to the Design Lab will collaborate to create a zine about family—however they choose to define it. Stop back between 3:30pm-4pm to take a copy of the zine with you!

1-4pm

• Imaginative Play | Playspace

  Recommended for children up to age 5, who must be accompanied by an adult

  
  Our youngest visitors are invited to come and gently play and read with their caretakers in the Tarble’s brand new space

   

• Gallery Talk w/ glyneisha | Main Galleries

  Recommended for ages 12+

  
  Visiting artist gyneisha will discuss her installation in An Other World and share how she incorporated objects from the Tarble’s permanent collection.

Thursday

November 14, 2024
5-7pm

Free & open to the public; refreshment served

In partnership with EIU’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program, the Tarble welcomes exhibiting artist glyneisha as the 2024 Camille Compo Lecture Series guest speaker.

glyneisha is a poly-discliplinary artist, educator, and community caretaker archiving the inherent healing nature of matrilineal Blackness through processes of ethical collaboration informed by Black feminist scholarship. She organizes workshops, spaces for communal reflection, produces publications, living archives, installation and exhibition work examining the public and private experiential nature of the Black Interior as a source of refuge, healing, and imagination. glyneisha is co-founder of Strange Fruit Femmes, a Black-and-Brown-femme-led collective that provides free programming for youth and adults centering transformative healing through the arts.

Camille Compo began her career at EIU in the Office of Budget and Planning, retiring in 2001 as an Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of External Relations. The Camille Compo Lecture Series has been made possible by the estate of Camille Compo to honor her passion for learning, the arts, and her longtime commitment to the EIU Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.

NEW MOON YOGA

Friday
November 1, 2024

5-6pm

Free & open to the public

Join us during the new moon for a gentle yoga practice at the Tarble. With the metaphor provided by the darkest possible sky, we will consider the potentiality of blank space and new beginnings through heart-opening flows. All are welcome to join us in community care, movement, and intention-setting. No experience is required, but you will need to bring your own yoga mat or beach towel. We will practice outside in the Tarble’s bald cypress tree grove whenever weather permits, otherwise, we will bring our practice inside the galleries. You may wish to bring an extra towel and a closed water bottle. You are invited to arrive between 5–5:05pm to get settled. The class will begin promptly at 5:05pm and last for approximately 55 minutes.

FULL MOON SOUND BATH

Friday
November 15, 2024
5-6pm

Free & open to the public

Join us to experience a sound bath scheduled to coincide with the full moon and support collective stillness, gratitude, and reflection. The Tarble will provide a limited number of meditation cushions and chairs on a first-come, first-served basis. You may bring your own yoga mat or cushion to sit on if you choose. The Tarble maintains a temperature-controlled environment, so you may want to bring a sweater or wrap for warmth. You are invited to arrive between 5–5:15pm to get settled (doors will not be unlocked until 5pm). When the sound bath begins promptly at 5:15pm, doors will be locked during the meditation, which will last for approximately 45 minutes. No prior experience is necessary, all are welcome, but space is limited.

Friday
November 22, 2024

12-1pm

Free & open to the public

Stop by every fourth Friday of the month at noon during the fall exhibitions to hear Tarble staff members give short, conversational talks about the works displayed in the galleries.

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