Oak Street Art in the Community
In early 2019, we put together a brief visual history of our community involvement since 2016. Click here to take a look!
Connect
We love hearing your comments, questions, and ideas.
- Drop us a line at oakstreetart1@gmail.com
- Like/post on our Facebook page (@oakstreetart)
- Instagram @oakstreetart1. Also follow hashtags #oakstreetartgroup, #oakstreetartfair, and #oakstreetart
Explore Local Art Organizations
- Carbondale Community Arts
- Southern Illinois University Craft Shop for classes, supplies, and space to make your own art
- Southern Illinois University Museum
- River to River Visual Arts Association
- Black Sheep Fiber Guild
- Shawnee Hills Pottery Trail
- Southern Glassworks
- Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society
- Let us know if you have ideas for other groups to be linked here.
More Art in Our Community
- Southern Illinois Tourism events calendar and Facebook page
- Southernmost Illinois Tourism Bureau events and information
- Art-related organizations and businesses at ShopCarbondale.com
- Arts organizations list at Jackson Growth Alliance
- Friends of Murphysboro Facebook page
- City of Murphysboro visitor information and events calendar
Learn About Art
General Resources
- Samples of popular current art from Demilked.com
- Explore art across time and space: The Met's interactive Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
- Interactive timeline of African American art from the Smithsonian
- Free video and audio: Art and art history podcasts from the National Gallery of Art
- News in the art world from ArtNews and ArtNet
Ask Us Anything!
- We love talking about art, so please feel free to ask us anything. Email oakstreetart1@gmail.com or contact us individually from our artist pages.
Getting Started
- Photography: Ann recommends advice and encouragement from the wonderful Eric Kim: "100 Photography Tips for Beginners." For a little more technical approach, see Photography Life's "Photography Tips for Beginners."
- Resources for other art media coming soon.
Ways to Help
- You can donate using PayPal at www.paypal.me/OakStreetArt, and it will come to us. Thank you!
- You can mail a check (made out to Oak Street Art) to 1515 Oak Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966.
- Other ideas? Please send them along!