A publication of the University of Illinois at Springfield
December 1998 Volume XXIV, No. 12
Through artists' eyes, page 28 |
The dance for dollars, page 16 |
The Unfunded Arts, page 32 |
FEATURES 16 The dance for dollars by Maureen F. McKinney & Burney Simpson Illinois arts funding is at a turning point. 24 Peoria Ballet by Jennifer Davis It took a politically powerful mentor and a determined board to get that community's company back on its feet. 26 Chicago's Live Bait theater by Jennifer Halperin Even the Windy City's nonprofit troops have trouble raising their curtains without some struggle. 28 First person: Through artists'eyes by Elise Zwicky Illinois has its limits as a place that embraces the arts, yet many artists find the Prairie State a pretty good place to be. 32 Essay: The Unfunded Arts by Dan Guillory They're flourishing in central Illinois. 36 Books: Mostly Good and Competent Men Excerpt of the revised edition of the only book about Illinois' governors. 36 Q&A: Jim Edgar |
DEPARTMENTS 3 Conversation with the Publisher by Ed Wojcicki 6 Editor's Notebook by Peggy Boyer Long 8 State of the State by James Krohe Jr. Illinois is indifferent to the arts 10 Briefly by Rodd Whelpley 38 People by Rodd Whelpley 40 Letters 41 A View from Chicago by James Ylisela Jr. Daley's can't-lose strategy 42 Politics by Charles N. Wheeler III Two top Republicans had the cash |
Credits: The photographs of Alicia Wester'sfeet on the cover and in the article beginning on page 16 were taken by Terry Farmer. Wester is a dancer with the Springfield Ballet company.
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