Upcoming Events

Buchanan Center for the Arts is accepting grant proposals from local arts and nonprofit educational organizations. Grant funds are designated to support artists and nonprofit arts and educational organizations in Warren County. All eligible grant proposals are reviewed by a four-member peer panel. Community Arts Access grants are available for visual, musical, performing, literary, and inter-disciplinary arts projects that provide community-based programming. Projects or programs must make a concerted effort to serve diverse and under-represented populations. Eligible projects are those…

Use your smart phone, tablet, computer, or landline phone to join Strom Center with Zoom BINGO. Sign-up is limited to the first 12 persons. Call Strom Center at 734-5677 to get on the list.

Gather your friends for a virtual craft night with a daisy string art on a board from the comfort of your own home. Register by January 29th at http://www.galesburg.maxgalaxy.net. Fee is $10 per kit or a buy a group of three and get the fourth one free. Kit pick up is February 8th thru 12th at the Lakeside Recreation Facility.

Sign up to receive automated phone calls from Strom Center to be informed on weather closings, special events, reminders or time sensitive programs and other important announcements. Anyone in Warren or Henderson County can be added to the list. There is no cost. Sign up for the calls at 734-5677.

Artist Residency Deadline: 5pm Thursday, April 1, 2021 Application guidelines and submission details are available online at bcaarts.org "Special Events" tab. Overview: The Buchanan Center for the Arts seeks an artist for our Artist in Residence program in Monmouth, Illinois. The residency will run from approximately May-August (or until the project is completed). This residency is an opportunity for the artist to engage with the community to create public art in the city's downtown area. We believe that art promotes social innovation, makes valuable contributions to society,…

Help send Valentine's Day cards to all seniors in assisted living and nursing home facilities in Galesburg. You can first make your own at home with your own supplies and just drop them off by February 8th to us and we will distribute them for you. The second way is if you don’t want to make your own, but want to help us out, you can donate $10 and the staff will make ten for you. Then we also have…

Due to the uncertainty of the pandemic, the Hancock County Beef Association has decided to cancel their annual 2021 Hancock County Cattlemen’s Ball scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th at the Ambiance. Scholarships will still be offered to Hancock County seniors graduating in 2021. Applications are due by April 9th. The board is hopeful in being together when things return to normal.

Join us online at 10am Wednesday, February 10. In February, we will feature Dawn Wohlford-Metallo who will discuss the Monmouth College Student Art Show on exhibit at the Hewes Library during the month of February. A link will be available prior to the event.