SPEAK Café

Thu Oct 02 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820 | Champaign

Krannert Art Museum
Publisher/HostKrannert Art Museum
SPEAK Caf\u00e9
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SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
SPEAK Café graphic designed by John Jennings.
Krannert Art Museum offers a variety of accessibility supports to help ensure all visitors can fully participate in our programs and events. Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, or to request accommodation for an upcoming visit or event.
Krannert Art Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.
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Krannert Art Museum
500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign
kam.illinois.edu
Tue–Fri 10–5
Sat 10–4
Thursdays until 8 pm, when class is in session
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KRANNERT ART MUSEUM
2025 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST
26 · KAM Fest 2025, 12–3:30 pm · For U of I students
28 · Grand Reopening Celebration! 4–7 pm · Ribbon-cutting, mini tours, new exhibitions on view, and a performance by Peruvian Quechua rapper Liberato Kani · For everyone!
28 · Opening Day | New Exhibitions:
• Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s
• Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600
• Reinstallation of the Historical Europoean and American Collection
29 · Liberato Kani in Concert Gallery Art Bar, Urbana, 6–8:30 pm
29 · Conversation & Reception with Liberato Kani | Encanto Restaurant, Urbana, 9 pm
SEPTEMBER
5 · Live Broadcast | The Museum of Lesbian Dreams, 12 pm · via Zoom
6 · Artventures for Kids! 1–3 pm
11 · Artist Visit | Ronny Quevedo in Conversation with Amy L. Powell and Allyson Purpura, 5:30 pm
20 · Art Workshop for Adults, 1–3 pm
25 · Opening Day | Imagination, Faith, and Desire: Art and Agency in European Prints, 1495–1800
OCTOBER
2 · SPEAK Café, 6 pm
3 · MFA Dance Thesis Performance: Juli Brandano, 6 pm
4 · Kids at KAM: Artmaking and More! 10:30 am–12:30 pm
11 · Opening Day | Rest Lab 8: Greenspace
17 · Symposium | Envisioning Gender and Sexuality in Premodern European Prints, 9 am–4 pm
18 · Improvisers Exchange: Sonic Location, 1–3 pm
23 · Visiting Artist Talk: Althea Murphy-Price, 5:30 pm
30 · Visiting Artist Talk: Bernard Williams, 5:30 pm
NOVEMBER
6 · Visiting Artist Talk: vanessa german, 5:30 pm
6 · SPEAK Café, 6 pm
22 · Artventures for Kids! 1–3 pm
DECEMBER
Dec 2–6 · Last Week on View | "Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s"
4 · Day With(out) Art: Film Screening and Discussion for World AIDS Day, 5:30 pm
11 · FAA Finals Fest, 1–3 pm · For U of I students
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For event updates:
kam.illinois.edu/events
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