Five female students in colorful outfits strike various dance poses on top floor of a campus parking garage.

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

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Create Your Legacy

A creative community celebrating diversity and equity lives here. From art technologies and galleries to center stage and the silver screen, your legacy starts at Illinois State University's Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts.

Find Your Community

Namesake of the college, Wonsook Kim chats with the crowd after the naming ceremony.
Professor of music and ethnomusicology Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum sings and drums in her performance Walking With My Ancestors.
Female student stitches with yarn in an embroidery piece.
Female student paints on a canvas.
Students play a table-top game in game design class.

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Close-up image of a student painting a scene backdrop.
Crew works on stage lighting in the workshop.
Students of the band lab class practice together.
Four students practice jazz dance on stage.
A male student practices his French horn on the quad while a female professor observes.

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A group of four game design students sit at a table discussing their progress.
Music Therapy graduate student Taylor Stengren plays the guitar in a session over Zoom.
Female student uses hot glue to bring her plastic 3D sculptures to life.
Two male students work in the scene shop on a golden statue.
A female student airbrushes a costume she’s in the process of creating.

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A cello ensemble practices on stage.
Colorful, patterned tapestries hang from a gallery ceiling.
A professor teaches wood and metal design techniques to a student.
Male student’s laptop shows him working in Unity to create a video game.
Student uses a potter’s wheel to craft a clay vessel.

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Three game design students discuss as one points to their design progress on a screen.
A gallery visitor observes Jen Bervin’s silk artwork “Shift Rotate Reflect” that travels across the gallery wall.
Two instructors demonstrate a capoeira move to the observing class.
Two lighting design students examine a light fixture.
A guitar student helps his classmate read sheet music.

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Points of Pride

Wonsook Kim's sculpture The Gift hangs in the lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts.

New $61.9 Million Home

We're investing $61.9 million in new, state-of-the-art spaces for the entire College. It will be the perfect place to achieve your dreams.

Professor Laina Carney demonstrates choreography to her Jazz dance class.

Big Opportunities

With 400 annual performances, exhibitions, and interdisciplinary media events, you'll have plenty of opportunities to participate and share your talent.

A crowd applauses Actor Eric Avile's performance.

Learn from the Best

We bring professionals from creative industries to teach game design, audio and music production, and graphic design to build your career path.

Our Academic Communities

School of Music

Become a performer, composer, therapist, teacher, or music business entrepreneur. This is where you can pursue your passion and career goals.

School of Theatre & Dance

Receive professional training and join the next generation of dancers, actors, designers, producers, and educators. You'll have endless opportunities to showcase your creativity.

Wonsook Kim School of Art

Discover your personal vision in visual arts and design. We'll provide a professional and academic education that helps you discover your artistic voice and builds technical skills to prepare you for the future.

Creative Technologies

Start your adventure in game design, interactive media, and audio production. You'll use your imagination to combine interests in innovative technologies and the arts.

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