A new funding project out of the Tarble Arts Center was created to support local artists’ creative endeavors and build a stronger connection between the Coles County community and the arts. The project, called Souprize!, took inspirations from similar events like Sunday Soup in Chicago and Sloup in St. Louis, both larger cities with higher.
The butterfly capitol of the state, Charleston, Ill., originated another project to bring awareness to the importance of pollinators locally and beyond. The Pollinator Project, instated by Charlotte and Richard England under the umbrella of the Coles County Arts Council, intended to take photographs of pollinators in their natural habitat and create various forms of.