Art Galleries near Makanda, IL

“Visions has a unique and tasteful inventory and the owner's warmth and enthusiasm create an enjoyable shopping experience. I highly recommend you make the trip to Makanda to visit this store.”

“I'm from Springfield IL and I will travel to this place anyday. This store has a special place in my heart. Known as the Rock Shop, there's much more to it than that. It's like a museum of artifacts with reasonable prices. Quinn is freaking cool as hell and I love his aura. The vibe of his music is amazing and the all out atmosphere of the place is so mystical. I recommend this place to everyone!”

“Want to see a movie? Catch a play? Enjoy a drag show? Perhaps live music? Even see a guest speaker? The Varsity has you covered.

This fine local venue offers a variety of shows on a regular basis. They run classic, cult classic, and modern classic films on a weekly basis, often themed to the time of year. The Stage Company performs several plays here a year, all of which are bursting with local talent. They run semi-regular drag shows, and they also have special events with live music or guest speakers. Hannibal Buress has performed here without notice!

They offer concessions that are very reasonably priced, and always have cocktails themed to the event of the day. The staff is always kind, and the building is loaded with charm.

The Varsity is a wonderful way to spend an evening, and a blessing to the community that keeps the arts alive in Carbondale.”

“Take a stroll over to the RME Art Studio and venture in to see the stunning art works of Rachel Malcolm Ensor. The studio is open to the public on Saturdays from 10-5PM. Rachael is an accomplished educator with a PHD in Art History, a master’s in modern art with a specialty in African Studies, and a BFA in Painting from the Kansas City Art School Institute. She is a retired professor at SIUC with a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia. Each unique canvas/painting that she produces is an absolute masterpiece with such a detailed history and story behind each design. The mixed media that she creates from organic sources towards abstraction is awe-inspiring. It was just a pleasure to learn so much about art and African history in the brief time I visited the studio. From this day forward I will look at art differently and I can honestly say that I have learned to appreciate every stroke of an artist’s brush.”

“Participated in many events over the here..overall a satisfactory experience..however, the track lighting was a bit of a booger..75% of the time it is nauseatingly hot..HOT HOT HOT..be prepared to shed layers..”