Andrew grew up in Speedway, and he can't get enough of the place and its people, so each piece of art is like a love letter to his hometown. "Especially when I take a photo or do a drawing and then ...

Free with zoo admission. Bi-lingual story time at the Illinois Art Station, 101 E. Vernon Ave., Normal — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 26. Free admission.

Over 300 artists and cultural figureheads signed a letter, published September 3 addressing gender inequality at the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, hosted annually in the South of France.