As a part of this year’s Boneyard Arts Festival, we hope you will join Cunningham Children’s Home for the 21st Annual Festival of Quilts, on Friday, April 4th from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 5th from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Urbana. Enjoy the more than 250 beautiful quilts from hundreds of quilt artists throughout Illinois,
What's Your Story?: Artist in Residence Exhibit - Celebrate the collective exhibition of the Library's Artists-in-Residence Curtis Chung, Nika Lucks, and Hua Nian as they explore the question “What’s Your Story?” through visual arts. Urbana Elementary School Art Exhibit - As part of the Boneyard Arts Festival, art teachers from all Urbana Elementary Schools are showcasing artwork from their programs.
In the summer of 2024, the Champaign County Forest Preserves hosted a photo contest to highlight the natural beauty of the preserves. Participants submitted stunning images capturing landscapes, close-ups of plants, insects, birds, and wildlife, as well as breathtaking seasonal scenes and vibrant moments of outdoor recreation. A peer voting process selected the top 20 photographs, which were then shared
Discover a charming exhibit by Jesse Jaeckel, a graduate student in Costume Technology at the University of Illinois. This small display showcases a single, exquisite costume inspired by native Midwest plants, along with design renderings, and photos. Immerse yourself in the fusion of nature and fashion, and find inspiration to explore the plants in your own backyard. Don't miss this
The Collins family and friends are doing it again! Visit our pop-up "Sweet Apples" books + tea + gallery. Located in the historic Urbana Webber House. Free books and tea. Book selection curated by kids – for kids and adults. Read and sip while enjoying an inventive Children's Art Show that celebrates curiosity. Sculpture, drawings, paintings, and collage by young
Several artists with different mediums including interactive art & the Spring Fling Children Art Winners. Live Performance on Friday, April 4, 2025 6:00pm by UIUC Men's A Cappella Group "The Other Guys" Acrylic Floral Landscapes, Dimensional Art, Textured Art, Interactive Art, Charcoal Pencil Portraits, Reflective Art, Nature Photography, Textured Acrylic Feminine Themed Paintings, Floral Acrylic Paintings Featuring: Michelle Trautman Shane
Unity in Art! Our goal with this exhibition is to celebrate the diverse artistic talent in our community by showcasing artists from a wide range of backgrounds, including adults with disabilities. We will be showcasing a variety of 2D and 3D works, along with jewelry and handmade soaps/candles. Friday April 4th | 6-8pm | opening reception. Saturday April 5th |
The Craft League Collab Gallery is an art experience partnering 30 artists working in a variety of mediums to blend their different styles, creating works of art that are truly unique. The Artist Market is an expansion of the Gallery where the artists will exhibit more of their work. The Artist Market will also feature the 2025 Boneyard Signature Artist,
Larry Young and Youth Art Exhibit at the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center (MIC) Larry Young will be hosted in our annual open house at the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center. Meet the artist, see some of his work as well as a youth art exhibit with over 50 pieces of work inspired by his sculpture "Tango", which has lived in the Wandell Sculpture
40 North and Urbana Arts & Culture Program are delivering good times at PostMark Urbana: Boneyard Edition! Come together to celebrate the arts in Urbana during Boneyard Arts Festival on Saturday, April 5 from 12-4pm at a special PostMark Urbana-Boneyard Edition at the Busey Bank parking lot at 201 W. Main! Downtown Urbana will be THE place to be with over 20
The Concrete Barrier Painting Project is a collaborative community art initiative aimed at transforming a public space in Urbana, Illinois, into a vibrant and engaging cultural experience. This initiative brings together two courses from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: ARTJ 302 (Introduction to Anime) and FAA 202 (Artful Teaching through Integration) to develop an integrated project that serves the community. In
Gwyneth and Tom Krepcio artwork will be on display. Champaign Urbana Community Fab Lab and Skeuomorph Press staff will be conducting family friendly tabled activities for all ages and providing insight to the resources available to the public in the Fab Lab. Tom Krepcio's works involve laser cut and screen printed jigsaw puzzles that experiment and play with unexpected shapes,
CU Spinners and Weavers The Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild will be showing all the steps in the Spinning and Weaving process as a part of the Boneyard Arts Festival. In addition, other fiber arts including knitting, crochet, felting, and more will be shown. Stop by to see spinning and weaving in action! The artists will also be exhibiting finished
