Venues

Common Ground Food Cooperative

Common Ground Food Cooperative 300 S. Broadway Avenue Suite #166, Urbana

The Flatlander Art Gallery at Common Ground Food Co-op is featuring Olly Greer! Olly Greer is an installation artist who continually pushes materials to their max as they combine unlikely wares into shape-shifting moments. They care about uplifting trans narratives while digging deep into their own history of escaping evangelical fundamentalism. Their work is a garden, a prayer for trans

Anita Purves Nature Center

Anita Purves Nature Center 1505 N Broadway, Urbana

Featuring pressed leaf collages by Kyle O'Dea! Creating collages in pressed leaves and other natural and found materials, Kyle creates pieces that are always unique due to the variety of leaves he uses. Get a close-up appreciation of the textures and rich colors of Kyle's artwork! Friday, April 4th: 8am-5pm Saturday, April 5th: 9am-4pm

Phillips Recreation Center

Phillips Recreation Center 505 W Stoughton, Urbana

Art Show at Phillips Recreation Center: Everyday Ephemera by Tyson Kruse. In this show, Tyson explores the beauty of the transient - those often overlooked instants where nature or human-made structures intersect with a moment in time. From a butterfly's delicate flight to the intricate lines of architecture interacting with light, each image is a story frozen in an instant,

The Idea Store

The Idea Store 125 Lincoln Square, Urbana

Centennial Sculpture students were challenged to create an assemblage sculpture. We discussed various assemblage techniques and brainstormed what personal spaces reveal about artists relationships with materials and themes they explore. After looking at a few contemporary artists such as Betye Saar, Max Hooper, and Portia Munson we got to creating! Roughly 99% of all the materials we used in these

Festival of Quilts – Cunningham Children’s Home

Cunningham Children's Home 1301 N. Cunningham Avenue, Urbana

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,

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Urbana Free Library

The Urbana Free Library 210 West Green Street, Urbana

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.

The Gilbert Gallery

Gilbert Gallery 102 W Main, Urbana

There are 42 artists represented for the festival. Artists will be painting and drawing outdoors; artists will be painting, printing, working with mosaics, and more — indoors, both days. April 4th 10:00 am - 7:00 pm April 5th 10:00 am - 7:00 pm The Gallery is on the second floor accessible by steps only. Featured artists: Debra Ann Gary Beaumont

Cinema Gallery

Cinema Gallery 120 W. Main, Urbana

We exhibit ceramics, glass, prints, paintings and sculpture by 60 artists of the Midwest with emphasis on those with ties to Urbana-Champaign. Prints and paintings from the estate of one of our most beloved artists--Harry Breen. Friday, 4/4: 10am-8pm Saturday, 4/5: 10am-8pm

Bohemia

Bohemia 135 W. Main St., Urbana

Window painting collaboration with 4 of our painting artists titled "Bohemia Loves Artists", featuring Leslie Kimble, Cindy Sampson, Crystal Hartman and Mollie Youngblood may be viewed in our west facing window. Crystal Hartman Crystal Hartman has been one of Bohemia's featured artists since 2018, moving from Durango, Colorado, and embraced the local artist community. Crystal's jewelry pop up shop will

Art Coop Gallery

Art Coop, Inc. 150 Lincoln Square, Urbana

encase you forgot A photographer and installation artist coming together for the first time to make a larger-scale installation. Featuring Olly Greer and Claire Daly. The Art Coop Gallery is open during store hours, the artists will be present on Saturday, April 5th from 4-7pm. If you can't make it to Boneyard, the show is up through April 25th during

Tom Brewer Gallery

Tom Brewer Gallery 305 W. Griggs St., Urbana

Tom Brewer Gallery/Studio has been in place since 2010 and was formally Griggs St. Pottery. For the past 4 years it has been an active clay studio and gallery representing my work and collections of various artists and has hosted several music sessions. It is one of the few privately owned brick-and-mortar art spaces in the C-U area. Ceramics, sculpture,

Cloud Mountain Kombucha

Cloud Mountain Kombucha 300 S Broadway Ave, Suite 142, Urbana

ART YARD at Cloud Mountain Kombucha! Featuring: Brother Yeti - Appalachian hillbilly and artist, Brother Yeti creates low brow screen prints and paintings that are soaked in pop cultures past Circular.Supply - found object art FunAfraid - muralist, multimedia Tooth butter - cottage bakery & bread subscription Three O Six Studios - curated fashion & photography Katch A Dream -

International Galleries

International Galleries 118 Lincoln Square, Urbana

We will be exhibiting works of art by Page Fredericks. There will be original works of are framed pieces. Page is primarily an acrylic and chalk pastel painter, as well as an accomplished colored pencil artist. Friday, April 4: 11am-5pm Saturday, April 5: 9am-5pm

Baldarotta’s Porketta & Sicilian Sausage

Baldarotta's Porketta & Sicilian Sausage 208 W. Griggs St., Suite 103, Urbana

Baldarotta's Presents "Art Ala Carte"! FEATURING: Christopher Reme | digital illustration Fraya Replinger | photography Holly Lewis | drawing and painting (watercolor, pastel, ink, etc.), photography Gary Keeler | mixed media Katie Khau | digital, acrylic prints Claire Pritchard | digital Luke Bronowski | acrylic Olena Povrozina | oil on canvas Alice Yumi Sinzato | painting Elis Artz | painting

Catch My Thrift

Catch My Thrift 116 Lincoln Sq., Urbana

Catch My Thrift is a collective of creatives, and for this event we are showcasing all various talents! Beautiful paintings and prints, earthy jewelry, unique stained glass, and original hand dyed clothing will be on display for purchase all weekend. Work on display by Kathleen Peterson, Michael Porker, Lorlita Bertrant, and Anthony Najera (XO by ALN). Kathleen is a paint

25 O’Clock Brewery

25 O'clock 208 W Griggs, Suite 101, Urbana

Casey Lowry's encaustic paintings will be on display alongside the many new murals that she has painted inside the brewery taproom. Casey Lowry is a mixed media artist living in Urbana. Her work is primarily encaustic painting on wood. Friday, April 4: 3-11pm Saturday, April 5: 3-11pm Sunday, April 6: 3-9pm  

Webber House

The Webber House 607 East Main Street, Urbana

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

Core Sample

115 W Main 115 W Main St, Urbana

Explore the work of ten area artists in this eclectic exhibition located in downtown Urbana above Encanto! Figurative studies, surreal tableau, landscapes, and abstract works in oil, acrylic, and mixed media as well as drawings and works on paper will be featured. FEATURING: Jori Bassett Jodi Birdwell M Ben Cohan Oriana Crutcher Darin Doty Logan Ingold Janelle Jorgensen John Odum

The Cohen

Cohen Building 136 Main, Urbana

This Is Where We Begin Large-scale fiber art, photography, and sculptural printmaking reflect and develop the relationships between people and environment. With fiber techniques drawn from the ancient craft of basketry, Ann Coddington interweaves fibers to create sculptural expressions of haptic, embodied experiences. Photography as a journey into the unseen, the overlooked, and the ephemeral, Phillip Kalantzis Cope is drawn

Gallery Art Bar

Gallery Art Bar 119 West Main Street, Urbana

Gallery Art Bar is excited to feature The Interstates Project! The Interstates Project is a multimedia exploration by artists William Hohe (BFA in Photography and BS in Advertising) and Charlotte Watson (BFA in Graphic Design and BS in Advertising), inspired by a 14-state road trip along Historic Route 66. Through photography and performance, the project examines the fading American road

H2O Salon

H2O Salon 109 N Broadway Ave, Urbana

Featuring an artisan market! Maggie Hurley, Zoe Burris, Lily Dong, and Padget Studio | handmade earrings, block prints, etc. Friday, April 4 - 6-9pm - family friendly dance party with a local DJ Saturday, April 5 - 10am-4pm - artisan market  

Analog Wine Bar

Analog Wine Bar 129 N. Race St., Urbana

“Dreams in Bloom” exhibition celebrates nature’s magic with vivid landscapes, blooming florals, and dynamic abstracts. Through acrylic, pastels, and digital media and live music, 5 female painters invite you to wander through lush gardens and endless imagination. We’re excited to present DREAMS IN BLOOM, a curated art show by 5 local female artists in different media! Join us for two