Venues

Anita Purves Nature Center

Anita Purves Nature Center 1505 N Broadway, Urbana, IL, United States

"Collections of an Unseen World", Multimedia including digital, watercolor, gouache, pencil and ink Jeremy Cagle's "Collections of an Unseen World" art show is on display in the nature center's education wing. Visitors can also enjoy the nature center's Field Station hands-on exhibit hall, Wildlife Observation Room, and Nature Store gift shop where items from other local artists are for sale.

Springer Cultural Center

Springer Cultural Center 301 N Randolph Street, Champaign, IL, United States

Town & Country Amateur Art Show Part of the fun of making art is displaying it. Budding artists and art enthusiasts alike have their work featured in this local amateur show. There will be a recorded critique by the juror on the last day of the show. The juror will discuss the art, point out good technique, and offer helpful

Asian American Cultural Center

Asian American Cultural Center 1210 West Nevada Street, MC-149, Urbana, IL, United States

Featuring Tracey Jen & Kelsie Choy! Friday: The AACC will host an open gallery and pre-exhibition viewing of Tracey Jen's showcase featuring her Asian Food Landscape Paintings. Saturday: The AACC's primary exhibit will spotlight and feature Tracey Jen, a second-generation Taiwanese-American artist from Purdue University, hosting an artist talk and showcase of her Asian Food Landscape Paintings. These highly intricate

The Inman

The Inman 17 E. University Ave., Champaign, IL, United States

Featuring work by Logan Ingold! Come experience the cinematic, funny, and surreal animals of Logan Ingold's paintings within the backdrop of the historic Inman's brand new lobby. Logan's artwork will be on display April 12 and 13 during business hours with a reception from 2 PM to 5 PM on Saturday April, 13th. Friday, April 12: 9 AM - 5:30 PM

Spurlock Museum

Spurlock Museum 600 South Gregory, Urbana, IL, United States

Juxtapositioned III by Durango Mendoza Durango Mendoza (1945–2020) was an artist, photographer, and published writer of short stories and poetry. He was a resident of Illinois for about 50 years—first in Chicago, then Oak Park, then Urbana. Featuring photography, mixed media, and wooden sculpture. Durango's ideas about Indigenous identity are interwoven—juxtaposed—with his relationship with the world around him, reaching back

Urbana Free Library

The Urbana Free Library 210 West Green Street, Urbana, IL, United States

Featuring Red Herring Writers, CU BIPOC Artist Collective, & USD #116 Elementary School Art Exhibit! Writers from the Red Herring Fiction Workshop (Champaign-Urbana’s longest-running writing workshop) will share their work, with a rich variety of creative writing styles and topics included. The Red Herring Fiction Workshop has been meeting since 1980. They currently meet at the Champaign Public Library at

High Cross Art Studios

High Cross Studios 1101 N. High Cross rd., Urbana, IL, United States

The gallery area at High Cross Art Studio will display artwork from eight resident artists. During the designated times, someone will be available to describe the work, and to give a tour of the open studio spaces. At their convenience, artists will be available to discuss their work. Sylvia Arnstein Gary Beaumont Martha Churukian Kim Curtis Olly Greer Viktoria Ford

Champaign Public Library

Champaign Public Library 200 W Green St, Champaign, IL, United States

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. "Space! The Milky Way, Two Ways": Lobby installation by Adriane Binky Donley. Friday, April 12th: 9am–6pm Saturday, April 13th: 9am-6pm

The Literary

The Literary 122 N Neil Street, Champaign, IL, United States

TINY ART SHOW! Over 45 artists are showing 6"x 6" work based off of their favorite book. The mediums are all different and varying styles. Friday, 4/12: 9am-9pm Saturday, 4/13: 9am-9pm Sunday, 4/14: 9am-8pm

Bohemia

Bohemia 135 W. Main St., Urbana, IL, United States

Featured artists Mollie Youngblood, Crystal Hartman, Leslie Kimble, and Amanda Pol with a mix of jewelry, fiber, painting, home goods, and fine art! Mollie Youngblood Artist Mollie Youngblood is back again for Boneyard Arts Festival this year, bringing some new pieces from her collection of mixed media, acrylic and oil paintings and jewelry. She will have an interactive artist station

H2O Salon

H2O Salon 109 N Broadway Ave, Urbana, IL, United States

Featuring Gail Dunklau! Gail is a tattoo artist, muralist, and painter. She owns a Tattoo shop called Youngfolks Studio located in Urbana. Her preferred medium besides tattooing is acrylic paint and graphite pencil. Friday, April 12 - 10am-6pm Saturday, April 13 - 10am-4pm  

Tom Brewer Gallery

Tom Brewer Gallery 305 W. Griggs St., Urbana, IL, United States

Tom Brewer's wood fired salt glazed pieces will be available along with an array of functional and sculptural stoneware. Sculptural and functional stoneware and 2-D works including drawings, collage, and paintings. Special Spring Cleaning BOGO Sale, Wheel throwing demonstrations, tour of gallery, studio, and kiln room. Friday, April 12, 10am-4pm Saturday. April 13, 10am-4pm  

Texture Home

Texture Home 1721 W Kirby Ave, Champaign, IL, United States

Enjoy the work of three local artists in the inviting setting of our home goods, gift and furniture store. Our artists' work will be on display Friday from 10a to 6p and Saturday 10am to 5pm. An artist's reception will be held Friday from 3 to 6pm. Farah Kessieri - Abstract paintings mainly using watercolor, gouache, and acrylics Caroline Goldsmith

Gilbert Gallery

Gilbert Gallery 102 W Main, Urbana, IL, United States

The Gilbert Gallery Friday (4/12): 10am-5pm Sandra Hynds will paint a watercolor still life in the gallery from 2pm Saturday (4/13):10am-5pm Anthony Collins will paint en plein air on the street of Downtown Urbana am and pm Kirk Branch will draw in pen & ink Downtown Urbana Judie Spencer will be in the gallery from 12-2pm James Wade Powell will

Cinema Gallery

Cinema Gallery 120 W. Main, Urbana, IL, United States

Pottery Sale for Boneyard with work by many local ceramic artists! Works on sale from Charlene Anchor, Renate Franciscono, Sherry Corbin, Tom Brewer, Laura O’Donnell, and Betsy Cronin. Cinema Gallery also represents 62 artists of the Midwest with emphasis on those with connections to Urbana-Champaign. Media on view are ceramics, glass, painting, photography, prints, sculpture, and studio furniture. Friday, 4/12: