2012 Annual Boneyard Arts Festival
CONGRATULATIONS!
After evaluating all of the outstanding submissions, a panel of local arts professionals selected Melissa Mitchell's digital photograph "Studio Still Life / 10" to be the signature image of the 2012 Boneyard Arts Festival!
After retiring from the U of I where she worked nearly 30 years as a writer and editor, Melissa Mitchell has been harnessing and applying some of her rogue energy toward making art. She also began carrying her camera with her 24/7, documenting everything from raindrops on roses to whiskers on kittens. Seriously! When she’s not in her backyard taking yet one more photo of her garden, her beloved black cats or chasing butterflies and sunsets, you can probably find Mitchell in her downtown Champaign studio or at The I.D.E.A. Store – working as the volunteer communications coordinator and, of course, shopping for more fodder for her assemblage art.
40 North would like to congratulate Melissa and offer a sincere thank you to all the amazing local artists who responded to the call and submitted work for consideration. Select submissions will be featured in a special exhibition during the festival.
Happy 10th anniversary to the Boneyard Arts Festival!
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Presented annually by 40 North | 88 West and sponsored by The News-Gazette and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Boneyard Arts Festival has grown into an 'open source' festival that Champaign County residents have truly made their own. Last spring, the Boneyard featured over 130 different venues - both indoors and out - where residents and visitors alike could enjoy an incredibly diverse range of performing, spoken and visual art offered by nearly 500 artists from all backgrounds.
The Boneyard Arts Festival is string band music in Sidney, yodeling in downtown Urbana, a cinema festival in Champaign, Brazilian bossa novae on the U of I campus, opera and origami, glass blowing and graphic design, puppetry and painting, juggling and jewelry, hip hop break dancing, photography, ceramics and so much more.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Additional support provided by Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau, City of Champaign and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and OJCtech.com.
Boneyard Basics
The 40 North Boneyard Arts Festival is an annual four-day event showcasing the broad range of creative activity flourishing in our community. Its goal is to bring together local artists and businesses for a special event showcasing the art that lives here.
More than a traditional arts walk, the Boneyard is a unique countywide celebration that takes place in a wide variety of venues (over 100!) - both traditional (clubs, galleries & museums) and non-traditional (ice cream shops & real estate offices) - and features the work of literally hundreds of artists.
Sculptors, weavers, painters, photographers and other visual artists join musicians, actors, dancers, poets and performers of all kinds in sharing their creativity throughout Champaign, Urbana, Campustown, Dewey, Rantoul and Sidney. 40 North invites artists to partner with local businesses, arts organizations, nonprofits, schools or municipal offices in hosting a performance or display of work...and join the celebration!
Kelly White
Interim Director
kwhite@40north.org
Janet Soesbe
Boneyard Arts Festival Chair
jlsoesbe@urbanaparks.org
40 North | 88 West - Champaign County's Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council - is committed to cultivating creativity in Champaign County. Through advocacy, information and collaboration, 40 North supports and promotes the important role that arts, culture and entertainment hold in making the community a great place to live, work, learn and play. For more information, visit www.40north.org.