40 North | 88 West presents
The 9th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival
Thursday, April 7, 2011: UI Campus
Friday, April 8, 2011: Downtown Champaign
Saturday, April 9, 2011: Downtown Urbana
Sunday, April 10, 2011: Out & About Champaign County
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. The 2010 Boneyard featured 130 different venues - both indoors and out - where residents and visitors alike could partake of an incredibly diverse range of performing, spoken and visual art offered by nearly 500 artists from all backgrounds.
The 2010 Boneyard was string band music in Sidney, didgeridoo in downtown Urbana, a cinema festival in Champaign, ukelele on the U of I campus, opera and origami, glass blowing and graphic design, puppetry and painting, juggling and jewelry, Balinese dancing and BBQ, hip hop, photography, ceramics and so much more.
Watch this space for news of the 2011 Boneyard Arts Festival...coming soon!
Additional support provided by Champaign County Convention and Visitors Bureau, City of Champaign and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and OJCtech.com.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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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!
Megan Wolf
40 North Director of Resource Development
mwolf@40north.org
Steven Bentz
40 North Director of Operations
sbentz@40north.org
Douglas Milburn
Boneyard Arts Festival Chair
douglas_milburn@yahoo.com
About 40 North
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.
Membership (it's FREE)
Become a 40 North member today! 40 North offers members a handy portal to what’s happening in our creative community. Your free membership guarantees you’ll stay in touch with the vibrant arts, culture and entertainment that are making Champaign County a great place to live, work and play. Click here to register today.
- Regular eNewsletters and eBlasts, all linked to www.40north.org - an easy-to-use website featuring a Community Arts Calendar packed with local arts offerings, a News page filled with timely information on all-things-arts, and much more.
- For artists, arts-related businesses, organizations and resources, a free listing in the 40 North Champaign County Arts Directory, including your contact info, a link to your own website, along with description of your art offerings or programs. To register or update your listing at any time, simply visit www.40north.org or email sbentz@40north.org.
- Regular updates on 40 North programs like Final Friday arts socials, ACE Awards, Poetry Out Loud, and Boneyard Arts Festival