ACE Awards
40 North | 88 West - Champaign County's Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council - presents the ACE (for Arts, Culture and Entertainment) Awards to recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions to the cultural life of Champaign County. The awards are given out annually during National and Illinois Arts & Humanities Month.
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Boneyard Arts Festival
The 8th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival, an annual event prsented by 40 North, happens April 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2010. Visual artists, musicians and other performers came out of the woodwork as Urbana, Champaign, Campus, and the surrounding communities came alive with the art that lives here.
Friday Socials
These free-to-attend events offer local artists, gallery owners, arts organization staff, business and municipal leaders, and arts lovers of all kinds the opportunity to come together in a relaxed social setting to catch up on what's happening in Champaign County's vibrant arts scene. No agendas, no talking points, just creative conversation!
Have a specific question or challenge concerning our creative community's arts, entertainment and culture? Just need a sounding board for your ideas and dreams? Come join 40 North staff, board members and members of Champaign County's arts community and help celebrate the art that lives here.
Go out on the town with 40 North! Drop by and download your week - and start the weekend renewed.
Questions? Email Steven Bentz, 40 North director of operations, at sbentz@40north.org, or visit www.40north.org.
Sight Specific
SIGHTSPECIFIC - a pilot program brought to you by 40 North | 88 West - is a rotating series of storefront exhibitions in the downtown Champaign area. The program offers visual artists a unique opportunity to display their work and engage a new, wide-ranging audience, while property owners will enjoy the impact of fine art in urban spaces.
For more 40 North events, visit our Collaborations page.
PAST EVENTS
Arts and Education - A Creative Conversation
Thursday, November 30, 2006, 5pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts - Lobby
Get out of the classroom and into a creative conversation!
40 North | 88 West - Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council - invites you to join us at Uncorked in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts lobby on Thursday, November 30 at 5pm for an informal gathering of teachers and others interested in arts education in our community. No speakers. No agenda. No expectations. Just a chance to network in a relaxed environment. RSVP is greatly appreciated. Drop me a line at JenniferA@40North.org, or give me a ring at 351-9841. We can't wait to see you!
Sample beverages from Sun Singer Wine & Sprits, The Corkscrew Wine Emporium, Friar Tuck Beverage, Jim Gould,or Bacaro. Beverages may be tasted free of charge and will be available for purchase by the glass at a special discounted price during the tasting. Appetizer plates are also available for purchase at the Interlude bar.
Here is a link with more information about the Uncorked series - http://www.krannertcenter.com/performances/details.asp?elementID=21421.
P.S.
Have you checked out our new and improved website? It features a community arts calendar that you can post your own events on. We also have a large directory of artists, organizations and resources to help you connect with the greater arts community. Want to keep up on the latest arts news...we post that too!
Check it out, and let us know what you think.
Art on the Green
The first-ever 40 North | 88 West benefit event, Art on the Green, took place May 15, 2006 at the home of University of Illinois President and Mrs. B. Joseph White. Set inside a large garden tent adjacent to the President's home, it was a visually stunning and highly participatory event. Ignoring the persistent rain, a team of designers worked diligently to transform the space prior to Monday night, making Art on the Green a garden party like no other. From food and floral arrangements to lighting and graphics, these extraordinary artists succeeded in creating a spectacular environment that impressed guests from the moment they arrived. Read all about it here.
Illinois Creates
"Illinois Creates: The Illinois Arts Education Initiative."
Educators, students, administrators, parents, artists and members of the general public convened at the Virginia Theatre on March 6th 2006, for a critical dialogue sparked by the first statewide study of arts education in Illinois K-12 schools. Attendees found out where the gaps are and what can be done to ensure that all students have equal access to arts education.
The Illinois Arts Alliance, 40 North | 88 West, and the Champaign County Cultural Consortium co-hosted this community forum on arts education. The Illinois Arts Alliance presented the results of a study revealing broad disparities in the amount of arts education provided in public schools throughout the state. The report, "Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student," contains data on the types of arts programs being provided and how Illinois compares nationally. Following the presentation, a distinguished group of local panelists discussed arts education challenges and successes in Champaign County.
40 North | 88 West would like to thank the University of Illinois for its sponsorship of the Illinois Creates event at the Virginia Theatre.
Presenter/panelist:
Julie Adrianopoli
Public Policy Director, Illinois Arts Alliance
Moderator:
John Jennings
Assistant Professor, UIUC School of Art & Design
Panelists:
Nathaniel C. Banks
Director, UIUC African American Cultural Program
Peter B. Fox
Founder, Fox Development Corporation
Naomi Jakobsson
D-Urbana, 103 District, Illinois House of Representatives
Jean Korder
Curriculum Coordinator, Urbana School District 116
Rick Murphy
Fine Arts Chair, Music Director, University Laboratory High School
Trudy Walters
Principal, Barkstall Elementary School
For more information on Illinois Creates or to download "Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student" (the statewide study on arts education in Illinois), visit www.illinoiscreates.org.
This event was also supported by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and Parkland Community College.