A Call to Arts - Open Critique Summer Schedule Announced
May 26, 2006
Champaign - For the second year in a row, the Open Critiques have been extended - by popular demand - through the Summer months. See below for schedule and location details.
[The 2006-2007 Call to Arts schedule has been announced. Click here for details.]
Performance, visual, and literary artists are invited to come together to present work and participate in open critiques at locations throughout Champaign County. These introductory critiques provide challenging and insightful observations about new works, and offer exciting opportunities for artists to interact and network. Join the camaraderie and contribute to the expanding vision of art in Champaign County. A Call to Arts, organized and moderated by Jenny Southlynn, is co-sponsored by Krannert Art Museum and 40 North | 88 West. A Call to Arts takes place on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm at a different venue. Fall-Spring dates for 2006-2007 will be posted soon.
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A Call to Arts Summer 2006 Schedule:
June 21: Rantoul Theatre Co. at Grissom Hall, 914 Arends Boulevard, Rantoul.
Directions: Go North on U.S. Rt. 45 to the third traffic light in Rantoul (Borman Drive) and turn right. Continue on Borman Drive (through one 4-way stop sign) to where the road forks at the flag pole. Bear right at the fork (you are now on Arends Boulevard), and at the stop sign, go straight. Almost immediately on your right you will see a circle drive and a blue awning. This is the entrance to the theatre. There is ample parking in the parking lots across the street and on the street.
Questions? Contact: James L. "Jim" Seay, at 217-893-0320, james_seay31@yahoo.com
July 19: High Cross Studio 1101 N. High Cross Road, Urbana.
Hosted by Jenny Southlynn
August 16: Glass Lake Studio: Hyon Joo Kim and Barrie Bredemeier (Hot glass studio) 2908 E. Main St., Urbana 328-0589
Fall-Spring 2005-2006 Schedule
June 15, 2005: High Cross Road Studio, 1101 N. High Cross Road, Urbana. (Sandra Ahten)
July 20, 2005: CIVITAS, Main Street, Urbana. (Genevieve Borich: 217-841-6992)
August 17, 2005: OpenSource Art, 12 E. Washington Street, Champaign. (Summer Hart)
September 21, 2005: Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign. (Kathleen T. Harleman: 244-6481)
October 19, 2005: Cinema Gallery, 120 W. Main St., Urbana. (Carolyn Baxley: 367-3711, carolyn@baxleymedia.com)
November 16, 2004: Art Coop, 410 E. Green St., Champaign. (352-4562)
December 21, 2005: Break
January 18, 2006: Parkland College Art Gallery, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., Champaign.
February 15, 2006: Rosalind Weinberg Studio, 2108 South Vine Street, Urbana.
(Rosalind Weinberg: rfweinberg@insightbb.com)
March 15, 2006: Wind, Water & Light, 10 Main Street, Champaign. (Mary Tangora: Tangoradesigns@aol.com)
April 19, 2006: Roger Blakley & Cecila Allen Studio, 3712 E. University Ave., Urbana. (367-0654)
May 17, 2006: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and Euterpe Music Network, with Special Guests Edward Burch and Jason Finkelman, host at Interlude in the lobby. The bar will be open for participants.
Music, performance, visual, and literary artists are invited to come together and present work and participate in this final Spring 2006 installation of A Call to Arts: Open Critiques. This month's critique will have a particular emphasis on all things music, although all art forms are welcomed and encouraged. These interdisciplinary critiques provide challenging and insightful observations about new works, and offer exciting opportunities for artists to interact and network. Join the camaraderie and contribute to the expanding vision of art and music in Champaign County.
Share a composition, lyrics, finished song, or other work in progress. Musicians should be prepared to perform, although bringing your work on CD is welcomed. If performing, please bring necessary equipment (i.e. instrument(s), amplification) as amps and instruments will not be provided.
Open critiques are based on constructive feedback and each artist will be allowed time for a meaningful critique. We will discuss artists' work respectfully, exercising common sense. We approach the work formally and examine how formal issues are working toward the realization of the artist's vision/intentions. Artists should bring their work, not slides, or be prepared to perform, not play a recording. In order to adequately and meaningfully provide critiques, it is important to examine the actual piece.
A Call to Arts, organized and moderated by Jenny Southlynn, is co-sponsored by Krannert Art Museum and 40 North/88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council.