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Urbana Celebrates the Boneyard 2016

Date: 
April 9, 2016 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm


The City of Urbana Public Arts Program is presenting a free community arts event to celebrate local artists and commemorate the Boneyard. Titled Urbana Celebrates the Boneyard, this event will take place on Saturday, April 9, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Boneyard Creek Improvements Project in Downtown Urbana (corner of Race Street and Griggs Streets).

Urbana Celebrates the Boneyard!

Date: 
April 11, 2015 - 10:00am to 3:00pm

Join us in for a day full of fun, family-friendly arts activities at Urbana's newest urban park!


Saturday, April 11, 2015
10am-3pm
Boneyard Creek Improvements Project
(enter at Race St. and Griggs St. in Downtown Urbana)
FREE admission


Featuring arts workshops, face painting, food trucks, and performances by:



  • Bow-Dacious String Band (from Community Center for the Arts), 11:00am-12:30pm

  • African drumming and dancing with Djibril Camara and Ballet Allah Tantou, 1:30pm-3:00pm

This event is presented by the City of Urbana, and is a part of 40 North's 13th Annual Boneyard Arts Festival.


Join us on Facebook here.

Urbana to Host Illinois Arts Council Workshop for Individual Arts Support

Date: 
August 29, 2012 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm

The City of Urbana Public Arts Program is pleased to announce it will be hosting an In-Person Workshop presented by the Illinois Arts Council for the FY2013 Individual Artists Support Initiative grant program on Wednesday August 29, 2012 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Urbana City Building at 400 South Vine Street.

This workshop will provide an overview of the Individual Artist Support grant program guidelines and application process, including updated information and a short Q & A session. To register for the Workshop, please contact Public Arts Coordinator Christina McClelland at (217) 384-2311 or by email at cmmcclelland@urbanaillinois.us.

Artist of the Corridor Reception

Date: 
August 10, 2010 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

The City of Urbana invites the public to an opening of the Artist of the Corridor art exhibit featuring the work of Alexei “Lyosha” Svinarski.  On Tuesday, August 10th, from 3:30 – 4:30pm, a reception will be held in the City Building at 400 S. Vine Street to meet the artist Lyosha and view his exhibition of photographs, entitled “InFocus: Urbana, Illinois”.  Lyosha’s work will be on display until September 30, 2010 and is open to the public. 


The City created an art exhibit space in March 2010 to feature artwork by Urbana artists in the City Building.  The Artist of the Corridor exhibits are displayed for a period of two months.

Contemporary Triptych Music Concert

Date: 
July 28, 2010 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Contemporary Triptych - New Music Concert featuring pianist Casey Dierlam


On Wednesday, July 28th, at 7:30 – 8:30pm, a piano recital featuring the music of Steven Taylor (faculty at U of I), Jae Eun Jung (Doctoral student at U of I), and Philip Schuessler (resident of Urbana-Champaign community) will take place in the Smith Hall at 805 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana.

Plastic Fantastic: Earth Friendly Printmaking workshop

Date: 
July 31, 2010 - 8:00am to 12:00pm

The City of Urbana Public Arts Program will host an earth friendly printmaking art workshop on Saturday, July 31st from 8:00 am to noon. The public is invited to investigate the shapes, colors, lines, patterns, and textures of the fruits and veggies found at the Market with artist Traci Pines, as she facilitates a printmaking workshop using reusable materials at Urbana’s Market at the Square.


The City offers “Art at the Market” workshops for all ages on the last Saturday of each month during Urbana’s Market at the Square season. The theme for the 2010 Season is Art and the Environment. Upcoming workshops will take place on the following dates: July 31st, August 28th, September 25th, and October 30th. Look for the City of Urbana tent at the Market on the Square on the corner of Vine Street and Illinois Street in Urbana.

Origami Bat Art Workshop

Date: 
June 26, 2010 - 8:00am to 12:00pm

Origami Bat Art Workshop at the Market at the Square on Saturday, June 26th


The City of Urbana Public Arts Program will host an Origami Bat Airplane art workshop on Saturday, June 26th from 8:00 am to noon.  The public is invited to create and fly bat airplanes while learning about bats with artist Brett Bloom at the art workshop at Urbana’s Market at the Square.

AQUATOWN, a multi-media performance addressing climate change

Date: 
June 10, 2010 - 8:00pm to June 13, 2010 - 7:00pm

Local artist ensemble addresses climate change in an original multi-media performance project.


(Urbana, Illinois) - Change of State Performance Project presents the world premiere of an original multi-media theatre performance exploring the future of climate change in the Midwest: Aquatown: A Future Hydrohistory, funded in part by a City of Urbana Arts Grant.


Where: U-C Independent Media Center 202 S. Broadway Ave. Urbana, Illinois.


Showtimes: June 10th –12th at 8pm June 13th at 7pm.


Tickets: $12 for adults and $6 for youth under 19. There is a $2 discount for seniors and those not arriving by car. Thursday’s show has free admission. Reservations can be made by calling (217) 689-0111.