#TRENDING will feature art about trending topics from the year leading up to the show.
Exhibition July 1 – August 10, 2025
Free to submit
Submission Deadline: Sunday, MAY 4, 2025.
j2gallery.com/about/call-for-artists-trending
#callforartists #trending #jacksonjunge #jacksonjungegallery #chicagoart
Via @40north.bsky.social:
The 7th Annual Crystal Lake Park Art Fair in Urbana, IL -August 2 & 3, 2025 from 10am-4pm. Application submission deadline is on Monday, May 5th.
40north.org/calls-for-ar...
#artfair #artmarket #champaignurbana #midwestart #illinoisartist #callforartists
Personas - Deadline April 28
The intent of this juried exhibition is to showcase the best in contemporary portraiture.
Entry Fee: $30. Springfield Art Association Members: $25
www.springfieldart.org/call-for-ent...
#callforartists #callforart #midwestart #artexhibition #illinoisartist #portraiture
POP! Spring Art Market
Saturday, April 19, 10am-4pm
5959 N 1100 East Road, Shirley IL
Pop in, peruse, and pick up a new piece of art from our talented and fun line up of potters, printers, painters, artists and makers
artistsofthecorn.com
#artmarket #bloomingtonnormal #midestart #illinoisartists
Via Giertz Gallery at Parkland College:
Submissions Due: April 21
Call for Entries for AROUND THE BLOCK V: Artists from Our Neighborhood is now open! A showcase of talented regional artists in this juried exhibition.
parkland.edu/AroundTheBlo...
#callforartist #champaignurbana #centralillinois
Derp Fest 2025: Live Painting at The Hangar Art Co., Bloomington, IL.
March 28, 29, & 30th.
#bloomingtonnormal #blono #livepainting
Urbana Arts & Culture Program and @40north.bsky.social invite artists to participate Murals on Glass, an initiative to feature local artworks on downtown Urbana windows. Submission deadline is Monday, March 17th.
form.jotform.com/232277542072...
#callforart #champaignurbana #publicart
Two weeks until the best show on earth comes to town! Step right up and get your tickets today for UNTITLED 2025 on Friday, February 28th, 7:30pm at Orpheum Champaign and help support local art! 40north.org/untitled-a-l...
Craft League Collab at the Orpheum Theater
Champaign IL
April 5 & 6th
The Craft League Collab is an art experience partnering over 30 artists working in a variety of mediums, creating unique works of art. Beyond the Collab Gallery will feature Boneyard Signature Artist John Odum.
@clcu.bsky.social
Night OUT at the Art Museum
Thursday, 2/27 · 5:30–7:30 pm
Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL
In partnership with the Uniting Pride (UP) Center of Champaign County.
Live music, guided tours, artmaking, art demonstrations
Free and open to the public.
#champaignurbana #artmuseum
Monday glimmers ✨ featuring this beautiful mural by Jose Vazquez at Ten Thousand Villages, downtown Champaign
#art #mural #champaignurbana
4th annual POP! Spring Art Market from Artists of the Corn:
@artistsofthecorn.bsky.social
Funk Farms Premium Beef
10 minutes south of Bloomington Normal!
Saturday, April 19, 10-4pm
5959 N 1100 East Road, Shirley IL
#artmarket #artpopup #blono #champaignurbana
Jackson Junge Gallery (Chicago) is seeking artists' submissions TACTILE TERRAIN. Fiber, textiles, weaving, woodwork, pottery, ceramics and more.
Deadline: Mon. March 17th. Submissions are free.
j2gallery.com/about/call-f...
#callforart #art #artwork #textile #fiberart #woodwork #pottery #ceramics
Sharing via Hudson Valley Seed Co.:
Have you dreamed about creating artwork for one of our seed packs? Our call for art is open until March 8th!
hudsonvalleyseed.com/blogs/blog/c...
#callforart #art #artwork #opencallforart #seeds #nature #plants #garden #gardening
Look what's popping up in April! Stay tuned for more info
Thanks to Felicia Olin for the poster art
#artshow #artmarket #blonoart #centralillinois #madeinil #handmade
Come stab something hundreds of times with me, Saturday at analog. Link to tickets: highinfiberrugs.square.site
Thank you for coming out on Saturday! We had a fantastic time.
Big thanks to Lincoln Square, Common Ground Food Co-op, 40 North @40north.bsky.social, Urbana Arts & Culture Program
See you in December! Happy Year of the Snake! ❤️🐸🐍
#urbanaillinois #champaignurbana #midwestartist #artpopup #artmarket
40 North is thrilled to announce the Signature Image for the 2025 Boneyard Arts Festival! After evaluating 100+ outstanding submissions, a panel of local arts professionals selected John Odum’s Fusion (folded marbled paper), to be the signature image of the 2025 Boneyard Arts Festival! #boneyard2025
New workshop
Katie Khau @comicentral92.bsky.social is on the cover of February PostMark Urbana postcard! Grab one from @40north.bsky.social at Gallery Artbar (noon-4pm). You can also grab our postcards featuring Sara Jahn & visit both artists' booths.
#artpopup #champaignurbana #lunarnewyear #valentinesday
Fiber February: A Collective Exhibition
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, 2/7 • 6–9pm
Analog Wine Library • 129 N Race St. • Urbana, IL
Come see a variety of fiber art techniques and mediums represented across 30+ unique pieces.
instagram.com/p/DFvXbMhvLaB
#fiberart #artexhibit #tufting #champaignurbana
Downtown Urbana is the place to be for PostMark Urbana on Saturday, February 8th from 12-4pm! Pick up your map at Gallery Art Bar to find out where you can experience cultural performances, make crafts, taste global foods, and capture memories with stunning photo ops as we celebrate Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year, Black, female-led comedy, powerful stories from local women, and live music are all on tap this weekend in #chambana. 🐍🎤🎸
Tune in to today’s episode to plan your weekend! 🎧: chambanaproud.com
Don't miss this event this Saturday at Lincoln Square Urbana, IL! The place will be hopping.
Interested in participating in the Boneyard Arts Festival? Join us at Gallery Art Bar in downtown Urbana on Thursday, February 6 from 5-7pm for the Boneyard Mingle! #boneyard2025 #artsfestival
Via 40 North:
2025 Eastern Illinois Regional Poetry Out Loud recitation contest
Contest Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Start Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Champaign Public Library
200 W Green St., Champaign, IL
arts.illinois.gov/granting-opp...
#poetryoutloud #poetryrecitation #champaignurbana
2025 Boneyard Mingle from 40 North:
Thu. 2/6, 2025 5-7pm
Gallery Art Bar, Urbana, IL
Stop by for a casual gathering open to anyone interested in participating in or learning more about the Boneyard Arts Festival.
#boneyardartsfestival #champaignurbana #uiuc
Student Screenplay Pens to Lens 2025 submissions are due February 28th! Info: penstolens.com/participatio...
#K12 #screenwriting #writingcompetition #champaignurbana #eastcentralillinois #studentwriters
FREE posters, every Saturday and Sunday, 9:00-5:00, for awhile. 712 S. Broadway Ave., Urbana. Take 3, color and decorate, keep one, hand out the others. Help spread the resistance.
