Arts Programming at the Market: Free Art Workshops and Performances
The City of Urbana Public Arts Program offers arts programming during the regular season of Urbana’s Market at the Square. In addition to monthly Art at the Market workshops, this year a new initiative called Performance at the Market will be presented, featuring local music groups. All arts events are free, open to all ages, and require no registration to participate. The workshops and performances will be held on Walnut Street near the City of Urbana tent at the northwest entrance to the Market at the Square.
2012 Art at the Market Workshop Schedule
May 26, 2012: Self-Portraits with Kathryn Fitzgerald, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Draw your own beautiful self-portrait by looking in a mirror and using simple steps even young artists can follow. Then color your portrait with your choice of oil pastels, paint, or soft chalk pastels.
June 30, 2012: Letterpress Postcards, Soybean Press, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Print some letterpress postcards on antique hand presses. Learn about handmade paper and the original art form of texting. More information about Soybean press at: go.illinois.edu/soybeanpress
July 28, 2012: Land/Art Lab with Urbana Land Arts, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn about the possibilities of making and using low impact art supplies through experimenting with the Land/Art Lab’s stock of homemade, locally sourced inks, charcoal, and prairie themed stickers. Make a card or personalized sticker with the materials at hand. When finished, printed instructions are available for those wanting to continue beyond the Art at the Market workshop! Learn more about Urbana Land Arts at www.urbanalandarts.com
August 25, 2012: Re-Use, Re-Purpose, Re-Create with The I.D.E.A. Store, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Bring your imagination and re-create something new with us using a treasure trove of materials from the I.D.E.A. Store. Jewelry? Sculpture? With your IDEAs and our materials, who knows what you can make! Learn more about the I.D.E.A. store at http://the-idea-store.org/
September 29, 2012: Design Eco-Friendly Cloth Napkins with Traci Pines, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Make the switch: Ditch your paper napkins for breakfast, lunch and dinner! Go green and cut down on household expenses by cutting your use of paper napkins. Use stamps, markers, and fabric paints to make your very own custom designed and eco-friendly cloth napkins to use at your next family meal and even in your school lunch!!
October 13, 2012: T-Shirt to Tote Bag with Rose Kaczmarowski of Shared Threads Workspace, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Expand your collection of re-usable shopping bags by converting an old t-shirt into a tote. No sewing skills required, pick a shirt and we will show you how to make the adjustments. Then, be on your way to fill it with a harvest of Market goodies! Shared Threads is interested in providing a communal sewing workspace, access to sewing equipment, and sewing courses. If you would like to know more, please email sharedthreadsworkspace@gmail.com.
2012 Performance at the Market Schedule
May 26, 2012: C4A Music Faculty & Friends, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Tango? Hoedown? Sonata? C4A has it all! A variety of music styles performed by the ever-diverse music faculty from the Community Center for the Arts (C4A.) Find out more about C4A at www.c-4a.org or find them on Facebook.
June 30, 2012: Ryan Groff of Elsinore, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Ryan is the singer/songwriter/guitarist for the nationally touring Champaign band Elsinore. He also teaches private music lessons and is about to open a brand new recording studio, Perennial Sound Studio. More information about Elsinore is available at www.elsinoremusic.net and www.facebook.com/elsinoremusic.
July 28, 2012: The Michael Fenoglio Trio, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
A jazz trio (sax, drums, and bass) performing a mix of jazz standards and original compositions/arrangements.
August 25, 2012: Anasazi String Quartet, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
The Anasazi String Quartet, the graduate quartet in residence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is composed of members Veronica Pigeon, Amanda Ramey, Kelly Moore and Samuel Araya. Praised by audiences for their passionate and engaging performances, the quartet has been playing together since the fall of 2009. Find more information online about them at http://anasazistringquartet.com/.
September 29, 2012: The Turinos, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Father and son duo Tom and Matt Turino have been playing around Champaign Urbana for over a decade in different configurations, including with The Squeezetones Dance Band, The Noisy Gators, Big Grove Zydeco, The Cornstalkers, and Euphor. In this bare bones configuration they are free to play the music that they have always played at home together, as well as music that they compose. They focus on old time string band music and their original music, with a smattering of country blues and more contemporary songs. Listen to their music online on their Myspace.
October 13, 2012: Los Guapos, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Los Guapos is comprised of Chad Dunn on percussion, Brad Decker on upright bass, and Michael McLoughlin on electric guitar. The music is a combination of Afro Cuban, Brazilian, Chicha, and Cumbia rhythms with surf and dub effects that come together to create sometimes ambient and often danceable sounds. Listen to their music and find out about upcoming performances at http://los-guapos.tumblr.com/.
Interested in conducting a workshop or being a featured performer at the Market? Contact the Public Arts Coordinator at cmmcclelland@urbanaillinois.us.
