We’re delighted to welcome our newest LIGHTBOX artist, Jenna Leigh Richards! Jenna earned her BFA in Ceramics and Fibers from Hite Art Institute at University of Louisville in Kentucky, and currently resides and creates art here in Champaign-Urbana. Walk or drive by our 312 S. Neil St. storefront to view Jenna Richards’ creative art installation made from knitted fabric remnants, on display March 16 – June 15, 2016. Continue reading “LIGHTBOX – Jenna Richards”
LIGHTBOX – Jenna Richards
March 24, 2016
LIGHTBOX – Angelo Ray Martinez
January 29, 2016
We are honored to host our fourth LIGHTBOX artist, Angelo Ray Martinez! Originally from Boulder, CO, he’s an undergraduate instructor and third year MFA candidate here at the University of Illinois. Fun fact, he’s married to Melonie Mulkey, our first LIGHTBOX artist! Walk or drive by our 312 S. Neil St. storefront to view Angelo’s playful art installation made from latex on wood panels and the wall, on display December 15 – March 15, 2016. Continue reading “LIGHTBOX – Angelo Ray Martinez”
LIGHTBOX – Chris Kienke
November 14, 2015
We’re excited to showcase “Flag Bomb, Champaign” as the third art installation featured in our LIGHTBOX program. Chris Kienke is a father, painter and professor at University of Illinois School of Art + Design. Walk or drive by our 312 S. Neil St. storefront to view Chris’s beautiful collage, on display from September 1st – December 4th, 2015. Continue reading “LIGHTBOX – Chris Kienke”
LIGHTBOX – Laura Wennstrom
August 27, 2015
Our very first LIGHTBOX artist, Laura Wennstrom has done a fantastic job with this beautiful window display. Her work often incorporates discarded or forgotten items that she gives new life to in her creative works. Can you guess the key ingredient for this work of art? Continue reading “LIGHTBOX – Laura Wennstrom”
LIGHTBOX – Melonie Mulkey
August 27, 2015
“Estranged Love” by Melonie Mulkey is the second art installation featured in our LIGHTBOX program. Melonie’s practice is based in photography and sculpture using familiar items in our daily lives.
Introducing LIGHTBOX
August 19, 2015
Do you see that big window to the right of the door of our storefront? We were brainstorming creative ideas about how we could better use that awesome window space. A while back, just for fun, our owner Ed Weiskamp decided to bring one of his backyard chickens in and have breakfast.