The 6th Annual
BONEYARD ARTS FESTIVAL
was presented by 40 North | 88 West - Champaign County's Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council - THE217.COM, and Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

thank you!

...for helping art live here during the 2008 Boneyard Arts Festival! Whether you participated as a venue, a featured artist or audience member, we want to thank you for again making the Boneyard a success. With your support, the arts, culture and entertainment of Champaign County are raising the quality of life for everyone in our community, making this a place where people want to live, work and play.

Last, but not least, 40 North would like to offer its sincere gratitude to all the sponsors who made the 6th annual Boneyard Arts Festival. Thank you!!!

SURVEY SAYS...

Help 40 North make the Boneyard Arts Festival better than ever. Please take a few minutes to fill out our short online survey and let us know your impressions of this year's festival. Your input will be used by the staff and volunteers already organizing next year's Boneyard!

To take the 2008 Boneyard Arts Festival Survey, follow this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Fv_2fFLKLwQ5J3cqYIICODKQ_3d_3d

THE BONEYARD ARTS FESTIVAL

hundreds of artists
dozens of venues
three days
two late nights
throughout champaign county

The arts express the spirit of a community - bringing life to its gathering places, its buildings, even the walls and the spaces in between. In Champaign County, during one special weekend in April, cafes became arts 'happenings,' law firms became galleries, restaurants and retailers became concert halls, and the streets were filled with the sounds and sights of theatrical performance!

The Boneyard Arts Festival, a unique annual countywide event produced by 40 North | 88 West, took place April 18 through 20, 2008. Musicians, dancers, actors and poets joined sculptors, weavers, photographers, painters and other visual artists in sharing their creativity as Champaign-Urbana and the surrounding communities came alive with the art that lives here. More than a traditional arts walk, this three day festival showcased both the area's wealth of talent and the vitality of partnerships between its arts and entertainment community and local businesses.

We hope you took the opportunity during the 2008 Boneyard Arts Festival to hit the streets and dance to a different beat, enjoy painting, photography, performance art, heritage tours, 80’s rock, video installations and interactive arts and more.

We're looking forward to an even better festival next year!

40 North | 88 West late night spACE
Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19
9pm-2am

Habitat for Humanity Restore
119 E. University Ave.
Champaign

Building on a very successful tradition for late-night revelers, the Boneyard Arts Festival once again featured late night spACE from 9pm-2am on both Friday and Saturday nights. Late night spACE is an immersive arts event featuring live interactive visual environments, light and sound installations, art exhibitions, performance pieces, dance and live music. Jason Finkelman once again served as spACE Artistic Director. 40 North was very proud to partner this year with Champaign's Habitat for Humanity Restore in providing a unique, edgy Late night spACE venue! Click here for details.

Leaping into The Pulse

Along with this online resource, info on 2008's Boneyard Arts Festival venues and artists was presented in a new format with the first-ever publication of a special Boneyard edition of The Pulse magazine. Published by Boneyard Arts Festival sponsor The News-Gazette, The Pulse dedicated its April issue entirely to the Boneyard and featured detailed listings and maps to guide your way through the countywide displays, performances, kids activities and more that make up the festival. In addition to The Pulse, this year’s venue and artist information was also be featured in The Buzz, published by Boneyard Arts Festival Title Sponsor Illini Media and THE217.COM!

Boneyard Arts Festival Signature Image

After evaluating nearly 50 outstanding submissions, a panel of local arts professionals selected, for the first time, a three-dimensional piece to be the featured image for the 2008 Boneyard Arts Festival. Images of the winning piece – a whimsical sculpture by artist Derek Winstanley entitled “Prehistoric Dolphin with Modern Technology” – will serve as the unifying visual theme for the 6th annual arts festival. 40 North | 88 West congratulates Mr. Winstanley and thanks all the artists who responded to the call and submitted work for consideration. For more, and to see the featured image, follow this link.