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Leadership project works toward mural installation

3/29/2023

 
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Participants of "Leadership Champaign County" sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, are completing a project that we feel will benefit Champaign County. The project chosen is to have a mural painted on the west wall of 108 Scioto Street in Urbana. Owners Cody and Amber Smith have generously agreed to host this mural and are excited to be an integral part of this project. The team has been in contact with the Zoning Department for the City of Urbana and will be presenting to Design Review Board on April 24th. "We are confident that the installation of this mural will benefit our community and hope that it paves the way for additional public art throughout the county."
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The artist is Urbana native Madison Larocque, and she has been working with the leadership team and the building owners to come up with the perfect mural design. The inspiration is "Be The Light" and comes from the photos above; it will be a place where all can stop to enjoy the artwork, snap a picture, and share with the world. They  are nearing the final design stages and plan to have the mural in place on or before May 1st. They estimate the total cost of this project to be $2,000 and are in need of community members and local businesses to help support this cost, which includes compensation of the artist. Any money raised beyond the $2,000 will go into a newly created Public Art Fund housed at the Champaign Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau for future projects throughout the county. They ask that you consider making a donation to help reach the goals they have and hope that you will be able to make a contribution. Your generosity will make a difference in our community by allowing them to continue in their work. Remember that every donation and gift makes a difference, regardless of size.

Click here to download the sponsorship packet. 

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West Liberty Summer Street Market June 25th

6/9/2022

 
West Liberty Summer Street Market
​Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 10am-8pm
Sponsored by Malia Hughes with Fathom Realty and the WLBA
  • Street Vendors
  • Food Trucks
  • Live Entertainment
  • Car/Bike/Quarter Midget Show - (All entries that pre-register will receive a dash plaque. Trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in different categories. Car Show sign-in is June 25 at the Town Hall Fire Dept. Look for the blue canopy. Registrations will be taken up until 3pm. Trophies awarded at 5pm.)
  • Fireworks at dusk at Lion's Park sponsored by The Village of West Liberty, Liberty Township & private donors. 
Interested vendors, food trucks and car show participants are encouraged to register at MyWestLiberty.com.

"Bad Art" Top Prize Goes to Cani

5/10/2022

 
Sarah Cani and Brad Winner
Urbana Daily Citizen
Sarah Cani’s pressed floral creation won top honors at the 11th annual “Bad Art by Good People” fundraiser for the Champaign County Arts Council (CCAC) on Friday evening at the VFW’s BrownRidge Hall in Urbana. Brad Winner (right) purchased the winning piece for $900 during the dinner and auction. The CCAC raised a grand total of $26,169 from the event, which funds arts and music outreach in many sectors of the community including schools and nursing homes.

Michael Major Presents "An Artist's Memories"

2/28/2022

 
Michael Major working on a sculpture
Michael Major pictured with one of his many sculptures.
The Champaign County Historical Society will host artist Michael Major for a presentation at 2pm on Sunday, March 6th. His presentation will be based on a book that he is completing for his family titled An Artist’s Memories about his career of creating drawings, paintings, and sculptures. He will show pictures from the book of the artwork and explain how drawing is the foundation for painting and sculpture.
Major has completed over 200 bronze sculptures including large public monuments and small limited edition castings. Those monuments include life-size and larger than life monuments of public figures such as Simon Kenton,William Tecumseh Sherman, Abraham Lincoln, George Rogers Clark, Mother Alfred Moes (founder of the Mayo Clinic) and many more.
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Michael and his wife Jane moved to Urbana in the mid-seventies for Michael to serve as an artist-in-residence for the college and county schools. Their intention was to stay one year before moving back to New York where he felt he needed to be for his art career. They fell in love with the people and environment of Champaign County including Urbana’s architecture and Urbana College. After finding and purchasing an abandoned church to renovate for a home and art studio, they committed to stay on here.

Major studied art at the Dayton Art Institute from the sixth grade through his senior year of high school, has a BS, Summa Cum Laude from Ohio University and an MFA from Pratt Institute, New York.

He founded Main Graphics in 1988 in part to publish books of drawings and after thirty-three years sold the company recently to Boldman Printing.

He continues to spend most of his time at his art studio at 119 Miami Street along with the Champaign County Arts Council and Architect daughter, Sarah Mackert.

Champaign County Arts Council Offers Scholarship

2/4/2022

 
Champaign County Arts Council scholarship flyer
The Champaign County Arts Council is offering a $500 scholarship to high school seniors that live in Champaign County.
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The Eva and Charles B. English Scholarship is awarded annually to a senior who wishes to pursue the study of fine arts in college.
The deadline for applications is Friday, April 1, 2022. Download the application online by clicking here! Mail or deliver application to the Scholarship Committee, Champaign County Arts Council, 119 Miami Street, Urbana, OH 43078.

If you have any questions, please call (937) 653-7557.

Veterans’ Dinner and Dance Slated

10/12/2021

 

To be held Nov. 13

couples dancing in a large room
Tickets are now available for the Champaign County Arts Council’s Veterans Day Dinner Dance being held at the VFW hall on Saturday, November 13. Submitted photo.
From Urbana Daily Citizen

Tickets are now available for the Champaign County Arts Council’s Veterans Day Dinner Dance being held at the VFW hall in Urbana on Saturday, November 13.

The annual dinner dance is to honor veterans and celebrate those who entertained them.

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Lego Exhibit and Building Contest

10/5/2021

 
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Submit your creation for the Champaign County Arts Council's 2021 Lego Exhibit and Building Contest at the Champaign County Library, featuring the OhioLUG.

The exhibit will be open during library hours, which are Monday-Thursday from 9am-8pm and Friday-Saturday from 9am-5pm, from October 11th-29th.
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You can download the registration form by clicking here! Creations are due to the library by October 25th.

This event is sponsored by Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. and The Grimes Foundation. It is presented in cooperation with the Champaign County Library, Mechanicsburg Public Library, and St. Paris Public Library.

Juried Art Exhibit Winners Announced

9/20/2021

 
From Urbana Daily Citizen

The Champaign County Arts Council announced the winners for its 7th annual Juried Art Exhibition Saturday at the open house during downtown Arts And Crafts show.

The show included 37 pieces from 11 artists from Champaign and Delaware County.

The winners are as follows:
Best of show: Stephen Magyar “Navy”

First Place: Riley Johnson “Aubrey Drake Graham

Second Place: Carol Hall “White Bird”

Third Place: Edward Louden “Eagles on Tree”

The show was judged by Vonda McDonald. McDonald studied art at Ohio State University. She currently teaches elementary art at Olentangy Local School District.

The artwork will be on display until September 24 at the Champaign County Arts Council.

The Ohio Arts Council helped fun this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

For more information, contact the Arts Council at 937-653-7557.

CCHS Opens New Photography Exhibit

9/10/2021

 
From Urbana Daily Citizen

On September 7, the Champaign County Historical Society opened an exhibit of photography by Judith Borst Smith.

The photographs in this exhibit were taken in the late 1980s and were of various places of Champaign County that were being lost to time. Many of these photographs were featured in Smith’s book “Lost and Found and Lost.”
Smith is a professional freelance photographer specializing in commercial and fine art photography. Her artistic merit is evidenced in the fine portraiture she has produced, along with commissioned photography for national and regional media publications. Smith is an Ohio native, educated at Urbana University with private studies in photography and art.

Golden Harvest Tour 2021

8/25/2021

 
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September 4
First Responders Car Show
Downtown Mechanicsburg

September 4
Antique Show and Flea Market
Champaign County Fairgrounds
Urbana

September 10 & 11
Balloon Fest
Grimes Field Municipal Airport
Urbana

September 11
Pony Wagon Days Car Show
Saint Paris

September 11
Second Saturdays
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

September 11
Arts & Crafts on the Square
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

September 11, 18, 25
Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival
Freshwater Farms
Urbana

September 25
Chili Cookoff and Hoopla Parade
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

October 2
Antique Show and Flea Market
Champaign County Fairgrounds
Urbana

October 3
Oktoberfest
Champaign County Historical Society
Urbana

October 7, 8, 9
Pumpkin Walk
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

October 8
Cruise-In for a Cause
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

October 9
Second Saturdays
Monument Square District
Downtown Urbana

October 17
Annual Train Trip
Champaign County Preservation Alliance
Saint Paris

October 22 & 23
Oak Dale Cemetery Tour
Champaign County Preservation Alliance
Urbana

November 6
Urbana Loft Tour
Champaign County Preservation Alliance
Downtown Urbana

For more information go to visitchampaignohio.com or call (937)653-5764.
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