OPENSOURCE Art

OPENSOURCE Art is taking to the streets. Make yourself and your bike into moving artwork and travel through Champaign-Urbana during Boneyard Arts Festival. Paint your body, put streamers on your bike, make a float, construct a moving sculpture, pump...

Posted by os_admin on March 29, 2008

The building on Washington Street where we have been renting space has been sold. This means that OPENSOURCE Art is looking for a new home. We anticipate several "transition" months while we look for the right space. During this...

Posted by os_admin on January 31, 2008

OPENSOURCE Art turns 3! Come help us celebrate with Birthday Suit. OPENSOURCE hosts artist and designers for our third annual birthday celebration. Support artists and OPENSOURCE Art by purchasing wearable art. Exhibition dates: November 29 through December 2, 2007...

Posted by os_admin on November 16, 2007

Radical Cartography is a practice that uses maps and mapping to promote social change, and is part of a cultural movement that cuts across boundaries of art, geography, and activism. Lize Mogel and Lex Bhagat will discuss their recent...

Posted by os_admin on November 16, 2007

Come celebrate the newest Eye Rocket Release -- The National Science Fair Of Amazing New Discoveries. The night will start with a reading from author Matt Kessler, followed by glow-in-the-dark DJs and Dancing! Saturday, November 3rd The event will...

Posted by os_admin on October 27, 2007

Come join OPENSOURCE Art for a photo scavenger hunt and dance party! Bring your digital camera. We will send you off on a photographic scavenger hunt. The resulting images will be shown afterward and winners will be chosen. Refreshments...

Posted by os_admin on September 17, 2007

OPENSOURCE Art hosts classical guitarist Chris Mann. Chris Mann, born and raised in Berlin, Germany, received his first guitar lessons at age 3 from Michael Koeppe, an internationally known Suzuki guitar teacher. At age 7 he won first place in...

Posted by os_admin on September 07, 2007

Visual, performance, and literary artists are invited to come together to present work and participate in open critiques held at locations throughout Champaign County. These introductory critiques provide challenging and insightful observations about new works, and offer exciting opportunities for...

Posted by os_admin on July 15, 2007

Summer is here and it is time for Art Theory Summer Camp. This year, we've linked with the YMCA’s Communiversity, to offer a six-week reading course structured around the archive. Beginning with Walter Benjamin’s "Unpacking My Library" and ending...

Posted by os_admin on June 19, 2007

This group of recent Eastern Illinois University Master of Arts students presents art created by Scott Aigner, Derek Clem, Judy Dethmers, Betty Farmer, Zach Huelsing, and Connie Richards. Richards' work plays off traditional needlecraft samplers but with contemporary subjects...

Posted by os_admin on May 26, 2007

This Summer OPENSOURCE Art will hold a weekly evening workshop for making home products out of reclaimed materials from the Champaign-Urbana community. OPENSOURCE will have a basic wood shop set up with experienced people in shop to assist with...

Posted by os_admin on May 14, 2007

Thursday, May 3, 9pm, join us in celebrating the release of Dirty Found's third issue. For those of you who might not know Dirty Found, it is the nasty little brother of critically acclaimed Found Magazine. $7 at the...

Posted by os_admin on April 22, 2007

Sound is an axis of information. Sound Art Installation by 13 sound artists. OPENhours: Saturday, April 21, 7:30-9:30pm and Sunday, April 22, 12-5pm Project Coordinator Anthony Ptak Orkhan Mastanov Carissa Armstrong Eric Hotchkiss Jessica Weil Emma Ritter Daniel Bennett...

Posted by os_admin on April 17, 2007

Dear Friends of OPENSOURCE, We are organizing our first fundraising event in coordination with Boneyard Arts Festival. Fiscal Fitness for OPENSOURCE Art. OPENING: Thursday, April 19, 2007, 7-10pm. Performances begin at 7pm. Viewing Hours: Friday April 20 4-7, Saturday April...

Posted by os_admin on April 17, 2007

featuring works by: Annie Creswell, Katie Hargrave, and Heath Schultz. Opening reception Tuesday, April 10 from 6-9pm Open hours April 10-15 6-9pm. There are, probably in every culture, in every civilization, real places - places that do exist and...

Posted by os_admin on April 04, 2007

OPENING RECEPTION at OPENSOURCE Art Thursday March 8th, 7-10 PM Image by Randall Szott Collected is an exhibition and series of events at OPENSOURCE Art that examines the practice and motivations of collecting. Collections are highly revealing of individuals, cultural...

Posted by os_admin on February 25, 2007

OPENSOURCE Art hosts Forgotten and Altered, an exhibition of new photographs by Donald Rasmussen and Colin Edgington. Donald and Colin are Master of Fine Arts students in photography at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Donald Rasmussen has photographed the...

Posted by os_admin on February 06, 2007

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Exhibition Collections are highly revealing of individuals, cultural constructions of value and institutional biases. Collections carry histories with them, not only the history of their own making and being, but the history of all objects, of culture...

Posted by os_admin on December 18, 2006

OPENSOURCE Art turns 2! Come help us celebrate with Birthday Suit. OPENSOURCE hosts artist and designers for our second annual birthday celebration. Support artists and OPENSOURCE Art by purchasing wearable art for yourself or gifts. OPENhours: Thursday, Dec. 7,...

Posted by os_admin on December 07, 2006

Call for Submissions OPENSOURCE invites artists and designers to participate in our second anniversary celebration by producing, exhibiting, and selling their own t-shirts, shorts, shoes, gowns, hats, belts, lingerie, MC Hammer pants … whatever. There’s no theme and only...

Posted by os_admin on November 20, 2006

Join OPENSOURCE Art and WEFT 90.1 in hosting Negativland as part of WEFT's 25th anniversary at OPENSOURCE on Friday, November 3rd at 7pm. Suggested donation of $15 pays for the band's gas and expenses, with no profits going to OPENSOURCE...

Posted by os_admin on November 01, 2006

Halloween Night, October 31st, 5-11pm Join OPENSOURCE Art for a Halloween celebration of gruesome delight, including Halloween-themed treats and festivities! Costumes mandatory! ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 5:30-8pm Haunted House during trick or treat hours....

Posted by os_admin on October 23, 2006

GLOBAL MEDICAL RELIEF FUND At 100 Noyes Hall this Saturday the 21st of October at 6pm. HELPING INJURED CHILDREN FROM WAR TORN COUNTRIES including IRAQ. Elissa Montanti and Kenan Malkic of GMRF, an organization working to assist children who have...

Posted by os_admin on October 21, 2006

OPENING RECEPTION at OPENSOURCE Art Thursday Oct 5, 7-10 PM OPENSOURCE Art presents In War/At War: The Practice of Everyday, an exhibition and series of events that investigates everyday practices, projects and tactics explored by individuals who cope, adapt and...

Posted by os_admin on September 29, 2006

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS War affects the daily life of all societies, cultures, families and individuals. The result is a climate of war, including the physical, economic, and psychological conditions created by the direct and indirect connection to this kind of...

Posted by os_admin on July 19, 2006

OPENdraw: A Drawing Show will question the history of drawing in order to reinterpret the concepts, techniques, and languages of drawing. This show seeks to find new systems, symbols and conditions that expand the traditions associated with drawing. OPENing...

Posted by os_admin on July 06, 2006

THURSDAY JULY 6, 2006 7-9pm Join OPENSOURCE Art as we celebrate the works of local summer artists from Mahomet-Seymour Junior High’s summer art program, taught by Sherri Polaniecki. Work includes a variety of drawings, paintings, collage, animation, ceramics, and...

Posted by os_admin on July 01, 2006

WEDNESDAY MAY 31, 2006 7-9pm OPENSOURCE Art is proud to present the Exchange Project - a cross-border performance of free trade surveillance. Multi-disciplinary artist Nancy Nisbet, now a Class 1 licensed “trucker”, will drive a transport truck over 30,000km...

Posted by os_admin on May 19, 2006

Saturday, May 13, from 2-5PM Bread is basic. It is a ubiquitous staple in the diets of diverse cultures around the globe. Beyond mere sustenance, bread also serves in many traditions as a symbol for communal sharing. On Saturday,...

Posted by os_admin on May 07, 2006

The First Annual Champaign-Urbana Prison Arts Festival April 20-22, 2006 Co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society and OPENSOURCE Art Friday, 21 April 8:00 – 10 PM OPENSOURCE 12 E. Washington, Champaign Prison Arts...

Posted by os_admin on April 17, 2006

The Art Graduate Student Organization (AGSO) is proud to bring the 3rd Annual AFFORDABLE ART SALE. Opening Reception: Friday, April 7, 9pm-midnight The Affordable Art Sale will also be open early Friday for shopping/viewing at 5pm as well as...

Posted by os_admin on April 07, 2006

OPENSOURCE Art and The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities present SPECTACLES OF THE REAL: TRUTH AND REPRESENTATION IN ART AND LITERATURE One Exhibit Two Locations Three Panel Discussions Spectacles of the Real is an ambitious collaboration between...

Posted by os_admin on February 22, 2006

Submissions due: Thurs. and Friday, February 16-17, 5-9pm Opening: Saturday, February 18, 3-7pm Contact: Charlie at charlesroderick@gmail.com OPENSOURCE Art presents an event which expands the project SHOP by the artist group N55. OPENSOURCE is seeking things which can become...

Posted by os_admin on February 07, 2006

CALL FOR ARTISTS OPENSOURCE Art & the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Champaign-Urbana, Illinois March 2-31 2006 matthart@uiuc.edu OPENSOURCE Art has joined with the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) to create Spectacles of the...

Posted by os_admin on December 28, 2005

OPENSOURCE Art rings in the holiday season with BIRTHDAY SUIT: An Exhibition and Sale of Artist-Made Clothing. Come by the opening night sale and party on FRIDAY DEC 9 from 7-10pm or stop by our gallery hours from 12-6...

Posted by os_admin on December 06, 2005

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Submission deadline: October 7, 2005 Download the Call for Submissions (pdf) Beneath our feet and above our heads, sidewalks, lawns, plazas, blocks, gardens, buildings, streets, and curbs surround and bound the spaces in which we move...

Posted by os_admin on December 01, 2005

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Submission deadline: October 7, 2005 Download the Call for Submissions (pdf) Beneath our feet and above our heads, sidewalks, lawns, plazas, blocks, gardens, buildings, streets, and curbs surround and bound the spaces in which we move...

Posted by os_admin on December 01, 2005

Friends of OPENSOURCE Art Mark your Calendars! Download pdf file here It will be hard to miss the second-year MFA candidates of the Department of Dance at the University of Illinois this fall as they mix things up with 'Specifically...

Posted by os_admin on October 24, 2005

Thursday, November 3 4pm presentation at UIUC Art & Design room 229, 408 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 8pm The Tactical Ice Cream Unit will be @ OPENSOURCE Art 12 E. Washington, Champaign, IL 61820 http://opensource.boxwith.com TICU Photos...

Posted by os_admin on October 23, 2005

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 8PM $4 ALL AGES! GIFT MACHINE with/ Nate Ashley from Anocortes, WA Knw-Yr-Own Records Photos of the event...

Posted by os_admin on September 10, 2005

Our first rock show featuring: d.biddle (Denver) Mistakes (Brooklyn) The Chemicals (Champaign) Doors at 8pm. $3 suggested donation. All ages! Photos of the event...

Posted by os_admin on August 20, 2005

Whether 1x1 or 1,000,000x1,000,000, OPENSOURCE will display works that strive to transform, alter, convert, metamorphose, mold, mutate, revolutionize, switch, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, or transpose a grid or pattern. The show will encompass broad and unusual interpretations of the...

Posted by os_admin on August 14, 2005

CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPENSOURCE is located in a building that was once a storefront - generally defined as a commercial space at street level and frequently characterized by the inclusion of a display window. We are asking for proposals...

Posted by os_admin on July 10, 2005

CALL FOR ENTRIES Whether 1x1 or 1,000,000x1,000,000, OPENSOURCE seeks work that strive to transform, alter, convert, metamorphose, mold, mutate, revolutionize, switch, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, or transpose a grid or pattern. OPENSOURCE encourages broad and unusual interpretations of the...

Posted by os_admin on July 07, 2005

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPENSOURCE Art will be displaying the work of underground and anonymous stencil artists in an attempt to raise awareness of stencil art. Stencil artists risk arrest and challenge censorship to make their voices heard. Displayed works will...

Posted by os_admin on July 06, 2005

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OPENSOURCE Art will be displaying the work of underground and anonymous stencil artists in an attempt to raise awareness of stencil art. Stencil artists risk arrest and challenge censorship to make their voices heard. Displayed works will...

Posted by os_admin on July 06, 2005

Friday, June 24, 5-10 pm All items will have an art historical reference (whether real or made up). Examples might include Conceptual Cupcakes, Fluxus Jell-O, Futurist Flan or Minimalist Sheet cake. If you would like to donate something to the...

Posted by os_admin on June 19, 2005

Monday, June 13, 8:30 - 9:30pm "Day for Night" is a dance installation that explores the relationship between dance, film, and live performance. In various created environments within OPENSOURCE Art, dancers respond to Kristin Carlson's dance film "Day for Night",...

Posted by os_admin on June 04, 2005

April 30 - May 13, 2005 Can contemporary art challenge neoliberalism's conflation of cultural and economic values? A collaborative art installation in partnership with Fetishizing the Free Market: The Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism, Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory, University...

Posted by os_admin on April 14, 2005

April 15 & 16 In conjunction with the 2005 Boneyard Arts Festival, OPENSOURCE Art will host several events on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16, including: + an exhibition of the Danville Area Community College HIV/AIDS Awareness Project (featuring...

Posted by os_admin on April 11, 2005

Please join us for a closing reception for Over[site]: Relocation and the Site-specific this Thursday, Thursday, April 7th, 7 - 9pm Students from the University of Illinois present documentation of site-specific projects and autonomous objects that relate to Urbana-Champaign as...

Posted by os_admin on April 05, 2005

Friday, April 8, 8pm OPENSOURCE Art will host a screening of several video works by Chicago-based artists Jim Finn and Arthur Jones as they make the final stop of their nationally-screened Monster Loter�a Tour....

Posted by os_admin on March 29, 2005

Friday, April 1, 9pm - Late Our first dance party!...

Posted by os_admin on March 28, 2005

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Skinless Capital: Neoliberalism and Resistance A Collaborative Art Installation OPENSOURCE Art in partnership with Fetishizing the Free Market: The Cultural Politics of Neoliberalism, Unit for Criticism & Interpretive Theory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign April 29-30, 2005...

Posted by os_admin on March 08, 2005

Friday, March 11, 7 - 11pm An evening of performances that bring PowerPoint out of the office and into the art space, addressing the weirdness, tedium, and sheer ubiquity of this medium. What the hell do we need to know...

Posted by os_admin on March 07, 2005

CALL FOR ENTRIES OPENSOURCE wants artworks, writings, and performances that bring PowerPoint out of the office, addressing the weirdness, tedium, and sheer ubiquity of this medium.

Posted by os_admin on March 01, 2005

Friday, February 18, 7pm OPENSOURCE is pleased to host an event featuring author Dan Chaon who is currently a visiting writer at the Creative Writing Department at UIUC. The evening will begin with a reading by Chaon of his short...

Posted by os_admin on February 09, 2005

February 4 - 27, 2005...

Posted by os_admin on January 26, 2005

** Dear Esteemed Friends, Relations, & Hangers-on of OPENSOURCE ** We are most pleased to announce the establishment-ication of: .. OPENhours @ OPENSOURCE .. that is, consistent and consecutive hours of operation, FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC -- occurring...

Posted by os_admin on January 21, 2005

Animation and Video Screenings at OPENSOURCE Call For Entries OPENSOURCE, an alternative art space accommodating a variety of non-traditional, community-oriented art projects and events within Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, requests submissions of video and animated works for an ongoing series of screenings...

Posted by os_admin on January 15, 2005

Friday, December 17, 7 - 12pm Please join us at OPENSOURCE HQ as we say a heartfelt "Good-bye" to fellow OPENSOURCE co-founder Dave Prinsen, his wife Tori, and their daughter Wren. Dave's sister has leukemia and Dave et al are...

Posted by os_admin on December 12, 2004

December 9, 7 - 10pm still/here (still courtesy of Christopher Harris) OPENSOURCE Art will host a continuation of local artist Nick Brown�s �Informal Film Series About Place� on Thursday, December 9 from 7 � 10pm at OPENSOURCE headquarters in north...

Posted by os_admin on December 03, 2004

My Body Is My Billboard exhibition and sale of artist-made T-shirts Call For Entries ** UPDATE: Submission deadline has been changed to Friday, January 28!! ** OPENSOURCE, an alternative art space accommodating a variety of non-traditional, community-oriented art projects and...

Posted by os_admin on November 22, 2004

My Body Is My Billboard exhibition and sale of artist-made T-shirts Call For Entries ** UPDATE: Submission deadline has been changed to Friday, January 28!! ** OPENSOURCE, an alternative art space accommodating a variety of non-traditional, community-oriented art projects and...

Posted by os_admin on November 22, 2004

November 12 & 13, 2004 OPENSOURCE will be hosting the 2nd annual Affordable Art Sale sponsored by the Art Graduate Students Organization of the University of Illinois. All artwork included in the exhibition will be priced under $500. This year�s...

Posted by os_admin on November 03, 2004

Announcing an unspecified amount of videos shown on an uncertain amount of monitors created by an undetermined selection of artists solicited by an unknown collective soon to be known as OPEN SOURCE.

Posted by os_admin on October 21, 2004