Local Artist Decorated Block I's

As part of this year's special Illinois Homecoming community celebration in downtown Champaign, we commissioned 10 local artists to transform large wooden Block I's (48” x 33”) to be displayed in downtown Champaign businesses during the Homecoming celebration. The featured artists included: Will Arnold, Nathan Westerman, EKAH, Barry Callahan, Jose Vazquez, Madelyn Witruk, Matt Freden, Sophie McMahan, Crystal Hartman, and Sara Jahn. Now is your chance to take one of them home and display your Illini pride while supporting our local arts community! The proceeds from this auction will be split between the local artists and 40 North, supporting programs such as Friday Night Live, Boneyard Arts Festival, Eric Show, and MTD ART.

Mission:
Cultivating Creativity in Champaign County!

40 North | 88 West embraces the following values which guide our actions, inform our vision, and drive our mission.

We believe:

- the arts are fundamental to the quality of every life.
- the arts must be accessible to all.
- diversity in all its forms is essential to a vibrant creative community.
- the arts must be integral to the education of our children.
- the arts are a vehicle for social change.
- the arts are a catalyst for economic development.
- artists must be recognized, valued, and compensated for their work.
- art is a powerful vehicle for collaboration among individuals, organizations and businesses.