indi go Artist Co-Op
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Open hours for Exhibits are determined by the artist on display.
Current Exhibits & Up-Coming Events @ Indi Go Artist Co-Op
Yoga Wednesdays at indi go Artist Co-Op
Wednesdays at 7pm
Starting Jan 18th with a FREE introductory class!
Yoga does wonders for everybody! Let yoga help you improve your balance, strength and flexibility. Join us Wednesdays at 7pm for yoga at a fun and unique location- indi go Artist Co-Op! In this class, traditional yoga postures will be combined in unique and creatives sequences for a class that is both fun and invigorating. Variations will be offered to suit all levels. Please bring your own mat. All levels are welcome
$10 for students/ $12 for non-students
5 class student pass for $45!
5 class non-student pass for $55!
Rich Hacker and Sam Bowman
Opening: Sat, Feb 11th, 7-10pm.
February 9th - 23rd
Open Gallery Hours:
Mon Feb 13th and 20th, 4-7pm
Tues Feb 14th and 21st, 3-7pm
Wed Feb 15th and 22nd, 4-7pm
Fri Feb 17th, 3-7pm
As an art educator, being an artist for most comes second to teaching, however,
finding a balance between creating and teaching is a an absolute must. After being
looked down on as an educator by the education community and being called
inadequate by the art community art educators like myself have something to prove. We
are artists. We are Educators.
In believing this, I believe in something more. My work shows the glory of
nature and the communication between the artist and the surrounding elements. I
have submersed myself in my work over the last eight years proving that not only am I
adequate at what I do but I have excelled. I believe that the beauty of the natural world
clearly speaks for itself in my work as I have become a translator.
My photographs have become a means of communication between nature and
society. Creating a dialogue between the viewer and the natural has not always been
a goal, but in recent years, It has become a great concern of mine that society has
become further and further detached from our roots in the woods. As a naturalist, a
huntsman, and a woodsman, I have known nature in an intimate way that shows in my
work as natural beauty is brought to the forefront of my work." -Rich Hacker
"My work revolves around various forms and media. Though the material and process is different in each project, the methodology is the same. Each project is worked out with the same energy and effort in order to create the final product. The subject matter is what defines the processes and materials as well as the form of the work. From pop culture references and satire to a focus on the overlooked, my choice in subject comes from varying interests that arise through observation."- Sam Bowman
Scott James Vanidestine
Feb 24th- March 8th
Opening Reception: Feb 25th, 7pm
"I see my work as an evolving personal history that relates to the figure or the body. Through experimentation with the encaustic media, the work unfolds through the process of making. Recording forms and responding to evolving visual structures, my paintings become maps containing a visual and physical typography of thought and emotion. I investigate the relationships between paint as physical substance and paint as skin, painting as text, and the painting as object.
As a painting series, Limon, plays with the boundaries between
abstraction and representation. The process of making (the interaction of materials and forms) shapes both the idea and final work. I start with a piece of square plywood. The ply of the wood is both revealed and concealed through the process of building up and taking away layers of encaustic. I burn the surface of the wood to blacken and either obliterate or enhance the wood grain. The frame of the painting reinforces the idea of painting as window into to a space, a landscape, or the interior/exterior of body or bodies. I work intuitively while relying on ideas of organic, biomorphic, and geometric shapes. The shapes are reminiscent of living organisms, cellular structures, and body forms. The tactile quality of the encaustic medium brings physicality to the thought process and tangibility to a mixing of senses.
Encaustic is the ancient art of painting with molten wax and pigment. I use a mixture of locally produced Wisconsin beeswax with oil paint to create a variety of colors that are lush and luminous. Pollen in the beeswax gives the encaustic a glowing yellow under tone and a distinctive fragrance. The encaustic medium is versatile enough to allow for fine etching and sgraffito (similar to techniques used in printmaking and drawing) or rough carving (sculpture and relief). Each layer of encaustic is fused to the previous layer using a propane torch. The encaustic can be quickly melted down or carefully built up. Various techniques create depth and texture. The surfaces can be scraped or chiseled away and layered on top of to construct a
topography with complex visual and metaphorical history."
- Scott James Vanidestine
http://scottjamesvanidestine.squarespace.com/
Emily Otnes
An Evening with Your Mother
February 24, 8:00-11:00pm
Emily Otnes is a singer-songwriter from Urbana, Illinois. Her style draws from folk, jazz, and pop. Emily plays piano, guitar, ukulele, and flute, and recently released an EP entitled "Against the Wind" featuring many local musicians. After graduating high school, she plans to pursue her songwriting career at Belmont University in Nashville, TN.
Formed in the early spring of 2010, An Evening With Your Mother is a local quartet of young musicians whose backgrounds range from musical theatre to classical orchestras. However, they share a common set of influences and have joined to create a unique folk/acoustic indie rock sound. To date they have written over twenty original songs and performed throughout the Champaign-Urbana area.
"A Symphony In Praise!"
Benefit Concert for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank
Admission Cost: $5
February 26th, 6-9pm
Noah I. Brown and Company will perform "A Symphony in Praise!", a benefit concert to raise money for Eastern Illinois Food Bank on Sunday, February 26th at 6pm. 100% of proceeds will go to this growing need.
"Minister Noah I. Brown, Sr., a native of Champaign, IL, was raised in an atmosphere where music was treasured and God was reverenced. Along with his parents’ guidance, Noah was further nurtured by his church home which was rich in gospel music history in the city of Champaign. His gift, and love of music became stronger, and as a result, Noah started writing many songs, and had the desire to make his music ministry a personal career goal. Noah formed the group "Noah I. Brown And Company," and they have been spreading the gospel of Jesus through their music ministry since the fall of 1998. They have been featured with many gospel artists including: The Chicago Mass Choir, Vickie Winans, Smokey Norful – just to name a few. Noah I. Brown And Company continues to keep God as the center of their existence, and have been blessed beyond measure. In 2006, the group came out with a local live recording cd project entitled “Grant Me Faith,” and are currently working on their sophomore cd project. As they move forward, Noah I. Brown And Company is walking by faith and keeping God as the center of their existence."
