Art HooHa 2008 will feature art and fine crafts for show and sale by both professional artists and art students who have joined to schedule open studios, home shows, and special gallery hours on the same weekend. This year we will be giving back to the community again. Each artist will contribute to a fund that will go to Arts Education in Champaign-Urbana. (Each location will have a donation jar available for anyone who like to chip in as well.) The money will be donated to Champaign-Urbana Schools Foundation to be used toward an arts-related grant.

Art HooHa is an unofficial celebration of our creative community and an opportunity to support artists while you find unique gifts for your holiday list (or for yourself). We hope you enjoy our little event and its relaxed atmosphere where you can check out both the goods and the studios, nibble on some cheese, shop for presents and have fun. Bring your friends. (click here for photos from HooHa '07)

Hooey Batiks Open House (with studio in basement) 
905 S Lynn Street, Urbana
• Jill Miller / Hooey Batiks - Batiked clothing, pillows, scarves 
• Deborah Fell - Art quilts, hand-dyed clothing, fiber items, silk scarves and mini art pieces
• Georgia Morgan - Polymer clay jewelry
• Wild Wimmin Craft Collective - desktop and pocket shrines, assemblage art, non-traditional wreaths, jewelry and other beaded/bejeweled baubles & whimsies

Firefly Jewels Open House
712 S Maple Street, Urbana
• Athan Chilton/Firefly Jewels - Glass beads, jewelry, leatherwork
• Julie Watkins/Garnets and Glass - Beaded jewelry
• Melinda Willis - Hand carved ceramic beads, small vessels

Griggs Street Potters
(Gallery and Studio)
305 West Griggs Street, Urbana
344-8546
• Charlene Anchor
• Betsey Cronan
• Reni Franciscono

Butterfly Beads
1104 E Washington Street, Urbana
(217) 344-2323 (BEAD) 
• Champaign-Urbana's only bead store
• Classes and Workshops available
(see Butterly Beads on Etsy)

Heartland Gallery
112 West Main Street, Urbana
(217) 337-4767
heartland-gallery@comcast.net
• Featuring art and fine crafts from the Celtic lands, traditional Indian and Latin American folk art from Kalarte Gallery and the work of over 35 local artists.
(Heartland Gallery web site)