Hey Everyone, it's HooHa time. Pass it on!

That's right, Urbana's 7th annual Art HooHa is just around the corner!

The Art HooHa was created as an opportunity for people in the community to buy locally made artwork to give (or keep!) during the holidays. Come check out the studios, the artwork, and meet the artists in a relaxed atmosphere, have a cookie, browse, shop, move on to the next spot. It's easy! Art HooHa 2009 will feature art and fine crafts for show and sale by local artists who have joined to schedule open studios, home shows, and special gallery hours on the same weekend. This year we will also feature a raffle for a basket of goodies from the artists -- 100% of the proceeds will be donated to A Woman's Place in Urbana.

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.

Maps and more info at www.artHooHa.com

Open Houses

Hooey Batiks
(with studio in basement) 
905 South Lynn Street, Urbana
(217) 344-7637
• Jill Miller / Hooey Batiks - Batiked clothing, pillows, scarves 
• Deborah Fell - Art quilts, hand-dyed clothing, fiber items, silk scarves and mini art pieces
• Gina Manola, CALICO - Game developer and creator of Notable Novelists of the 20th Century™, A fun, strategy-based card game anyone can play! It's the perfect stocking stuffer and all around cool prop for your home.
• Gifted/Tera Miller - handmade items collected from gifted artisans around the country.
• Angie Heaton - HOOTENANGIE - hipster leather cuffs made from recycled belts, groovy shopping bags.

Firefly Jewels Open House
*Saturday and Sunday only*
712 South Maple Street, Urbana
• Firefly Jewels/Athan Chilton - Glass beads and little jewelry
• Chilton Designs/Geoff Chilton - welded metal sculpture and lanterns
• Julie Watkins/Garnets and Glass - jewelry
• Tammy Soper - crocheted/beaded wire jewelry

Wild Wimmin Craft Collective
*Friday and Saturday only*
709 South Webber Street, Urbana
(217) 390-7998
• Wild Wimmin Craft Collective - shrines, assemblage art, alternative wreaths, and other beaded/bejeweled baubles & whimsies

Open Studios

Dragonfly Press 
*Saturday and Sunday only*
2108 South Vine Street, Urbana
(217) 367-8931
• Rosalind Faiman Weinberg - Painting, Drawing, Printmaking

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

Galleries

Beads N Botanicals
117 North Broadway Ave, Urbana
(217) 365-9355
• Handmade jewelry, perfume oil blends, candles, soaps, beading supplies, incense and more.
• Classes and Workshops available http://beadsnbotanicals.com/

Furniture Lounge Consignment Gallery
*Friday and Saturday only*
126 West Main Street, Urbana
(217) 344-1500
Furniture Lounge Consignment Gallery - specializing in 20th Century furniture and decorative arts. We offer an eclectic selection of styles from 50's Atomic and Danish Modern to Early 1900's Antiques and quality Traditional