Friday, January 23, 2009
The story goes...a young man and woman fell deeply in love after meeting on a Mississippi River bank near Grand Tower, Il. She was the daughter of settlers to the bluff, and he was a rugged river boat worker. It was the typical 'Romeo and Juliet' story as the daughters parents did not approve of their love. The couple leapt to their death from the large rock hanging over the Mississippi River know as Devils Backbone to preserve their love forever.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Bleeding Hearts Photo Contest
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In case you haven't heard, there's a photo contest going on, check on the information here on HeartlandArts.Net.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Fall Fest Fundraiser
Fun for the Whole Family at the 3rd Annual Fall Fest Fundraiser Event
The Dayemi Parent/Child Collective is hosting the 3rd annual Fall Fest on Saturday, November 1 from 4-8pm, rain or shine. As in past years, families can enjoy all kinds of games and activities, storytelling, good food, a costume parade, live entertainment and more. The event is a fundraiser for the Collective and will take place at their facility at 214 E. Jackson Street in Carbondale, behind the Bank of Carbondale. Admission is $2 per person.
The Dayemi Parent/Child Collective is a project of the Dayemi Tariqat, a non-profit social service organization, and the Collective offers a morning program for toddlers. The Collective is a home away from home for children where they learn to love and care for each other. For more information contact Tria Milo at (618) 534-3063.
Pictures from the 2006 event
The Dayemi Parent/Child Collective is hosting the 3rd annual Fall Fest on Saturday, November 1 from 4-8pm, rain or shine. As in past years, families can enjoy all kinds of games and activities, storytelling, good food, a costume parade, live entertainment and more. The event is a fundraiser for the Collective and will take place at their facility at 214 E. Jackson Street in Carbondale, behind the Bank of Carbondale. Admission is $2 per person.
The Dayemi Parent/Child Collective is a project of the Dayemi Tariqat, a non-profit social service organization, and the Collective offers a morning program for toddlers. The Collective is a home away from home for children where they learn to love and care for each other. For more information contact Tria Milo at (618) 534-3063.
Pictures from the 2006 event
Thursday, October 9, 2008
"Stroll Around the Square"
Some things are getting started with HeartlandArts.Net. Stay tuned for more about visual arts!
By Brent Stewart, The Southern
Businesses in downtown Carbondale open doors to art lovers
Art Around the Square – 7 to10 p.m, Friday, Carbondale Town Square.
It's fall. The humid days of the last few months are far behind us, and there isn't a better time to enjoy a walk in Southern Illinois.
So, why not take a stroll Friday night, when businesses in downtown Carbondale will open their doors for Art Around the Square, an event hosted by heartlandarts.net and the Historic Town Square Business Coalition.
Heartlandarts.net is a for-profit partnership of retail gallery owners, artists, marketers and patrons of the arts, including Amy McMorrow, owner of southernillinoisspecialties.com, a Web site project of Innucopia, LLC, in Carbondale, Sue Mills, owner of Art Lovers Trading Co., and Lauren Zadikow of The Red Ear, a new gallery space in Alto Pass.
"Basically, we just want to promote art shows and artists in the region," McMorrow said.
Mills opened Art Lovers five years ago after seeing a need in the community for an artistic outlet. In the last few years, Southern Illinois' place in the art world has seemed to expand, with more businesses offering gallery or display space. Mills feels there are more artists moving into the area, and now is the perfect time to get the different businesses and organizations on the same page in encouraging the development of this community.
It's a partnership that could be good for the artists and the town, especially downtown.
Art Around the Square is a step in that direction.
"I think people want something now, and they're getting on board," Mills said.
Although you can take whatever route you like, conceivably a person could start out at Thai Taste, which will be featuring its artist of the month, at 100 S. Illinois Ave., walk around the town square, and end up at Art Lovers at 201 E. Main St. to see its diverse collection of Southern Illinois artists.
Along the way, you'll be able to see paintings by Eileen Doman at the office of Dr. Brian McElheny, paintings by Jackie Tice and photography by Daniel Tice at Longbranch Coffeehouse, interior design at Global Gourmet, Myers Avripas mixed media designs at the Arthur Agency, paintings by Andrea LeBeau at Hair Brains, paintings by Rachel Christine Nowicki at Fusion Ultra Lounge, and photography by Susan Phillips at the Newell House Grotto. The Tree House, a new artist studio about the Town Square Market, will also be open for visitors and will exhibit the photography of Terry Hickey, an installation by Hilary Chandler and sculpture by Danielle Konings.
"If people want to have a nice meal while they're here, they can go in to one of the restaurants, eat and walk off their food," Mills said.
Mills and McMorrow are both very excited about the event, hoping it will encourage commerce in the town square area and raise the profile of local artists. They also hope it will become a regular event involving more and more participants.
"We still have a lot of things we can do with it," McMorrow said. "We're just getting started."
brent.stewart@thesouthern.com / 351-5074
By Brent Stewart, The Southern
Businesses in downtown Carbondale open doors to art lovers
Art Around the Square – 7 to10 p.m, Friday, Carbondale Town Square.
It's fall. The humid days of the last few months are far behind us, and there isn't a better time to enjoy a walk in Southern Illinois.
So, why not take a stroll Friday night, when businesses in downtown Carbondale will open their doors for Art Around the Square, an event hosted by heartlandarts.net and the Historic Town Square Business Coalition.
Heartlandarts.net is a for-profit partnership of retail gallery owners, artists, marketers and patrons of the arts, including Amy McMorrow, owner of southernillinoisspecialties.com, a Web site project of Innucopia, LLC, in Carbondale, Sue Mills, owner of Art Lovers Trading Co., and Lauren Zadikow of The Red Ear, a new gallery space in Alto Pass.
"Basically, we just want to promote art shows and artists in the region," McMorrow said.
Mills opened Art Lovers five years ago after seeing a need in the community for an artistic outlet. In the last few years, Southern Illinois' place in the art world has seemed to expand, with more businesses offering gallery or display space. Mills feels there are more artists moving into the area, and now is the perfect time to get the different businesses and organizations on the same page in encouraging the development of this community.
It's a partnership that could be good for the artists and the town, especially downtown.
Art Around the Square is a step in that direction.
"I think people want something now, and they're getting on board," Mills said.
Although you can take whatever route you like, conceivably a person could start out at Thai Taste, which will be featuring its artist of the month, at 100 S. Illinois Ave., walk around the town square, and end up at Art Lovers at 201 E. Main St. to see its diverse collection of Southern Illinois artists.
Along the way, you'll be able to see paintings by Eileen Doman at the office of Dr. Brian McElheny, paintings by Jackie Tice and photography by Daniel Tice at Longbranch Coffeehouse, interior design at Global Gourmet, Myers Avripas mixed media designs at the Arthur Agency, paintings by Andrea LeBeau at Hair Brains, paintings by Rachel Christine Nowicki at Fusion Ultra Lounge, and photography by Susan Phillips at the Newell House Grotto. The Tree House, a new artist studio about the Town Square Market, will also be open for visitors and will exhibit the photography of Terry Hickey, an installation by Hilary Chandler and sculpture by Danielle Konings.
"If people want to have a nice meal while they're here, they can go in to one of the restaurants, eat and walk off their food," Mills said.
Mills and McMorrow are both very excited about the event, hoping it will encourage commerce in the town square area and raise the profile of local artists. They also hope it will become a regular event involving more and more participants.
"We still have a lot of things we can do with it," McMorrow said. "We're just getting started."
brent.stewart@thesouthern.com / 351-5074
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Karen Hand in the news
Don't miss the Chicago Sun-Times article about women winemakers, which mentions Blue Sky's own Karen Hand.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
All Kinda Activity
We have been busy getting HeartlandArts.Net off the ground. We're going to be launching with art shows along the Shawnee Wine Trail the weekend of Colorfest, October 11-12. Stay tuned to the website for more information! Here are some related announcements.
Call to Artists:
Seeking visual artists for diverse indoor and outdoor juried art shows along the Shawnee Wine Trail in October, November and December 2008. Submissions accepted and additional details online at www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
Festivals and Celebrations:
Carbondale Art Walk on the Town Square, Friday, October 10, 6-9pm. Browse art exhibitions and enjoy local food and entertainment in businesses, galleries and shops on and around the Town Square.
Colorfest Art Trail along the Shawnee Wine Trail, October 11-12. Enjoy diverse indoor and outdoor juried art exhibitions at various locations in Makanda, Alto Pass, Cobden and select wineries. More information on www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
Art Classes/Classes and Workshops:
Artist Social and Workshop at the Red Ear in Alto Pass, Thursday, September 25, 6-9pm. Network with other artists and get pointers for an inexpensive and easy-to-update website using blogs, online photo albums and calendars. $10 fee includes refreshments and printed workshop materials. Workshop space limited. More information on www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
If you haven't seen it, there's a great article about Illinois wine in this month's Illinois Country Living, including stats and links to more info.
Call to Artists:
Seeking visual artists for diverse indoor and outdoor juried art shows along the Shawnee Wine Trail in October, November and December 2008. Submissions accepted and additional details online at www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
Festivals and Celebrations:
Carbondale Art Walk on the Town Square, Friday, October 10, 6-9pm. Browse art exhibitions and enjoy local food and entertainment in businesses, galleries and shops on and around the Town Square.
Colorfest Art Trail along the Shawnee Wine Trail, October 11-12. Enjoy diverse indoor and outdoor juried art exhibitions at various locations in Makanda, Alto Pass, Cobden and select wineries. More information on www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
Art Classes/Classes and Workshops:
Artist Social and Workshop at the Red Ear in Alto Pass, Thursday, September 25, 6-9pm. Network with other artists and get pointers for an inexpensive and easy-to-update website using blogs, online photo albums and calendars. $10 fee includes refreshments and printed workshop materials. Workshop space limited. More information on www.HeartlandArts.Net or call 713 2896.
If you haven't seen it, there's a great article about Illinois wine in this month's Illinois Country Living, including stats and links to more info.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Artist Social August 21 in Alto Pass
New HeartlandArts.Net Visual Arts Network Launching with Artist Social in Alto Pass August 21
Partnership will promote artists and art shows in southern Illinois and the surrounding regions
Carbondale, Illinois, August 6, 2008 – HeartlandArts.Net, a new organization to support and promote the visual arts throughout southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri, western Kentucky, southwestern Indiana and the surrounding communities, will launch with an artists social in Alto Pass, southern Illinois on August 21. The event will give artists a chance to network with other artists in the region and get more information about the new HeartlandArts.Net. Admission is free and hour d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. The event will take place from 5-8pm at the Red Ear, 65 N. Elm Street in Alto Pass, a new gallery space along the strip.
HeartlandArts.Net will aim to serve visual artists by helping them sell their art to locals and tourists in the region, as well as online. Through art shows along the wine trails, getting art on display in local businesses, and online promotion, among other things, artists can reach a wider audience and begin to build a loyal customer base. The HeartlandArts.Net partnership is a cooperation among Art Lovers Trading Company and SouthernIllinoisSpecialties.com in Carbondale, and Red Ear in Alto Pass. For more information visit http://www.heartlandarts.net or call 618 713 2896.
Art Lovers Trading Company (www.artloverstradingcompany.com) is an art gallery and gift shop located on the Town Square in Carbondale, Illinois.
SouthernIllinoisSpecialties.com (www.southernillinoisspecialties.com) is a website project of Innucopia, LLC, dedicated to promoting art and tourism in southern Illinois.
The Red Ear is a new gallery space along the Shawnee Wine Trail located on the strip in Alto Pass, Illinois.
Please tell your friends!
Partnership will promote artists and art shows in southern Illinois and the surrounding regions
Carbondale, Illinois, August 6, 2008 – HeartlandArts.Net, a new organization to support and promote the visual arts throughout southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri, western Kentucky, southwestern Indiana and the surrounding communities, will launch with an artists social in Alto Pass, southern Illinois on August 21. The event will give artists a chance to network with other artists in the region and get more information about the new HeartlandArts.Net. Admission is free and hour d’oeuvres and refreshments will be provided. The event will take place from 5-8pm at the Red Ear, 65 N. Elm Street in Alto Pass, a new gallery space along the strip.
HeartlandArts.Net will aim to serve visual artists by helping them sell their art to locals and tourists in the region, as well as online. Through art shows along the wine trails, getting art on display in local businesses, and online promotion, among other things, artists can reach a wider audience and begin to build a loyal customer base. The HeartlandArts.Net partnership is a cooperation among Art Lovers Trading Company and SouthernIllinoisSpecialties.com in Carbondale, and Red Ear in Alto Pass. For more information visit http://www.heartlandarts.net or call 618 713 2896.
Art Lovers Trading Company (www.artloverstradingcompany.com) is an art gallery and gift shop located on the Town Square in Carbondale, Illinois.
SouthernIllinoisSpecialties.com (www.southernillinoisspecialties.com) is a website project of Innucopia, LLC, dedicated to promoting art and tourism in southern Illinois.
The Red Ear is a new gallery space along the Shawnee Wine Trail located on the strip in Alto Pass, Illinois.
Please tell your friends!