Art League Announces Agreement with Urbana and Public Reception to Discuss 2011 Plans for C-U

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Art League Announces Agreement with Urbana and Public Reception to Discuss 2011 Plans for C-U.

URBANA, IL – The Public Art League and the City of Urbana have entered into an agreement to bring public sculptures to Urbana. On June 6 the Urbana City Council approved Resolution No. 2011-05-018R authorizing and approving an agreement with the Public Art League of Champaign-Urbana for installation of public sculptures in cooperation with the City of Urbana and the Urbana Arts Council. The effort was initiated by the Public Art League Board of Directors in March, presented to the Urbana Public Arts Commission and City Council through spring and early summer, and is now in force.

The group also announced the organization's 2011 informational meeting/reception/mixer to be held at Buvons Wine Bar in the Corkscrew Wine Emporium on Wednesday, July 20th from 5:30-7:00p, 203 N Vine St. Urbana, IL. The event is open to the public and Public Art League encourages participation by it's members, the public, area businesses, and everyone interested in public art in the broader community. The League will present an update on the organization's activities, showcase the winning sculptures from the latest national competition, and discuss plans for the year. Detailed information is available here .

The Public Art League is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that is funded by Friends of the Public Art League and private sponsorships. The League’s purpose is to improve the aesthetic awareness and creative climate in our community by promoting public art in the form of a permanent sculpture collection in and around Champaign County. The goal of the League is to place sculptures throughout the Champaign-Urbana community through fund-raising and national artist competitions. Selected sculptures will be installed in the community metro areas and will serve as major visual anchor points, community identity and a statement that creativity and art are of vital importance to our existence in Central Illinois.

Contacts:
This Release: David Raila : draila@publicartleague.org, 217-898-9694
Public Art League: David Wilcoxen - President: dwilcoxen@publicartleague.org, 217-898-8263
Urbana Public Arts: Christina McClelland - Public Arts Coordinator, City of Urbana, cmmcclelland@urbanaillinois.us, (217)-384-2311