Overview of Artists

"The World We do not Live in (Yet): visions from Danville Correction Center"
Drawings and Paintings by artist at Danville Prison, work for sale-proceeds go to Books to Prisoners, a UCIMC project that provides books to Illinois inmates at no cost, offering books by mail to all Illinois inmates and operating lending libraries in our two local county jails (http://www.books2prisoners.org/).

Selected work from the following artists
Roberta Bennet, Lainey Waugh, Christina Nordholm, and Chris Evans.

University Art Club Artist Collective
Jennifer Miller, Cassandra Tu, Kyle Preuss, Miranda Singler, Adam Fabianski, Minerva Dorantes, James O'Brian, Baozhen Li, Emma Loret de Mola, Angela Pfammatter, Jamie Leavitt, Vickie Svazas, and Anna Aguilar

Clara Hoag
From sex to saints and their artifacts, art, women, children, money, and commodities, we place power in that which is unknown, misunderstood, unattainable, or changing. I focus my work on this fetish trend. When I work, I think of martyrs, saints, the power of faith, censorship, abjection, mechanization, and spirituality. I'm intensely influenced by African art, art history and religion, and I consider my pieces to be representations of misunderstanding and miscommunication. The physical and occasionally violent nature of my work lends itself to a reconsideration of what it means for an object to have power, and how that power can be destructive, subversive.

"Urban(a) Visions"
by Danielle Chynoweth

"We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest: cross generational voices on building social justice movements."
April 18th at 12 pm: A cross-generational roundtable discussion on building social justice movements and strategies: This panel discussion, moderated by Books to Prisoners, will include youth and adult representation from Tamms Year Ten, The Education Justice Program, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, The Campaign for Comprehensive Sex Ed, and the Uni High Social Advocacy class. We will focus on subjects such as: successful strategies for mobilization, the driving force for social justice organizations, and the personal experiences of individuals. Along with the roundtable discussion, original works of art donated by inmates from Danville Correctional Center will be available for viewing and purchasing with the proceeds going to Books to Prisoners. Join us for conversation.

Laura Zinger and Amos Kennedy
Laura Zinger, director of the documentary Proceed and Be Bold, will be selling copies of her film as well as prints by Amos Kennedy, the printing press artist who is the focus of this documentary. Kennedys prints are political, controversial, and internationally known.