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Location and hours

Kalarte Gallery is located at 112 W. Main St., Urbana, IL, between Broadway and Race Streets in downtown Urbana. Kalarte Gallery is located inside the Heartland Gallery space.

The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.
(For extended holiday season hours, see descriptions of exhibitions below.)

Information about Kalarte Gallery

Kalarte Gallery shows traditional folk art from around the world, contemporary art, crafts, and religious collectibles. The gallery's specialty is traditional folk art, particularly religious folk art. This art derives from various locations, but principally from India, Latin America, and the Southwestern U.S. The gallery developed out of the interest in the religious folk art of India, Mexico, and the American Southwest on the part of its proprietor, Bernard Cesarone.

Kalarte Gallery sees art as a vehicle for educating about cultures. Traditional folk art, especially, offers opportunities for learning about other cultures. To this end, the gallery seeks to provide information about the historical and cultural contexts in which the art is found.

Kalarte Gallery donates a part of its income from sales of artworks to support services in the areas where the art is produced. Recent donations have been to the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Puri, Orissa, India, to support educational and medical services in the region; and to Wuqu' Kawoq, a non-profit organization that seeks to strengthen Mayan language and to provide free medical care for women and families in indigenous villages in Guatemala.

Sales Information

Artworks on the Kalarte Gallery Web site are for sale. Prices are indicated, and are subject to change. Please contact Kalarte Gallery with requests about purchasing. Shipping costs will be added to the indicated sale price. Any defects in art works will be described on the Web site. (For example, a retablo with paint missing or a cut edge.) Returns will be accepted; customer may be required to pay return shipping.

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 Copyright

All texts on the Kalarte Web site and all photographs on the Kalarte Web site are copyright © 2000-2008 by Kalarte Gallery and Bernard Cesarone. Texts and photographs may not be used for commercial purposes. Please contact Kalarte Gallery any requests for permission to use texts or photographs for educational purposes.

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Kalarte Gallery
P. O. Box 1581


Boneyard Arts Festival 2013:
Folk Art and Crafts from Around the World
Friday April 12 through May 18, 2013

Kalarte Gallery presents an exhibit of folk art and crafts from around the world as part of Champaign-Urbana’s Boneyard Arts Festival. The exhibit includes folk paintings, votive paintings, metal and wood statues, wood carvings, ceramics, devotional works, and other craft items. Art works will be available from Mexico, Guatemala, South America, India, Indonesia, Africa, and elsewhere.

Boneyard art festival 2013

 

Painting on silk, Rajasthan
RA-s11
Painting on silk,
Rajasthan, India

Lost wax sculpture, West Bengal
WB-dh19
Lost wax sculpture,
West Bengal, India

IND-mis03
Beaded basket,
Bali, Indonesia
Mask, Bali, Indonesia
IND-mk07f
Carved wood mask,
Bali, Indonesia

View other works from India.


View other works from Indonesia.

Silver cross pendant, Ethiopia
AFR-mis30
Silver cross pendant with painting,
Ethiopia
Leather bag, Mali
AFR-mis34c
Leather bag,
Mali
San Antonio
Lret97
Retablo of St. Anthony,
Bolivia, 19th C
San Francisco de Paola
Lret106
Retablo of St. Francis of Paola,
Mexico, 19th C

View other works from Africa.


View other retablos from Latin America.
St. Francis
Lbul21b
St. Francis
Guatemala
Immaculate Conception
Lbul23
Immaculate Conception
Guatemala

Lmk61b
Jaguar mask
Guerrero, Mexico
Clown mask, Ecuador
Lmk81
Clown mask
Ecuador
Rey Pascual, Guatemala
Lmis213a
Rey Pascual figure
Guatemala
Wool animal, Guatemala
Lmis214-1
Wool animal
Guatemala
Tin cross, Mexico
Lmis216a
Tin and paper cross
Mexico
Embroidered cloth, Peru
Lmis185b
Embroidered cloth
Peru

 


Holiday gift show, December 2012

For the holiday season, Kalarte Gallery will have a show of its collection of folk art and crafts from around the world. The show will include items from the Indian subcontinent, Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador, Haiti), Asia (Afghanistan, Indonesia, Thailand), and Africa (Benin, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mali, Ethiopia). Items on display will include:

  • folk paintings and ex-voto paintings
  • retablo boxes (Peru) and retablo paintings (Mexico)
  • wood and paper-mache masks
  • wood carvings and metal sculptures
  • figures of the Virgin of Guadalupe (feast day Dec 12)
  • tin “Milagros”
  • devotional items
  • etched gourds
  • blockprinting blocks
  • post cards and greeting cards

Masks V

October 6 - November 24, 2012

Kalarte Gallery celebrates its fifth annual exhibition of masks from around the world: Mexico, Guatemala, Indonesia, several West African nations, Haiti, and Thailand.

Also in the exhibition will be various items in celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead, typically celebrated on or around November 2.

Masks 5 wall
 
Vintage masks from Mexico      
wood mask, Mexico
carved wood, c.1950s (Lmk69) Mexico
ca. 7" ($70.00)
wood mask, Mexico
carved wood, mid-20th C (Lmk56)
Mexico
ca. 9" ($106.00)
wood mask, Mexico
carved wood, mid-20th C (Lmk66)
Mexico
ca. 11" ($105.00)
wood mask, Mexico
carved wood, c.1930s (Lmk03) Mexico
ca. 7" ($125.00)

Wood masks from Mexico      
wood mask, Mexico
carved, painted wood mask,
late 20th C (Lmk78)
Guerrero, Mexico
ca. 10" ($42.00)
mask. Guerrero, Mexico
carved wood (Lmk61)
Guerrero, Mexico
ca. 4" ($40.00)

wood mask, Mexico
carved, painted wood (Lmk60d)
Mexico
ca. 4.5" ($39.00)

wood mask, Mexico
painted wood mask (Lmk59B)
Guerrero, Mexico
ca. 11" ($38.50)

Paper-mache masks from Mexico   Mexico, other
Paper mache mask, Mexico
paper-mache (Lmk35)
Mexico
ca.9" ($22.00)
Paper mache mask, Mexico
paper-mache (Lmk47a)
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
ca. 9" ($28.00)
Paper mache mask, Mexico
paper-mache (Lmk47d)
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
ca. 9" ($28.00)

cardboard, horsehair, plastic, string (Lmk79)
Guerrero, Mexico
ca. 5" ($48.00)

Wood masks from Guatemala
   
painted carved wood mask, Guatemala
painted wood mask (Lmk45k)
Guatemala
ca. 9" ($30.00)
painted carved wood mask, Guatemala
carved wood toucan (Lmk71)
Guatemala
ca. 6" ($40.00)
painted carved wood mask, Guatemala
carved wood bull (Lmk45d)
Guatemala
ca. 10" ($30.00)
painted carved wood mask, Guatemala
painted wood mask (Lmk45k)
Guatemala
ca. 9" ($30.00)

Masks from South America
   
wire mesh screen mask, Peru
Painted, embroidered screen mask (Lmk70); Peru
ca. 2.5" ($15.00)
cloth children's mask, Peru
Children's mask (Lmk76a)
Peru
ca. 9" ($30.00)
foam rubber mask, Peru
Old man mask
metal, foam rubber, cloth (Lmk77); Peru
ca. 9" ($39.00)
clown mask, Ecuador
painted wood mask (Lmk81)
Ecuador
ca. 4" ($32.00)

For more masks from Mexico, Guatemala, and South America, see the Latin America Masks page.


Wood masks from Indonesia
 
 

"parsite" wood (IND-mk-15d)
Mas village, Bali
ca. 10" ($28.00)

batik wood (IND-mk-10c)
Java
ca. 9" ($24.00)
frog mask with movable jaw, Indonesia
frog mask with movable jaw (IND-16d); Indonesia
ca. 4" ($18.00)

carved painted mask, Indonesia
painted carved wood
(IND-14c); Bali
ca. 7" ($60.00)

For more masks from Indonesia see the Indonesia Masks page.


Wood masks from Africa
 
Masks from Haiti
 
Dan mask, Ivory Coast
Dan mask (AFR-mk13b)
Ivory Coast
ca. 7" ($40.00)
Senufo mask, Ivory Coast
Senufo mask (AFR-mk15)
Ivory Coast
ca. 12" ($55.00)
paper-mache mask, Haiti
paper-mache (HA-06a)
Haiti
ca. 3.5" ($12.00)
paper-mache mask, Haiti
paper-mache (HA-06b)
Haiti
ca. 3.5" ($12.00)

For more masks from Africa see the Africa Masks page.


Day of the Dead figures from Mexico
Day of the Dead figure
Moto chica (LDD-54)
ca. 4.5" ($20.00)
Day of the Dead figure
Newlyweds (LDD-55a)
ca. 5" ($14.00) (several items with slight variations)
Day of the Dead skeleton
plaster skeleten (LDD-57a)
ca. 9" ($11.00)
Day of the Dead figure
skeleton dog (LDD-58a)
ca. 2.5" ($17.00)

For more Day of the Dead figures, see the Day of the Dead page.


Boneyard Arts Festival 2012

Paintings by local artists Andrea Shields and Herbert Marder

April 21 - June 9

Kalarte Gallery once again this year participated in the annual Boneyard Arts Festival in Champaign County, Illinois. The festival's "Downtown Urbana" day was Saturday, April 21. However, the current exhibit continues past that festival day, running through Saturday June 9.

The Boneyard Arts Festival is sponsored by 40 North / 88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council. For more information on the Festival, visit the 40 North Web site.

In this exhibit related to the Boneyard Arts Festival, Kalarte Gallery is displaying watercolor and mixed media works by Champaign artists Andrea Shields and Herbert Marder. A selection of the gallery's collection of folk art from Latin America, India, and elsewhere around the world is also be on display.

Andrea Shields  
Andrea Shields - Garden of Light
Garden of Light
watercolor
Andrea Shields - Shogun
Shogun
watercolor, collage
Andrea Shields - Landscape II
Landscape II
watercolor, mixed media
Andrea Shields - Window into the Soul
Window into the Soul
watercolor, mixed media
Joyful Praise
Joyful Praise
watercolor

 

Herbert Marder  

Herbert Marder watercolor
Herons
watercolor

Herbert Marder watercolor
Troll
watercolor
Herbert Marder watercolor
Anubis
watercolor, mixed media
Herbert Marder watercolor
Purgatorio
watercolor
Herbert Marder wood & mixed media
Gull Cove I
wood, mixed media

Folk Art and Crafts from Latin America

December 3 , 2011 - January 7, 2012

Exhibit: Folk Art and Crafts from Latin America

This exhibit of Folk Art and Crafts of Latin America includes

folk paintings on canvas
devotional "retablo" paintings (Mexico)
"retablo" boxes (Peru)
votive paintings on tin
tin frame pictures
wood sculptures and carvings
masks in wood and paper-mache
"day of the dead" figures
embroideries
tin "milagros"
carved and painted gourds
... and more ...

Exhibit: Folk Art and Crafts from Latin America

Paintings on canvas and board
     

acrylic on board, Mexico
acrylic on board by Cristino (LP-15c) (Mexico)
12" x 12"

acrylic on board, Nicaragua
acrylic on board by Memo Barraza (LP-07a) (Nicaragua)
8" x 4.5"
acrylic on canvas, Ecuador

acrylic on canvas by T. Rafael
(SA-p16-3) (Ecuador)
12" x 16"
acrylic on board, Mexico
acrylic on board by Cristino (LP-15b) (Mexico)
12" x 12"
  acrylic on canvas, Peruj
Virgin and Child, acrylic on canvas, Cuzco style, framed
(Peru-p1)
tigua painting, ecuador
acrylic on canvas by José Cuyo
(SA-p14c) (Tigua, Ecuador)
8" x 6"
 

Devotional retablos and ex-votos
     

retablo, Mexico
Nuestra Señora Refugio de Pecadores, Oil on tin retablo
(Lret1) (Mexico)
late 19th century

retablo, Mexico
Santa Rita di Casia, oil on tin retablo
(Lret44) (Mexico)
late 19th century
ex-voto, Mexico
folk art ex-voto to la Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos
(Lret54) (Mexico)

ex-voto, Mexico
ex-voto to la Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos
(Lret73) (Mexico)
mid-20th century


Virgin of Guadalupe
     


Guadalupe retablo box (Lmis118)
Mexico, ca. 5.5” x 7.5” x 1.5”


ceramic candle holder (Lmis116)
Mexico, ca. 9"

reverse-painted glass (Lmis181)
Peru, ca. 12" x 8"

folk art ex-voto (Lmis168)
Mexico, ca. 9.5" x 7"

Miscellaneous items
     
card in tin frame
card in tin frame (Lnic42)
Ecuador, mid-20th century
tin milagro
tin milagro (Lmil36)
Mexico

carved gourd, Peru
carved gourd (Peru-go9)

retablo box, Peru
retablo box (Peru-ret04a)
ca. 7" x 8"

Masks IV

November 5, 2011 - November 26, 2011

An exhibition of masks from Mexico, Guatemala, Indonesia, several West African nations, Haiti, and Thailand.

Also in the exhibition will be various items in celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead, typically celebrated on November 2.

Dates of exhibition: Saturday, November 5, 2011 through Saturday November 26, 2011

Kalarte Gallery regular hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Wednesday through Saturday (Closed Thanksgiving Day)

Kalarte Gallery location: 112 W. Main St., downtown Urbana (inside Heartland Gallery

For images of masks, see later mask exhibition.

Exhibition: Masks 4

Arts and Crafts of Indonesia

October 1 - October 29, 2011

Kalarte Gallery presents an exhibit and sale of "Folk Art and Crafts from Indonesia," including wayang style paintings from Bali; masks from Bali, Java, and Lombok; "parasite" wood carvings; metal sculptures; and more.

Other items from Asian countries will also be available, such as jewelry and wood carvings from India, blockprinting blocks and mother-of-pearl buttons from Afghanistan, women's conch shell coins from Papua New Guinea, "sound making" frogs from Thailand, and more.

Here are some examples of Indonesian paintings and other items that will be available at this exhibition. See Kalarte's page on Paintings and Crafts from Indonesia for more pictures.

Traditional wayang style paintings. These are paintings from the 1970s from Kamosan, Bali. They depict scenes from the Bhima Swarga (Bhima's visit to hell and heaven), an episode in the Balinese version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata


Bali-p01


Bali-p02

Bali-p06

Masks, wood carvings and statues, miscellaneous items


IND-mk-15d

IND-mk-14a

IND-mk-10c

IND-st-07a

IND-st-07e

IND-st-03

IND-mis-01a

IND-mis-04 (several)

IND-mis-07 (several

Additional items from elsewhere in Asia


Soundmaking frog
Thailand
(asia-07-2)


Women's shell money
Papua New Guinea
(new-g-01)

Blockprinting block
Afghanistan
(afg-07-f)


Drawing on paper
Mongolia
(asia-03b)


Painted carved wooden animals
Orissa, India
(OR-mis3)

Wood block pring
Mongolia
(asia-04b)

Arts and Crafts from Africa and the Caribbean
(at the Boneyard Arts Festival 2011)

Kalarte Gallery will once again this year participate in the Boneyard Arts Festival in Champaign County, Illinois. The festival runs from Thursday, April 7 through Sunday, April 10. The festival's "Downtown Urbana" day is Saturday, April 9.

The Boneyard Arts Festival is sponsored by 40 North / 88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council. For more information on the Festival, visit the 40 North Web site.

The exhibit includes...

  • Africa: wood and metal sculptures, masks, paintings on canvas, hair signs, pottery, jewelry, leather bags, cards, and other items.
  • Haiti: metal sculptures, sequin flags, paintings, masks, cards, and other items
  • Cuba: paintings on wood of santeria figures

Also on display will be folk art and craft items from elsewhere around the world, especially from Latin America.

 

Hair Sign by Kofi Arts
acrylic on wood, hair sign (AFR-p10a)
by Kofi Arts, Ghana
ca. 16" x 12"

recycled metal sculpture, Benin
recycled metal sculpture (AFR-sc12a)
Dakpogan workshop, Porto Novo, Benin
ca. 14"
Ivory Coast colonial figure
wood figure of colonial figure (AFR-sc15b)
Ivory Coast
ca. 12"




terracotta pot
terracotta pot (AFR-mis05A)
symbol of Heviosso (God of thunder)
Benin; ca. 3" dia.


leather bag (AFR-mis33a)
made by Tuareg women, Mali
ca. 8"


Silver cross with religious paintings
Ethiopia (AFR-mis30a)
ca. 4" x 4.5" opened

recycled bottle cap cross (AFR-mis28b)
Kenya
ca. 6"




acrylic on canvas by Fritz Millevoix
acrylic on canvas (FMM-36e)
by Fritz Millevoix (Haiti / USA)
6" x 6"
sequin bottle, Haiti
Sequin bottle (HA-05b)
Haiti
ca. 4" H
sequin flag
Sequin flag of Ste Joseph (Papa Loco)
by Georges Valris, Haiti (HA-04B)
ca. 12" x 12"
acrylic on canvas by Fritz Millevoix
acrylic on canvas (FMM-36f)
by Fritz Millevoix (Haiti / USA)
6" x 6"

 


Masks III

November 20, 2010 - December 30, 2010

An exhibition of masks from around the world: West and East Africa, India, Indonesia, Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala, United States.

As this exhibition continues through the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (December 12), Kalarte Gallery will also have on exhibit folk art and crafts from Mexico and Peru related to the patroness of Mexico.

For images of masks, see later Mask exhibitions.


Folk Art and Crafts of India

October 2, 2010 - November 13, 2010

An exhibition of folk art and crafts from India, including:

  • paintings from Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan
  • lost wax sculptures from northeast India
  • iron sculptures
  • palm leaf etchings from Orissa
  • wood carvings from Orissa
  • terracotta statues
  • textiles from Gujarat and Rajasthan
  • wood blocks for textile printing
  • Shiva linga stones
  • brass pots
  • jewelry
  • greeting cards with Indian themes
  • other items ...
 


Hunt Scene
Contemporary painting in Mughal style
Rajasthan


Ganesh sthapana
Gujarat


Krishna and Cowherd Girls
Palm leaf etching
Orissa





Horse and Rider
Lost wax casting, Madhya Pradesh

 


Silver pendant
Rajasthan




Scenes from the Life of Pabhuji
Rajasthan

Krishna and Radha
patachitra
Orissa
Durga slaying Mahisha. Bishnupur, West Bengal
Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha
Bishnupur, West Bengal

Deities from Jagannath temple
painted carved wood
Puri, Orissa

Painted carved wooden animals
Orissa

 


Eighth Annual Boneyard Arts Festival, April 17, 2010

This year marks the eighth annual Boneyard Arts Festival in Champaign County, Illinois. Kalarte Gallery will once again participate in the festival. The festival runs from Thursday, April 16 through Sunday, April 19. The festival's "Downtown Urbana" day is Saturday, April 17.

The Boneyard Arts Festival is sponsored by 40 North / 88 West, the Champaign County Arts, Culture & Entertainment Council. For more information on the Festival, visit the 40 North Web site.


Celebración Guadalupana II and
Holiday gift sale

November 21, 2009 - January 2, 2010

A show and sale presenting folk arts and crafts celebrating Guadalupe, a national symbol of Mexico, whose feast day is December 12; and holiday gift items from various locations in Latin America.


Masks & Skeletons

October 10 - November 14, 2009

This exhibition, on the occasion of the American Halloween and the Mexican Day of the Dead, includes:

  • masks from Mexico, Guatemala, Africa, India, and Indonesia
  • Day of the Dead figures from Mexico
  • paintings from Africa
  • other arts and crafts from around the world

For images of masks, see later Mask exhibitions.


Celebración Guadalupana

Kalarte Gallery presents an exhibition of folk art and crafts from Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America, in celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the most important religious and cultural icon of Mexico. Guadalupe's feast day is December 12.


A Masked Wall:

An Exhibition of Masks from Asia and Latin America

Kalarte Gallery presents an exhibition of masks from Latin America (Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua) and Asia (India, Indonesia), and some additional locations (for example, West Africa). The exhibition includes mostly contemporary masks, but also some vintage masks from Mexico. The masks are mostly wood or paper-mache. Also on display will be paintings on mask themes and folk arts and crafts from the featured countries.

For images of masks, see later Mask exhibitions.


Arts and Crafts of Guatemala
and paintings of Guatemala by Rebecca Rohloff

April-May 2008

A portion of sales will be donated to Wuqu' Kawoq, an organization dedicated to strengthening Mayan language and medicine in Guatemala. Wuqu' Kawoq is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For more information on the work of the organization, visit the Wuqu' Kawoq Web site.

Sample of arts and crafts from Guatemala:

painting in style of Lago Atitlan

Maximon

slingshot

acrylic on canvas in Lago Atitlan style, by Diego T.

Maximon

carved and painting wooden slingshot


Arts and Crafts of West Africa

March-April 2008

This exhibition featured wood, brass, and recycled metal sculptures; folk painting; masks; jewelry; other craft items; and contemporary paintings by Avokpo.

For African art and craft items, see the Africa page.


Tres Fiestas:
Folk art and crafts from Latin America related to
Three Festivals:

Day of the Dead (Oct 31) | Guadalupe (Dec 12) | Nativity (Dec 25)

November-December 2007


Traditional Art from Ecuador and Peru
and Works by Peruvian Artist Olga Flores

May 2007

Doll carved and painted huamanga stone tin-framed holy card
Muñeca (Doll)
printed and embroidered cloth
ca. 15" tall
by Olga Flores
Artist statement
Declaración del artista

Carved and painted
Huamanga stone
(Lmis52)
6" x 4"
late 19/early 20 century
Peru

tin-framed holy card
(Lnic34)
4.5" x 3"
early 20 century
Ecuador

From Guadalupe to Solstice - December 2006

As part of Heartland Gallery’s “From Guadalupe to Solstice” exhibit during the month of December, Kalarte Gallery exhibited arts and crafts related to Our Lady of Guadalupe, who is the patroness of Mexico and whose feast day is December 12. Other arts and crafts from Latin America and various gift items, including a collection of nativities, were also available. Latin American arts and crafts, including items on the Virgin of Guadalupe, continue to be available from Kalarte Gallery.


Day of the Dead - November 2006


Artisans Gallery

November 26 - December 31, 2005

Kalarte Gallery is participating in the holiday exhibition of the Artisans Gallery, an artists collective in the Champaign-Urbana area. The exhibition takes place in a storefront in Old Farm Shops, Mattis and Florida Avenues, Champaign.


Folk Art of India

Folk and traditional
painting, sculpture, palm-leaf etchings
and other works from India

For folk art of India, see the India page.


Mexico and New Mexico

contemporary works by New Mexico artists,
traditional folk paintings from Mexico


Wax and Lost Wax

encaustic paintings & bronze sculptures
by Toni Putnam


Paintings and sculptures from the Caribbean and Africa

View works from the exhibition.


The Double World

watercolors by Herbert Marder

View works by Herbert Marder


New Items

New Day of the Dead figures from Mexico.

New items from Africa. See pages on African masks, paintings, sculptures, and miscellaneous items.

New masks from Indonesia; see Indonesia: Masks page.

Ex-voto retablos from Mexico (both contemporary folk art paitnings and old votive paintings); see Retablos / Ex-votos page.

New masks from Mexico and Guatemala. See information on the Latin America / Masks page.

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