Ken Keller’s art is inspired by watching the Guardians with his twin sons.
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The polls are now open for the 13th annual Bad Art by Good People fundraiser, presented by the Champaign County Arts Council.
Today’s featured artist is Ken Keller, Account Executive/Broadcaster, V-Teck Communication-106.9 The Bull
Education: B.S. Business Administration, Heidelberg University
Organization affiliations: Kiwanis Club of Champaign County and Urbana Lions Club.
Arts involvement: Bad Art by Good People. I enjoy local theater.
Special skills or interests: Play-by=play broadcasting is a big interest. I love to do it, listen to it, and read about it. I enjoy movies and playing cards.
Comments about your artwork: Inspired by my twin 11-year-old sons. We all love baseball and watch/listen to Cleveland Guardians games every night. They both love to play and my favorite thing to do is watch them. We attend many minor and major league games. My art had to feature baseball!
How to participate
The public can vote for their favorite artwork using PayPal on the Arts Council’s website, www.champaigncountyartscouncil.org. Votes can also be cast with cash, check or credit card at the Arts Council, 119 Miami St., Urbana. The office is open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Watch the Urbana Daily Citizen during the weeks leading up to the dinner for profiles on each artist and photos of the artists with their creations.
Dinner auction
A limited number of tickets are available for the dinner and auction, which will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, May 3 at Woodruff Farm, 3143 U.S. Route 36. Tickets are $30 and include a catered dinner and dessert.
The “Bad Art” will be auctioned after dinner. All proceeds will benefit the Arts Council.
Tickets are for sale at the Arts Council’s office and online at the Arts Council’s website.
The Diamond sponsor for the event is Wallace & Turner Insurance. Gold sponsor is The V. Patrick Hamilton Group/REMAX Alliance. Silver sponsor is CRSI. Bronze sponsors are Civista Bank and Henderson Land Investment Co.
For more information, contact the Arts Council office at 937-653-7557.
