I Stand With CASA

Pinwheel Project

April is recognized both nationally and locally as Child Abuse Prevention Month. To create awareness around the issue of child abuse in our community, Champaign County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) distributes blue pinwheels, which are the national symbol for child abuse and neglect prevention.

Join me in raising awareness by becoming a CASA Pinwheel sponsor, bringing Pinwheel Art to your windows, Wearing Blue, and purchasing art during Boneyard to fund a community mural in Champaign!

Window painting at Planted in Champaign, Il to create awareness around the issue of child abuse in our community. I stand with CASA. Leslie Kimble Art paints windows for storefronts

“Art is not what you see, but what you make other’s see”

-Edgar Degas

Pinwheel Project Sponsors get their windows painted!

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Blue pinwheels represent the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

In partnership with CASA, I will be painting vibrant pinwheels on the windows of local businesses supporting CASA throughout April. These cheerful designs will add color and joy to the community.

I am offering free window painting for Bronze, Silver, and Gold Sponsors of the CASA Pinwheel Project. Contact Leslie to request your window painting

Wear Blue Day in Champaign to raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month with CASA in Champaign Illinois

Wear Blue Day

Mark your calendar for Wear Blue Day on Friday, April 4, 2025. Wear blue in support of Child Abuse Prevention Month, and invite your friends, family, coworkers, or team to do the same! Then take a picture and post on social media. Tag us @champaigncountycasa and stand with us as we stand up for Our Kids! #wearbluecu

upcoming mural to be added to downtown Champaign public space by Leslie Kimble Art in collaboration with CASA and Crisis Nursery

Coming SOON!…

Community Collaborative Mural Project CASA and Crisis Nursery

We’re bringing MORE public art to Champaign with a collborative mural highlighting the work of CASA and Crisis Nursery in Champaign County!

Help us in raising awareness to the work both of these organizations do for the children in our community by being a Pinwheel Project Sponsor, donating towards to budget for this mural or purchasing artwork by Leslie Kimble Art to offset the costs of this investment in our downtown space.

Fine art painted by Leslie Kimble. Acylic painting on canvas of local Champaign IL flower shop, Fleurish in downtown Champaign

Buy FINE ART.

Support PUBLIC ART!

Boneyard Art Sale at Nando’s

To continue my support and collaboration with CASA and Crisis Nursery I am commiting to donate the proceeds of my art sales during the Boneyard to go towards the Community Collaborative Mural for CASA and Cristis Nursery!

Buying my art at Nando’s Italian Restaurant on April 5 from 10 am-3 pm will help finance the Pinwheel Mural in downtown Champaign!