First Friday is this week at The Peoria Art Guild!
May First Friday is our members show! We are proud of our artist members and excited to exhibit over 60 pieces of their art in the gallery. Come celebrate with us for 5 - 9 PM this Friday.
Nacho Mamas Food Truck will be there and music by Logan Nickerson, Bear the Voyager!
While you are here check out the new murals at 420 SW Washington St!
Peoria Art Guild and Big Picture Peoria are proud to collaborate on the creation and installation of two new murals in downtown Peoria at 420 SW Washington Street. Ribbon Cutting and Dedication will be held on May 2, 2019, at 3 pm with Beth Jensen, Peoria City Council, as guest speaker.
The first mural is a reproduction of the Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair community mural painted by the public last September. The mural image is based on the Fine Art Fair official poster artwork created by John Leben and was painted by over 350 fair attendees.
The second mural, “Waiting Room,” is a reproduction of a painting by Zak Harvey. Harvey created the piece while he was in the Mentor-Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at the Peoria Art Guild in 2009. “I was thrilled to be accepted into the MAP program. The Art Guild was an engaging and rewarding experience. It gave me the chance to work alongside other artists and be exposed to new voices in the community. It also challenged me to explore new media,” Harvey said.
Harvey is now a professional artist living in Chicago.
Come to the Ribbon Cutting on May 2, 2019, at 3:00 PM- More info HERE
We also are proud to announce we are partnering with PAME to help them with their mission. Sometimes SUPER HEROES reside in the hearts of small children fighting big battles. Join Us in the FIGHT for CANCER! Sign up today to create a cape that will be part of Junior Designer Fashion Show
Peoria, Superhero Capes on the Runway! For a $15 donation you can create a cape that will go to a child with cancer this week at First Friday at Peoria Art Guild.
To sign up for this workshop goHERE Next week we are supporting CWTC!
CWTC presents the “Inspiring Abilities Art Show,” Wednesday, May 8th, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
at the Peoria Art Guild, located at 203 Harrison Street in Peoria.
The evening showcases the many talents of our CWTC consumers through their paintings and pottery. Pieces will be on display and for sale during our silent auction with proceeds benefiting the artist and the Inspiring Art Abilities Program. Admission is just $25 in advance; $30 at the door and includes hors d'oeuvres, wine and beer cash bar and live music from Sarah & The Underground. Tickets are available at CWTC or online HERE
New this year, Mini Painting & Pottery sessions will be featured with Jody Tockes from “The Hive” and Jacob Grant with “Wheel Art Pottery” giving “hands-on” tips and lessons. Session last 30 minutes and cost $10.
The Inspiring Art Abilities program provides individuals with disabilities the opportunity to engage in the creative development of artwork under the direction of skilled, community based artists. The program was set up to inspire individuals with disabilities to express themselves through increased access to art, while building self-esteem and self-discipline to appreciate and increase their knowledge about art.
CWTC, Community Workshop and Training Center, Inc., provides programs and services to adults with disabilities; enriching their quality of life, promoting social change, and optimizing their potential for independence. This Thursday we start our Metal Sculpting Series!
This Metals series is an ongoing exploration into the working methods, techniques, tools, textures, and alloys of metal. This series will consist of three classes that last 2.5 hours each and happen on every other Thursday. You will have a new skill after this intensive 7.5 hours of instruction and a new sense of respect for all things metal, to say the least. Paige Price will take you on a journey through the creative possibilities of making a variety of metal works with each
project.
No experience necessary-Ages 18 and up- RegisterHERE There is still time to sign up for this unique Ceramic Class to create this awesome food safe cardboard platter that will be a great conversation piece when you entertain!
Class is this Saturday!
This is a one day workshop which will cover the use of underglaze silkscreen
transfer and clay "cardboard" construction in a green ware state. You will take home a food safe platter which will be a great conversation piece the next time you entertain! Tim, a previous exhibiting artist at The Peoria Art Guild, and we are excited to have him teach this unique workshop.
This Saturday is also #3 in our Sculpture Series with Morgan Elser -Sculpting a Whimsical Head.
In this class you will learn to sculpt a whimsical head from start to finish and use it in the last class of our series to create a found assemblage sculpture. RegisterHERE
On May 18th we will be holding a Hands on the
Wheel Pottery Workshop for kids!
We have two age groups scheduled. Register below. AGES 7-12 AGES 13-18 Join us at Marvelous Mandalas Henna
Workshop for Ages 13-18 on May 18, 2019
Explore the complexity of pattern. Learn how to form your own flowing designs from a single dot on paper and outward. Once we’ve tried out a few intricate patterns on paper, henna art will be introduced, with a bit of historical background given. Henna is the ancient Indian art of drawing on skin with henna leaf paste to leave a temporary dye. If you decide to try henna on yourself, you will leave with an all-natural temporary skin design that will last up to a week!
Register HERE We have a clay camp scheduled for kids this summer! We have two different
age groups and space is limited register HERE to save your spot!!
Thank you to the Community Foundation of Central Illinois all you do! Last week
we received a grant from the
Eugene & Harriett Swager Fund for Public Art
to help us make the 2019 Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair a great success!
The Peoria Art Guild Fine Art Fair is
September 27-29, 2019 and there is still time to apply.
If you are an exhibiting artist and would like to apply please check out more info HERE
!
We would love to have you be part of the fun.
Last year Peoria was named #2 out of the Top 5 Midwest Art Fairs in the United States!
All Peoria Art Guild members receive discounts on our classes and events!!
