Community Calendar

The Foster Gallery at Peoria First United Methodist Church is pleased to exhibit Bloodlines: A Family Affair, Artwork by sculptor/painter Preston Jackson (father), photographer Natalie Jackson (daughter), and watercolorist Alice Y. Traore (daughter).

This exhibition explores the familial bond of father-to-daughters through visual art. Some legacies are tangible objects, while others materialize as values, principles, and actions. This exhibit represents a legacy of art—a precious gift a father has passed along to his daughters. For this family of artists, the gift of art is a home-base they return to and consider a mighty connector.

RECEPTION: Friday, Sept. 2, 5-8 PM

SHOW DATES: Aug. 30 — Sept. 26, 2022

Gallery Hours:
Sundays 8:30 AM-NOON
Monday through Friday – 9 AM - 1 PM
Other showings by appointment.

For additional information, call (309) 673-3641 or email emaison@fumcpeoria.org.

Instructor: Crystal Cosentine

Department: Kids

Learn the basics of wheel throwing! This class is designed specifically for teens. Create bowls and cylinders under the guidance of an Instructor. The first few classes will be spent on the wheel with glazing the final week. All projects will be fired and picked up at a later date. No experience necessary.

Cost: $160

5:00 -8:00 pm

September 12- October 17, 2022

Ages 13-18

Materials: Most materials provided by Peoria Art Guild, please bring a towel or rag you're willing to get dirty

Get creative and learn the art of going with the flow from artist Aareon Boyd in this fun 6-week course that explores a variety of media through various multi-disciplinary art projects.

Cost: $115

Tuesdays from 5:00-7:00 pm

September 20- October 25, 2022

Ages 10-13

Materials: All materials provided by Peoria Art Guild

This class is designed for both beginners wanting to learn the basic of working with clay and more advanced students looking to take their throwing skills to the next level. Weekly demos include throwing various shapes, lids/knobs, handles, spouts, slabs and more.

Cost: $205

Tuesday nights from 5:30 pm to 9 pm

September 13- October 18, 2022

Ages 17 and up

Required: towel that can get dirty, basic tools

All classes are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment. Students will be notified of class cancellation by 2 pm the day before class. Students can either retain a credit toward a future class or receive a full refund in 3-5 business days.

All public parking in Downtown Peoria is limited to 2 hour parking Monday- Friday 8 am - 5 pm. You may park along the streets in metered spots, or park in various public lots for free for 2 hours. Please see a map here of available public parking lots.

Parking is free anywhere after 5 pm Monday- Friday, or anytime on the weekends.

On Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:00 p.m. central time, the LaSalle Public Library will virtually host Artist and Art Historian, Laura Mueller, for her presentation, “Depicting the Divine, Part II.”

What does the divine look like in female form? A corn plant, a cat, the morning star, the moon, an eye – goddesses don’t always take the form of a beautiful woman. But when they do, you may find them the most loyal of wives or the most profligate, the Lady of the Beasts or the divine Huntress, the all-Merciful One or Vengeance incarnate. In this virtual program, Laura Mueller will find commonalities in the very diverse religious art of many different cultures. This program is the second part of exploring religious art.

To view Part I, go to the Library’s virtual program archive at – https://lasalle.lib.il.us/virtualprograms.

Laura Mueller worked for the Art Institute’s Department of Museum Education from 1987 to 2017. She has taught courses in literature and art history at local colleges. Laura has been an Art Institute study leader on several of their trips to Europe, including Adriatic Odyssey, Holland and Belgium, the prehistoric caves of France. She holds a B.F.A. in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an M.A. from the University of Chicago in Comparative Literature; she has also studied art with NYU in Venice, Italy.

The program is free and open to the public. Registration is necessary. To register, use the following link: https://bit.ly/3Lpa01W. For more information about the program, please call the Library at 815-223-2341.

Get creative and learn the art of going with the flow from artist Aareon Boyd in this fun 6-week course that explores a variety of media through various multi-disciplinary art projects.

Cost: $115

Wednesdays from 5:00-7:00 pm

September 21- October 26, 2022

Ages 14+

Materials: All materials provided by Peoria Art Guild

Join us for this great 6 weeks course teaching fine art skills. At the end of each session we will host a special exhibit at First Friday to showcase all the awesome art we create!

Cost: $108

Wednesday from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm

September 14- October 19, 2022

Ages 5-9

Materials: Provided by the Peoria Art Guild

Basic Drawing for Adults

Instructor: Terry Spayer

Department: 2D

This class is an introductory drawing course for adults that focuses on the development of a variety of drawing techniques. Students in this course will develop both technical abilities and creative responses to material and subject matter. No prior experience with drawing is required.

Cost: $85

Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm

September 8- October 6, 2022

Ages 16+

Materials: Students should bring a sketchbook

The Peoria Players Vintage Clothing & Collectibles Sale returns this fall. Clothing from all eras and in all sizes will be available. Accessories, fabrics and patterns will also be sold.
Dates/times: September 30 (4:00-7:00 pm) and October 1 (8:00 am to 12:00 pm)

Be Anything! is an innovative program that propels "Take Your Child to Work Day" to a new level. Help a child in your life explore the careers that excite them. Do they want to be an architect, veterinarian, fireman, meteorologist? Are they unsure, but excited to try new experiences? All children can be anything; they need only the tools and opportunity to imagine, practice, and become!