Sky Art Peoria and Ignite Peoria only part of ambitious organization’s promotions in central Illinois
Inland Art: ArtsPartners is out and about and all over
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Inland Art: Naked & unafraid
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After all his digital manipulations and distortions, Jack Crouch preserves primitive nature of his forms. He challenges us to think about our own identities, our preconceptions, vulnerabilities, voyeuristic tendencies, and the role of sexuality as part of the human experience.
Inland Art: Historical works in Peoria
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Sixtieth Rennick Exhibition part of annual way Historical Society puts Peoria on display
Inland Art: Intelligent design by Sydney Swisher
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She is a graphic designer who began using Artificial Intelligence to create images that are memory laden spaces. … Unlike some artists who print imagery after using AI with Photoshop adjustments, Swisher has the technical skill to create precise images with oil paint.
Inland Art: Picture this true treasure ‘hidden’ in Tremont
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Nichole Gronvold-Roller contours the edges of our surroundings. the geometry of human organization, of perspective of our way of negotiating the land around us. She pits that geometry against the interior world of household domesticity — it’s decor and lived-in architecture.
Inland Art: ‘Synthetic Being’ — petri dishes of paint
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‘Synthetic Being’ by Vera Scekic spread through Contemporary Art Center recently with moderately sized paintings, full of forms reminiscent of petri dishes repeating across colored surfaces, recalling the ringed expressions of laboratory tables.
Inland Art: Peter Ahart has got Your 6
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Military veteran comes at you from all directions with mediums and materials in his exhibition at the Peoria Art Guild
Inland Art: Garden to garment, no scrap left behind — creative clothing with nod to sustainability
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Creative clothing with a view toward sustainability is the focus of three fashionistas in Peoria. Dana Baldwin creates phenomenal evening gowns, wraps and coats, Aareon Boyd up-cycles vintage wear and Lily Scalf focuses on natural dyes and elegant daywear. Each…
Inland Art: 22VA highlights therapeutic benefits from creativity art for veterans
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Upon entering the 22 VA Art Exhibit last November in the Downtown Branch of the Peoria Public Library, I immediately felt connected to a wide range of creative works. Walls were lined with paintings, photos, recycled art, quilts, writing, carvings,…
Inland Art: Marrying mediums, Qingjun Huang and Liu Yang creating happily ever after
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Two talented photographers from China, husband and wife Qingjun Huang and Liu Yang, arrived in Peoria in March 2022. Finding Peoria a very livable city, they are building their artistic connections in the U.S. from here. This fall their…