Prairie Center of the Arts

The Sateré Mauwé September 14 -28, 2012 Opening Reception - Friday, September 14 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Warehouse Gallery One hours during the exhibition: M-F, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gary Will, faculty member in the Bradley University Art Department, was an artist in Residence at Prairie Center for his spring 2012 sabbatical. During that time he worked on making prints and he took an amazing trip with the Riverside Community Church mission team to the Brazilian Amazon. Gary documented the trip with a "point and shot" camera and from that produced a wonderfully delightful picture book of the amazing people that inhabit the region. As a capstone to his residency he will have an exhibition in Warehouse Gallery One. Should you want to purchase this great book go to http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3255725

CIAO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 NEW TIME FOR PRAIRIE CENTER 5:00 - 7:30 PM WAREHOUSE GALLERY ONE   Eleanor Aylette-Jones Alec de Jesus Dawn Gettler Sarah Nesbit Amerique Powell Joe Richey Sara K. Stewart Sarah Williamson Jeronimo Villa Michael Yager   *******************************   Name the New Gallery Space!   We have reclaimed another 1,500 sq ft space to be added to Warehouse Gallery One. Submit your ideas to name the space. All ideas are welcome. One idea is to keep the theme related to the Peoria Cordage Co and/or the names of ropes and twines. Sorry, we already have a Peerless Gallery! Send an email to admissions@prairiecenterofthearts.org to submit your ideas by  noon, Sunday, September 23. This is one time you can vote frequently and often!

The Sateré Mauwé September 14 -28, 2012 Opening Reception - Friday, September 14 6:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Warehouse Gallery One hours during the exhibition: M-F, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gary Will, faculty member in the Bradley University Art Department, was an artist in Residence at Prairie Center during his spring 2012 sabbatical.  During that time he worked on making prints and he took an amazing trip with the Riverside Community Church mission team to the Brazilian Amazon. Gary documented the trip with a "point and shot" camera and from that produced a wonderfully delightful picture book of the amazing people that inhabit the region. As a capstone to his residency he will have an exhibition in Warehouse Gallery One.  Should you want to purchase this great book go to http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3255725

Prairie Center will host the Alternative Annex Vernissage in October! Another great show emerged from the submissions by area artists for the Riverfront Museum show....more exciting details forthcoming.... CIAO members!!! Portraits are being shot as we speak for the Vernissage and Riverfront Museum catalog at Prairie Center...1506 Washington street (in the warehouse district)... This is how the photos will look. They will be taken by a renowned local photographer. Please come today or tomorrow and get your pic taken for the catalog! July 14 - Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm July 15 - Sunday - Noon to 5 pm July 21 - Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm July 22 - Sunday - Noon to 5 pm

CIAO OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY, JULY 6 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM WAREHOUSE GALLERY ONE 1506 SW WASHINGTON STREET Showing completed work and in progress - our current artists in residence: Cristian Arrecis, Photographer, Peoria Christine Carr, Photography, Virginia Alec De Jesus, Painting, Peoria Mary Beth Koszut, Painting, Peoria Sarah Nesbit, Painting, Peoria Valerie Powell, Installation/Mixed Media, Texas Ron Ray, Mixed Media, Peoria Joseph Richey, Sculpture, Peoria Sara Stewart, Mixed Media, Peoria Sarah Williamson, Painting, Peoria Chelsey Wood, Painting, Massachutes Catalina Bartlett, Writing/Poetry, Texas Liberty Ferda Hultberg, Writing, Pennsylvania (formerly Elmwood, IL) Come by and enjoy delicious treats from Apple’s Bakery!

What: Aerial Performance Who: Erin Garber-Pearson Date: Friday, June 22, 2012 Time:  8:00 PM Where:  Prairie Center of the Arts 1506 SW Washington St Peoria, IL  61602 K-3 studios Erin Garber-Pearson is a multi-media artist and circus performer.   Friday is Erin’s last day as a resident artist at the Prairie Center.    S he will give a performance of her aerial acrobatics in the stunning warehouse atmosphere of Prairie Center of the Arts.   Aerial silks is an acrobatic circus art form consisting of a long piece of fabric hung from a high rig point, and a performer who climbs the fabric, tying their body into knots which can be unrolled or dropped away for dramatic falls.   In July she will perform at many events in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area including the Milwaukee Art Museum on July 22 nd in celebration of their exhibit Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries. Fabric Silk Screened w...

ALLIANCE OF ARTISTS COMMUNITIES MIDWEST VOICES & VISIONS CALL FOR ARTISTS | JUNE 7 DEADLINE visual artists – writers and poets – performance artists – sound artists – composers choreographers – film/video/animation artists The Alliance of Artists Communities is now accepting applications for the 2013 Midwestern Voices and Visions awards – celebrating, supporting, and promoting the work of highly talented, yet under-recognized artists of color from the Midwest. Eligibility : The initiative seeks to promote artists of color working in any visual, literary, and/or performance-based media, who display artistic excellence, are committed to an artistic career, and are under-served, under-recognized, or under-represented in the mainstream. Midwestern Voices and Visions accepts applications from artists from all disciplines who: (1) are of color and represent the diverse cultural backgrounds of the Midwest; (2) are permanent residents of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, M...