Jul 28, 2019
The Contemporary Arts Center is a great choice for your next event from birthday parties to wedding receptions. The beautiful facility offers a meeting space of nearly 3,000 square feet, tables, chairs, a bar area with special lighting and two insulated ice bins, a...
Apr 8, 2025
The Contemporary Art Center offers memberships which include discounts on gallery rentals, events and classes, and in-gallery art purchases.
Dec 20, 2020
All classes are held at the Contemporary Art Center except where noted. Classes may be accessed via the front entrance or the Commercial St. entrance at the rear of the building. The Commercial St. entrance must be used for all classes held outside of regular business...
May 1, 2019
Our art exhibitions feature the work of living, innovative artists at the forefront of their fields. We mostly focus on Illinois artists in three art galleries.
Jul 24, 2025
Local artist Preston Jackson takes a break in his studio at the Contemporary Art Center. For Community Word by Bill Knight • June 1, 2025There’s still time to enjoy Preston Jackson’s “Insights” exhibit at Peoria’s Contemporary Art Center, but don’t panic if you miss...
Apr 7, 2025
by Linda Downs Thirty tapestries of Rowen Schussheim-Anderson at Preston Jackson Gallery in Peoria transform an ancient medium into masterful images of brilliant saturated colors, undulating lines and forms that echo nature. While maintaining the traditional grid of...
Jan 18, 2022
By Nichole Gronvold Roller Shahrbanoo Hamzeh “Delightful Scars #1” acrylic on canvas, 25 inches by 22.25 inches, 2021. Inland Art is a regular featured column in The Community Word newspaper. This article was first published on December 31, 2021. Used by Contemporary...
Sep 4, 2021
By Nichole Gronvold Roller Inland Art is a regular featured column in Community Word newspaper. This article was first published on August 25, 2021. Used by Contemporary Art Center of Peoria with permission. The career path of an artist is unique. They’re self-taught,...
Aug 7, 2021
By Nichole Gronvold Roller Inland Art is a regular featured column in Community Word newspaper. This article was first published on June 29, 2021. Used by Contemporary Art Center of Peoria with permission. I met Jan Brandt many years ago when her gallery and studio...
Mar 17, 2018
NOW: With a big Howdy from Peoria, Illinois, I am so glad to begin this interview with Kiley Moore, a member of Wild Earp and the Free For Alls. They are scheduled to perform at the Contemporary Art Center on Friday, March 30, 5:30-7:30. As this is a band that is new...
