Education

Education

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...
Exhibitions

Exhibitions

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.
Inland Art | Artistic freedom inspires Iranian artist

Inland Art | Artistic freedom inspires Iranian artist

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...
Inland Art | Duffy Armstrong

Inland Art | Duffy Armstrong

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,...
Inland Art | Jan Brandt

Inland Art | Jan Brandt

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...

20 Minutes with Kiley Moore of Wild Earp & the Free For Alls

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...
20 Minutes with Brandon Thornton

20 Minutes with Brandon Thornton

Brandon Thornton is September’s featured poet for Whisper & Shout: Open Mic for Poetry, Contemporary Art Center’s very popular monthly poetry event. He was the original host and feature poet curator of the event, serving in that role from February 2011-2014....
An Interview with Jennifer Hall

An Interview with Jennifer Hall

CAC: Hi Jennifer. I was wondering if we could chat on-line for a bit about your performance on Friday, July 15, 5:30-7:30 at Live at the Five Spot, Contemporary Art Center’s Friday night music event? JH: Hi! Let’s do it. Ready to rock! CAC: First off, I...
20 Minutes with Chris Holbrook

20 Minutes with Chris Holbrook

If you have ever strolled in through the rear entrance of the Contemporary Art Center, chances are you’ve met eyes with an aproned, serious-looking man quietly gouging away at metal plates. Perhaps he was lugging tubs of cloudy acid, or arrays of gleaming picks. These...

20 Minutes With Craig Stocks

If you’re a central Illinois creative and don’t know Craig Stocks, you should. The onetime engineer and lifelong photographer has been profiling Peorian artists, entertainers, chefs and the like for over two years on his outstanding personal blog, Playing...