Side View Gallery

11/18/2025

11/15/2025

11/04/2025

This month, we are celebrating 7 years of doing First Fridays here in Peoria’s Art District. Come out this Friday and welcome our new local Artist, Natalie Jackson. Natalie will be showing us her latest pieces and with a special musical guest, Preston Jackson. Let’s make this a night to remember! See you Friday for Arte, Tequila and Tacos!

10/31/2025

🎨 October is National Arts & Humanities Month! 🎨

To celebrate, we are showcasing the work of the 21 artists whose works were selected to be displayed on banners and boxes through the city’s Banners and Boxes Beautification Program!

This is Natalie Jackson Photography's “The Allure of Ebony.” From her artist statement: I created this body of work to offer a glimpse into timeless beauty, an essence that transcends eras, rooted in dignity, resilience, and light. I use photography and collage to honor the depth and spirit that endures beyond the fleeting moment.”

Learn more about Natalie Jackson Photography here: https://bit.ly/45Wpdnk

09/04/2025

https://art.newcity.com/2025/09/04/how-bronzeville-plays-in-peoria-preston-jackson-never-got-his-due-in-chicago-so-he-took-his-magnum-opus-and-his-guitar-home/?sfnsn=mo

Preston Jackson is the most compelling Chicago artist living in Central Illinois. His inspirational sculptural installation “Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story” contains over 300 small bronze and steel characters, including South Side Chicago treasures like Gerri Oliver's Palm Tavern, the ...

08/16/2025

A new city-sponsored public art initiative aims to brighten up many of Peoria’s light posts and traffic cabinets. The “Banners and Boxes” beautification program features submissions from 21 local artists displayed throughout downtown, the Warehouse District and Sheridan Village.

https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2025-08-15/peoria-launches-arpa-funded-public-art-initiative-as-a-beautification-program