Arts Alive! - January 2005

Sun Foundation

30 Years of Art and Science

The name-Sun Foundation For Advancement in the Environmental Sciences & Arts-says it all. For the past 30 years, professional artists Joan Root Ericksen and Robert Ericksen have demonstrated remarkable persistence in their efforts to support the arts and the world around us through their foundation.

Features

Thanks, Rebekah
Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher
While not all of her public service has focused on the arts in central Illinois, Rebekah Bourland certainly has been a driving force in the development of the arts and culture in central Illinois.
Artists Get Fired Up About Pottery
by Tori Phelps
If you've always wanted to try your hand at pottery, Fired Up Paint Your Own Pottery Studio in Peoria Heights may be the answer.

Columns

Peorians Contribute to the Music World
Marilyn Leyland, Peoria Historical Society
The Discovery of Peoria ARTS Continues
Suzette Boulais, ArtsPartners
Highlights from a Roundtable Discussion on Charitable Giving
Duffy Armstrong, Mass Mutual Financial Group
Engaging, Enhancing, Inspiring: WTVP in the New Year
Stacey Tomczyk, WTVP 47
Peoria Kids Get Cooking
Tori Phelps

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Late December 2004 and January/February 2005