Arts Alive! - September 2005

Annual Fine Art Fair

Something for Every Taste
The Peoria Art Guild’s Fine Art Fair has become a highly anticipated annual event on the riverfront. For this 43rd edition, the fair has both experienced hands guiding it and a source of fresh perspective.

Features

"Gemütlichkeit!”—a feeling of great contentment—visits Peoria once again during the 10th Annual Oktoberfest on the riverfront.
Your Pile of "Junk Art"
Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher
The artistic medium in the form of “piles of material goods” has done its job. It’s caused me to think philosophically about life, our environment, and consumerism.
Galesburg Center Offers Art For All to Enjoy
Tori Phelps
Central Illinois is rich with artistic offerings, and the cultural opportunities expand with a short drive to the Galesburg Civic Arts Center.

Columns

Learning from Schools...And History
Marilyn Leyland, Peoria Historical Society
Take a Walk on the Riverside
Suzette Boulais, ArtsPartners
"Please God, Please, Don't Let Me Be Normal"
Cindy Hoey
Corn Stock Theatre

Also in this issue...

September/October 2005
Find out about upcoming celebrations of art and culture in central Illinois. Sponsored by Caterpillar.