Events 2026
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IAL Upcoming Events
May 2026
June 2026
June 6 Registration Opens for 2026 IAL Member Show (More details to follow).
June 8 11am - 1:00 pm Summer Potluck at Fellow Bible Church, 4006 N Sterling Ave, Peoria (More details to follow).
**Active Email Links for Art Group Contacts:
PRAIRIELAND WATERMEDIA SOCIETY 2026 SCHEDULE
May 21—Lesson from Watercolor Video—Linda Sprouse, 309-369-5319
June 18—Lunch & Paint—Deborah Christman, 309-361-0525. For this special lunch meeting only, PWS will meet at 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Liberty Estate’s activity room (6926 N. Stahlworth Drive, Peoria). Don’t forget to bring your own lunch!...And bring something along to paint! Deborah kindly reserved this room for us, since our usual room in Peoria Heights isn’tavailable to us that month due to summertime children’s programming.
July 16—Framing—Judy Coker, 309-369-7427
Aug. 20—Just Come & Paint (no formal program planned)
Sept. 17—Recycling “Bad” Art into Awesome!—Linda Haynes Jackson, 309-251-1697
Oct. 15—Painting on Black Paper—Karen Shields, 773-991-4536
Nov. 19—Artsy Gift Exchange (participation is optional, with time to paint following)
Dec. 17—No meeting in December!
Contact and registration information for the various work groups listed in this section may be found in the Art Groups subsection of Events.
Board Meetings: Zoom, except where noted.
Most meetings are open to the public. If you would like to attend but are not a member of IAL, Contact Us Here.
See Our Members on Exhibit!
Peoria Heights Library
April Exhibit
Sandy Meskimen
The IAL is pleased to share the amazing art of Sandy Meskimen for the month of May. Please stop by the library to show your support for local artists!
Other Events
If you know of upcoming events you think the artists of IAL would be interested in ATTENDING or PARTICIPATING IN,
Please email information and a link (if possible) of the event
using this form
Pause for Applause
Congratulations to Kathy and Larry Herron! Their eclectic artwork is now on display at the Time Gallery - 2nd floor gallery. The exhibit features whimsical, realism, nature and animal drawings. The show runs through the end of May.