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SPECIAL EVENING EVENT SEPTEMBER 25, 2024  6:30 PM  
​In partnership with Peoria Riverfront Museum, Fine Arts Society presents a talk with celebrity anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak  in the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater. In this richly illustrated talk based on his research and interviews with hundreds of Indigenous tattoo bearers and practitioners, Krutak will speak about how tattoos permanently mark cultural values, spirituality, and ancestral ties in ink on the body. 

FAS and PRM members attend free of charge; non-members $5
FAS members: find ticket code in August 16 email
The Fine Arts Society of Peoria  offers a monthly program to explore, expand, and enliven the Fine Arts on the second Thursday of the month from October to December and February to May.
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We meet at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington Street in downtown Peoria.  Social time starts at 9:30 AM and the one-hour presentation begins at 10:00 AM.  Admission is free to Fine Arts Society of Peoria members. Guests are welcome; tickets are available at the door:  adults $12 / students $5.
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Members receive monthly eNews, lecture reminders, access to presentations free both in-person and by Zoom, access to recordings of most lectures, and a bonus  presentation in January by Zoom. 
The Fine Arts Society of Peoria offers small grants to 501(c)3 organizations in the Peoria area to support projects promoting creativity.  Use the button above to learn more!
The Fine Arts Society of Peoria was founded in 1962 to offer a guided series of programs  devoted to the exploration of the fine arts.

Exploring, Expanding, Enlivening
the arts in our region
Monthly art film shown at Peoria Riverfront Museum in downtown Peoria on the first Thursday at 6:30 pm.
information here
Enjoy a selection of artworks created by FAS members in 2021 by clicking on the button above.
NEXT FILM:  October 3, 2024 
​6:30 PM
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy
Board member Jennifer Lee recorded a public service announcement about Fine Arts Society of Peoria as part of WTVP and Peoria Magazine's Community Impact program.
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In the 1980s Keith Haring blazed a trail through the galleries and nightclubs of downtown New York's art scene. Rebellious and ingenious, Haring chose to operate both inside and outside the art world. Inspired by the city's graffiti scene, he made New York's subways, tarpaulins and walls his canvas. This new feature documentary blends stunning archive and an edgy soundtrack, with tender and candid first-hand accounts of Haring. It tells the extraordinary story of an artist who lived and created with a boundless energy, throughout the social, cultural and political counter-revolution of the 1980s.
Thanks to our volunteer board members who work hard to serve the organization.