FINE ART FILMS
First Thursday of Every Month | 6:30 p.m.
PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM'S GIANT SCREEN THEATER
Films on fine art topics are shown each month at the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater!
Film and fine art come together on the largest Film Society Screen in the nation at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
Sponsored by the Museum's Visionary Society and by Fine Arts Society of Peoria
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
July 3 – The Art of Making It (2021, 94 min)
A compelling look at young artists navigating the cutthroat contemporary art world and questioning what it takes to succeed.
August 7 – Taking Venice (2023, 97 min)
This gripping documentary uncovers the Cold War-era U.S. effort to influence global opinion through art at the 1964 Venice Biennale.
September 4 – Painters Painting (1972, 116 min)
A vibrant time capsule of New York’s abstract expressionist scene, featuring interviews with iconic painters like Warhol, de Kooning, and Stella.
October 2 – Beuys (2017, 107 min)
An inventive portrait of Joseph Beuys, the provocative German artist and activist who redefined what art could be.
November 6 – Anselm (2023, 93 min)
Wim Wenders' immersive documentary explores the life, work, and philosophical depth of German artist Anselm Kiefer.
December 4 – Tim’s Vermeer (2013, 80 min)
Inventor Tim Jenison sets out to solve one of art’s biggest mysteries: how Vermeer painted so realistically, using science and sheer determination.
First Thursday of Every Month | 6:30 p.m.
PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM'S GIANT SCREEN THEATER
Films on fine art topics are shown each month at the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater!
Film and fine art come together on the largest Film Society Screen in the nation at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
Sponsored by the Museum's Visionary Society and by Fine Arts Society of Peoria
SCHEDULE OF FILMS
July 3 – The Art of Making It (2021, 94 min)
A compelling look at young artists navigating the cutthroat contemporary art world and questioning what it takes to succeed.
August 7 – Taking Venice (2023, 97 min)
This gripping documentary uncovers the Cold War-era U.S. effort to influence global opinion through art at the 1964 Venice Biennale.
September 4 – Painters Painting (1972, 116 min)
A vibrant time capsule of New York’s abstract expressionist scene, featuring interviews with iconic painters like Warhol, de Kooning, and Stella.
October 2 – Beuys (2017, 107 min)
An inventive portrait of Joseph Beuys, the provocative German artist and activist who redefined what art could be.
November 6 – Anselm (2023, 93 min)
Wim Wenders' immersive documentary explores the life, work, and philosophical depth of German artist Anselm Kiefer.
December 4 – Tim’s Vermeer (2013, 80 min)
Inventor Tim Jenison sets out to solve one of art’s biggest mysteries: how Vermeer painted so realistically, using science and sheer determination.