101 Treasures of the Peoria Riverfront Museum Collection
Opens March 6
We are so proud of this first-rate selection. Our curators are privileged to show these important objects of art, science, history, and achievement which we steward for Peoria. —Bill Conger, Curator of Collections & Exhibitions
Join us as we present for the first time ever from the museum archives, “101 Treasures of the Peoria Riverfront Museum Collection.” Spanning 57-years, this exhibition highlights a selection of the most important artistic works, scientific objects, historic relics and achievement-related stories that define our museum’s permanent collection.
Once established to provide a place of learning and development, our collection has grown to include more than 15,000 objects that continue to inspire and build confidence in our region and beyond. Featuring specimens from our coveted insect collection, silver from the Lincoln household, bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin, and previously unseen photographs of Peoria native, Richard Pryor, this exhibition not only explores the depth of various specializations but chronicles a vibrant collecting history to our present year.
Discover the stories behind the treasures, including works by Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Sol Lewitt, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Pauline Palmer, Frederick Remington, Rodin, Toulouse-Lautrec, and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as historical artifacts from the Lincoln's goblet to John Dillinger's death mask, a Canyon Diablo meteorite and extraordinary minerals and insects from our natural history collection.
Sponsored by PNC, Prairie Home Alliance & Visionary Society.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
LIVE | Space Out! with the Dome Planetarium
Free Live Bi-Weekly Call with Planetarium Educators
Thu, Apr 22 | 10 am
Calling all teachers, classrooms, and students – this is for you!
Hear the latest news from the Perseverance Rover on Mars, and see fantastic images of the red plant. Our space educators will answer your student’s question LIVE on ZOOM about the exploration of Mars and any other space topics. All ages of students are welcome to participate in a classroom together or a virtual learning setting.
Advanced Registration Required.
Register online now - click here.
SCHEDULE
May | 6, 20
Questions? Email Program Manager at hplacko@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org.
OLLI at Bradley is excited to announce our partnership with the Peoria Riverfront Museum to bring you a new online experience: "Virtual Voyages." Experience Notes of Nashville, featuring exclusive, live, behind-the-scenes private tours with renowned experts.
National Museum of African American Music
Thu, Apr 22 | 12 pm
The National Museum of African American Music is considered one of Nashville's newest hot spots in the heart of Music City. Join Brandon Reid, Education and Development Manager of NMAAM as he discusses how African Americans played a critical role in shaping our country’s heritage and culture. From production to songwriting to performance to consumption, this country’s musical landscape was formed by a distinct group who created, influenced and inspired more than 50 genres and styles of music. The museum was conceived as a way to preserve and celebrate the influence African Americans have had on music. We'll also learn more about how they successfully opened their doors during a pandemic.
$15 | LIVE Presentation via Zoom
Register NOW for any or all of the upcoming events at: OLLI Online
For questions about registration contact OLLI at olli@bradley.edu or call 309.677.3900.
Fri, Apr 23 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons. Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, 1957, A British-American production. Director: David Lean. With William Holden, Alec Guinness, Sessue Hayakawa.
Kwai ranks 36th on the AFI (American Film Institute) list of the greatest films ever made, and with good reason. It combines all the elements of a big-screen ‘50s spectacle, with an intimacy its British filmmaker David Lean was known for, prior to coming to American to make movies for Columbia Pictures. This was one of the “Big Three” he made in the States, two for Columbia and Harry Cohn, it’s founder – Kwai and 5 years later, Lawrence of Arabia. After Cohn’s death, Lean finished his trilogy of epics with Dr. Zhivago, at MGM. Kwai, filmed only 12 years after the end of World War 2, remains one of the most virulent anti-war films ever made. Adapted from a French novel written by Pierre Boule that based on a true-life incident during the war, in which captured British POWs were forced to build a bridge to provide a vital supply link between Japan and Burma. Once completed, the Japanese planned to continue their invasion of China from the south. These true events were highly dramatized and exaggerated with many factual changes made in the novel, and again in Lean’s film. No Americans officers were held with British officers, the Colonel who headed the bridge construction was not killed, and the bridge was not blown up. This is why movies are not the place to look for history, but to admire stylistically, which is why I chose Kwai, to show off the art of film. When Harry Cohn saw the first rough cut, he insisted an American character needed to be added to insure box-office success in America. He had one of the most popular Hollywood actors, William Holden, under contract, and cast him as the American hero. Cohn also wanted a woman in the film, which is why, in the middle of a POW war picture, a beautiful woman (Ann Sears) shows up as Holden’s love interest (this subplot was written by Michael Wilson). With one of the most rousing climaxes ever filmed, with only one chance to film the bridge being blown up, Lean managed to bring all the threads of the story into one unified, brilliant sequence. The winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture (Columbia, Harry Cohn), Best Actor (Alec Guinness, in his first American film), Best Screenplay (originally given to Pierre Boule, as both Carl Foreman, whose previous credits include the script for High Noon, and Michael Wilson, the real screenwriters were blacklisted. Boule didn’t speak a word of English). It took nearly 30 years for the Academy to correct this error and Foreman received his Oscar posthumously. Kwai stands tall as one of the dwindling number of “Big Pictures” the studios were still making in the Fifties. Powerful, moving, provocative and compelling, it is not to be missed, in 70 millimeters on the museum’s giant screen.
- Marc Eliot
April 23 & 24 | 10:30 AM & 2 PM
April 25 | 12:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
TROLLS
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the happiest Troll ever born, and the overly-cautious, curmudgeonly Branch (Justin Timberlake) set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done. 2016. Rated PG. Runtime: 1h 33m.
We ask that visitors please wear a face mask and maintain a 6-ft distance between you and others when visiting the museum. Face masks may be removed once you are seated in the theater. The current capacity of the Giant Screen Theater is 50 people.
Space Family Night | Happy Birthday Hubble!
Sat, Apr 24 | 6:30 pm
Virtual ZOOM Call
NASA is set to launch two new robots to the Red this summer: the rover Perseverance and the helicopter Ingenuity. Learn about the new mission, the exciting missions that came before, and how you can follow the launch and landings at home. Advanced Registration Required.
Free with Advanced Registration.
Register Online Now - click here.
Staff Picks | “101 Treasures” Facebook LIVE
Mondays, Mar 22-Apr 26 | 2 pm
LIVE on Facebook
Join a Museum staff once a week for a special Facebook LIVE experience! Each week, learn about an object in our newest exhibition, “101 Treasures of the Peoria Riverfront Museum Collection” from a different member of our team!
OLLI at Bradley is excited to announce our partnership with the Peoria Riverfront Museum to bring you a new online experience: "Virtual Voyages." Experience Notes of Nashville, featuring exclusive, live, behind-the-scenes private tours with renowned experts.
Steve Gibson
former Musical Director for the Grand Old Opry from Peoria, IL
Thu, Apr 29 | 12 pm
Join Peoria native Steve Gibson , former musical director of the Grand Ole Opry , for an exclusive conversation on how he moved to the top of the country music scene. Gibson got his start in local Peoria taverns and went on to play guitar for hits by Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Reba McEntire, and many others. We’ll learn about his move to Nashville in the early 70’s, how he founded Omnisound Recording Studios in 1985, and what it’s like to be involved in more than 12,000 recording sessions, and more than 200 No. 1 records. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to hear about Gibson’s career as a Nashville session musician working with artists such as Dolly Parton, Neil Young, and Neil Diamond.
$15 | LIVE Presentation via Zoom
Register NOW for any or all of the upcoming events at: OLLI Online
For questions about registration contact OLLI at olli@bradley.edu or call 309.677.3900.
Fri, Apr 30 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons. Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
CAMILLE CLAUDEL, 1988, Gaumont. French. Director: Bruno Nuytten. With Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu.
A huge, sprawling, 70mm biography of the woman who fell hopelessly in love with Auguste Rodin, a love that drove her insane. This is the film that made Adjani a star in America (she was already the biggest female star in France, following Brigitte Bardot), and earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. The film was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the Academy that year.
- Marc Eliot
LIVE | Space Out! with the Dome Planetarium
Free Live Bi-Weekly Call with Planetarium Educators
Thu, May 6 | 10 am
Calling all teachers, classrooms, and students – this is for you!
Hear the latest news from the Perseverance Rover on Mars, and see fantastic images of the red plant. Our space educators will answer your student’s question LIVE on ZOOM about the exploration of Mars and any other space topics. All ages of students are welcome to participate in a classroom together or a virtual learning setting.
Advanced Registration Required.
Register online now - click here.
SCHEDULE
May | 20
Questions? Email Program Manager at hplacko@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org.
Fri, May 7 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons.Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
ON THE WATERFRONT, 1954, Columbia Pictures. Director: Elia Kazan. Screenplay: Budd Schulberg. Score: Leonard Bernstein.
With Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger. This is the one of the brightest gems of the studio era, with a Method-trained cast straight out of the famed Actors Studio. Waterfront established Brando as the preeminent screen actor of his time, perhaps of all time, and everyone in the film gave the best performance of their careers. The film may be seen on one level as Kazan’s self-justification for being a friendly witness before The House Un-American Activities and naming names, before the making of Waterfront, but it is so much more. In this modern retelling of the Crucifixion, Kazan reaches far beyond the body politic to contemplate the relationships between morality, loyalty, sacrifice and redemption. The winner of 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint, in her film debut), and Best Screenplay (Budd Schulberg), On the Waterfront is American cinema at its finest. Even if you have already seen this film, to experience it again on the big screen, in its rarely seen original correct\proportion, is to witness first-hand one of the crowning achievements of the art of Film.
- Marc Eliot
Virtual Art Club via Zoom
"Seen but not Felt" Exhibition at Bradley University Galleries
Presented by Exhibition Curators and contributing artists Erin Buczynski and Hattie Lee, and contributing artists Heather Brammier and Nina Gospodin
Tue, May 11 | 1 pm
Join us for virtual Art Club! Art Club is a monthly meeting of people who love art. Each month we hear about a different artist or topic. We encourage artists to come talk about their own work, a style they love, or another artist they admire. Enjoy a casual discussion with PowerPoint slides. Participants are encouraged, though not required, to ask questions and discuss pieces of art presented.
This month, artists and curators will be presenting the exhibition "Seen but not Felt" while you enjoy coffee and treats at your home.
Program Link | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88183793721?pwd=di85S2JMcDZPOEtkZlo2UzJxS3RiZz09
Meeting ID: 881 8379 3721
Passcode: 295237
Because of Covid precautions, Bradley University Galleries are bringing exhibitions to the public virtually. However, the exhibitions themselves are very real! Director of University Galleries Erin Buczynski is staging all exhibitions in the gallery space, so that the artwork can be experienced as authentically as possible, though only through documentation. Unable to invite visitors to campus to view the artwork, curators Erin Buczynski and Hattie Lee devised an exhibition concept that responds to the limitations of this moment. Seen but not Felt fills the void left when visitors are not allowed in the gallery. The artwork inhabits the floor plane, stretching from wall to wall and up to windows.
The population that can actually view the artwork is an important one, the students in the Department of Art & Design. From the second floor gallery overlook, students have the ideal vantage point. The gallery skylights and floor-to-ceiling windows illuminate the collaged, undulating surfaces. What was a ground plane has become a picture plane filled with lush textures, objects, and imagery.
From curator Hattie Lee: Seen but Not Felt is an exhibition borne out of the impact Covid-19 has had on our society, which becomes reflected in our public spaces; empty galleries with paintings on the walls, but void of visitors to roam the floor and appreciate them, artwork seen through computer screens or windows without the physical space being activated by human presence to complement the artwork. What does it look like to create an exhibition of art pieces that are made to exist on the floor- a space usually open and maneuverable, but not available for usual function anymore? Seen but Not Felt is a collaboration of artists across multiple mediums, to create an installation in the Heuser Art Center Gallery that is designed to be seen from windows or on a screen. The space functions in a new way, just as we are all learning how to navigate space differently.
Heather Brammeier, artist in Seen but not Felt
Heather Brammeier is a sculptor, painter, and installation artist whose work continues the function of childhood play into adulthood. Brammeier has exhibited internationally, at the Swansea College of Art in Wales, UK, and at CICA Museum in Gimpo, Korea. Brammeier is a Professor of Art at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
Erin Buczynski, curator and artist in Seen but not Felt
Erin Buczynski is the Director of Galleries, Exhibitions and Collections at Bradley University in Peoria, IL and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Art and Design. Prior to joining Bradley University, she served as Program Director at Prairie Center of the Arts, an artist residency program and gallery. She received her Master of Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University, and additionally studied at Lorenzo de' Medici, The Art Institute of Florence, Italy. Buczynski is a member of the class of 2012 Peoria 40 leaders under 40, serves as a board member for Arts Partners of Central Illinois, and is an artist who works in mediums of sculpture, painting, mixed media, glass, and installation art.
Nina Gospodin, artist in Seen but not Felt
Nina Gospodin is a German multidisciplinary artist, podcaster and writer. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria and studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Italy. She also has a Master’s degree in process engineering, which she could partly complete at The Cooper Union in New York City. With a strong focus on painting, her body of work is characterized by her research on freedom and function in structures, identities and materials as well as the tools and procedures she creates for her explorations. In 2020, she was invited to participate in the first edition of The Artist Residency Project at School of Visual Arts in New York City and she is a member of the international artist collective I Found U.
Hattie Lee, curator and artist in Seen but not Felt
Hattie Lee, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is a multi-disciplinary artist who grew up on the plains in Southwest Kansas, and now lives in Peoria, Illinois. She is a Master of Fine Arts candidate at Bradley University for Spring 2021, with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Tabor College. Lee holds a Graduate Assistantship at Bradley University as the Campus Artwork Coordinator, and has also been a gallery assistant with the Bradley University Galleries. Before graduate school, she lived in Thailand for three years while working with nonprofit organizations as well as multicultural artists, and has traveled to nineteen countries.
URL: https://art.bradley.edu/bug/
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Senior Morning | "American Verses"
Wed, May 12 | 10:30 am
Zoom
Join us for our bi-monthly free Senior Morning Lecture Series! This special educational program began more than 30 years ago at our predecessor museum, Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences. Advanced registration required, limited connections.
This month our presentation is by Associate Curator, Ashley Holland with the Art Bridges Foundation. Learn about our new exhibition "American Verses" on loan from Art Bridges.
Ashley Holland | Associate Curator
Ashley grew up going to museums, so she knows the importance of exposure to art on young minds and enjoys working with the Art Bridges team and museum partners to promote “access for all.” She loves all the works in the Art Bridges collection, but her favorite is Grandmother Gestating Father and the Washita River Runs Ribbon-Like by Kiowa-Caddo artist, T.C. Cannon. She enjoys spending time at home reading with her husband, Ryan, and their fur kids Archie, Lola, and Nala. Most of Ashley’s bucket list is travel related, but she recently crossed “swimming with manatees” off that list.
Register in advance - Click Here.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
The Senior Morning Lecture Series takes place on the second Wednesday of every OTHER month and is free for seniors.
Peoria Riverfront Museum gratefully acknowledges our Senior Morning Lecture Series & Senior Free Days sponsor, Kim Blickenstaff.
Fri, May 14 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons. Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
THE BLUE ANGEL, 1930. Director: Joseph Von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings.
This remarkable film made Marlene Dietrich a star in America. Her co-star, Emil Jannings, won the first Best Actor Oscar (for “The Last Command”), and, while he had a relatively brief career in Hollywood, his work remains an outstanding example of Expressionist acting. The entire film is heavily influenced stylistically by German Expressionism, but its story is universal, that of a stodgy, if well-respected man of society succumbing to the charms of a beautiful, if immoral woman with disastrous results. This is the film that set the standard for the “femme fatale” the Hollywood system thrived on, and, in its pre-code production, allowed Dietrich to fully express what it was about her that drove all men (and many women) crazy. Iconic in every way, this is one of the most important films to come out of the studio system (Paramount). Sternberg and Dietrich made 7 films together, of which this was the first. He was hopelessly in love with her from the beginning, making the film a remarkably personal statement. The story of Unrat and Lola is really the story of Sternberg and Dietrich.
- Marc Eliot
LIVE | Space Out! with the Dome Planetarium
Free Live Bi-Weekly Call with Planetarium Educators
Thu, May 20 | 10 am
Calling all teachers, classrooms, and students – this is for you!
Hear the latest news from the Perseverance Rover on Mars, and see fantastic images of the red plant. Our space educators will answer your student’s question LIVE on ZOOM about the exploration of Mars and any other space topics. All ages of students are welcome to participate in a classroom together or a virtual learning setting.
Advanced Registration Required.
Register online now - click here.
Questions? Email Program Manager at hplacko@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org.
Fri, May 21 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons. Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
PLAY MISTY FOR ME, 1971. Director: Clint Eastwood, Screenplay by Jo Heims, Dean Riesner.
This is the first film to be directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in it. Seeking to change his “Dirty Harry” image, Eastwood plays a local late-night DJ who, unwisely, begins an affair with a female fan who calls in to request he play “Misty” for her. Working closely with his directorial mentor, Hollywood veteran Don Siegel, Eastwood created a zeitgeist film with strong thematic ties to the War in Vietnam. The film is scheduled for release on Blu-Ray soon, and I am the host of the DVD in a section I filmed last year, during which I talk extensively about Eastwood’s career, and how this film fits into the oeuvre of his directorial career. Should not be missed by Eastwood fans, or those interested in the more personal American films of the ‘70s.
- Marc Eliot
Space Family Night | Upcoming Eclipses in Peoria!
Sat, May 22 | 6:30 pm
Virtual ZOOM Call
NASA is set to launch two new robots to the Red this summer: the rover Perseverance and the helicopter Ingenuity. Learn about the new mission, the exciting missions that came before, and how you can follow the launch and landings at home. Advanced Registration Required.
Free with Advanced Registration.
Register Online Now - click here.
Fri, May 28 | 6:30 PM
Tickets | CLICK HERE
Join us for our new weekly film series in the Giant Screen Theater, "Marc Eliot’s Art of Film," with The New York Times Best-Selling Author! Peoria Riverfront Museum is pleased to announce the residency of film critic and historian Marc Eliot, who is the author of more than two dozen books on pop culture and biographies on Hollywood icons. Marc has personally selected each of the films in the "Art of Film" series and provides virtual commentary for each film before and after the film's screening at the museum.
IN THE FRENCH STYLE, 1963. USA/French. In English. Directed by Robert Parrish, written by Irwin Shaw. Starring Jean Seberg, Stanley Baker.
Based on one of Irwin Shaw’s short stories, this film deals with a young woman’s struggle to reject the mores of her (and her previous) generation, when she moves to Paris to find personal and social liberation. An overlooked film when it was first released, with a highly provocative performance by controversial actress Jean Seberg, whose life was, tragically, cut short by suicide at the age of 40.
- Marc Eliot
Virtual Art Club via Zoom
Featuring artist, Jam Rohr
Tue, Jun 8 | 1 pm
Join us for virtual Art Club! Art Club is a monthly meeting of people who love art. Each month we hear about a different artist or topic. We encourage artists to come talk about their own work, a style they love, or another artist they admire. Enjoy a casual discussion with PowerPoint slides. Participants are encouraged, though not required, to ask questions and discuss pieces of art presented.
This month, artist Jam Rohr will be presenting their own work while you enjoy coffee and treats at your home.
Program Link | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84998025848?pwd=SmlGdmJzcW9naWZ6QUxWaWtIZ0lIdz09
Meeting ID: 849 9802 5848
Passcode: 223733
Jam Rohr is a sculptor located in Peoria, IL. She owns Black Dog Metal Arts LLC with her husband, Danny Rohr, and also owns Up Beet Jams Inc. where she cooks vegan food for the public. Jam received her BA in Painting with a minor in Psychology from Illinois State University in 2014, her MA in Studio Arts from Eastern Illinois University in 2015, and her MFA in Sculpture from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 2018. She is involved in the international iron community as she has served on the steering committee for the National Conference for Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices in 2019 and 2021, spoke on a panel at the International Conference for Contemporary Cast Iron Art in 2018, hosts public iron pours for artists from across the country in Peoria regularly, and travels the country to cast iron with her husband. Her work has been included in several publications including Studio Visit Magazine, Expose Art Magazine, and the Studio Break Podcast. She has shown her work nationally including Las Vegas, NM, Memphis, TN, Birmingham, AL, Scranton, PA, Jackson, MS, and more.
To see Jam's work and learn more about her thoughts check out www.jamrohr.art or find her on Instagram @jam_rohr.
For more info or upcoming dates - click here.
Virtual Art Club via Zoom
Featuring artist, Allison Walsh
Tue, Aug 10 | 1 pm
Join us for virtual Art Club! Art Club is a monthly meeting of people who love art. Each month we hear about a different artist or topic. We encourage artists to come talk about their own work, a style they love, or another artist they admire. Enjoy a casual discussion with PowerPoint slides. Participants are encouraged, though not required, to ask questions and discuss pieces of art presented.
This month, artist Allison Walsh will be presenting their own work while you enjoy coffee and treats at your home.
Program Link | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86105069619?pwd=cnZ2c1loYVJFaUduZk80UmVXWTAxUT09
Meeting ID: 861 0506 9619
Passcode: 621081
Allison Walsh is an independent documentary filmmaker, freelance videographer, and fine artist, who is committed to local political advocacy and documenting social issues in the Midwest. Walsh’s films have screened around the world including Paris, France (Paris Art and Movie Awards), Sayulita, Mexico (Festival Sayulita), Barcelona, Spain (BSF2019), and Chicago, Illinois (Pride Film Fest, Femme Filmmakers Showcase). Walsh is the founder and program director of the Big Picture Film Festival, an international film festival in Peoria, IL (2018-2019). She is a recipient of the Kartemquin Emerging Storytellers Fund (2019), Illinois Arts Council Individual Artist Program (2019), and the Acorn Equality Grant (2018), awarded to work that positively impacts the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons and allies. She has been invited to speak about her films at Western Illinois University and the El Paso Museum of History.
Walsh holds a degree from Bradley University where she studied Painting, Spanish, and Philosophy. She is a graduate of the internship program at Kartemquin Films in Chicago. During her time at Kartemquin, she worked on the documentary film Dilemma of Desire (SXSW, 2020), led by the Emmy and Peabody award-winning director Maria Finitzo, and City So Real (Sundance, 2020), led by the Oscar-nominated director Steve James. Her current film, Teaching About Religion (working title), is in post-production.
My website is AllisonWalshArtist.com
For more info or upcoming dates - click here.
