COMBINED ART RECEPTION
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 6:30- 8:30 pm 

free admission / donation requested; complimentary snacks & drinks, music by Harry Tonchev Trio. Each of the exhibiting artists will be in attendance. Monica J. Brown will talk about her exhibited work. Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries and the 3rd floor classroom.

FEATURING TWO ART EXHIBITIONS:

LIMINALITY: THE SACRED SPACE 
August 29-October 17, 2025 Preston Jackson Gallery, 2nd Floor
Monica J. Brown’s paintings weave pop art, Afro-surrealism and abstraction, exploring themes of ancestry, memory and personal biomythography. Natalie Jackson’s digital assemblages layer imagery, texture and emotions to create an ambiguous, visual narrative. Together, these artists lead us through a rite of passage in restructuring our identity.

BETWEEN A SWORD AND A WALL 
August 29-October 17, 2025 Gallery 3R, 3rd Floor 
Documenting the migrant crisis as he traveled with caravans through Mexico to Tijuana led photographer Cory Zimmerman to the highlands of Guatemala to capture the unimaginable poverty, discrimination and genocide driving the Maya people’s mass displacement. Originally from Peoria, Zimmerman resides in Mexico City. 

Art exhibits may also be viewed for no admission during business hours (Tuesday-Saturday 11-5:00) and prior to the start of and during some evening events.

The Contemporary Art Center is located at 305 SW Water Street, Peoria, IL 61602. Call or text 309-674-6822 or contact us with questions for more information.

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1299827388423867