Big Picture Initiative NonProfit Three main pillars Arts education opportunities for all Public murals and art to enliven buildings throughout the city A public arts festival and film festival
Peoria Public Schools Administration Building Mural by Sterling Middle School Students
Roosevelt Summer School
Big Picture Festival October 13, 2018 Live mural painting at CT Gabbert s Inflatable sculptures Live music An entire building filled with art Team art projects like chalk painting Performances Moving inflatable sculptures Plus, Big Picture Film Festival at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
Be Part of the Big Picture Arts Festival Sign up a team for the Draw for a Cause chalk squares Vote for your favorite artists Watch paint dry as mural artists create Dance Perform Do street yoga Create an inflatable sculpture Create a film for the festival Pick up a brush and add to the community mural Fling paint at an old building Volunteer to be part of the team Eat food/drink beer Attend the Big Picture Film Festival at PRM
Get Involved October is National Arts and Humanities Month Host an art event Display children s art in lobbies Have an art exhibit in your conference room Invite an artist to teach a class at your place of business Do team building with an art theme Invite employees to display their talents Host a demonstration, art lecture, performance Attend a performance or gallery show Visit the Peoria Riverfront Museum s Sculpture Garden and Exhibits Sign up for ArtsPartners email to find out about events Visit BigPicturePeoria.org to see what s going on
Be a Sponsor Fund a teaching artist for a community center or school Pitch in for a public mural Contribute to crowdsource funding Get your business name in front of the crowds be a festival sponsor
DRAW FOR A CAUSE. SPONSORSHIP FESTIVAL EVENTS MURAL PAINTING Watch art come to life as murals are painted in real time. MUSIC Partnering with the best radio station in town to bring live music on stage. INFLATABLE ART Sculptures of air will tower above the crowds. Big art and big fun for a cause are coming to Peoria s Warehouse District on October 13. Big Picture Festival in Peoria s Warehouse District is about Big Art live mural painting, an indoor Street Art Gallery, interactive public art, live music, a film festival, and chalk drawing on the pavement. Big Picture will be a day to celebrate the vibrancy of the arts in Central Illinois. Big Picture is also the day to raise funds to hire teaching artists in after-school programs and community centers. You can be part of that effort if you become a Draw for a Cause sponsor. You can sponsor a square starting at $100. Your donation adds your name to the chalk square and you will be included in all Big Picture marketing. Public facing branding will have your sponsorship posted alongside your square. The Big Picture team will sign up artists and teams of people to draw in the squares and on the day of the festival, the public will vote for their favorite drawings. Prizes will be awarded to artists for the top three choices. As a sponsor, you can sign up a team to draw in your square. Just let us know you want to do that. Sponsorship money will help fund arts education for kids in under-served areas. Big Picture members have successfully run art classes at Common Place and The Neighborhood House as well as a summer mural program and video class at Peoria Public Schools. You can help make the future brighter for kids in our community and get your name in front of festival goers by being a sponsor. THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO DONATE: PAINT FLING Super Soakers filled with paint will bring out your inner Jackson Pollock. Big Picture Initiative is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Your donation can be tax deductible. WRITE A CHECK to Big Picture Initiative and send it to 9115 Picture Ridge Rd, Peoria 61615. Thank you for joining us in the Big Picture. VISIT BigPicturePeoria.org and click on the Donate button. REPLY TO THIS EMAIL and we ll be happy to talk with you more about the cause and the festival.
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