Sculpture Walk Peoria 2026-2028

Sculpture Walk Peoria is currently accepting submissions for an outdoor sculpture exhibition running from 2026-2028. This biennial, juried, outdoor exhibit offers local, regional, national and international sculptors opportunities to showcase and sell their creations, while enhancing the cultural environment of Peoria and providing opportunities to educate the public. All sculptures are to be for sale during the exhibit, and since its inception, Sculpture Walk Peoria has sold 14 sculptures.

Sculptures will be placed in highly visible locations along Washington Street near the Peoria Art Guild and the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria's Warehouse District, which features over a dozen permanent pieces of outdoor public art and has been included on the National Register of Historic Places. Sculptures are owned by the artist and loaned to the exhibit from May 23, 2026 through May of 2028. All sculptures must be made of materials that can withstand outdoor weather and must not require any maintenance during the exhibit. The honorarium is $4,500, payable by the following schedule: $2,000 following the exhibit opening on May 23, 2026; $2,000 in May 2027 and $500 after the sculpture is removed at the end of the exhibit in May of 2028. There will be an additional $1,000 People's Choice Award given to one artist in September of 2026.

Submissions are evaluated on artistic merit, creativity, public safety, and durability outdoors by a jury of approximately seven jurors with four having an art/art leadership background and approximately three having a business/community leadership background. The jury will give priority to newly constructed sculptures when making selections, and sculptures must be in "like new" condition. Artists must transport and install the sculpture that was selected by the jury, with no substitutions allowed. The application fee is $35 per artist regardless of the number of sculptures submitted, with a maximum of three sculptures and three images per submission.