ArtsPartners of Central Illinois is proud to announce a call for entries to artists for Sky Art Peoria 2025. Sky Art Peoria is a juried competition that puts the work of local artists on Adams Outdoor 48’ x 14’ billboards that are seen by thousands of local residents. This is a value of over $37,000 in free advertising awarded to each winning artist.
The mission of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois is to build awareness and strengthen the arts for the economic and cultural enrichment of central Illinois.
New Opportunity for 2025! ArtsPartners is excited to partner with the Peoria Civic Center to offer an additional opportunity for artists. This year, entrants can OPT IN to be considered for placement in the Skylight Lobby of the Peoria Civic Center. Selected artwork will be displayed as a vinyl wrap on the brick wall, offering high visibility to thousands of visitors. While the artwork will maintain the same proportions as the regular billboards, it will be displayed at a slightly smaller scale but still be impactful and large-scale in nature.
One or two vinyls will be displayed at the Peoria Civic Center in addition to at least eight billboards throughout the region.
Artists can choose to OPT IN to be considered for this unique location, or they can OPT OUT if they prefer their work not to be displayed at the Civic Center.
Please note that artwork selected for display at the Peoria Civic Center will not also appear on a billboard.
Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old, (students under the age of 18 can apply for the student program HERE.)
You must be a resident of Peoria, Tazewell, or Woodford counties.
Previous Sky Art Peoria winners from 2024, 2023, and 2022 are not eligible to apply this year.
Sky Art Peoria is open to all art forms! If you are a 3D or performance artist and can photographically represent your work, you are encouraged to apply.
All art is subject to approval. No offensive, slanderous, or hate speech content will be accepted.
Submissions must be the work of one individual or entity. Collaborations/teams will not be accepted.
Your work must fit the correct proportions/dimensions of a 48’x14’ billboard.
You can create anoriginal piece for Sky Art Peoria or crop an existing piece to fit the required proportions. Art with incorrect proportions will not be accepted.
We welcome entries from all artists regardless of race, ethnicity, religion (creed), age (within the eligibility requirements,) political affiliation, gender, gender expression, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
Artwork is shown to the jury anonymously.
Important Dates
Call opens on March 17, 2025
Submission deadline is April 20, 2025 at midnight.
A minimum of four winning artists will be selected by the jury. Winners will be notified in May 2025.
Sky Art Peoria 2025 winning artists will be announced to the general public via press release in June 2025.
Winning artists’ work will be displayed from June 2025 - May 2026 on billboards, with locations circulating throughout the region.
Winning artists will have the opportunity to showcase their work in a Sky Art Peoria Gallery Exhibition and will be invited to participate in an opening reception at a date to be determined.
How to Enter
Please note: You will submit a smaller file via artcall.org. If you win, you will be required to supply a high-resolution file that will produce a 48' x 14' billboard and Peoria Civic Center vinyl.
Entry Fee: $20 processing fee to submit up to three pieces.
Production Costs: All production costs for printing the billboards and Civic Center vinyl wraps will be covered by the program.
File Requirements: Your artwork must fit the billboard proportions. Images submitted with incorrect proportions will not be accepted.
Entry Requirements
Please submit the following by April 20, 2025.
A brief artist statement that explains your medium of work, lists your website URL and all related online accounts, and includes a brief explanation why you would like to be part of the Sky Art Peoria program.
Each artist can submit up to 3 pieces per entry.
JPEG
1920 pixels x 500 pixels
72 ppi/dpi
4 MB maximum
A $20 Entry Fee *Please note, if the entry fee is cost-prohibitive and creates a barrier for you to participate, please send an email to info@artspartners.net requesting financial assistance.
Winning Artists Requirements
Winning artists must provide production work that fits the requirements of a 48’ x 14’ billboard or vinyl wrap for the Civic Center.
Billboard Specifications:
JPEG
24.333” w x 6.333” h @300 dpi (7300x1900 pixels)
300 dpi
CMYK color space
If the work is not already to scale, Adams Outdoor Advertising reserves the right to manipulate the image to comply with production specifications. Artwork not meeting these requirements will not be considered.
Billboard Placement: Billboards will rotate at available locations in the market. No guarantees on specific billboard locations or the duration of display at a given location.
Peoria Civic Center Placement: Artwork selected for the Civic Center will be displayed on the brick wall in the Skylight Lobby as a vinyl wrap. One or two pieces will be chosen for this space, in addition to the minimum of eight billboards throughout the region.
