To recognize and acknowledge the students whose artwork was selected for the Mayor and Council’s Young Artists Program to be on display in the Peoria City Hall Pine Room from March 3 - April 18, 2017.

I strongly believe that a city is not complete without a strong sense of the arts. Public art displays, performances, and our access to them is one of the many attributes that gives us our outstanding quality of life in Peoria and draws people to our great city. In addition, it’s a characteristic that we are able to boast to business leaders who are looking for a new community to open or expand their company.

The purpose of this program is to engage Peoria students interested in the arts and incorporate this art into Peoria City Hall. The entries were collected by Peoria Unified School District teachers, who then selected their top entries for submittal to the City of Peoria. We will be recognizing these students tonight for their outstanding submissions.

This is an ongoing program; currently my office is working on the next set of student artwork.