A pickup truck becomes an impromptu work of art as kids fling paint all over it Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival in the 1300 block of SW Adams Street in the Warehouse District. The free interactive arts festival featured mural painting, art activities, chalk art, food trucks, live music, and dancing.
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Paint covers a pickup truck used as a canvas during the paint fling, one of several interactive art activities at the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Festival-goers could draw pictures, leave messages or just autograph a large mural on the side of the C.T. Gabbert Remodeling and Construction offices during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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A.J. Serna of Bloomington paints a section of a giant mural Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival in Peoria’s Warehouse District. The sign will be hung on an exterior wall of the Madison Theatre in downtown Peoria, which is currently undergoing a massive renovation.
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Local artist Jaci Musec works on a mural covering a composting and trash bin enclosure on Pecan Street during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Bloomington hip-hop artist V8 Vast Change performs in front of the Hello Peoria mural during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Emily Munday, left, of Glasford, fits a handmade crown of willow branches on her 9-year-old son William’s head at an interactive art education station Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Ginny Monk helps her daughter Annie, 2, paint a section of a giant Madison Theatre mural laid out in the street Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Young dancers and cheerleaders from the Coach Bre Cottage Cheerleading & Dance Company perform Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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A group of amateur artists work on a giant mural for the Madison Theatre during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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Local artist Jaci Musec works on a mural covering a composting and trash bin enclosure on Pecan Street during the Big Picture Peoria Street Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 in Peoria’s Warehouse District.
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