Show Dates: 02/05/2027-03/19/2027
The Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition is the second-longest-running juried print and drawing competition in the country. Every two years, it features the best contemporary graphic artwork from around the globe. This exhibition will be featured in two campus galleries at Bradley University: Heuser Art Gallery and Hartmann Center Gallery. The show will also extend to other venues downtown: The Peoria Riverfront Museum and The Peoria Art Guild.
The Juror for the 40th Bradley International will be Sarah Smelser.
Sarah Smelser is a professor in the Wonsook Kim School of Art and Design at Illinois State University in Normal IL, and co-founder of Manneken Press in Bloomington IL. For 30 years, she has taught printmaking, drawing, and professional practice courses while exhibiting her work nationally and internationally. Her creative practice explores the relationship between walking, thinking, and making.
Smelser received her BA from University of California at Santa Cruz, and her MA and MFA from the University of Iowa. She is the 2022-24 Harold Boyd Endowed Professor in the Wonsook Kim School of Art at Illinois State University in Normal, IL.
For more information about submission guidelines and entry procedures, click here.
Exhibition hours vary by location. Please see below.
Heuser Gallery
1400 W. Bradley Ave.
Peoria, IL 61625
*Please note that the Heuser Gallery may be closed intermittently.
Hartmann Gallery
1423 W. St. James
Peoria, IL 61625
*Please note that the Hartmann Gallery may be closed intermittently.
Peoria Art Guild
203 Harrison St
Peoria, IL, 61602
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Sat: 9:00a – 2:00p
Sun: Closed
Peoria Riverfront Museum
(Lakeview Room, access is available free of charge)
222 SW Washington St
Peoria, IL 61602
Mon: Closed
Tues – Sat: 10:00a – 5:00p
Sun: 12:00p – 5:00p