Teach @ Peoria Art Guild
Interested in teaching with the Peoria Art Guild?
Whether you’re a working artist, an exhibiting artist interested in leading a workshop, or a retired art teacher looking to reconnect with your community — we’d love to hear from you.
Have an idea for a class, workshop, or creative experience?
Apply below and let’s start the conversation.
Why Teach With Us?
Peoria Art Guild is committed to fostering a welcoming, creative learning environment for artists of all backgrounds and experience levels. Our instructors play a critical role in shaping meaningful, community-centered art education.
When you teach with us, you’ll find:
A supportive, collaborative environment
Small class sizes that allow for real connection
Staff support with registration, promotion, and logistics
A diverse student base eager to learn
Who we’re looking for
We welcome proposals from:
Working and professional artists
Teaching artists and educators
Exhibiting artists interested in short-term workshops
Artists exploring teaching for the first time
You don’t need years of formal teaching experience — just a clear idea, enthusiasm for sharing your skills, and a commitment to creating an inclusive classroom.
What can you teach?
We’re open to a wide range of offerings held in our many studios:
Print Studio — Our largest studio space for Printmaking & Letterpress
2D Studio — Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, & everything messy
Ceramics Studio — The mud room is perfect for throwing clay
Fiber Studio — Sewing, Knitting, Embroidery, & everything soft
Metal Studio — Solder low-temp metals in our comfortable metal shop
Project Space Studio — Curation or the art of displaying art
Hold short workshops, multi-week classes, or creative intensives
If you have a unique idea that doesn’t fit neatly into a category, we want to hear about it!
how it works
Submit an application, with your class idea
The Peoria Art Guild team will review your proposal
We’ll connect with you to discuss scheduling, materials, and logistics
Classes are schedules quarterly based on interest and availability
Instructor Support
Peoria Art Guild provides:
Registration and payment processing
Marketing and promotion
On-site staff support during classes for new instructors
Instructors are paid biweekly, at $30 a teaching hour.
apply here
Please fill out the form below and we will get back to you shortly.
Teachers who work with children will be required to have a background check by a third party in Peoria.
Class or workshop proposals
New Class or Workshops must be submitted via Class Proposal Form to be considered.
Questions?
Contact the program coordinator Deicide at deicideh@peoriaartguild.org