Project 1612 will present two Fall 2026 exhibitions, artist TBA. These one-day ephemeral exhibitions are free and open to the public and are supported Big Picture Peoria.
Jessica Bingham (b. 1989) is an artist, curator, homemaker, and mother. Her artwork has been exhibited at The McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Illinois; Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, Illinois; Woman Made Gallery, Chicago; Neon Heater, Findlay, Ohio; Public Space One, Iowa City; Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa; and Heartbreaker, Peoria, Illinois, among others.
Bingham is the co-director and co-curator of Project 1612, an artist-run exhibition space in Central IL co-founded in 2015 with Alexander Martin. Together they have curated nearly thirty exhibitions and have organized several community-based film screenings and fundraisers.
Additionally, Bingham has curated solo and group exhibitions at University Galleries of Illinois State University; Super Dutchess (currently Below Grand); and Illinois Central College; as well as supervised exhibitions and the Campus Artwork Project at Bradley University Galleries. She is currently serving on the board of Big Picture Peoria.