Plainfield Public Arts Council

10/17/2026

YOU MAKE ART? WE WANT TO SEE IT.
Calling all artists ages 12–25! PPAC wants to see what you’ve been creating.
Drawing? Painting? Photography? Digital art? Mixed media? However you express yourself, this is your chance to share it with the community.
Enter the 2026 PPAC Young Adult Art Contest for a chance to win prizes and have your artwork featured in downtown Plainfield businesses!
Entries are due November 2 by 3 PM.
Ready to put your art out there?
Get the rules and details here: https://plainfieldpublicartscouncil.org/2026-ppac-main.../ See less

10/03/2026

10/03/2026

🎶 IT'S The Great Get Together Music & Arts Festival! https://thegreatgettogether.com/

We're at Settlers' Park today celebrating everything that makes a community great:

Music. Food. Art. And people coming together.

Stop by the PPAC booth and help us bring our photo booth to life!

And if you're one of the awesome volunteers helping us today... THANK YOU. 💚

Public art doesn't happen by itself. It happens because people show up.

See you at the park!

10/01/2026

🎨 TONIGHT!

Come hang out with us at Moe Joe's and learn what's happening with the Plainfield Public Arts Council.

📍 Moe Joe's Speakeasy — lower level
🕖 7:00 PM — Meet & Greet
🕢 7:30 PM — Meeting

We'll be talking about upcoming projects, volunteer opportunities, our fall art initiatives and ways you can get involved.

Whether you've been with PPAC from the beginning or you've never attended a meeting before, you're welcome.

Come say hello. We'd love to meet you.

09/29/2026

Three days until our next PPAC meeting!

If you've ever thought:
"I'd love to get involved, but I don't know where to start."

Start here.

Join us Thursday at Moe Joe's.

📅 October 1
📍 Moe Joe's Speakeasy — lower level
🕖 7:00 PM Meet & Greet
🕢 7:30 PM Meeting

Come learn about what we're working on, meet some of the people behind PPAC and find out where your talents and ideas might fit.

Maybe you want to volunteer.
Maybe you're an artist.
Maybe you own a business.
Maybe you just really love what art can do for a community.

There's a place for you here.

See you Thursday!

09/28/2026

Join us this Wednesday at 5pm Werk Force Brewing for a cutting party! We have thousands of little farmers market items that need to be cut before The Great Get Together Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, and it doesn't happen without your help! Grab your scissors and come join us!

09/25/2026

This Sunday, September 27th, head over to Lockport and see Chucho Rodz, one of the muralists from our Art in the Park event, and many other local artists!

Supporting these events and the artists supports our mission to unite our community through the arts to celebrate diversity, creativity and inclusivity by sharing stories from our past and present to inspire the future.

Get ready for one final celebration of Lockport’s Route 66 Bench Project! 🛣️✨

Join us on Sunday, September 27, from 4:00–7:00 PM at Central Square for the Route 66 Bench Auction, where these one-of-a-kind artist-designed benches will find their forever homes.

Enjoy live music by Class of ’68, grab delicious food from Supermercado Joliet and The Dock on Front Street, and take in one last look at the incredible benches that have brought creativity and Route 66 spirit to downtown Lockport all summer long.

Whether you’re bidding, browsing, or just enjoying the festivities, this is a great chance to celebrate the artists, the community, and 100 years of the Mother Road. We’ll see you in Central Square!