Staff Report

ROCKFORD – The 71st Greenwich Village Art Fair returns to the grounds of the Rockford Art Museum Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14-15.

Held rain or shine, the outdoor festival features 100 artists from around the country who offer original paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints, jewelry and more. There will be activities for kids, a marketplace, live music, food, craft beer and specialty drinks. 

Gates open are open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday. Tickets are $5. Children 12 and younger are free. Tickets are available at the gate, Rockford Art Museum and local Midland States Bank locations.

2019 Artists

Ceramics
Shawn Barbagallo, South Beloit, Illinois; George Blair, New Albin, Iowa; Ethan Lillemoe, Eastpointe, Michigan; Cynthia Linnabary, Rockford; Eileen McDaniel, Wautoma, Wisconsin; Hironobu Nishitateno, Loves Park; Elizabeth Robertson; Asbury, Iowa;  Richard Robertson; Asbury, Iowa; Gint and Regina Sabaliauskas, Everygreen, Colorado; Michael Schael, Cambridge, Wisconsin; Rebecca Skow, Iowa City, Iowa; Jim Ulmer; Frazee Minnesota

Fiber
Gerri Ager, Madison, Wisoncon; Patricia Heller; Greenfield, Wisconsin; Sharon, Wisconsin; Julaine Loftquist-Birch; Rockford; Mary McFarland, Brodhead, Kentucky; Annie Mohaupt and Justin Walker, Rockford; Pamela Siehr, Madison, Wisconsin; Samuel Yao, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Glass
Tammy Easton, Racine, Wisconsin; Pat Falk, Owatonna, Minnesota; Daniel Fenn, Decorah, Iowa; Stephen Mineck, Vinton, Iowa; Alan Sievers, Batavia, Illinois;

Jewelry
Vilma Birbilaite, Chicago; Peter Brenner, Elgin, Illinois; Kathleen Clausen, Indianapolis; Venus Cramer, Elmhurst, Illinois; Claudia Darak, Schererville, Indiana; Barbara Hamberg, Albert Lea, Minnesota; Lindsey Lehman, Morton Grove, Illinois; Gary Maki, Iron, Minnesota; Michelle Moss, Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Ivana Luna Narolewska, Chicago; Kerry Norman, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; Jan Raven, Wausau, Wisconsin; Nicole Salerno, McKinney, Texas; Stephanie Tantillo, Marengo, Illinois; Linda Thevenot, Naperville, Illinois; Patty Tiry, Palmyra, New York; Regina To; Key West, Florida; Robert Trisko, Waite Park, Minnesota; Lisa Williams, Algonquin, Illinois; Kim Wilson, Fox Point, Wisconsin; Tess Yeager, Noblesville, Indiana; Bark Ziegler, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Leather
Paul Aude, Cary, North Carolina; Sharon Cherney, Clayton, Wisconsin;

Mixed Media
Arthur Bartkowiak, Brookfield, Wisconsin; Richard Borden and Patricia Disantis, East Haddam, Connecticut; Ron Clevenger, Machesney Park; Kiarlina, Safety Harbor, Florida; Norm Knott, Rockford; Anne Morris, Rock Island, Illinois; Barry Reithmeier, Rockford; Scott Schmidt, Oskosh, Wisconsin; Adam Weiss, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Painting
Justin Bernhardt, Vicksburg, Michigan; Kate May Fitch, Rockford; Ingrid Hyde, Rockford; Timothy Kobs, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; Sean Miller, Washington, Iowa; Don Nedobeck, Milwaukee; Michael Ward, Iowa City, Iowa; Sabrina Zhou, Carmel, Indiana

Photography
David Barnes, North Aurora, Illinois; Laura Bates, Rockford; Gary Braker, McHenry, Illinois; Christopher Doherty, Jupiter, Florida; Debra Ehmann and Martin Rowe, Waterloo, Wisconsin; Ronald Grobert, Warrenville, Illinois; Dale and Gale Horn, Estero, Florida; Mary Katos, Elizabeth, Illinois; Nova MacKentyley and Chris Neri, Pardise, Michigan, Ron Mellott, Bloomington, Indiana
Paradise, Michigan; Josh Merrill, Downers Grove, Illinois; Mike Murray, DeForest, Wisconsin; Jason Ulman, Deerfield, Illinois

Printmaking
Benjamin Calvert, Villa Park, Illinois; Kari McDonald, Rockford; Sarah Reed-McNamara, Rockford; Rich Theobald, Sun Pairie, Wisconsin; Jay Wennersten, Carol Stream, Illinois; Allison Weust and Joe Tallman, Rockford

Sculpture
Steve Brewster, Poteau, Oklahoma; Charles Kraus, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Wood
Salem Barker, South Beloit, Illinois; Mark Dreyer, Aurora, Illinois; Jeff Hart, Aurora, Illinois; Jason Washa, Dodgeville, Wisconsin

The Rockford Art Museum is at 711 N. Main St.