Art

Flat Planet Press is the combined studio practice of Rockford artists Joe Tallman and Alison Weust, who are opening an exhibit Friday, Feb. 2, in downtown’s Kortman Gallery.

The Rockford Artisan Market at Rockford Art Museum features more than 20 local artists and artisans, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.

The Laura and John Fraser Collection surveys one of the most recent major gifts to the Rockford Art Museum Permanent Collection in its entirety.

DOWNTOWN — J.R. Kortman Center for Design introduced two new ornaments to its Rockford Landmark Ornament Collection for 2017: the historic YMCA Log Lodge and a special edition of the Coronado Performing Arts Center, celebrating the…

DOWNTOWN — Chicago artist Alex Krueger and Rockford artist Drew Helge approach the medium of glass from two entirely different perspectives, both bringing their fresh, exciting, and unique sensibilities to art glass works to a new Kortman…

RIVERFRONT MUSEUM PARK — The Rockford Art Museum announced a major donation to the RAM Collection by Lon and Richard Behr, and launched a contest inviting the public to help name a sculpture. Montana-based artist Deborah Butterfield made…

ROCKFORD — Rockford Area Arts Council presents its 30th Annual Fall ArtScene, this Friday and Saturday. Fall ArtScene will showcase original works of art at over 35 different locations across the Rockford and the Rockford metro area from…

By Jim Hagerty Contributor ROCKFORD — There's something to be said for those who attribute their artistic endeavors when they were young for where ended up as adults. For the 2017 class of the Rockford Public Schools Fine Arts Hall…

ROCKFORD — More than 132 artists will be featured at this year's Greenwich Village Art Fair, Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17. Held rain or shine on the grounds of the Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., the annual two-day…

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC) will kick off its 30th anniversary with the On Your Mark 5K Fun Run, Saturday, Sept. 9. RAAC says the fun run will be the opening event in its year-long celebration, marking three decades…

By Jennifer Wenzel  The Conversation On August 12, Charlottesville Daily Progress photographer Ryan M. Kelly captured the exact moment that Nazi sympathizer James Alex Fields, Jr. drove his Dodge Challenger into a crowd of…

By Beth J. Harpaz  AP Travel Editor NEW YORK — It's been 150 years since the birth of America's best-known architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. But his innovative designs continue to fascinate the public, from New York's Guggenheim museum,…

Students from Roosevelt Alternative High School have been engaged in a yearlong project that uses art to teach the scientific ideas behind human sustainability. After an inspiring tour of the Burpee Natural History Museum, that group of…

Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens its new feature exhibition, Bittersweet Observations, on Friday, June 9, with a preview reception for museum members from 5 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a free public opening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. RAM hosts a free…

Rockford embraces its artistic roots this weekend as the 15th Annual Spring ArtScene moves into town. ArtScene features works from a wide variety of techniques spread throughout more than 30 locations across the city. The annual event,…