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Edgebrook’s Cider N’ Cinnamon Arts and Crafts Fair Oct. 6-7
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The 38th Annual Edgebrook Cider N’ Cinnamon Arts and Crafts Fair is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
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Historic architecture inspires group exhibit at Kortman
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Four historic and architecturally significant buildings in downtown Rockford are the inspiration and focus of “Urban Treasures: Renaissance through
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Winners named in Rockford’s 64th Greenwich Village Art Fair
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Exhibiting artists were judged Saturday, Sept. 15, at the 64th Greenwich Village Art Fair by 2012 Juror Julie Ganser,
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64th Greenwich Village Art Fair Sept. 15-16
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The 2012 Rockford Art Museum (RAM) Greenwich Village Art Fair takes place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16, rain or
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Grand Detour Arts Festival Sept. 9 at John Deere Historic Site
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GRAND DETOUR, Ill. — Sunday, Sept. 9, some of the finest artists from the region and around the Midwest
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Greenwich Village Art Fair to feature more than 100 artists
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The 2012 Rockford Art Museum Greenwich Village Art Fair will be Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15-16, rain or shine,
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Freeport’s Art in the Park Sept. 2 at Krape Park
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Art in the Park is a one-day outdoor arts festival celebrating local and regional visual and
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Art in the Park in New Glarus, Wis., Sept. 2
• Event held in conjunction with 75th Annual Wilhelm Tell Drama
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NEW GLARUS, Wis. — The 50th Annual Art in the
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Rockford attractions making news in Chicago
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Two local attractions — Rockford Art Museum (RAM) and Burpee Museum of Natural History — have made headlines
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Heart Shrine Relic Tour at Vietnamese Buddhist Temple of Rockford
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Phap Lam Temple (The Vietnamese Buddhist Temple of Rockford) will host an opening reception to “Maitreya Project Heart Shrine
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Legendary glass artist featured in Aug. 16 artist lecture
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) will present an artist lecture by William Carlson at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, at
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Traditional Chinese hats on exhibit at Kortman Gallery
• Opening reception for exhibit set for 5:30-9 p.m., Aug. 3
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“Mao Zi: an exhibition of traditional Chinese hats” opens
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July 30 deadline for State of the Arts Award nominations
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Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC) urges the public to consider honoring an arts advocate, business, student, educator, individual artist
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Aug. 31 deadline for entrants in National Reuse Contest
• Salvage Too: Rockford’s Re-Use Center calls on local artists for submissions
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Salvage Too: Rockford’s Re-Use Center has been invited
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‘Into the Light: Illinois Glass’ exhibition opens at Rockford Art Museum
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens its latest exhibition, Into the Light: Illinois Glass, with a Members’ Preview Friday, June
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Fields Project Art Festival at Oregon Park-West June 24
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OREGON, Ill. — The Fields Project’s 14th Annual Art Festival will be Sunday, June 24, in Oregon, Ill. Festival
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John Bell exhibits figurative abstract art at Kortman Gallery
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Rockford native and artist John Bell returns home Friday, June 8, to present his latest body of abstract,
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13th Annual Art on the Lawn juried art show June 10
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Art on the Lawn is a juried show of fine arts and crafts in various media. More than 55
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Freeport’s Prairieland Art Tour June 9-10
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FREEPORT, Ill. — The Fourth Annual Prairieland Art Tour is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, June 9, and
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Rock & Blues Fest benefit for VietNow LZ Peace Memorial June 16
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The Lyran Club presents its first Rock & Blues Fest. Several bands, including Band of the Lost, The Honchos
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Kortman Gallery brings art to new District Bar & Grill, opening June 1
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Kortman Gallery will install a small exhibit of Rockford art at the new downtown bar and restaurant District
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Guilford graduate’s work featured in New York gallery
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Central Wisconsin artist Deann L. De La Ronde was chosen as one of 27 artists out of more than
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ArtsPlace starts June 18, continues to accept applications
• Youth arts apprenticeship program runs June 18-Aug. 9
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Rockford Area Arts Council is taking applications for ArtsPlace 2012, the
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‘2012 Rockford Midwestern’ opens with free public opening May 19
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Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 72nd Rockford Midwestern opens with a free public opening from 10 a.m. to 5
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Internationally-recognized sculptor at Rockford Art Museum May 14
• Sculptor Tony Feher created outdoor installation at Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse in Rockford; event is free
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CHICAGO —
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Artists’ flea market May 5 at Katie’s Cup
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There will be no art on display at the upcoming Rockford Art Guild event.
Saturday, May 5, artists will be
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Unforgettable Art: An Affair for Alzheimer’s April 28
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Help “Bid Alzheimer’s Goodbye” at the Ninth Annual Unforgettable Art: An Affair for Alzheimer’s Saturday, April 28, at
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Spring ArtScene set for April 13-14
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Original works of art will be showcased at 35 different locations during Rockford Area Arts Council’s 10th Annual
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‘71st Young Artist Show: Youth Division’ opens April 15
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Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 71st Young Artist Show: Youth Division begins Sunday, April 15, with a free public
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Kristy Luck exhibits introspective multi-media works at Kortman Gallery
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Kristy Luck uses multi-media techniques in her art to explore her inner feelings toward personal relationships in an exhibition
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Applications for ArtsPlace youth apprenticeship program due April 30
• Program for ages 14-18 runs June 18-Aug. 9 at Rockford College Clark Arts Center
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Rockford Area Arts Council is
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American Watercolor Society on exhibit at Freeport Art Museum
• Traveling show features 40 paintings by artists from across the United States
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Freeport Art Museum welcomes
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Winners named in RAM’s ‘71st Young Artist Show: High School Division’
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Award winners were named in Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 71st Young Artist Show: High School Division during the show’s
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Occupy Rockford Art Show set for March 10
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An Occupy-themed art show will be held at North Main Studios, 2500 N. Main St., Rockford, from 3
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‘71st Young Artist Show’ opens March 4 at Rockford Art Museum
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Rockford Art Museum’s (RAM) 71st Young Artist Show begins from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, March 4, with
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Kortman opens ‘The Pollyanna Society’ by Shannon Blosser-Salisbury Feb. 3
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Shannon Blosser-Salisbury, as an artist, does not leave well enough alone. Normal people from vintage photos are digitally
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‘Pulp and Pigment: The Realms of Roland Poska’ opens Feb. 3 at Rockford Art Museum
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) will open “Pulp and Pigment: The Realms of Roland Poska” with a members’ preview and
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Chicago artist, draftsman featured at Rockford College Feb. 2-March 3
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Rockford College will host an exhibition by Chicago-based artist and avid draftsman Don Colley Feb. 2-March 3 in the
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Entries sought for 72nd Rockford Midwestern Biennial
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) is in search of entries for the Rockford Midwestern Biennial. Deadline is Feb. 1.
The Rockford
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Rare Chinese ceramics on exhibit at Rock Valley College through Feb. 20
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From Jan. 9 to Feb. 20, Rock Valley College (RVC) is presenting a collection of early Chinese ceramics in
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‘Cheddar Curtain’ auditions set for Jan. 9-10 in Orangeville, Bartlett
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ORANGEVILLE, Ill. — The Northwest Illinois Theater Coalition (NWITC) is holding auditions for the third annual Cheddar Curtain.
Auditions
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Rockford artist’s work among final selections for World Artists Contest
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Final selections for the 2012 World Artists Contest (WAC) Calendar were made in December and included “My Cool Sneakers”
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Freeport Art Museum in search of friendly, enthusiastic art guides
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FREEPORT, Ill. — Freeport Art Museum (FAM) is looking for enthusiastic, friendly people ages 18 years and older to
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La Paloma Gardens added to Rockford Landmark Ornament collection
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An image of the bridges of La Paloma Gardens has been selected as this year’s addition to the Rockford
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Artists sought for April 28 ‘Unforgettable Art: An Affair for Alzheimer’s’ in Rockford
Event benefiting Alzheimer’s Association will be at Prairie Street Brew House
• 40 participating artists will turn blank canvases into works
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Images of Gary, Ind., featured in exhibit at Kryptonite Dec. 2
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Photos and video by 10 area artists will be featured at Kryptonite Bar in a show titled “Dear No.
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Free art show at Prairie Street Gallery benefits Arts Council
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Rockford’s Prairie Street Gallery will host an art show from 4 to 10 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, and from
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Laurent House, Frank Lloyd Wright inspire Kortman exhibit
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The Laurent House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpieces, embraces the landscape along Spring Brook Road, right
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Last week to see WATT rare poultry breed portrait collection
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Art lovers and agriculture enthusiasts alike have just one week remaining to view pieces from the WATT rare poultry
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Eighth Annual Regional Juried Exhibition opens Nov. 18 at Freeport Art Museum
• Exhibit featuring work by contemporary artists from tri-state area juried by Doc Slafkosky and Jerry Kortman of Rockford’s Kortman
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