The RAM Permanent Collection focuses on modern and contemporary art, photography, studio glass, African American art from the South, and regional art; exhibits change throughout the year.
Various educational programs including lectures and classes for adults and classes for children are offered.
The mission of Rockford Art Museum is to foster creativity and build community through visual arts.
Visit rockfordartmuseum.org or our social media for upcoming events and 2026 exhibition schedule.
Download our app at app.cuseum.com/rockford-art-museum for archived audio tours, lectures, and more!
Image: Installation view: Homecoming In Color, 2025
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\r\n\r\nThe Spiezer Collection is made up of more than 200 objects in two main focus areas – regional contemporary art and contemporary studio glass. This generous gift is considered the most comprehensive collection of post-1960s Chicago art.
\r\n\r\nComprised of seminal works by nearly every significant Chicago artist for three decades, the Spiezer's passion for life, art, and artists is reflected in these diverse works.
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\r\n\r\nAge Requirement: 21+
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\r\n\r\nFree Public Opening: Friday, June 9, 6:30-9pm
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\r\n\r\nTicketed Preview Party: Monday, June 26
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\r\nRockford Art Museum is in full bloom during this exciting three-day event as works of art from the RAM Collection are creatively interpreted through floral design. Experience imaginative installations by talented local floral designers, as well as unique floral demonstrations, workshops and programs throughout the event. Purchase tickets for the Preview Party by calling (815) 968-2787.
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\r\nSee photos from the 2016 event at facebook.com/rockfordartmuseum, instagram.com/rockfordart, or use the hashtag #artinbloomrockford to search social sites online. For more information call RAM, (815) 968-2787.
Come to RAM after hours for an Open Mic Night hosted by Richard Vargas from Rockford literary publication The Mas Tequila Review. All ages welcome to read or perform.
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\r\n\r\nMisfits is organized by Rockford Art Museum, curated by RAM Curator Carrie Johnson. This exhibition and related educational programming are partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by the Armer Ahlstrand Charitable Foundation. RAM education programs are supported in part by Women’s Art Board.
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Dwellings is organized by Rockford Art Museum, curated by Carrie Johnson. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by Larson & Darby, and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by the Armer Ahlstrand Charitable Foundation. RAM education programs are supported in part by Women's Art Board.
Top Image: Jacqueline Moses, Portugal: Wildfires, 2018
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Not Without a Fight surveys mixed media, video, sculptures and installations by Cheryl Pope that question and respond to issues of identity as it relates to the individual and the community, specifically in regards to race, gender, class, history, power and place. With a background in fashion and boxing, Pope frequently collaborates with young artists from neighborhoods across Chicago. Her projects use unexpected pairings—such as sports with spoken word—to foster dialogue, creating safe spaces for their peers to speak up about tough subjects, including violence and its impact on youth, in order to document the felt experience of a community.
Cheryl Pope: Not Without a Fight is organized by Rockford Art Museum Curator Carrie Johnson. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored in part by the Ahlstrand Family Foundation, Anne and David Boccignone and Women’s Art Board, with in-kind support from Event Floral. This program is partially supported by a Community Arts Access grant award from the Rockford Area Arts Council, and by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
SPONSORED BY AHLSTRAND FAMILY FOUNDATION, ANNE + DAVID BOCCIGNONE, WOMEN’S ART BOARD AND ROCKFORD AREA ARTS COUNCIL, IN-KIND SUPPORT FROM EVENT FLORAL
FREE ADMISSION FOR AGES 18 + UNDER DURING THE EXHIBITION
ARTWORK INFORMATION PRESENTED IN BOTH ENGLISH + SPANISH
In honor of her solo show, Not Without a Fight, on view at the Rockford Art Museum thru May 27, Pope will be hosting a Fight Night that features the Patriots Boxing Club, spoken word poetry, food trucks, a cash bar, and live music.
Read about Pope and her show at Rockford in the Chicago Tribune
Image: Installation view: Not Without a Fight. Photo credit James Prinz
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Chance Encounter explores paintings and photography by Julie Heffernan and Shelly Mosman. Both use opulent beauty and gritty detail to tell visual stories that disrupt one-sided histories of female figures that still exist today. The New Yorker described Heffernan’s work as “ironic rococo surrealism with a social-satirical twist,” while Mosman transforms her work into unexpected invitations for viewers to become the central figure in her narrative.
Mosman’s recent projects include collaborating with Fashion Week Minnesota to help celebrate youth and the beauty of aging. She currently lives and works in Minneapolis. Heffernan is a professor of art at Montclair State University in New Jersey, where she has taught for more than 20 years; the Illinois native currently lives in New York. Both artists are represented in the Rockford Art Museum Permanent Collection.
Chance Encounter is organized by Rockford Art Museum Curator Carrie Johnson. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored in part by the Dean Alan Olson Foundation and Women’s Art Board, and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE CARL & MARILYNN THOMA ART FOUNDATION
FREE DAILY ADMISSION TO ALL VISITORS DURING THE EXHIBITION
Free public opening from 7–8:30 PM on October 11.
This major exhibition explores new forms of abstract painting from the 1960s, following the heyday of Abstract Expressionism. Highlighting color-based, geometric, and perceptual experiments, this selection of works from the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation Collection includes an international group of 33 artists associated with some of the key painting movements of the mid-20th century: Color Field, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Hard-Edge, and Op Art. Bold Abstractions at Rockford Art Museum marks the first time the Thoma’s significant post-war painting collection has been shown at a public institution.
No matter their stylistic, geographic, or conceptual affiliation, artists in the Thoma Collection are unified in their inventive use of bold colors, their limitless investigations into the effects of chromatic relationships, the immediacy of their paintings, and their intention to develop active relationships between the artwork and the observer. Some of the artists developed new techniques involving staining diluted paint right into the raw canvas while others preferred the precision of hard-edged shapes and overall, repetitive patterns that suggested movement and instability. Others worked with shaped canvases to explore the relationship between painting and object. The development of acrylic paint also contributed to the new aesthetic, an ideal medium for producing flat areas of high-key color and distinct linear elements. Informed by the decade’s spirit of experimentation and advancements in technology yet also by continuous social change and unbridled consumerism, these vivid, graphic paintings do not sit still. They invite the viewer to be an active participant, embracing vision as a catalyst for awareness.
Bold Abstractions includes work by Josef Albers, Peter Alexander, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Antonio Asis, Karl Benjamin, Judy Chicago, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Gene Davis, Ronald Davis, Thomas Downing, Friedel Dzubas, Wojciech Fangor, Lorser Feitelson, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Frederick Hammersley, June Harwood,Charles Hinman, Paul Jenkins, Julio Le Parc, Morris Louis, Alvin Loving, Helen Lundeberg, John McLaughlin, Ed Mieczkowski, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Matilde Perez, Paul Reed, Julian Stanczak,Tadasky, Anne Truitt, and Victor Vasarely.
The Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation was founded in 2014 and is based in Chicago and Santa Fe. The Thoma Foundation recognizes the power of the arts to challenge and shift perceptions, spark creativity and connect people across cultures.
This exhibition is organized by Rockford Art Museum Curator Carrie Johnson. Support for Bold Abstractions and its related programming—including free daily admission to all visitors for the duration of the exhibition—provided by the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation. On view October 11, 2019–January 26, 2020 at Rockford Art Museum,located inside the Riverfront Museum Park at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois.
Image: Paul Reed (1919–2015), Margem, 1968, acrylic on shaped canvas. Collection of Carl & Marilynn Thoma. © Paul Reed, courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation, photo by Kim Richardson.
Selections from the Permanent Collection
Located in the Anderson Gallery
On Display through March
Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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Selections from the Permanent Collection
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Selections from the Permanent Collection
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On Display through May
Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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Selections from the Permanent Collection
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Feature exhibition
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Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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WOMEN’S ART BOARD PRESENTS
DOORS OPEN 11 AM, LECTURE 11:15, LUNCH FOLLOWING
$20 EACH ($15 WAB MEMBERS)
LUNCH INCLUDED, RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
This year’s three-part series features talks by vibrant Rockford artists Tim Hawley (February) and Jenny Mathews (March) at Rockford Art Museum, followed by lunch in the museum galleries. For the third lecture (April), we’ll meet iconic Rockford artist Tom Heflin at his studio and have lunch together afterward at Toni’s of Winnebago. For tickets or more info call RAM, (815) 968-2787.
Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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$75 PER TICKET, COCKTAIL ATTIRE
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
TICKETS AT ROCKFORDARTMUSEUM.ORG/ART-X
Come party with us at our brand-new ART X fundraiser with music by Disco Chicken with DJ James Chesney, food by Abreo, cash bar by Prairie Street Brewing Co., plus surprises throughout the night. Bid on extraordinary, one-of-a-kind experiences with artists, musicians, chefs and local celebrities at the live auction!
Chaired by Bridget Finn, Nancy Kaney and Heather Nielsen, proceeds benefit Rockford Art Museum exhibitions and programs.
Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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Annual Student Exhibition
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Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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Annual Student Exhibition
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Image: Interior view of previous exhibition at Rockford Art Museum
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By mixing augmented reality, video projections, and sound, Veronica Soria Martinez’s exhibition Memory Access invites visitors into a multi-sensory space that investigates a speculative future through fictional relics. Born in Spain, Rockford-based artist Verónica Soria Martinez focuses on visual culture and sonic arts. She holds PhD and Masters degree in Visual Arts and Intermedia from Polytechnic University in Valencia, Spain and teaches CAPA art at West Middle School.
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Rockford Art Museum is proud to host New Genres Art Space presenting Jonah King: How The West Was Won and Veronica Soria Martinez: Memory Access. This exhibition and it's related educational programming are sponsored by Lisa and Mark Lindman. Exhibition-related materials are supported in-part by a grant from Rockford Area Arts Council.
Jonah King: How The West Was Won
From sandcastles and relic-like sculptures to an immersive three-channel video, Jonah King’s exhibition, How the West Was Won, reveals unique relationships among geologic time, colonialism, climate change, and golf. Born in Ireland, Brooklyn based artist, filmmaker, and writer Jonah King explores technology, intimacy and collectivity. King's work focuses on areas of scientific research that have the power to destabilize dominant cultural beliefs.
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Featuring nearly fifty pieces from Rockford Art Museum's Modern and Contemporary Collection. Artist's include: Herman Aguirre, Alice Aycock, Jeff Koons, Kerry James Marshall, Tony Oursler, Diane Simpson and Ken Warneke.
Image: Jeff Koons, Donkey (Colored), 1999, grano lithograph on paper, edition 77/99. Collection of Rockford Art Museum. Gift of Jeff Koons.
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens new art exhibition My Way: African American Art from the Black South on Friday, October 8th, with a free public opening from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at RAM, located inside the Riverfront Museum Park building at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The exhibition remains on view through January 23, 2022; galleries are open Thursday through Sunday weekly with free general admission thanks to a sponsorship from Janella and Matthew Herbig.
Stemming from the roots that gave rise to Blues, Jazz and Gospel music, My Way: African American Art from the Black South surveys a collection of 156 works of art representing the styles and practices of this incredibly unique and inspired group of 46 artists including 8 original quilts constructed by the Gee’s Bend quilters in rural Boykin, Alabama. Many of the works in this exhibition are part of two major donations to Rockford Art Museum made by Susan and Stephen Pitkin and James Hager.
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My Way is organized collectively by the Rockford Art Museum curatorial staff and Collections/Exhibitions Committee. The exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by Coleman CPA and Consulting, Inc., Greenlee | Emerson, Matthew and Janella Herbig and the Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and partially supported by a Partners in Excellence grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Women’s Art Board of Rockford Art Museum. This exhibition is further funded in part by a grant from Illinois Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens new art exhibition Buzz Spector: Reading Matter on Friday, February 4th. Members Opening and Gallery Walk with Buzz Spector happens at 5:15 PM and is open to Rockford Art Museum members as well as anyone with a Rockford Public Library card. The free public opening happens from 7 to 8:30 PM.
RAM is located inside the Riverfront Museum Park building at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois. Proof of vaccination is required to attend the members and public opening, however, vaccination is not required to tour the exhibition in the weeks following the opening. Masks are required at all times while in the galleries. The exhibition remains on view through May 29, 2022; galleries are open Thursday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM with free general admission thanks to a sponsorship from Liz Dickinson.
In Reading Matter the artist will show his large-format Polaroid photographs of books, whether from his own library or from various private or public collections. This rarely exhibited body of work will show the range of Buzz’s interest in the books others read or collect. Also on view will be Buzz’s drawings and prints, dating back to the 1970s. The centerpiece of the show is a new book construction for the museum, using more than 5,000 books donated from the Rockford and Evanston Public Libraries.
Buzz Spector: Reading Matter is organized by Rockford Art Museum Curator, Carrie Johnson. Free admission is sponsored by Liz Dickinson. The exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored and supported by the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, Partners in Excellence Grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and Women’s Art Board of Rockford Art Museum. Special thanks to Evanston Public Library and Rockford Public Library for their help in procuring thousands of books for this exhibition.
Celebrating the International Year of Glass 2022, The Shape of Light explores the relationship between Contemporary Painting and Studio Glass. This feature exhibition pairs paintings from Rockford Art Museum’s permanent collection and studio glass on loan from Illinois artists and collectors. Also on view are selections from the museum’s studio glass collection.
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74th Greenwich Village Art Fair
Sept. 17 + 18 at Rockford Art Museum in downtown Rockford
The 74th Greenwich Village Art Fair (GVAF) takes place Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18—rain or shine—on the grounds of Rockford Art Museum (RAM) at Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St., in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The annual outdoor event features over 80 juried artists, live music by local musicians, an artisan marketplace, children's art activities, food trucks, cocktails and more. Established in 1948, Greenwich is the longest running art fair of its kind in the Midwest. Premier sponsors Lon + Dick Behr, Bergstrom Inc, Dean Alan Olson Foundation, Cathy + Rob Funderburg, Joan Stonecipher and Studio Wealth Advisory Group–David Boccignone.
Admission gates are located at Rockford Art Museum parking lot and behind Burpee Museum of Natural History. Gates are open 10 a.m.– 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available at the gate (cash only). Ticket proceeds help support RAM programs throughout the year.
Exhibiting at this year’s fair are 80 artists and 5 art collectives from across the nation. Types of artwork represented include paintings, jewelry, sculpture, glass, ceramics, textiles, photography, wood, mixed media, and more. Artists compete for awards on the first day of the fair, where their work will be viewed by 2022 Judge Steven Anderson. Awards, including Best of Show and Judge’s Choice awards, will be presented Sat, Sept. 17. List of exhibiting artists at end of article.
Special events at the fair include live music at Burpee Amphitheater featuring music by regional bands, Art Raffle (announced Sunday, with raffle prizes of original artwork donated by 5 exhibiting artists), cocktails and champagne at Point Bar and Spark Champagne Bar both days and sale of this year’s Greenwich t-shirt designed by artist Jenny Mathews.
Greenwich Main Stage at the Amphitheater at Burpee, features LIVE MUSIC all day by local musicians including Only Us, Tin Crown, Monark, Lincoln Flowers, Freight Train Rabbit Killer, Rockford Youth Symphony, Jesse Fox, Yesterday’s Gone, Mana Kintorso, Micky Torpedo and Prairie Smoke. All sets included with fair admission.
Local food trucks will be on-site serving everything from bao sandwiches to woodfire pizza and homemade ice cream. Village Pub will also serve grilled favorites, sodas, teas, and LaMonica brands of beer, wine and hard seltzers. Local and regional vendors at the Greenwich Artisan Marketplace this year include Blue Violet Candles, Canine Crunchery, and SAOR Perfumery. Food and drink vendors include We-B-Popp’n Kettle Korn, Citrus Squeezers, Disco Chicken, Ka Bao, Cantina Taco, Bad Humor, Pizza Fresca.
Kortman Gallery Point Bar features signature cocktails, mixed drinks and fine wines and, returning this year, Kortman Gallery also presents Spark Champagne Bar featuring champagne cocktails. Point Bar will have DJs performing all weekend. The RAM Membership Booth is also located near the entrance, where visitors can easily join the art museum or renew their membership for the upcoming year.
2022 Art Raffle tickets, $5 each or 3 for $10, are available at the GVAF Info Booth. Drawing will be held Sunday, Sept. 19, at 5 p.m.; ticketholders need not be present to win. Exhibiting artists who have contributed their artwork for the raffle include Shawn Barbagallo (ceramics),
Sharon Cherney (leather), Claudia Darak (jewelry), Jeff Hart (wood), and Kate and Chris Robleski (photography).
Sponsored by Ground Floor Skateboards, the Emerging Artist Booth features local emerging artists selected by the Greenwich Committee.
Kids can make their own take-home art at the popular Creations by Kids tent sponsored by Illinois State Credit Union and in-kind sponsor, Blick Art Materials. Hands-on art activities are $1 each, or $5 for all 6. The Creations tent opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday (one hour before the fair closes). This year we’re excited to partner with our neighbors at Discovery Center and Burpee Museum of Natural History to present even more kid’s activities! Also new this year is a gallery featuring high school art from local schools.
While visiting the fair be sure to stop by Rockford Art Museum; where the feature exhibition The Shape of Light is on view through Sep. 25. This exhibition pairs Studio Glass on loan from Illinois collectors with interesting works from the RAM Permanent Collection. Admission is free thanks to a generous sponsorship from Studio Wealth Advisory Group–David Boccignone.
Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens the Rockford Midwestern Biennial exhibition on Friday, October 7, with a preview reception for museum members and exhibiting artists from 5:15 to 7 p.m. that includes a gallery walk with 2022 Juror Frank Juárez and an artist awards ceremony, followed by a free public opening until 8 p.m. at RAM, 711 N. Main St., Rockford. The exhibition remains on view through January 22.
The 2022 Rockford Midwestern is the 77th presentation of Rockford Art Museum's juried exhibition, which began in 1913 as an annual showcase of local artists, then expanded eligibility and was known as the Stateline Vicinity Show through 1998. Now a biennial show that surveys new work by contemporary artists across the Midwest, the competition was open to original artwork, in any medium, created since the last biennial by residents of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Juror Frank Juárez selected 61 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculptures, mixed media works, and more by 50 artists from seven states for this year’s Rockford Midwestern Biennial. “It’s a stellar showcase of the incredible talent of Midwestern artists today,” RAM Curator Carrie Johnson said. Frank Juárez brings two decades of art education and arts management experience organizing local and regional art exhibitions, community art events, facilitating presentations, supporting artists through grant programs, and offering professional development workshops. Juarez is the Sheboygan North High School art department chair, SchoolArts Magazine contributing editor, and Artdose Magazine publisher.
Awards will be presented at the preview for members and exhibiting artists on Friday, October 7, including the prestigious Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award ($2,000) plus Best of Show ($750), and two Juror’s Choice awards ($500 each).
The Rockford Midwestern Biennial is organized by Carrie Johnson and juried by Frank Juárez. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by the Dean Alan Olson Foundation and Women’s Art Board; and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Free admission is sponsored for the duration of this exhibition by the Dean Alan Olson Foundation.
Galleries are open Thursday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
THE 2022 ROCKFORD MIDWESTERN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
SPONSORED BY DEAN ALAN OLSON FOUNDATION + WOMEN’S ART BOARD
All programs take place at Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford
• PANEL LECTURE WITH EXHIBITING ARTISTS
WED, NOV 16, 6–8 PM, FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join us for a conversation with exhibiting artists from our Midwestern Biennial as they discuss their inspirations and processes.
• DRAWING WORKSHOP WITH 2020 MIDWESTERN BIENNIAL EXHIBITING ARTIST
WED, JAN 18, 6–8 PM, $20 ($17/members), OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
REGISTER AT ROCKFORDARTMUSEUM.ORG
Artist Zach Mory joins us for this one-of-a-kind drawing workshop where he’ll teach the intricacies of drawing the human face with a fun twist! After mastering drawing the face, he’ll teach you how to create your very own cartoon. Registration will open soon at rockfordartmuseum.org.
• COFFEE WITH THE CURATOR
FRI, JAN 20, 10 AM, FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the process of curating the feature exhibition with Execuitive Director/Curator Carrie Johnson. Complimentary coffee is provided by Rockford Roasting Co.
Image: Renee McGinnis (Chersterton, IN); Nesting Protocols, 2022; oil and silver leaf on canvas; courtesy of the artist
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Image: Joseph Ivacic (Chicago, IL); Courage Under Pressure, 2021; glass; courtesy of the artist
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Get a behind-the-scenes look into the process of curating the feature exhibition with Execuitive Director/Curator Carrie Johnson. Complimentary coffee is provided by Rockford Roasting Co.
Image: Shelly Gilchrist (Evanston, IL); Solstice, 2022; acrylic and flashe on shaped PVC panel; courtesy of the artist
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Rockford Art Museum (RAM) opens new art exhibition Outer Harmonies: Thirteen Themes from the Permanent Collection on Friday, February 3rd. Members Opening and Gallery Walk with Executive Director/Chief Curator, Carrie Johnson and Collections Curator, Frances Downey happens at 5:15 PM and is open to Rockford Art Museum members. The free public opening happens from 7 to 8 PM. RAM is located inside the Riverfront Museum Park building at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The exhibition remains on view through May 28, 2023; galleries are open Thursday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM. Free general admission is provided thanks to a grant from the Rockford Area Arts Council which receives support from the City of Rockford, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and its members.
Outer Harmonies presents thirteen groups of work from Rockford Art Museum’s acclaimed Permanent Collection. These themed groupings show similar explorations of subject matter representing the museum’s five focus areas. The themes and subject matter examined in this exhibition are: Americana, home, eroticism, apocalypse, the psychological nature of cartoons, horses, oddities, pairs, portraits, politics, scale, meta, and the evolution of the human figure in art.
On view in this exhibition, you will find works by Z.B. Armstrong, Roger Brown, Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Warrington Colescott, Walker Evans, Howard Finster, Audrey Flack, Alex Katz, Angela Kelly, Mike Lash, Jacob Lawrence, Roy Lichtenstein, Kerry James Marshall, Reginald Marsh, Jacqueline Moses, Jim Nutt, Ed Paschke, George J. Robertson, Edward Ruscha, Fritz Scholder, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Carrie Mae Weems, and Betsy Youngquist among many others.
Outer Harmonies is organized by Rockford Art Museum Executive Director/Chief Curator, Carrie Johnson and Collections Curator, Frances Downey. The exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by Women’s Art Board and partially supported by a Partners in Excellence Grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and the Rockford Area Arts Council which receives support from the City of Rockford, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and its members.
Image: Leonard Koscianski, Snarling Dog. Collection of Rockford Art Museum
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Deborah was the first to be awarded the Jessica Holt Purchase Award in 1992 that ultimately made it possible for her work to be included in RAM’s Permanent Collection. She stated then “My life as an artist is deeply rooted in Rockford. The seeds were sown as an eighth grader when I was awarded a scholarship for art classes at Rockford Art Museum.” Her family now continues her legacy with a perpetual endowment awarded annually to RAM for a locally chosen 7th or 8th grade student, or established artist, and their pursuit of an art-making experience via the museum.
Thanks to a grant from Rockford Area Arts Council, admission is free to the museum. Galleries are open 10 AM to 6 PM Thursday through Sunday.
Curated by Joseph Zimmer • Exhibition sponsored by James Beall and Mac’s Moving & Storage
Click here for information on the Limited Edition keepsake booklet available for purchase.
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JUN 9–SEP 24, 2023
Free Public Opening on June 9, 5–8 p.m. with a Free Public Gallery Walk with Fatherless at RAM
Exhibition and free admission sponsored by The Kjellstrom Family Foundation; Dean Alan Olson Foundation; Lisa + Mark Lindman; Rockford University and Wells Fargo Advisors. In-kind support provided by Dick Blick and Speedball
Constant Pressure: A Visual Exploration of Identity, Activism, and Collaboration is an assembly of artists whose work has impacted Fatherless along their journey. The artwork is a reflection of engagement, community and the democratic nature of printmaking itself. Featured artists include Aida Wilde, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, CHema Skandal!, Fatherless, Ganzeer, Jesse Shaw, Liz Born, and Nicole Marroquin.
Fatherless is a Rockford, Illinois based artistic collaboration between Javier Jimenez, Greg Lang, David Menard, and Ben Rider (U.K.). Since 2010 Fatherless has been known for a variety of large-scale graphics that use appropriated and manipulated imagery to explore socially conscious ideas through printmaking, painting, collage, and installation. Their work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in many public and private collections.
Fatherless has consistently pushed forward with a counterintuitive approach to not just screen printing, but artist collaboration as well. Members of Fatherless operate as a unit working freely with each other’s ideas and imagery. This process does not reveal any individual artist or “father” but rather an amalgam of the whole. Each piece is a one-off monoprint that will never be repeated. The collective power of the individuals allows for a wide range of ambitious projects that satirize what they see as “our consumer-driven, media-saturated, disposable culture.”
Constant Pressure is a printed reflection and response to the ability that lies in art to challenge and expand our perceptions of the world around us.
Constant Pressure is organized by Rockford Art Museum Chief Curator, Carrie Johnson. The exhibition is sponsored by the Kjellstrom Family Foundation; Dean Alan Olson Foundation; Lisa + Mark Lindman; Rockford University, and Wells Fargo Advisors with in-kind support from Dick Blick and Speedball. Related educational programming is sponsored by Women’s Art Board and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
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Thursday, January 22nd | 5:30 PM | Lecture with exhibiting artist | Free
Rockford Art Museum | 711 N Main St. Rockford
Join us for a free public opening and gallery walk with exhibiting artist Michael x. Ryan on Sunday, October 19th at 2 PM at Rockford Art Museum. The gallery walk will begin at 2 PM.
Chicago-based artist Michael x. Ryan gathers the quiet imprints we leave behind — from sidewalk stains and river paths to shower puddles and fallen tree limbs — and gives them form, weight, and voice. Through drawing, mapping, wood relief, and 3D printed objects, Ryan captures traces of human presence — the edge of a river, the imprint of a wet body, the marks on a street — and renders them as physical forms that evoke movement, memory, and place.
This exhibition brings together key installations spanning over four decades, from early works shaped by the Ox-Bow landscape to large-scale reliefs inspired by the streets of Chicago to one tree of interest on the family property in Woodstock, Illinois. By drawing attention to overlooked details, Ryan invites us to consider how our everyday movements shape the spaces we inhabit — and how those spaces, in turn, record and reflect our presence and passage through time.
Exhibition and free admission sponsored by Dean Alan Olson Foundation and Rosecrance Behavioral Health
Homecoming: In Color celebrates the reopening of Rockford Art Museum after a year-long renovation closure. This exhibition features a selection of popular pieces and hidden gems, showcasing the rich diversity of our revered collection. Come witness the power of art and community as we welcome you back to a vibrant space of creativity!
We can’t wait to reconnect with you to celebrate our galleries being open again. In addition to the exhibition, you’ll get the opportunity to engage with interactive art activities, artist talks, and guided tours designed to deepen your appreciation and understanding of the collection. Whether you’re a longtime patron or visiting for the first time, this is an opportunity to reconnect with the art that inspires and moves us.
Join us in celebrating creativity, community, and the enduring power of art. We look forward to welcoming you back!
Homecoming is organized by Rockford Art Museum Chief Curator, Carrie Johnson. The exhibition is sponsored by Dean Alan Olson Foundation and Rosecrance Behavioral Health, and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
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Art in Bloom is on view Thursday through Sunday, April 16th-19th from 10 AM to 5 PM. Tickets to view Art in Bloom are available to purchase at the door.
A first look at this year’s designs will take place at the ticketed Preview Party on April 15th. This event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and wine and provides attendees the opportunity to speak directly with the designers. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are now on sale (click here).
The ninth annual Fashion in Bloom returns with Cocktails and Living Couture on April 17th. Featuring fashions accessorized with fresh floral accessories created by local florists. This event includes heavy hors d’oeuvres. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are now on sale (click here).
For a complete list of ‘In Bloom’ Events and workshops, visit our events page.
2026 Sponsors:
Dean Alan Olson Foundation, Gensler Gardens, Rosecrance Behavioral Health; Coleman CPA & Consulting, Inc., Anne + David Boccignone, Women’s Art Board; Savant Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Advisors; Judith Boccignone; Ahlstrand Family Foundation\u0003, Bill Doran, Inc., \u0003Fehr Graham Engineering\u0003and Environmental, RBC Wealth Management/Matthew Montalbano, Title Underwriters; Sara + Dave Deutsch, Sherry + Greg Harlan,\u0003RE/MAX Property Source/Julie Humpal, \u0003Revive Chiropractic Wellness Center; Coyle Kiley Insurance Agency, Inc., FurstStaffing,\u0003 Garcea Computers LLC, Olson Aluminum Castings, \u0003Karen + Tom Shifo, Patty + Jeff Smith;\u0003Platt Hill Nursery; In-Kind support: B Jones Boutique, Parella Beauty Co., Rooted/Picked by Rooted, Saatva Yoga Spa, The Velvet Poppy Floral Design
2026 Designers
Anderson Gardens, Bill Doran Co, Buckets and Blooms, Cherry Blossom Florist, Cypress House, Event Floral, Garden of Eevie, Kishwaukee College Floral Design, Maple Leaf Floral, Marengo Floral Co, Catherine + Joel Marsh, Nicholas Conservatory and Gardens, Nostalgic Dwelling, Pepper Creek, Picked by Rooted, Prairie Wildflower, Michelle Princer, RAM Team, Gretchen Schwalbach, St. Charles Florist & Boutique, The Velvet Poppy Floral Design, Willrett Flower Company
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RAM, 711 N. Main St., Rockford.
The exhibition remains on view through September 27, 2026.
The 2026 Rockford Midwestern is the 78th presentation of Rockford Art Museum's juried exhibition, which began in 1913 as an annual showcase of local artists, then expanded eligibility and was known as the Stateline Vicinity Show through 1998. Now a biennial show that surveys new work by contemporary artists across the Midwest, the competition was open to original artwork, in any medium, created since the last biennial by residents of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
Juror Laurie Hogin selected 98 paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculptures, mixed media works, and more from eight states (including nine artists from the Rockford region) for this year’s Rockford Midwestern Biennial. “It’s a stellar showcase of the incredible talent of Midwestern artists today,” RAM Curator Carrie Johnson said.
Laurie Hogin received her MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her BFA from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where she also studied cultural anthropology. Her work is exhibited regularly across the country and is in numerous private and public collections, including the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA, the Illinois State Museum, The United States Federal Reserve, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Brauer Museum, Valparaiso, IN, the Racine Art Museum, WI, among many others. She is currently Professor with Tenure and Chair of the Painting and Sculpture Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2026 Exhibiting Artists: Luke Achterberg (Onalaska, WI); Deidre Argyle (Springfield, MO); Nelson Armour (Chicago, IL); Karen Azarnia (River Forest, IL); Heidi Bailey (Warsaw, IN); Michael Banning (Minneapolis, MN); Audrey Barcio (Muncie, IN); Jason Beck (Rockton, IL); Victoria Bein (Edgerton, WI); Lauren Bertelson (Chicago, IL); Lois Bielefeld (Glendale, WI); Jill Birschbach (Evanston, IL); Rebecca Bissi (Racine, WI); Sharon Bladholm (Chicago, IL); Mark Blassage (South Bend, IN); Jennifer Bock-Nelson (Quincy, IL); Mark Brautigam (Milwaukee, WI); Deborah Brooks (Milwaukee, WI); H. Buchholz (Franklin, WI); Roy Cacek (Ankeny, IA); Rebecca Carlton (Fish Creek, WI); Danielle Casali (St. Charles, IL); Ethan Chan (Chicago, IL); Bob Cholke (Rockford, IL); Bobbye Cochran (Chicago, IL); Brent Cole (Muncie, IN); Bridget Conn (Nashville, IN); Benjamin Cook (Louisville, KY); Kevin Corotis (Oak Park, IL); Dragana Crnjak (Boardman, OH); Gary Cudworth (Oswego, IL); Geornica Daniels (Cedarburg, WI); Anita Dawson (Columbus, OH); Jacob Del Negro (Racine, WI); Sessah DelaRue (Belvidere, IL); Brian DePauli (Saint Louis, MO); Jason Dunda (Chicago, IL); Renee Meyer Ernst (Davenport, IA); Darlys Ewoldt (Chicago, IL); Deirdre Fox (Chicago, IL); Rhonda Gates (Rockford, IL); Shelley Gilchrist (Evanston, IL); Tanya Gill (Chicago, IL); Rita Grendze (Geneva, IL); Camryn Gulledge (Springfield, MO); Denis Hagen (Hiawatha, IA); Fletcher Hayes (Chicago, IL); Alan Hobscheid (Chicago, IL); Ellen Holtzblatt (Chicago, IL); Larsen Husby (Chicago, IL); Jeff Ignatius (Rock Island, IL); Shane-Jahi Jackson (Morris, IL); Noah Kashiani (Chicago, IL); Kara Knutson (Oconomowoc, WI); John Kurman (Arlington Heights, IL); Diane Lamboley (Clayton, MO); Isaiah Lee (Chicago, IL); CoCo Ree Lemery (Chicago, IL); Braydon Letsinger (Springville, IN); Diane Levesque (Kenosha, WI); Paula Kloczkowski Luberda (Naperville, IL); Tanya Lunina (Geneva, IL); Lisa Madden (Mokena, IL); Ellen Mahaffy (Eau Claire, WI); Valerie Mangion (Muscoda, WI); T. Michael Martin (Murray, KY); Madeline Martin (Milwaukee, WI); Aeron Maxwell (Chicago, IL); Don McCurdy (St. Charles, IL); Tom McHale (Rockford, IL); Nancie King Mertz (Rockford, IL); Ryan Peter Miller (Chicago, IL); Zach Mory (Glen Ellyn, IL); Thérèse Mulgrew (Chicago, IL); Louisa Murzyn (Munster, IN); Catherine Nelson (Grayslake, IL); Dan Oliver (Chicago, IL); Robert C Osborne (Racine, WI); Mark Pack (Kansas City, MO); Mielle Park (Vernon Hills, IL); Lorraine Peltz (Chicago, IL); Denise Presnell (Sheboygan, WI); Jessie Rebik (Galena, IL); Jason Reblando (Norman, IL); Kimberly Rodey (Wheaton, IL); Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch (Lexington, KY); Kurt Schabell (Loves Park, IL); Edwin Shelton (Michigan City, IN); Dan Simoneau (Kenosha, WI); DeAnna Skedel (Kansas City, MO); Shalen Stephenson (Chicago, IL); Kathy Snow Stratton (Buffalo, MN); Dan Swanson (Rockford, IL); Tori Tasch (Hartland, WI); Ron Testa (Wilmette, IL); Ged Trias (Rockford, IL); Mark Weller (Waunakee, WI); A M Yeager (Bloomington, IL)
Awards will be presented at the preview for members and exhibiting artists on Friday, May 22, including the prestigious Dean Alan Olson Purchase Award ($2,000) plus Juror’s First Choice ($750), and two Juror’s Choice awards ($500 each).
The Rockford Midwestern Biennial is organized by Carrie Johnson and juried by Laurie Hogin. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by the Dean Alan Olson Foundation; and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. Free admission is sponsored for the duration of this exhibition by the Dean Alan Olson Foundation. Galleries are open Thursday through Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
THE 2026 ROCKFORD MIDWESTERN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
All programs take place at Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford
LECTURE WITH EXHIBITING ARTISTS
THU, JULY 23, 5:30 PM, FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Join us for a conversation with exhibiting artists from our Midwestern Biennial as they discuss their inspirations and processes.
COFFEE WITH THE CURATOR
FRI, SEP 11, 9 AM, FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the process of curating the feature exhibition with Executive Director/Curator Carrie Johnson. Complimentary coffee provided.
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Established in 1948, GVAF is the longest-running art fair of its kind in the Midwest. All artwork on display at Greenwich Village Art Fair is original and produced entirely by the hands of the exhibiting artist.
Admission proceeds support Rockford Art Museum, located at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois.
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