ArtScene is a biannual gallery walk, hosted by the Arts Council, featuring new and established artists of the Rockford Region. ArtScene is focused in Rockford’s City Center, with a handful of dynamic peripheral venues. Visitors to ArtScene are welcome at any of the venues listed online — there is no admission fee and all are welcome!
ArtScene offers a wide variety of art to purchase and appreciate including photography, jewelry, paintings, sculpture, prints, fiber arts, digital media, and more! Artists are available for conversation—sharing their unique approaches and inspiration for their work. Surrounding restaurants and shops are open for your retail enjoyment and hunger solution!
Spring ArtScene 2022 is April 21, 5-9 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. on April 22. All venues will have maps/artist listings for visitors.
Venue locations include:
(1) 304 Main | 304 N. Main St.
Art Guild of Rockford
(2) 317 Art Collaborative | 317 Market St.
I Want To Believe- An investigation into the Unknown
(3) Ameriprise – Studio Wealth Advisory Group | 6870 Rote Rd.
(4) ArtDeTriumph | 905 Ridgewood Rd.
Painting of Rockford, Chicago & the World
(5) Bennie’s Cleaners | 126 N. First St.
Putting the Fun Back in Dis-fun-ction
(6) The Bubble Hive Downtown | 412 E. State St.
4/20 Spring Art Fest at The Bubble Hive Downtown
(7) CJ’s Public House | 300 E. State St.
Milestone Colors of Spring
(8) Cleta’s Stay and Sew | 1029 S. Main St.
Cleta’s Quilts
(9) Community Foundation of Northern Illinois | 946 N. 2nd St.
The Arc of Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle Counties
(10) District Bar & Grill | 205 W. State St.
The Dawn of Art
(11) Ernie’s Midtown Pub | 1025 5th Ave.
Brett Whitacre Mural Painting and Gallery
(12) First Cut Barber College | 1306 Broadway
(13) Fraim & Mortar | 3022 Wallin
A Decade of Handmade
(14) GEM: Gather, Engage, Make | 406 E. State St.
You’re a GEM
(15) Guysie Jenkins Community Resource Center | 911 Michigan Ave.
Health Literacy Poetry Series!
(16) Kith and Kin Art Collective | 510 E. State St.
REVEAL: A Collection of Contemporary Abstracts
(17) Kortman Gallery @ J.R. Kortman Center for Design | 107 N. Main St.
Collection
(18) Laurent House | 4646 Spring Brook Rd.
(19) The McPherson | 1210 Buchanan St.
The McPherson: Year One
(20) Mt. Olive Lutheran Church | 2001 N. Alpine Rd.
Rockford Lutheran Art Club Shenanigans
(21) Nordic Cultural Center | 327 S. 3rd St.
FIKA – IT’S MORE THAN COFFEE & COOKIES
(22) Norwegian Artist Lofts | 1404 N. Main St.
(23) RealBeautifulYou | 420 N. Main St.
(24) Rockford Security Building | 717 E. Jefferson St.
It’s Big
(25) RPL Nordlof Center | 111 N. Main St.
Café RPL presents: An Evening of Inspired Poetry and Quality Caffeine
(26) Salvaged by Sonya | 510 E. State St.
(27) Three Ravens Pottery | 1009 5th Ave.
Pottery for the People
(28) The Underground Art Gallery | 418 E. State St.
Who Is Afraid of Color?
(29) Work In Progress! | 10532 Main St. Roscoe
Work In Progress 2.0 – Nexus
