Tribute to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement
High school artist, Rockford
Bridget Heffner
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Tribute to George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement
RVC graduate and newly enrolled art student at UW Eau Claire
Salvador Stoneberg
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Rockford's James Hogan
Photo of Art Safari at Bennie's Cleaners
Featured artist: Manny Chinacat Tang
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COVID-19 Relief Grants
The RACVB-RAD-Arts Council Microgrants and the Artist Relief Fund remain the best, most direct source of funding for our local artist population.
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Hello Rockford Region artists,
We miss you. In June, an ArtScene Survey was distributed to all our members and venue hosts. We would like your feedback, as we use the stay-at-home order to plan for the next time we can safely gather. ArtScene will change, for the better, and we hope you will participate in the visioning process.
The Arts Council applied to the National Endowment for the Arts as a subgranting organization--this shift will allow us to move from filtered dollars from the NEA to direct dollars from the NEA. In the future, we can apply for a significant investment and get a significant return, on the behalf of our community's arts organizations. We will keep you posted.
Additionally, this month, a partnership between RAD, the RACVB, and the Arts Council, presents an artist micro-grant opportunity for local artists. Artists--you can receive up to $500 for your vision or your needs!
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Visual Artist, Cory Amons
Art Safari, June 2020
Also featured, Jesus Correa's Zebra
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Resources:
The Arts Council is co-chairing a Rockford Rebounding group, Arts, Culture, and Events (ACE); Rockford Rebounding is an effort led by Mayor McNamara to address the challenges of reopening our region and develop a strategic plan for our new normal. ACE is developing a comprehensive inventory of arts and culture groups, as well as local venues, to better assist the public with the development of their project and event ideas. Our new normal is looking pretty darn good!
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City of Rockford Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate nominations have been accepted and the applications are being processed. A diverse panel of qualified experts is reviewing application submissions in July. The finalists for both groups will be additionally evaluated by experts in the field of poetry and literature. The finalists will be announced at the Rockford Area Arts Awards in October--it is all very exciting!
Rockford's art organizations are in the Rockford Area Arts Council's Facebook Group: Rockford Area Arts Organizations. Please add a representative of your organization to this group. Please use this private group respectfully, as a way to share information, develop relationships, post events, demonstrate support, make connections, and share relevant contacts. When you join, you will find most of our Arts Orgs partners already participating!
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Laura Gomel, artist, and owner of 317 Artist Collective, speaks to the news channels about her brainchild, Art Safari (June 12, 2020). Thank you Laura!
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We need you, art supporters...
You can support our region's arts and culture groups in three ways!
- We need to know what you need from us in the coming months. Please contact your favorite arts/culture organizations and voice your concerns and contribute your ideas.
- We need your support--membership renewals and social media attention are simple steps you can take to make a lasting impact.
- Additionally, you can purchase season tickets, register for future classes, investigate summer instruction for you and/or your child, plan a trip to visit a museum--even virtually!
We will be the recovery!
WREX PSA
Collaborative Video with Arts Orgs
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Although our community programs and events, ArtsPlace and Beattie Is, are canceled for this year--Please know that the Arts Council is hard at work to bring you celebratory alternatives and unique approaches to our new normal. Click on the following links to connect with the arts organizations that hold a special place in your heart!
Arts Organizations in the Rockford Area
Music Academy of Rockford, Rockford Dance Company, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Symphony Orchestra, Friends of the Coronado, Artists' Ensemble, Pec Play House, Nielsen Chorale, RACVB, District 205's Fine Arts, Rockford Writer's Guild, Rockford Art Guild, Womanspace, West Side Show Room, Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, Starlight Theatre, 317 Art Collective, Underground Art Gallery, Usual Suspects, New Genres, Phantom Regiment, Domingos en el Parque
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Rockford businesses and organizations--this is for you!
Reopening Pledge
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Artist/Arts Organizations Grants Program
Purchase masks and tees and help artists and arts orgs!
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Youth Short Film Showcase
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City of Rockford's Neighborhood Specialist, Barb Chidley, is sporting our Alone Together tee and she can't believe the generosity of our membership...All renewals and new memberships are listed.
Thank you, friends of the Arts Council, for making a challenging year, better!
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Allison Walter & Nate Volkman
Beth Edgerton
Brent & Sharon Brodeski
Bruce & Deborah McDonald
Bruce & Judy Moe
Caitlyn Baylor
Carla & Brian Leikam
Charo and Robert Chaney
U. S. Representative Cheri Bustos
Chuck & Robin Thompson
Colin Kampmier
Curt & Laurie Kleckler
Cynthia Hill
Dan & Cathy Herdeman
David & Anne Boccignone
Dawn Hallsten & Don Mateer
Diane Dailing
Devin Mainville
Donald & Sherrilyn Martin
Dorothy Paige-Turner
Doug & Diane Wilson
Doug & Sally Mark
Ed & Lee Ladenburger
Eric & Gretchen Ericson
Faye Marcus
Gary & Terry Rifkin
George & Janet Farbotko
Harvey & Natalie Share
Jack & Colleen Holmbeck
Jack & Barbara Simon
James Crow
Janice Jakeway
Janus Rose
Jean Apgar
Jeff & Chris Swanberg
Jessica & Michael Iasparro
Jillian Myers
Joan Sage
Joe & Mary Jo Ross
John & Barbara Holmstrom
John Verl & Mary McNamara
Jordan & Kari McDonald
Joseph and Josephine Morrissey Fund
Kai & Mike Mulford
Karol & Mike Manley
Kate & Ryan Kilgore
Kathleen Lorden
Kathy Roushey
Kay Hotchkiss
Keith & Pamela Shaver
Kevin & Shelly Peifer
Kevin & Kimberly Zlevor
Kim Keefe
Larry Sheets
Laura Frazier
LaVona Farney
Lois Cannell Ramon
Lon Hoegberg
Lynne Townsend
Marcia Mueller & Charles Prorok
Margaret Hessler Hynes
Marilyn Dougherty
Mary Ann & Bob Savard
Mary Ann Smith
Mary Gubbe Lee
Mary McNamara Bernsten
Meghan Baylor
Merle Langs
Michael & Myong Roh
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Nancy Bard & John Samol
Norma Lee Kerns Barnhart
Paul & Carol Burkholder
Paula Capone
Pauline Smith
Penny Cash
Penny Patterson & Sheila Faulkner
Peter Damby
Philip & Kathy Dierstein
Polly Smith
Priscilla Flynn-Heath
Raymond & Jo Marie Paul
Rebecca Asher
Richard & Ann Rundall
Rick & Judith Pollack
Robert Apolloni
Ron & Barbara Herbig
Ron & Jackie Drotar
Scott & Karla Clark
Sharon Nesbit-Davis & George Davis
Steve & Janice Westlund
Steve & Lisa Carter
Steve & Trudy Bernsten
Steve Geller
Susan & Michael Fumo
Terrance & Lois Fisher
The Newcomer Family
Theresa Rowinski
Thomas & Kathleen O'Brien
Trish Rooney
Tyler Pickering
Una Ryan
Veronica Soria-Martinez
Victor Rivera
Warren & Marilyn Cade
William & Jen Cunningham
William & Julie Snively
William & Leah Baskin
William & Marijean Whitcher
In Memorium
John Beck
Corporate and
Organizational Donors
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Boone County Arts Council
Discovery Center Museum
Friends of the Coronado Foundation
Katie’s Cup
Main Street Players of Boone County
Northern Illinois Wood Turners
Northwest Bank
Rockford Art Guild
Rockford Art Museum
Rockford Lutheran Academy
Rockford Lutheran Choral Union
Rockford Public Library
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Sigma Alpha Iota
Sinnissippi Quilters
Sjostrom & Sons Foundation Inc.
Stepping Stones Stars of Light
The Music Academy
The School of Rockford Dance Company
The West Side Show Room
Womanspace
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