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Rockford Artist, August Lain Weickert
Rockford Faces
Steel and plexiglass sculpture
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COVID-19 Relief Grants
Access Grants are now available through the Arts Council. Access grants are partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, with additional support from the City of Rockford and Arts Council memberships. Grants are awarded in our four-county service area--Boone, Winnebago, Ogle, and DeKalb Counties. Fundamental to the mission of the Arts Council, grants are one of several ways the Arts Council addresses its goal to nurture, cultivate, and advocate for artists and arts organizations. Access Grants are reviewed by an independent, credentialed panel of arts professionals and community members. APPLY TODAY!
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Hello Rockford Region artists,
Well, there is no shortage of social justice inspiration for artwork these days! Please check out what young Rockford artists created at the Nicholas Conservatory art exhibit: BLM stop-motion animation and compelling banners!
Shumway Market is hosting a newly installed steel and plexiglass sculpture by local artist, August Lain Weickert. Stop by the Arts Council to check it out! Not only do we have a new logo, but Shumway has also seen many-a-makeover this year...thanks to the City of Rockford, we are the recipients of new paint, tuckpointing, and concrete apron.
Fall ArtScene is canceled...however, the Arts Council is hosting ArtScene reimagined: Arts and Culture Showcase (ACS); the Arts and Culture Showcase will support participating venues and promote artists and their work, on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10. Hours will vary by venue. Appropriate changes and modifications will be made to ensure the safety of our patrons, artists, and venues! All venues must Pledge as a part of their application submission.
The Arts Council is a co-chair of the Rockford Rebounding committee, ACE: Arts, Culture, and Events. We are developing a comprehensive list of arts and culture organizations; streamlining the ACE process of programs and events; and providing the community with easy-access information for the connection to the appropriate resources. You can find updated resources here...Soon, you will find these critical resources on the Arts Council's website and the City's website.
Additionally, the Our Journey Microgrants for artists continue to enrich the lives of local artists and regional arts organizations by providing critical funding for special projects or essential services. The Arts Council is honored to be included in this partnership with the RACVB and RAD. We are inspired by the ‘Our Journey’ recipients. From keeping the lights on to mural painting to original music scores, ‘Our Journey’, microgrants for artists, are positively impacting our arts and culture community during a critical time of challenge and uncertainty. Apply today!
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Arts Council and R1 Regional Planning Council
PARTNERSHIP
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Special Opportunity for Arts and Culture Organizations. Your Arts Council membership will have added value in October; the Arts Council contracted with R1: Regional Planning Council to provide filtered grant selections for our regional arts and culture organizations during this critical time of change and here-and-gone funding opportunities. If your organization is not a member, join the Arts Council today!
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Access Grants are now available through the Arts Council. Access grants are partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council Agency, with additional support from the City of Rockford and Arts Council memberships. Grants are awarded in our four-county service area--Boone, Winnebago, Ogle, and DeKalb Counties. Fundamental to the mission of the Arts Council, grants are one of several ways the Arts Council addresses its goal to nurture, cultivate, and advocate for artists and arts organizations. Access Grants are reviewed by an independent, credentialed panel of arts professionals and community members. APPLY TODAY!
The Arts Council is a co-chair of the Rockford Rebounding committee, ACE: Arts, Culture, and Events. We are developing a comprehensive list of arts and culture organizations; streamlining the ACE process of programs and events; and providing the community with easy-access information for the connection to the appropriate resources. You can find updated resources here...Soon, you will find these critical resources on the Arts Council's website and the City's website.
ACE's expanded list of arts and culture organizations meets monthly, via ZOOM; please email Beth at info@artsforeveryone.com to be included in our monthly meeting mailing list. Join us for our NEXT MEETING: Friday, October 2, at 1 p.m.
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Art Exhibit at the Nicholas Conservatory
SPARK! participant, Taylor-Jade Laig-Duran, 16
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Our arts and culture organizations continue to do more with less. Our budgets are shrinking, our audiences are empty--we need our supporters now more than ever.
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!
Fall ArtScene is canceled...however, the Arts Council is hosting an Arts and Culture Showcase (ACS); the Arts and Culture Showcase will support participating venues and promote artists and their work, on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10. Hours will vary by venue. Appropriate changes and modifications will be made to ensure the safety of our patrons, artists, and venues! All venues must Pledge as a part of their application submission.
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Art Exhibit at Nicholas Conservatory. Stop by the Nicholas Conservatory to see the SPARK! exhibit; SPARK! is one of the Arts Council's summer youth art programs. This summer SPARK! participants, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, developed a stop-motion animation video combined with interviews, and four powerful social justice banners.
Rockford Area Arts Awards categories and applications will be available on October 24, 2020. In accordance with social distancing, our celebration will be split into two showcased events, and subsequently twice the amount of exposure for your practice. On October 24, a 'year-in-review' video of local arts and cultural events, programs, and performances will premiere. Additionally, the Rockford Poet Laureate and Youth Poet Laureate will be announced. The traditional awards ceremony will take place in the spring of 2021. We are eager to share unique performances, pieces, and events from our talented Rockford arts community.
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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Arts Council Grants up to $2500
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Rockford Regional ArtScene venues-
this is for you!
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Artist/Arts Organizations Grants Program
West Side Show Room's, Mike Werkel
Our Journey Recipient
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Youth Short Film Showcase
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Thank you, friends of the Arts Council, for a mission-filled month of September!
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Allison Walter & Nate Volkman
Arthur & Elaine Breck
Beth Edgerton
Beverly Ashley-Broyles
Brent & Sharon Brodeski
Bruce & Deborah McDonald
Bruce & Judy Moe
Caitlyn Baylor
Carol Ostrom
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
Diane and Ed Kuehl
Devin Mainville
Don & Judith McCanse
Donald & Sherrilyn Martin
Dorothy Paige-Turner
Doug & Diane Wilson
Doug & Sally Mark
Ed & Lee Ladenburger
Emily Klonicki
Eric & Gretchen Ericson
Faye Marcus
Frank & Gayanne Schepley
Gary & Terry Rifkin
George & Janet Farbotko
Harvey & Natalie Share
Ingrid Hyde
Jack & Colleen Holmbeck
Jack & Barbara Simon
James Crow
Jane Austin
Janice Jakeway
Janus Rose
Jean Apgar
Jeff & Chris Swanberg
Jessica & Michael Iasparro
Jillian Myers
Joan Sage
Joe & Mary Jo Ross
Joel Ross
John & Barbara Holmstrom
John & Barbara McNamara
John Verl & Mary McNamara
Jordan & Kari McDonald
Joseph and Josephine Morrissey Fund
Judy Pickle & Victoria Berndt
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
Kurt & Sarah Bell
Larry Sheets
Laura Frazier
Laura Gomel
LaVona Farney
Lois Cannell Ramon
Lon Hoegberg
LoRayne Logan
Lynne Townsend
Marcia Mueller & Charles Prorok
Margaret Hessler Hynes
Marilyn Dougherty
Mary Ann & Bob Savard
Mary Ann Smith
Mary Gubbe Lee
Mary McNamara Bernsten
Maureen Kirschmann
Meghan Baylor
Merle Langs
Michael & Myong Roh
Nancy Bard & John Samol
Nicole Bergren
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Norm Knott
Norma Lee Kerns Barnhart
Paul & Carol Burkholder
Paul & Teri Baits
Paula Capone
Pauline Smith
Penny Cash
Penny Patterson & Sheila Faulkner
Peter Damby
Philip & Kathy Dierstein
Polly Smith
Priscilla Flynn-Heath
Randall & Wendie Woehler
Raymond & Jo Marie Paul
Rebecca Asher
Richard & Ann Rundall
Rick & Judith Pollack
Robert Apolloni
Ron & Barbara Herbig
Ron & Jackie Drotar
Samuel Wyant
Scott & Karla Clark
Senator David Syverson
Sharon Nesbit-Davis & George Davis
Steve & Janice Westlund
Steve & Robin Gausebeck
Steve & Lisa Carter
Steve & Trudy Bernsten
Steve Geller
Steven Beard
Steven & Marcia Terrill
Susan & Joseph Drennan
Susan & Michael Fumo
Susan Williams
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
317 Art Collective
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.
Artists' Ensemble
Boone County Arts Council
Discovery Center Museum
Friends of the Coronado Foundation
Katie’s Cup
Keefe Real Estate
Main Street Players of Boone County
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
Northern Illinois Wood Turners
Northwest Bank
Pec Playhouse Theatre
Rockford Art Guild
Rockford Art Museum
Rockford Development LLC
Rockford Lutheran Academy
Rockford Lutheran Choral Union
Rockford Public Library
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Rockford Wind Ensemble
School of Rockford Dance Company
Sigma Alpha Iota
Sinnissippi Quilters
Sjostrom & Sons Foundation Inc.
Stepping Stones Stars of Light
The Arc
The Music Academy
The West Side Show Room
Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum
Womanspace
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