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Rockford is a community in which everyone can enjoy and participate in the arts -- regardless of their personal tastes and preferences. In fact, this is the vision of the Rockford Area Arts Council. For more complete information, visit their website: http://www.artsforeveryone.com.

317 Market Street
317 Market Street features a gallery and three floors of artist studios which present four annual exhibits in a renovated downtown loft building. Call 815-962-1476 for information.

Art in the Parks
The Rockford Park District is a proud advocate of arts in the Rockford community and maintains several spectacular sculptures of art within their parks.  Check out the Symbol, the River Crab, the Guardsmen and more.

ArtsPlace
ArtsPlace is an eight-week innovative summer program that provides Rockford area youth ages 14-19 with job training in the arts. It is offered by the Rockford Area Arts Council.

ArtScene
ArtScene is a gallery walk held in early October and again in April, bringing out thousands of art-lovers to galleries and studios all over town.

Artspace
Rockford’s newest art gallery, specializing in works by area artists, is located in the Clock Tower Resort at I-90 and E. State Street. The gallery changes shows every two to three months. Call 815-398-6000 for information.

Greenwich Village Art Fair
The Greenwich Village Art Fair is a two-day juried art fair featured more than 100 local, regional & national artists.

New Dimensions Gallery at WomanSpace
WOMANSPACE is a multi-faceted organization that provides creative learning opportunities for personal and spiritual growth for women. The New Dimensions Gallery offers exhibits, as well as lessons in many artforms.

Rockford Art Museum 
The Rockford Art Museum is dedicated to the enrichment of life in our region by communicating the pleasure, appreciation, and meaning of the visual arts through a program of exhibition, interpretation, education, and collection.

Rockford College Art Gallery
The Rockford College Art Gallery holds several shows each year featuring local artists, Rockford College students and faculty, and artists from many areas of the country.

Totally Arts
Totally Arts is a collaborative program between the Rockford Area Arts Council and the Rockford Park District, that immerses kids in the performing and visual arts each summer.

Village Gallery/Art Coop
Village Gallery is the gallery for the Midwest Chapter of the Art Corporation (Co-op), an artists’ networking organization with more than 50 membes. It is located in Stewart Square in downtown Rockford. Call 815-963-2787 for information.



Additional Links & Resources

  Rockford Arts Council
  Rockford Area Convention & Visitors Bureau