Students get their piece of history with mosaic mural that will be displayed for... April 18, 2024 @ 12:34 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The artwork students at Lewis Lemon Elementary School pieced together on Thursday... Read More
Here are your 2024 Rockford Area Arts Awards winners March 11, 2024 @ 11:37 am From news release Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council on Friday handed out a dozen awards... Read More
Sculpture showcasing Rockford's founders to return to the public eye after years... January 15, 2024 @ 5:30 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A statue depicting the city’s founders working their way to what would... Read More
Basketball courts outside west Rockford elementary school to get new surface and... June 30, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Plans are in motion to give students and neighborhood kids who play... Read More
New downtown Rockford business strives to get youth, families involved in the ar... June 1, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new business coming to downtown Rockford blends the line between playhouse... Read More
Rockford's mural initiative is getting bigger and smaller at the same time this ... May 31, 2023 @ 6:57 pm By Helen Karakoudas Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The public art initiative first known for bringing murals... Read More
Podcast: Rockford Area Arts Council working on plans to strengthen the city's cu... May 25, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Steve Summers and Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app Mary McNamara Bernsten, executive director of the Rockford Area Arts Council,... Read More Podcast: Rockford Area Arts Council working o... Rock River Current Podcasts Embed Subscribe RSS Download
Rockford arts icon Tom Heflin, whose work captured the beauty of the Midwest, ha... May 1, 2023 @ 3:09 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The leap of faith Tom Heflin took to become a full-time artist... Read More
Arts take center stage in Rockford this weekend for Spring ArtScene April 20, 2023 @ 6:00 am By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The city’s art scene takes center stage this weekend as visual and... Read More
4 dozen nominees announced for Rockford Area Arts Awards February 21, 2023 @ 1:45 pm By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council on Tuesday announced 48 nominees for this... Read More
