A Movable Feast - 1641 N. Alpine Road - 815-227-0102
“Mothers and Daughters: Art Across Generations” An exhibit featuring works by Ruth Ann Molyneaux, Sara Fleming, Andrea Mahan and daughters.

The Arc of Winnebago, Boone & Ogle Co. - 1222 E. State Streeet - 815-965-3455
“Project Art” A group show by artists with developmental disabilities nourishing the creativity through participation in a variety of mediums.

ArtHaus Gallery - 534 N. Court Street - 815-219-1279
“RAGtime” Showcasing the Rockford Art Guild’s array of paintings, drawings, digital art, stained glass, sculpture, jewelry and more.  Barbara Berney, Stella Dobbins, Dolores Dummer, Tim Hagerty, Debra Mayer, Jane Peterson, Joyce Rieken, Connie Rounds, Art Sinden, Ken Staaf, Angela Stickler, Sherry Viktora and Cam Roberts. Come experience the radiating energy and creative evolution in this enormous 115 year old Victorian ArtHaus – where artists live, work, share and grow. Extended hours on Saturday from 1-9 p.m.

ArtSpace West Gallery - 426 N. Main Street - 815-963-1984
“Art I, Scene III” An eclectic mix of local artists works in watercolor, pastels, photography, glass, wearable art, jewelry, metal sculpture, oils and more.  Barry Reithmeier, Andrew Wallace, Clark Art, H. Edward Riddle, Jackie Hickey, Kai Mulford, Kathy Maynor-Rybicki, Kevin Richards, Linda Conlee Johnson, Mary Rosendich and Ray Schultz. Portrait artist Toni Cacciatore will be on site! Bring a photo or sit for a portrait.

Atmosphere Nails.Hair - 129 S. Phelps Ave (Bldg. 5, Suite 511) - 815-509-3181
“Creations by a Hare” Adrienne Hare exhibits a mixed variety of ink, acrylic on canvas, pencil and chalk work.

Bennie’s Cleaners - 126 N. First Street - 815-964-3070
“Higher Than a Kite” Featuring  Jeff Coen, neon sculpture; John Verl McNamara, metal sculpture; Carolyn Repka, acrylic paintings; Jeff Swanberg, photography;  Barbara Santucci, mixed media; Norm Knott, assemblage’; Gordie Johnson, creative wood turning; Una Ryan, vintage silk; Norah Nelson, jewelry; Sue Mount, watercolor, assemblage’; Marsha Goodheart,mixed media; Wanie Reeverts, watercolor; Scott Mount, monoprints; Anne Johnson, basket weaving; Karen Gines, acrylic paintings; Sherry Pritz, photography; Cindy Hughes, baskets; Pam Kehoe-Peterson, jewelry; Cindy Linnaberry, baskets, pottery; Karla Lombardo, acrylic paintings; Barb McNamara, oil paintings; Wilma Stout, acrylic paintings; Chris Swanberg, poetry; Tom Littrell, acrylic paintings; Julie Ekstam, mixed media; Bruce Archer, wood sculpture and students Jana and Leah Mueller, mixed media.

The Brewhouse/Rockford Marina Building - 201 Hill Street - 815-979-2149
“The Element Gathering” A variety of media including painting, sculpture, mixed media, demonstrations, lectures and spoken word, dance and performance. Featured artists include, JJ Swanson, Jennifer Hillistad, Barbara Berney, Jesus Correa, Genevieve Borich, Kelly Steward and more.

Burns Home Studio - 226 N. Gardiner Avenue - 815-397-9480
“Paintings! Paintings! Paintings!  Barbara Gardner Burns features paintings in watercolor and acrylic. Plein Air & Studio.

The Carriage Barn - 1332 Harlem Blvd. - 815-633-1785
“The Carriage Barn Presents….” Mary McNamara Bernsten, paintings; Patty Kim Breuhaus, paintings; Diane Rose Dailing, ceramic and paper drawings; Debra Grall, drawings and paintings; Virginia Hatwich, ceramic sculpture and pottery; Jeff Lightcap, original furniture design;  Barbara McNamara, paintings; John Verl McNamara, sculpture; Sarah Bursley McNamara, photographs; Natalie Share, drawings and jewelry; Laura Soosloff, paintings and Philip Soosloff, mixed media relief sculptures.

Cholke Photography & Fine Art Gallery - 2211 E. State Street - 815-226-9398
“Organic Paths”  An exhibit featuring various original art, handpulled prints, photography, and jewelry by artists Bob Cholke, Debra Capriola, Roland Poska, Sara Muender and various artists from Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Church Street Gallery - 835 N. Church Street - 815-961-8265
“Northern Viewz”  Photography, sculpture, painting, jewelry, scarves and other curiosities created by an award winning group of snow and ice sculptors.  See the world through the creativity of several locally and nationally recognized carvers.  Featured artists include K. Dyer, Polly Freund, Nick Foster, Krista Gustafson, Dan Ingebrigtson, Jan Jann, Cal Kothrade, Greg Lang, Greg Moerner, Jeff Olson, Kevin Sawicki, Deb Scott and more!

Clabough Photography - 136 N. First Street - 815-962-4776
“Impressionist Style” An exhibit featuring impressionistic style photographs on canvas by Tom Clabough.

Crimson Ridge - 735 N. Perryville Road - 815-399-9000
“ARTrageous”  An exhibit featuring artists Lori Frantz-Koenig, jewelry; Kai Mulford, painting on recycled items; Jim Souts, paper maché and H. Edward Riddle, metal sculpture.

Cru - 509 E. State Street - 815-986-2633
“UUII (Urban/Urbane 2)” A continuation at the look of urban living using portraiture, street photography and urban landscape by Val Olafson.

Deborah Newton Studio - 130 N. Second Street - 815-962-1476
"Peacock Proud”   Artist Deborah Newton features lush colors in large and very large original paintings.

East Wind Business Complex - 129 S. Phelps - 608-314-5734 or 815-399-7687
An exhibit featuring original oil paintings by artist Pamela M. Smith.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church - 920 3rd Avenue - 815-962-6129
“Sacred Seeds: Emergence” See artists’ interpretations of where the seeds in the earth and those hidden in our hearts become open for renewal. Works in oils, watercolors, photography, fiber and mixed media. On both Friday and Saturday evening there will be live music, fabulous food and artists’ demos. Entrance to the church is off of Sixth Street and Second Avenue.

Inspiration Salon - 2591 N. Mulford Road - 815-639-9251
“Inspire” A two-person exhibit featuring watercolor on Yupo paper and mixed media by Diane Jensen and still life photography by Corwin Holmes.  Digital photos will be available.

Irish Rose Saloon - 519 E. State Street - 815-964-0480
“FIXTURES” This show is an appreciation of our (Irish Rose) employees and patrons, made by employees and patrons.  Featured works are a combination of painting, mixed media and sculpture by artists Jesy Grose, Randall Correia, W. Alan Williams, Kathryn Martin and more.

Just Goods Listening Room/Gallery - 201 7th Street - 815-965-8903
“Spring Fling” An exhibit featuring works by Deborah Stromsdorfer, poured acrylic on canvas and color flower photography by Amy Holmquist.  Amy has enlarged mounted photos and cards available.  Please join us for an evening of live music, food, wine and art!

Katie’s Cup of Art - 502 7th Street - 815-964-8280 (x10)
“Katie’s Cup of Art” Works by artists Joyce Rieken, realistic painter; Robbie Martin, ceramics; Juli Garton, recycled album cover totes; Stephanie Nordlin, fiber art; Peggy Hutten, recycled mixed media collage pieces; Kevin Richards, abstract painter; Ray Schulz, landscape pastels and Dustin Waller, photography-Life in Color in Haiti.

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 2715 S. Main Street - 815-965-8146
“Natures Landscapes in Black & White” Artist Jim Wallar exhibits black and white landscape photography from upper Midwest, gulf coast and desert.

Kortman Gallery - 107 N. Main Street - 815-968-0123
“Mixed Messages”  Rockford artist Javier Jimenez of Saturated Threads takes a step back from his commercial silk-screening to present his body of fresh, eye-catching silk-screened works gathered from ideas old and new.

Kryptonite Bar - 308 W. State Street - 815-965-0931
“Krypto Spring Scene” Eclectic collection of art by artists Luis Seijas, Dustin Hardcastle, Sean Halcom, Brad Nation, Jonathan Hillenbrand, Jami Beck, Brian Hierstein, Isaac Velasco, Tim Atwell, Peter Mera, Jesus Correa, Jason Glidden and Jason Ssg. These artists are all over the place stylistically and in terms of media.  Prepare to be splendored.

Midwest Stone Source - 915 23rd Street - 815-395-8677
“Formalities” Rockford artists represented by a variety of media including photography, painting, pottery, wood sculpture and artistic light fixtures by Brad Nordlof, Roni Golan, Salem Barker, Dee Santorini, Robbie Martin, Dustin Waller, Karen Hilliard and Danielle Lavetta Burbach. The art on display is surrounded by beautiful natural stones and marble from South America that can easily function as art of nature.

New Dimensions Studio @ Womanspace - 3333 Maria Linden Drive - 815-877-0118
“Nothing but Birds” Discover birds in landscapes, seascapes, still life and portraits to welcome spring! Featured artists include Dorothy Bock, Fran Bock, Judith Hayes, Cindy Hughes, Elaine Hirschenberger, Cindy Linnabary, Barbara McNamara, Tracy Pease, Wanie Reeverts and Lenora Maier.

North Main Studios & Gallery - 2500 N. Main Street - 815-519-1809
New works in sculpture, painting and photography will fill the halls and new gallery space.  Featured works by Jon Wenger, photography; Evan Thomas, sculpture; Bennett Petty, sculpture; Ron Clevenger, mixed media and John Lamar, painting and sculpture.  Art studios are available.

Northern Leaf Imaging - 4801 Boeing Drive - 815-494-1134
“Spring Fever” Join photographers Brad Nordlof and Brian Hampton and watercolor artist Karen Harding as they present their new and exciting works from all four seasons.

Perfect Frame - 6450 E. Riverside Blvd. - 815-654-8500
“Perfect Expressions ‘09” Art styles include Raku art by Robert Sunday, paintings by David Coffey and Paula Marsh, Rockford photography by Mark West, unique textile art from Brandon Pair, animation art by Hardrick Gulley and much more!

Poska - 2213 E. State Street - 815-316-2979
“From Albuquerque” Pat Cohen displays pottery vessels and pendants in this unique and stimulating environment.

Possessions - 1642 N. Alpine Road - 815-399-9190
“Artists Possessed”  A combination of unique art featuring Barbara Berney, digital art, jewelry; Tim Hagerty, acrylics; Diana Pratt Alexander, decorative serving ware; Joyce Rieken, painting; Tim Hawley, metal/mirror sculpture; Jennifer Hillistad, sculpture; Bob Kerwin, interesting little boxes;  Sherry Viktora, jewelry, glass; Sandi Uram, mixed media and Kay Kolls, jewelry.  Entertainment by Jim Hagerty.

RAW ART 2 - 622 St. Louis Ave (corner of Charles & St. Louis)       
“Visions” An exhibit of functional, non-functional, organic metal sculpture in Russ Blahnik’s new gallery.

Rockford Area Arts Council - 713 E. State Street - *15-963-6765
“All that Glitters IS GOLD” The Japanese in the 16th and 17th century developed a ceramic technique called RAKU. Years of chemical and ceramic testing have produced a brilliant, stable gold glaze. Jim and Shawn Barbagallo successfully took silver and converted it into gold.  Open Saturday only - come see a live demonstration from 3-5 p.m.

Rockford Art Museum - 711 N. Main Street - 815-968-2787
“Moby Dick: Heart of the Sea” Presents imagery related to the classic Melville novel Moby-Dick.  Artists transform the action of the novel and characters into paintings, prints and sculpture that explore the psychological depths of the storyline.  Featured artists include George Klauba, Kathleen Piercefield and Robert McCauley. (Exhibit remains on display through July 5) Open Saturday during ArtScene from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Free gallery walk at 11 a.m.) MEMBERS ONLY, Friday, April 17

Rockford Baha’i Center - 1650 N. Alpine Road - 815-978-6464
“It’s a New Day!”  This exhibit will include both visual and performance art reflecting the theme “It’s a New Day.”  There will be a variety of artists represented.

Sacred Art Tattoo - 406 E. State Street - 815-708-7888
“In the Flesh” Photography, watercolor, prisma color and tattoo related art by artists Chris Hummel, Ryein Rawhoof, Ron Rawhoof, Sean Holcom, Amanda Peashooter, Lee DeLavergne and Jessica Lao.

Ted Simmering Studio - 200 Prairie Street (2nd floor) - 815-566-1043
“Fresh Produce”  Original new artwork by Ted Simmering, Tabatha Dougherty, Jim Julin, Stuart Roddy, Rosie Clay, Charles Jones, Megan Centonze, Steve Stender, AC Klein and Mark John Hoffman.

Tom Littrell Design - 317 Market Street - 815-621-4668
“A Synergy of Interior Design and Original Art” Experience the relationship of original art and the interior design elements of fabrics, wall coverings, floor coverings and accessories.

Wall Blank.com Studio - 200 Prairie Street, Studio 202 - 815-708-8868
“New Showing at the Old Brewery” Four local photographers take on the century-old brewery on the river.  Featured artists include Pablo Korona, Brian Milo, Cari Ann Wayman and Ryan Davis.

The Wax Room - 129 Phelps Avenue, (Bldg 5, Suite 512C) - 815-914-3928
“Enhancing Nature” Artist Rhonda Van Laeke displays digitally enhanced photographs that can be customized to meet the colors of any home or business.  With over 10 years of photography experience, Macro Photography is Rhonda’s specialty.

Unique Yarns - Edgebrook Center, 1663 N. Alpine Road - 815-282-5481
“KOYAANISQATSI” Life out of Balance (Hopi Indian).” An exhibit featuring a collaboration of works by artists Sean P. Gibbons, Casey Giglio, Ellyn Ahmer and Nadja Schutt.  Showcasing wearable art, knitwear, apparel design and original paintings with a focus on fiber art and experimental textile fabrication.