The Rock River valley is well populated by artistic people ranging from actors, to artisits, to authors and composers. In fact, the Michael Jordan bronze statue (smaller version seen below) outside of the United Center in Chicago was cast in Oregon, Illinois! Please let us know of any arts links that need to be posted and/or updated here .

Illinois

Illinois Arts Council
Works of Lorado Taft (1911 Pictures of Blackhawk)

Belvidere

Beaver Creek Pottery
Main Street Players of Boone County
Wall Dog Murals - (815) 544-4357

Byron

Byron's Very Own! (Did the song "Lunatic" in "Dude, Where's My Car?")
Toni Cacciatore, Portrait Artist!
Byron Civic Theatre - (815) 234-8435
Candy Miller, Oil Painter - (815) 234-3102
Mary Panzer, Artist - (815) 234-4177

Cherry Valley

The Garden Art Company (815) 874-0581
Prime Time Live Band

Dixon

Historic Dixon Theatre

Freeport

Crossroads Blues Society

Galena

Carl Johnson's Gallery (815) 777-1222
Stained Glass of Galena - (815) 244-3554

Grand Detour

Art on the Rock

Loves Park

Steve E. Ecklor - (815) 633-0490
Stone House & The Wire Rascal, Dichoric Glass & Jewelry - (815) 282-3436

Milledgeville

Wright's Designs of Carol Wright - (815) 225-7259

Moline

Watermark Corners - (309) 764-0055

Mount Carroll

Kevin & Char Eagleton (stained glass) - (815) 244-3554
The Gilded Cage - (815) 244-3742
Mt. Carroll Art Gallery - (815) 268-2591

Mt. Morris

Jeff Adam's Images in Bronze
Liberty Walkup - Inventor of the Artist's Airbrush
White Pines Forest State Park - Dinner Theatre

Oregon

Free Concerts in the Park (West Park) Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. June-July
Adagio Fine Art!
Eagle's Nest Artist's Collection
Eagle's Nest Art Group - (815) 732-7783
Slip and Slurry Pottery - (815) 732-3367
Spirit's Harmony

Pecatonica

Bob Facklan - (815) 239-1164
Lucy's Frame Shop - (815) 239-9239
Pec Playhouse - (815) 239-1210
Rager Art Gallery - (815) 239-2316

Polo

Ellen P. Ebert - (815) 946-2809
Jan Harvey - (815) 946-3911

Prophetstown

Ceramic Center - (815) 537-5589

Rochelle

Rochelle's Own Movie Star Joan Allen

Rockford

Free Concerts in the Park (Sinnissippi Park) Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. June-August
Rockford's, Rick Nielsen's "Cheap Trick"
Rockford's, Michelle William's "Destiny's Child"

Akiko's Studio, Portrait Painter - (815) 874-8261
Diane Azaria, Watercolorist - (815) 963-3645
Joyce Bietau, Artist - (815) 885-2467
Clocktower Dinner Theatre - (815) 229-4035
Mark Clodius, Jewelery - (815) 490-9400
Coronado Theatre
Ingrid Dohm Portfolio!
Jill Folgate, Artist - (815) 282-6810
Amy Frank, Photographer - (815) 633-4579
The Frontiers Band
The FunHouse Band
Mary Hakala (Painter) - (815) 399-2552
Limelight Quartet
Sharon Halfman (Decorative Painter) - (815) 963-8707
Carole Reed Heins Original Paintings Studio - (815) 962-4939
Sally Huss Gallery
Illinois Snow Sculpting Contest
Kortman Gallery - (815) 968-0123
Paula Flanagan Marsh, Watercolorist-Sculptor - (815) 965-5886
Men of Our Times Band
Mendelssohn Club
Bonnie Minard, Watercolorist - (815) 399-7713
Moonlight Jazz Band
New American Theater
Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps
Raku Gold, Goldsmith - (815) 877-3291
Rockford Area Arts Council
Rockford Art Museum
Rockford Dance Company
Rockford Metro Centre
Pockford Public Library
Kelli Johnson-Sabin (animal portraiture) - (815) 229-1534
Rockford Symphony Orchestra
Debora Seno's Fine Art Studio - (815) 332-5238
Simple Treasures, Inc., Stained Glass - (815) 397-0549
S.J.'s Artworks, Paintings - (815) 394-1572
Storefront Cinema - (815) 962-FILM
River City Sound Sweet Adelines
Lu Ann Widergren, Children Portraiture - (815) 962-2328
Mike Williamson Music
Sherry C. Wilson, Photographer - (815) 399-5909
Womanspace New Dimensions Gallery - (815) 877-0118
Connie W. Youngs, Photgraphy - (815) 395-1436

Rockton

Gail Brady Fantasy Portraits - (815) 624-7134
Nancy Raufman

Roscoe

Gail Brady Fantasy Portraits - (815) 624-7134

Sterling/Rock Falls

Adelante Mural
Interview of Sterling's Terry Brooks

Stockton

Haven Book Store (stained glass and creations) - (815) 947-9061