Exhibiting at this year’s 70th Greenwich Village Art Fair (Sept. 15–16, 2018 at Rockford Art Museum, 711 N. Main St., Rockford) are 115 artists from around the region and across the nation. Types of artwork represented include paintings, jewelry, sculpture, glass, ceramics, textiles, photography, wood, mixed media, and more.
Artists annually compete for awards on the first day of the fair, where their work was viewed by 2018 Judge George William Price. Awards were presented to:
BEST OF SHOW ($1,000; sponsored by Lon and Dick Behr): Taylor Mazer (Grand Rapids, MI), booth 38
JUDGE’S CHOICE (six awards, $500 each; sponsored by Friend of Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Association for Minority Management, WilliamsMcCarthy LLP, Wipfli, and Women’s Art Board of Rockford Art Museum): Vilma Birbilaite (Chicago, IL), booth 73; Megan Woodard Johnson (West Bend, WI), booth 53; Norm Knott (Rockford, IL), booth 97; Hironobu Nishitateno (Loves Park, IL), booth 14; Sarah Reed-McNamara (Rockford, IL), booth 8; Samuel Yao (Ann Arbor, MI), booth 88
HONORABLE MENTION (five awards, $100 each; sponsored by River District Association): Rebecca Cortez (La Grange Park, IL), booth 100; Sharon Fujimoto (Amherst Junction, WI), booth 50; Jeff Hart (Aurora, IL), booth 55; Debby Henning (Sharon, WI), booth 92; Alison Weust and Joe Tallman (Rockford, IL), booth 93
The fair also features a local Emerging Artists Booth, sponsored by Better Business Bureau, with four artists invited to exhibit by Kortman Gallery, and its own Emerging Artist award ($200), sponsored by Kortman Gallery. Brandy Smith was named this year’s winner.
The 70th Greenwich Village Art Fair continues Sunday, Sept. 16—rain or shine—on the grounds of Rockford Art Museum (RAM) at Riverfront Museum Park, 711 N. Main St., in downtown Rockford, Illinois. The annual two-day outdoor event features 115 artists, live music by local musicians, an artisan marketplace, children’s art activities, and more. Ticket proceeds help support RAM throughout the year. Presenting Sponsor: Midland States Bank; Premier Sponsors: Dean Alan Olson Foundation, Joan Stonecipher.
Gates are open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Sunday; admission at the gate is $7 for adults, free for children 12 and younger, and includes free admission to RAM. Established in 1948, Greenwich is the longest-running fundraiser for Rockford Art Museum – and the longest-running art fair of its kind in the Midwest.
2018 Judge George William Price is an arts administrator and curator who is currently the Collections Director at the University Club of Chicago. Learn more about him at georgewilliamprice.com.
Led by 2018 Co-Chairs David Potter and Stephanie Caltagerone, Greenwich Village Art Fair is annually coordinated by a volunteer steering committee of Rockford Art Museum, and staffed by hundreds of community volunteers during the two-day event. Learn more at rockfordartmuseum.org or facebook.com/greenwichvillageartfair and follow Greenwich on Instagram at @greenwichrockford #greenwichrockford.
