Upcoming Exhibitions

20th Regional Juried Exhibition

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  May 11th, 5 pm

This annual competition is open to artists living in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The mission of the Freeport Art Museum's (FAM) annual Regional Juried Exhibition is to offer established and emerging artists the opportunity to debut work created in the last two years. Opening on Saturday, May 11th, 2024, the show runs through July 20th, 2024

  • Elisa Ahmer

    Maureen Bardusk

    April Behnke
    Nicholas Bridge
    Amy Carani
    Denise Crute
    James Davis
    Patrick Doughman
    Creswell Dsylva
    Perry Eden
    Jaymes Fedor
    Shelley Gilchrist

    Timothy Griffith
    Lee Grantham
    Kelly Hansen
    Alan Hobscheid
    Ruth Lantz
    Chelsea LeDoux
    Cindy Lesperance
    Michelle Louis
    Danie Martin
    Joel Metzler
    Christine B. Miller
    George J.Miller
    Nanette Mosher
    Woody Olsen
    Natalie Pivoney
    Carol A Poshka Scanlon
    Marty Potts
    Jan Reagan
    Sara Risley
    Brett Sanders
    Howard Schwartz
    Charese Smiley
    Veronica Storc
    Sam Tucibat
    Christian Ulloa
    Kaitlin Walsh
    Heidi Weiss
    Mark Weller
    Arin Whitmore
    Emily Willis
    Meiqi Zhang

  • Originally from Muskegon, MI, Ari Norris is an artist primarily working in sculpture, utilizing a variety of processes and materials. Norris received an MA from Northern Illinois University in 2021, and has exhibited solo shows in Chicago at David Salkin Creative, and the PLAN. Norris has been included in group exhibitions West, Wester, Westest 4 at Left Field, Los Osos, CA, Shooting Pool with a Rope, at Baby Blue Gallery, Chicago, IL, the Midwest Sculpture Exhibition in Kokomo, IN, and other locations including Michigan, New York, Florida, Texas, and Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Norris recently became a partner of Cleaner Gallery + Projects, Chicago, IL in 2022.

    He currently holds the positions of Gallery Director at Rockford University, Rockford, IL, Adjunct Faculty at Rockford University for Beginning Drawing and Co-Director & Partner at Cleaner Gallery + Projects, Chicago, IL

    https://www.arinorris.us/
    https://norrisstatues.com/

This year’s juror Ari Norris

Past Exhibitions

bipoc Initiative and art call

2021 marked the first year of the Freeport Art Museum’s BIPOC initiative. Click the button below to to register for the art call or learn more.

Aspiring Artists 2024

The Freeport Art Museum is pleased to announce the return of the Aspiring Artists show. This exhibition features over 450 works of art showcasing the talent and creativity of students in regional elementary, middle, high schools, and home-schooled students.

The Contemporary Gallery on the second floor features the art of the following area art instructors.

Rhoda Bombard of Jones - Farrar IB school, Pan Bambina of Lincoln Douglas, Damian Helser of Freeport Middle School, Dorothy Ramey of Stockton Jr./Sr. high, Danelle Setterstrom of Freeport High School, Jennifer Slater of Empire Elementary, Adam Smith of Freeport High School, Courtney Smith of Pearl City Schools, Judi A. Snyder of Carl Sandburg Middle School.

Aspiring Artist Award Winners 2024

  • Grades K – 4

    1st Place - Lucy Prall
    Title: Hunter
    Grade 4, Aquin Schools

    2nd Place – Kali Martin
    Title: Portrait of Mrs. Bombard Grade 1, Jones – Farrar IB School

    3rd Place – Colette Brinkmeier
    Title: Alien in Space
    Grade 3, Pearl City Elementary

    Honorable Mention - Dominique Grayer
    Title: Summer
    Grade 2, Empire Elementary

    Honorable Mention - Silvine von Hamm
    Title: The Big Dog Park
    Grade 1, Homeschool

  • 1st Place – Colbie Roberts
    Title: Horse
    Grade 8, Lena Winslow Junior High

    2nd Place – Na’Viea Wright
    Title: Mushroom House
    Grade 6, Carl Sandburg Middle School

    3rd Place – Natalie Kloepping
    Title: Vase of Flowers
    Grade 5, Pearl City Junior High

    Honorable Mention – Camila Hernandez
    Title: Untitled
    Grade 7, Freeport Middle School

    Honorable Mention – Leah Chumbler
    Title: Rainbow Colosseum
    Grade 6, Stockton Middle School

  • 1st Place – Kaidynce Lynch
    Title: Cherry Blossom
    Grade 12, Lena-Winslow High School

    2nd Place – Shelly Stevens
    Title: Aunt Roxanne’s Pond
    Grade 11, Dakota High School

    3rd Place – Kaleah Hudson
    Title: Untitled
    Grade 9, Freeport High School

    Honorable Mention – Serenity Tuell
    Title: Dolphin
    Grade 11, Freeport High School

    Honorable Mention – Jennifer Hanson
    Title: My Eye
    Grade 9, Forreston High

Ingrid Hyde
hUe(PHORIA): The Joy of Color

Opening reception: February 9th - 5 pm to 7 pm

Exhibition closes March 9th, 2024

With an exuberant, surrealist, pop sensibility, Rockford artist, Ingrid Hyde leaves senses humming. This extensive solo show reveals Ingrid’s love of vibrant color and her joy in the imaginative act of painting.

Museum hours:

Tuesday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm

Saturday - 12 pm - 5 pm