Hey everyone, Mark your calendars for the 11th Annual Hampton Days coming up on August 17th, 2024! 1 full day of fun! There is no charge to attend. 11th Annual Hampton Days 7.00AM – 11:00 AM: Hampton Fire Rescue Pancake Breakfast8.00AM – 2:00 PM Cruise-In Car/Motorcycle Show8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Hampton Youth Committee Color […]
Professor Emeritus Don Crouch and his wife, Nancy, will be putting their art collection on display Monday, Aug. 19 – Friday, Sept. 20, at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. A reception will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 4:30-6 p.m., which will feature a conversation with Don and Nancy at 5 p.m. Admission […]
The Rock Island Artists’ Market will be held the second Sunday of every month, June through October at Skeleton Key Art & Antiques, 520 18th Street, Rock Island! Are you an artist or maker? Join then for the 2024 season! You can find the detail and application at www.skeletonkeyqc.com under the Rock Island Artists’ Market […]
7th ANNUAL QUAD CITIES CHALK ART FEST hits the sidewalks of Schwiebert Park June 24 and 25! In its’ 7th year, Quad City Arts’ Chalk Art Fest will take place June 24-25, 2022 at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in downtown Rock Island, IL. The festival starts at 10 a.m. both days and goes till 7pm on Saturday […]
In its’ 8th year, Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest will take place June 22-23, 2024 at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in downtown Rock Island, IL. The festival starts at 10 a.m. both days and goes till 7pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. This FREE, live outdoor arts festival brings together hundreds of artists that spend […]
Chalk It Up for fun this weekend! The Chalk Fest is back! In its’ 8th year, Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest will take place June 22-23, 2024 at Schwiebert Riverfront Park in downtown Rock Island, IL. The festival starts at 10 a.m. both days and goes till 7pm on Saturday and 5pm on Sunday. This […]
The 43rd Annual Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition opens this weekend at Davenport’s Figge Museum. Join us for a series of quickfire presentations from a selection of artists featured in the Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition. Come early to enjoy a cash bar starting at 5 p.m. Admission is FREE! Remember […]
Check out these amazing art pieces displayed at the QC Arts High School Showcase by talented Rock Island High School students. Four of our students walked away with awards too! Congrats to Addison Bomelyn and Maisy Woods who won awards for 3-D Ceramics and Alexander VandeWalle and Delaney Carroll who won awards for 2-D Painting […]
They strive to bring the QCA one of the most unique shopping markets- ever: it’s the one, the only – ECLECTIC MARKET! Vendors from all over the region convene monthly to show off their wares! Vendors are shuffled monthly so that every market is different! You will find art, vintage, weird , spicy and as […]
Join Red & Becca at Abernathy’s for Weird Craft Night! Unleash your inner artist as you craft a collage masterpiece on canvas using an eclectic mix of materials including magazines, medical prints, and other odd findings. All supplies are included, so you can let your imagination run wild! Don’t worry if this is your first […]
