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“Smile on the Arts” is the theme for this year’s Rockford Area Arts Council awards.
Mary McNamara Bernsten is the executive director of the Rockford Area Arts Council. She said dental organizations sponsored this event.
“It was an intentional ask of our regional dental practices. We received a generous sponsorship from Dr. Zak back in the fall for the city of Rockford Poet Laureate,” she said. “And when that Poet Laureate was installed, our fund development committee said to each other ‘what if we approached that group?’”
McNamara said these dental organizations recognize and acknowledge the impact that the arts have on the community.
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Spectators traveled from one venue to another during this year’s Spring ArtScene. The event allowed participants to view and purchase artists’ works.
Gerrie Gustafson was hanging out at J.R. Kortman Center for Design on Saturday but she said this wasn’t her first stop. She started out by visiting the home of Nancie King Mertz.
“And she does pastels, and they are just magnificent scenery, but scenery like you ve never I mean it s just very different,” she explained, “from what you think of is landscape. And the house is extraordinary.”
She said she also stopped by Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum to see the quilts.
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Mary McNamara Bernsten is the executive director of the Rockford Area Arts Council. She said, although the pandemic brought changes, there was still a lot going on.
“And so, it s really important to talk to your peers and talk to your family, she said. You know, ‘What do you remember about that? And what were the videos that stuck out in your head? And what were the pieces of art that impacted you during that time?’”
The 2020 Rockford Area Arts Awards honors individuals and organizations that had a positive impact on the community through art.
Since COVID-19 stifled last year’s awards, these accolades will cover both 2019 and 2020.
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