SAT + SUN, SEP 13 + 14, 2025
10 AM to 6 PM SAT + 10 AM to 5 PM SUN
$10/$5 for RAM members (cash) admission at the gates (enter through the parking lot near Rockford Art Museum)
The 77th Greenwich Village Art Fair is an outdoor event held at Rockford Art Museum featuring juried artists, live music by regional musicians, children's art activities, a local vendor marketplace, food trucks, cocktails, and more.
Established in 1948, GVAF is the longest-running art fair of its kind in the Midwest. All artwork on display at Greenwich Village Art Fair is original and produced entirely by the hands of the exhibiting artist.
Admission proceeds support Rockford Art Museum, located at 711 North Main Street in downtown Rockford, Illinois.
FAQs
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Applications are currently closed for the 2025 Fair.
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Vendor applications are currently closed for 2025.
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We’re so grateful for your support! Please click here for information on how to sponsor this year’s Greenwich.
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Absolutely! Well-behaved dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed.
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There are a few spots available in the museum parking lot and other lots available for Greenwich overflow parking are marked and easily within walking distance. Street parking is also available.
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Please use the contact form to reach out to us.
Wanna volunteer? Click here!
2025 Participating Artists
CERAMICS
Shawn Barbagallo / RAKU Gold Pottery—South Beloit, IL
Alex Bolton / Creative Clay Creations—Bolingbrook, IL
Kyle Kufrin / Kufrin Ceramics—Rockford, IL
Eileen McDaniel / Oakhaven Pottery—Wautoma, WI
Taylor McDarison / Arttaysia LLC—Waukesha, WI
Hironobu + Liz Nishitateno / Nanten Pottery—
Loves Park, IL
Emily Rangel-Cascio / Cascio Ceramics—Rockford, IL
Laura Williams—Chicago, IL
DRAWING/WORKS ON PAPER
Alice Bozarth—St Louis, MO
Taylor McDarison / Arttaysia LLC—Waukesha, WI
FIBER
Gerri Ager / Art to Wear—Madison, WI
Kelly Largent / Waxed Entanglement—Rockford, IL
Julaine Lofquist-Birch—Rockford, IL
Pamela + Barbara Siehr / MaxiPink Designs—Madison, WI
Samuel Yao—Ann Arbor, MI
FURNITURE
Jeffrey Beatty / Steelroot Studio—Winnebago, IL
GLASS
Nicholas Folz / Amorphous Studio—Columbus, OH
Cynthia Maynard + Collene Chalke / Amazing Glass—Rockton, IL
JEWELRY
Barbara Bettag / Ear-Resistable—Wheaton, IL
Peter Brenner—Elgin, IL
Theresa E Chamberlin / Naked Stones LLC—Princeton, IL
Jane Cooper Hong / Cooper Hong Original Jewelry—Elgin, IL
Claudia Darak / Luketti—Schererville, IN
Christina Holm / Holm Made—Rockford, IL
Renzo Iglesias / L’Harmonie—Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dan Kemp / Dank Artistry—Ames, IA
Elena + Ty Lanz / Two Cats in the Yard—Moline, IL
Jennifer Lynde / Retaggio Artisan Jewelry—Rockford, IL
David Nugent / Evensong—Andover, NH
Luis Perez / Zerep LLC—Titusville, FL
Diane Shaffer / Mystical Mayhem Creations LLC—Waterman, IL
Emily Shinnick / Locked and Layered LTD—Park Ridge, IL
Lynda Wallis / Freelance Illustrations—Beloit, WI
Christina King Ziegler / Ziegler Designs LLC—Burlington, WI
LEATHER
Sharon Cherney / Natterjacks—Clayton, WI
MIXED MEDIA
Jennifer Black / Artful Whimsy LLC—Ironwood, MI
Barry Dock / EclecticResin—Rockford, IL
Valentina Fedoseeva—Loves Park, IL
Wayne Gao + Michelle Chang—Diamond Beach, CA
Kiaralinda—Safety Harbor, FL
Norm Knott—Rockford, IL
Barry Reithmeier—Rockford, IL
Heather Shore / Heather Shore Designs—Sterling, IL
Thomas Siciliano / Thoma Siciliano Papermaker—Eden Prairie, MN
Rich Theobald—Sun Prairie, WI
PAINTING
David Alton / Alton Inc—McHenry, IL
Jennifer Booker-Smith / Tall Cat Studios—Bloomington, IL
Alize Carpenter / Obviously Art—Janesville, WI
Ellie Cupp—Rock Island, IL
Rebecca Dodson / Rebecca Dodson Art—Sun Prairie, WI
Holly Fuca—Rockford, IL
Derek Hambly / Derek Hambly Fine Art—Jefferson, WI
Isiaka Lawal / Awwal Design—Glenwood, IL
Alice Matthews / The Artists Eye—Oglesby, IL
Richard McKay / Richard William Studio—North Prairie, WI
Douglas Nelson / Douglas Nelson Studios LLC—Oak Park, IL
Abigail Pixler—Loves Park, IL
Tony Riel / Tony Riel Art Studio—Evansville, WI
Rachelle Stracke / Rachelle Stracke Designs—Sauk City, WI
Raisa Torres / RAISA—Lake Mills, WI
Joshua Weedman / WeedmanArt—Freeport, IL
Yuemin Xin—Bowling Green, OH
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gary + Pat Braker / Lake Life Images—McHenry, IL
Clifton Henri / FLYPAPER Chicago—Chicago, IL
Penny McGuire / Photos Re-imagined—Rockford, IL
Mike Murray / North Sand Photography—Deforest, WI
Jay Rasmussen Photography—Maplewood, MN
Jon Walton / Prime Light—Middleton, WI
PRINTMAKING
Jeremy Berkley—East Peoria, IL
Benjamin Calvert—Villa Park, IL
Hana Holmgren / Valleyfolk Press—Kalamazoo, MI
Glen Lowry—Davenport, IA
Kari McDonald / Lemuette—Rockford, IL
WOOD
Salem Barker—South Beloit, IL
Bill Bergeson—St. Charles, IL
William Boyle—Belvidere, IL
Roberto Ferrer / Ferrer Studio L.L.C.—Mundelein, IL
Jeffrey Nelson + Clive Wright / Hudson River Inlay—New Windsor, NY
Josh Richardson / The Rockford Brand—Rockton, IL
Nick Scheuer / Nick’s Birds—Rockford, IL
2025 Participating Vendors + Food Trucks
VENDORS
360 Grace Woodworks/ wooden art + maps—Rockford, IL
Dip N Good Dips / gourmet dip mixes—Rockford, IL
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful / Rockford, IL
Sinnissippi Audubon Society / Rockford, IL
SPoRT Makeup / organic makeup + Rockford Peaches branded merchandise—Rockford, IL
The Licorice Guy / flavored licorice—Machesney Park, IL
The Native Flower Girl / live floral art—Rockford, IL
FOOD TRUCKS
Big Jon’s Dogs N’ More / Chicago-style hotdogs—Belvidere, IL
Bings / drive-in favorites—Rockford, IL
Citrus Squeezer / citrus juices + funnel cakes —Rockford, IL
El Rey / mexican street food—Loves Park, IL
Ole Folks BBQ / barbecue classics—Rockford, IL
Pizza Fresca / pizza—Poplar Grove, IL
Thai Jasmine / thai—Rockford, IL
Vintage Goose / coffee—Rockford, IL
2025 Live Music Schedule
Saturday, September 13*
12-12:45 PM Nick Evans
1-1:45 PM Lone Canary
2-4 PM Emily Hurd
4:30-6 PM Mini Mekons
Sunday, September 14*
10:30 AM-12 PM DJ Mark Graham
12:15-1 PM Jodi Beach
1:15-2 PM Trinadora Rocks Band
2:15-3 PM French Actress
3:15-4 PM Bobby Steele and the Singed Souls
*subject to change
Artworks shown on this website are copyrighted by the artists unless otherwise noted, and may not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Rockford Art Museum is not responsible for any transactions or conversations that happen outside of this website.