The Rock Island Art Guild is pleased to announce that the 39th Fine Arts Exhibition will be at the FIGGE Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa. The exhibition dates are February 6 – May 15, 2016.

Artists within a 150 mile radius are encouraged to enter up to two original works of art (per entry fee) that must have been created in the last 5 years. The juror is Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Director of the DePaul Art Museum, Chicago.

The Call for Entries will be handled online through Juried Art Services. Registration is open Sept. 7 – November 23, 2015.

Exhibition Awards:
First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place (in honor of Ruth Brauch): $300
Sally MacMillan Watercolor Award: $500
Bernice and Stanley Harris Two-dimensional Award: $500
Zeivel Harris Freestanding Entry Award: $500
Honorable Mentions: $100
People’s Choice Voted by Visitors: $50
Children’s Choice Voted by Visitors: $50

The FIGGE Art Museum will host an opening reception at 5:30 p.m. on February 11, 2016. Awards will be announced at 7:00 p.m.