figgeThe Rock Island Art Guild is happy to announce that 43 artists were accepted into the 40th Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA.

Les Allen, Judy Bales, Brad Bisbey, Karen Blomme, Glenn Bodish, Linda Buechting, John Carlson, Dick Dahlstrom, Fred Easker, Velga Easker, Pamela Echeverria, Paul Eshelman, Michael Godsil, Jessica Gondek, David Gregory, Denis Hagen, Barbara Hansen, Gary Harris, Richard Hess, Raphael Iaccarino, Jane Koski, Edward Mittvalsky, Thomas Monahan, Eileen Mueller Neill, John Nelson, Phillip Ochs, Tim Olson, George Olson, Paul Scott Page, Adam Rake, Susan Reinier, Anna Repke, Randy Richmond, Jan Rockwell, Paul Rung, Dave Schaeffer, Shelley Smith, Greg Thatcher, Zaiga Thorson, Rosalie Waranius Vass, Joan Webster-Vore, Amy Whiteman, Eric Wolever.

Awards will be announced at the opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 1. Receptions begins at 5:30 p.m. and remarks are at 7:00 p.m.

Awards will be given for the following:

First Place $1,000

Second Place $500

Third Place Founders Award In honor of JoAnn and Italo Milani $300

Sally MacMillan Watercolor Award $500

Three-dimensional Entry Award In Memory of Zeivel Harris $500

Honorable Mentions $100

People’s Choice $50

Children’s Award $50