2025 Riverssance Festival of Fine Art at Lindsay Park -- September 20 and 21.
Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21
Lindsay Park, 2200 East 11th Street, Davenport IA
Original works by nearly 100 juried regional and national artists will be on hand at the September 20 and 21 Riverssance Festival of Fine Art, with the 37th Lindsay Park event, hosted by Quad City Arts, boasting a children’s art-activity tent, food and beverage vendors, live music, and the presenting of Carolyn Krueger with the prestigious Harley Award, an honor given to an individual who has affected the arts and artists in the Quad Cities during their lifetime.
Among those displaying and selling their arts and crafts at Riverssance 2024 are: Russell Duerksen, painting (acrylic); Retta Hentschel, glass; James Cronk, stoneware/porcelain; Doug Adams, mixed media; Laura Ross, jewelry; Josh Richardson, wood; Ken Nickels, mixed media; Tom Hempel, watercolor; John VandeWalle, sculpture; Janet Ahrens, mixed media; Christina King Ziegler, jewelry; Bob Brehmer, ceramic; Levi Folker, watercolor; J. Timothy Lancaster, oil; Tiffany Carr, acrylic; Vahan & Vicki Bedeian, jewelry; Stuart Roddy, oil; Amy Taylor, jewelry; Lisa Nelson, fiber; Laura Vincent-Arnold, acrylic/ceramic; Shelly Bales, alcohol ink; Kent Broadbent, oil; Christian Ohrt, wood; Mary Noer, watercolor; Jeff Ignatius – Photography; Christine Song, acrylic; Sally Gierke, ceramics; Barbara Hueting, jewelry; Charlotte Speck, acrylic; Brian Lord, wood; Ellie Cupp, painting (acrylic); Susan Cunningham, fiber; Megan Bassett, jewelry; Jeremy Marquis, painting (acrylic); David Zahn, sculpture; Cheri Olson, acrylic/wood; Judy Zeddies, printmaking; Clark (Mick) McFerren, watercolor; Jason Pfitzer, photography; Charlie Lenzmeier, sculpture; David Van Hook, acrylic; Lynn Kvigne, jewelry; Mark True, photography; Evan Hoyt, mixed media; Breanna Engelhardt, ceramic; and Andreas Soemadi, digital painting.
Also enjoying vendor tables at this year's Riverssance: Mike Mittermeier, acrylic; Cindy Kuhn, jewelry; Elizabeth Kivett, glass; Lisa Howe-Ebright, ceramic; Chris Abigt, oil; Leigh Macemore, mixed media; Mary St. Clair, jewelry; Pam Ohnemus, painting; Dan Kemp, jewelry; Randy Tede, acrylic; Joshua Steele, photography; Sean Corner, sculpture; Glen Lowry. printmaking (screen-print); Julie Matos, jewelry; Pat Halverson, oil; Lisa Ellingworth, photography; Kate Hoyer, oil; Naidine D’Angelo, multi media; Chris Kuntz and Chantell Downing, fiber; Connie Rodgers, jewelry; Nicole Wasson, acrylic; Peter Brown, glass; Maggie Joynt, jewelry; Tim Peitz, wood; Sandra Gerry, metal; Ken Caples, wood; Jeffrey Schult, acrylic; Zanetta Hoehle, jewelry; Josh Meier, photography; Mike Lawrence, wood; Michael Hassig, mixed media; Rich Robertson, ceramic; Liz Robertson, ceramic; Steve Cole, photography; Nancy Kingsland, fiber; Rachel Newell, mixed media; Crystal Wade – Jewelry; Carol Brandt, garden mosaics; Karrie Daniels, painting (acrylic); Mika Sorak-Weirbach, mixed media; Ian Hauck, pen & ink; Daron Krueger, photography; Erica Gooding, jewelry; Linda Lindner, ceramic; Jon Walton, photography; Marissa Jager, acrylic; Steve Nowatzki, printmaking; Ann Hartley, jewelry; and Jay Stratton, wood.
The live-music lineup for Saturday's Riverssance 2025 features Wolfskill & the Wild from 10 a.m. to noon, the Bucktown Revue from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., and Frankie Jo & Kinfolk performing from 3 to 5 p.m. Mo Carter will perform on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11:40 a.m., the musician followed by members of the Quad City Ukulele Club from noon to 1:45 p.m. and Lojo Russo from 2 to 3:30 p.m. On-site food vendors for the weekend include Arleys Food Truck and Wolfe It Down Pizza (Saturday only), with beverages supplied by Bent River Brewing Company and Cedar Ridge Distillery & Wines.
A public reception to honor this year's Harley Award recipient Carolyn Krueger for outstanding support of the visual arts will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Krueger served on the Arts Commission for the City of Rock Island for more than 16 years, she is currently a member of the Rock Island Arts Guild and a governor on the Rock Island Community Foundation, and is an advocate for all things art in our community. She was proud to be honored with the title of Rock Island Citizen of the Year Artist in 2024. Krueger has been teaching art and pottery for over twenty years and currently offers private pottery lessons and classes to students of all ages at The ARTery.
Riverssance 2025 admission for ages 18 and older is $5 per day or $8 for a two-day pass, with ages 18 and under free. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 20 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 21, and more information on this year's Riverssance Festival of Fine Art is available by contacting Quad City Arts at (309)793-1213 and visiting QuadCityArts.com.
