ART IN BLOOM PREVIEW PARTY

WED, OCT 20 | 6–8 PM

$45, advance registration required

CHAIRED BY DAVID BOCCIGNONE

ROCKFORD ART MUSEUM

711 N MAIN ST, ROCKFORD

Sponsored by: Anne and David Boccignone, Judith Boccignone, Jeff and Patty Smith Family

Art in Bloom returns for the fifth year with an imaginative display of live florals and other organic material by local designers based on the upcoming feature exhibition, "My Way: African American Art from the Black South".

The event kicks off with a Preview Party on Wednesday, October 20th from 6 to 8 PM where you'll get a first look at this year's designs as well as enjoy passed hors d'oeuvres and wine from Abreo Restaurant. Tickets for this event are $45. Purchase tickets today at https://rockfordartmuseum.org/artinbloom2021

Art in Bloom will be on view to the public from October 21st through 24th from 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission is $7, advance registration is not required.

The third annual Fashion in Bloom happens on Saturday, October 23rd beginning at 6 PM. For more information and to purchase your tickets to this year's event visit rockfordartmuseum.org/fashion-in-bloom.

This year's participating designers are:

Anderson Japanese Gardens/Catherine Marsh, Katie Weston, Tyler Ziegert; A Thymeless Bloom/Courtney Turner AIFD, CFD, ICPF; Jordan Calgaro; Event Floral/Kim Dazey, Diane Didier-Adolphson, Erin Stoffregen, Nancy Zimmerman; Floral Facade/Joy DeVaugn; The Garden Floral/Analisa Barker; Kishwaukee College Floral Design Program/Janet Gallagher AIFD, CFD; St. Charles Florist & Boutique/John Windish QIFD, CFD; Stems Floral Design/Jane Nolting; Toni's of Winnebago/Michelle Princer