celebrating its 38th year as the premier fine arts festival of the Quad Cities, showcasing top artists throughout the greater Midwest.
About RiverssanceRiverssance is known throughout the Midwest for its high quality fine art, beautiful outdoor setting and its unique blend of delightful entertainment and delicious food & wine.
Located on a scenic hill overlooking the Mississippi River in the historic Village of East Davenport, this 2-day festival features over 90 exhibiting artists, a children’s art activity tent, wine tasting, food vendors and live regional music. Awards are given to exhibiting artists in various categories and the prestigious Harley Award is given to an individual whose affected the arts and artists in the Quad Cities during their lifetime. Enjoy live music, wine and beer tastings, artist-painted wine glasses, children’s activity tent, and the area’s best food, all while shopping for your next artistic treasure. We look forward to seeing you there! |
TICKETS$5 per adult / per day
$8 for a weekend pass Individuals 18 and under FREE Artists’ awards
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Thank you to our 2026 generous Sponsors
Live Music Line-up 2026Saturday:
Sunday:
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Food Vendors 2026 |
LINDSAY PARK Map and Artist Listing 2025
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1. Russell Duerksen - Painting (acrylic)
2. Retta Hentschel, glass 3. James Cronk, stoneware/porcelain 4. Doug Adams, mixed media 5. Laura Ross, jewelry 6. Josh Richardson, wood 7. Ken Nickels - Mixed Media 8. Tom Hempel, watercolor 8.5. Steve Heuer - Sculpture 9. John VandeWalle - Sculpture 10. Janet Ahrens, mixed media 11. Christina King Ziegler, jewelry 12. Bob Brehmer, ceramic 13. Levi Folker - Watercolor 14. J. Timothy Lancaster, oil 15. Tiffany Carr, acrylic 16. Vahan & Vicki Bedeian, jewelry 17. Stuart Roddy - Oil 18. Amy Taylor - Jewelry 19. Lisa Nelson, fiber 20. Laura Vincent-Arnold, acrylic/ceramic 21. Shelly Bales, alcohol ink 22. Kent Broadbent, oil 23. Christian Ohrt - Wood 24. Mary Noer, watercolor 25. Jeff Ignatius - Photography 26. Christine Song, acrylic 27. Sally Gierke - Ceramics 28. Barbara Hueting - Jewelry 29. Charlotte Speck, acrylic 30. Brian Lord, wood 31. Ellie Cupp - Painting (acrylic) 32. Susan Cunningham, fiber |
33. Megan Bassett, jewelry
34. Jeremy Marquis - Painting (acrylic) 35. David Zahn, sculpture 36. Cheri Olson, acrylic/wood 37. Judy Zeddies, printmaking 38. Clark (Mick) McFerren, watercolor 39. Jason Pfitzer, photography 40. Charlie Lenzmeier, sculpture 41. David Van Hook, acrylic 42. Lynn Kvigne, jewelry 43. Mark True - Photography 44. Evan Hoyt - Mixed Media 45. Breanna Engelhardt, ceramic 46. Andreas Soemadi, digital painting 47. Mike Mittermeier, acrylic 48. Cindy Kuhn - Jewelry 49. Elizabeth Kivett, glass 50. Lisa Howe-Ebright, ceramic 51. Chris Abigt, oil 52. Leigh Macemore, mixed media 53. Mary St. Clair, jewelry 54. Pam Ohnemus - Painting 55. Dan Kemp, jewelry 56. Randy Tede, acrylic 57. Joshua Steele - Photography 58. Sean Corner, sculpture 59. Glen Lowry - Printmaking (screen-print) 60. Julie Matos, jewelry 61. Pat Halverson, oil 62. Lisa Ellingworth, photography 63. Kate Hoyer, oil |
64. Naidine D’Angelo, multi media
65. Chris Kuntz & Chantell Downing - Fiber 66. Connie Rodgers, jewelry 67. Nicole Wasson, acrylic 68. Peter Brown, glass 69. Maggie Joynt - Jewelry 70. Tim Peitz, wood 71. Sandra Gerry, metal 72. Ken Caples, wood 73. Jeffrey Schult, acrylic 74. Zanetta Hoehle - Jewelry 75. Josh Meier, photography 76. Mike Lawrence, wood 77. Michael Hassig, mixed media 78. Rich Robertson, ceramic 79. Liz Robertson, ceramic 80. Steve Cole, photography 81. Nancy Kingsland, fiber 82. Rachel Newell - Mixed Media 83. Crystal Wade - Jewelry 84. Carol Brandt, garden mosaics 85. Karrie Daniels - Painting (acrylic) 86. Mika Sorak-Weirbach, mixed media 87. Ian Hauck, pen & ink 88. Daron Krueger, photography 89. Erica Gooding - Jewelry 90. Linda Lindner - Ceramics 91. Jon Walton, photography 92. Marissa Jager, acrylic 93. Steve Nowatzki, printmaking 94. Ann Hartley - Jewelry 95. Jay Stratton - Wood |
A public reception to honor this year’s Harley Award Recipient Award for outstanding support of the visual arts will be held on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Lindsay Park at the Village of East Davenport. All artists, and art supporters are welcome!
2026 HARLEY AWARD WINNER
Rowen Schussheim-Anderson
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An educator, arts supporter, and working artist, Rowen Schussheim-Anderson exhibits her tapestries internationally. During her 41-year tenure at Augustana College, she also served as an academic advisor, chaired the Art Department, and directed a dozen international study trips to Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Morocco, and Senegal.
Rowen has also taught at Arizona State University, the Smithsonian Institution, Mesa Community College, Appalachian Center for Crafts, and through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artists-in-Education program. Currently, she teaches at the Figge Art Museum, The ARTery, the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, and for the American Tapestry Alliance, where she was one of two master artists at the organization’s 2019 members’ retreat. She estimates that she has taught more than 10,000 people to weave!
Her artwork has been acquired for permanent collections including the U.S. Department of State, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Security State Bank, Harper College, Ramada Inn, National Home Loan Bank Board, IBM, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Locally, her work can be found in collections at Deere & Company World Headquarters, Bettendorf Public Library, Rock Island Public Library, Augustana College, Davenport Cement, UnityPoint Health, Modern Woodmen of America, and The Current Iowa.
Rowen’s work has been featured in books and journals and selected for juried national and international exhibitions, with her tapestries exhibited as far away as Sweden, China, and Israel. Her work was selected for the International Fiber Biennale: From Lausanne to Beijing in both 2012 and 2014. Her pieces push the boundaries of traditional tapestry, and she recently received the Eugene Steward Award of Excellence for her work Road Trip at the GALEX 59 national competition.
Rowen is passionate about providing quality, affordable art opportunities for children. In 1982, she initiated Kaleidoscope, a community art program for youth sponsored by Augustana. The program provided teaching opportunities for scores of Quad City artists while offering art enrichment experiences to thousands of area youth through a year-round curriculum emphasizing imagination, self-expression, and creativity. She wrote and received numerous grants to help sustain the program over the years.
Rowen directed Kaleidoscope for 42 years before the program moved from Augustana to the Figge Art Museum in 2023, and she continues to volunteer with the program. She has been a visiting artist in schools locally as well as in Arizona, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, where she was part of Ruth Asawa’s Alvarado Art Project. She has also served as a panelist for the Illinois Arts Council, reviewing grant proposals and advising on funding decisions.
Rowen has curated and juried numerous exhibitions, including serving as a juror for Riverssance Festival of Fine Art in 2024. She is currently preparing for her solo exhibition, Looking Both Ways, opening at the Figge Art Museum on July 8, 2027.
Rowen has also taught at Arizona State University, the Smithsonian Institution, Mesa Community College, Appalachian Center for Crafts, and through the National Endowment for the Arts’ Artists-in-Education program. Currently, she teaches at the Figge Art Museum, The ARTery, the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, and for the American Tapestry Alliance, where she was one of two master artists at the organization’s 2019 members’ retreat. She estimates that she has taught more than 10,000 people to weave!
Her artwork has been acquired for permanent collections including the U.S. Department of State, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Security State Bank, Harper College, Ramada Inn, National Home Loan Bank Board, IBM, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Locally, her work can be found in collections at Deere & Company World Headquarters, Bettendorf Public Library, Rock Island Public Library, Augustana College, Davenport Cement, UnityPoint Health, Modern Woodmen of America, and The Current Iowa.
Rowen’s work has been featured in books and journals and selected for juried national and international exhibitions, with her tapestries exhibited as far away as Sweden, China, and Israel. Her work was selected for the International Fiber Biennale: From Lausanne to Beijing in both 2012 and 2014. Her pieces push the boundaries of traditional tapestry, and she recently received the Eugene Steward Award of Excellence for her work Road Trip at the GALEX 59 national competition.
Rowen is passionate about providing quality, affordable art opportunities for children. In 1982, she initiated Kaleidoscope, a community art program for youth sponsored by Augustana. The program provided teaching opportunities for scores of Quad City artists while offering art enrichment experiences to thousands of area youth through a year-round curriculum emphasizing imagination, self-expression, and creativity. She wrote and received numerous grants to help sustain the program over the years.
Rowen directed Kaleidoscope for 42 years before the program moved from Augustana to the Figge Art Museum in 2023, and she continues to volunteer with the program. She has been a visiting artist in schools locally as well as in Arizona, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, where she was part of Ruth Asawa’s Alvarado Art Project. She has also served as a panelist for the Illinois Arts Council, reviewing grant proposals and advising on funding decisions.
Rowen has curated and juried numerous exhibitions, including serving as a juror for Riverssance Festival of Fine Art in 2024. She is currently preparing for her solo exhibition, Looking Both Ways, opening at the Figge Art Museum on July 8, 2027.
About The HARLEY AWARD
MidCoast Fine Arts and Quad City Arts honors individuals who've positively affected the visual arts and artists in the Quad Cities during their lifetime with the prestigious Harley Award. The Harley award has been presented since 1988 and was first awarded to John Bloom, a DeWitt, Iowa native who studied with Grant Wood. The prestigious award has been awarded to artists, teachers, museum officials, and people who've affected the arts and the artists in the Quad-Cities in their lifetime.
Past Harley Award Winners
- Rowen Schussheim-Anderson (2026)
- Carolyn Krueger (2025)
- Jodean Rousey Meleski (2024)
- Dee Schricker (2023)
- Pat Bradley Bereskin (2022)
- Sherry Case Maurer (2021)
- Terry Rathje (2019)
- Rachael Mullins Steiner (2018)
- Jeanne O'Melia (2017)
- Mary Ellen Chamberlin (2016)
- A year of silence in memory of Bruce Carter (2015)
- Megan & Kristin Quinn (2014)
- Nick DeGioia (2013)
- Les Bell (2012)
- James Konrad (2011)
- Kay Hall (2010)
- Mimzi Haut (2009)
- Dean Schroeder (2008)
- Ruth Evelyn Katz (2007)
- Jeanne Tamisiea (posthumously) (2006)
- Ralph Iaccarino (2005)
- Thomas Chouteau, Sr. (2004)
- Shirley Heysinger (2003)
- Jean Sieben (2002)
- Lloyd Schoeneman (2001)
- Larry DeVilbiss (2000)
- Marge Heir (1999)
- Don Heggan (1998)
- Betty Luther (1997)
- Sally Sahlmark MacMillan (1996)
- Isabel Bloom (1995)
- Sr. Clarise & Left Bank Art League (1994)
- Marilyn Morrison (1993)
- Elizabeth Rochow (1992)
- Ben Sunday (1991)
- William Hannan (1990)
- Father Edward Catich (1989)
- John Bloom (1988)
