We are best known for the Blackhawk Statue on the bluff overlooking the Rock River, but we have so much more. Our community has been blessed with a inordinate amount of world-class sculpture, and the collection continues to grow today. The library hosts an impressive collection of paintings and sculpture from the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony. Plus, we have an active modern arts community, still involved in brass casting, painting, and making our community a great ‘unique’ place to live.
Conover Square 1st Floor Suite #150308
We are a paint your own pottery and canvas art studio. Walk ins are welcome anytime we are open, Come pick out a piece and sit and paint it in the comfort of my studio.…
Conover Square 2nd Floor
Eagle’s Nest Art Group welcomes all who are art-minded to join and participate in its full schedule of programs, classes and art shows. A current schedule of the year’s activities is available at the studio…
300 Jefferson Street, Oregon, IL 61061 (Inside Oregon Public Library)
Showcases turn-of-the-century works in various mediums, including Lorado Taft and Nellie Verne Walker’s neo-classical masterpieces. The Oregon Public LIbrary’s second-story art gallery’s collection features a vast number of paintings and sculptures.
1414 N. River Rd, Oregon, IL 61061
Located just outside the city of Oregon, Illinois, the Taft Campus has a rich history. During the summer of 1898, the noted American sculptor Lorado Taft and a small group of artists, architects and scholars…
1411 N River Road, Oregon, IL 61061
One of the most picturesque sites along the Rock River is just north of Oregon in Ogle County. Legend has it that Chief Black Hawk, as he left the area after the Black Hawk War,…
300 Jefferson Street, Oregon IL 61061
This Carnegie Library offers a unique experience in art. The 2nd floor boasts over 53 sculptures and paintings including works by Lorado Taft and Charles Francis Browne.
Historical sculpture has been on public display in Oregon since the time of Lorado Taft and the Eagle’s Nest Art Colony in the early 1900’s. The Community Art Legacy (C.A.L.) has been a contemporary project…
Conover Square 1st Floor Suite #107
Resident potter Reed Bakken has created the highest quality stoneware and porcelain pottery at Conover Square since 1978. The Slip and Slurry Pottery is a full working pottery studio and sales area. You can see…