Artworks accepted into the 2023 Amateur Exhibition (Alpha by last name)


Roger L

Alexander

Adult

Purpleheart Face box

Sculpture 



Yolanda 

Alonso 

Adult

Autumn

Photography/New Media



Becky

Altic

Adult

Appalachian Trail 

Painting



Kristin 

Altine

Adult

Davis Mansion

Painting



Jyoti

Anant

Adult

Friend  3D Mandala

Painting



Shine

Andrea

Adult

The Moment

Photography/New Media



Johanna 

Austin

High School

Town with an Ocean View

Graphics



Eileen

Backman

Adult

My Muse (Frida Kahlo)

Painting



Jayme

Banzhoff

Adult

These Wounds that Bind Us

Photography/New Media



Kathryn

Bell

Adult

Debra

Painting



Laurie

Bergner

Adult

Bathing in the Sacred Ganges River

Photography/New Media



Carol

Boerckel

Adult

Found Treasure

Painting



Jennifer

Booker-Smith

Adult

THE Rock God

Graphics



Meagan

Boomgarden

College

Red Ribbon

Sculpture 



Ryan

Brown

Adult

Keepsake Box

Sculpture 



Otis

Buras

College

Milk Cat Extravaganza

Painting



David

Buxton

Adult

Cleo

Painting



Jeanna

Campbell

College

Keeping it together

Painting



Cliff

Carney

Adult

Cliff Notes (draw a line through notes)then use Nutz

Sculpture 



Lauren

Casada

High School

breakaway

Painting



Sal

Ceniceros

Adult

Urban Signs and Symbols #1

Photography/New Media



Jade

Chandlerhaag 

Adult

Made Mortal

Painting



Piper

Christian

High School

Alone

Painting



Katya

Cline

College

Train tracks

Painting



Alex

Clouse

High School

Crosby 

Graphics



Joyce

Cole

Adult

Lake Life

Painting



Frank

Coughlin

Adult

Tree branch

Painting



Annie

Czirjak

High School

Oh Deer!

Painting



Reese

Dalton

High School

Silver Trio

Painting



Joel

Eagles

Adult

car trails

Photography/New Media



Sarah

Eckstine

College

Sarah (Self Portrait)

Photography/New Media

Emigrant, Montana

Photography/New Media

Alexis

Evans

College

Twenty 

Graphics

Bowl of Candy

Painting

Gary

Fern

Adult

Harvest The Wind

Photography/New Media



Javier 

Fialek 

College

House in the Alley 

Photography/New Media



John

Fitzgerald

Adult

Waiting For Rousseau

Painting



Dan

Fitzgerald

Adult

All The Trees Were Still

Photography/New Media



Vickie 

Fitzgerald

Adult

Sylph Emerging

Sculpture 



Tristin

Fox

College

New Heights of Uncertainty

Sculpture 



Allyson

Frink

Adult

Golden Dawn

Painting

Crunch

Painting

Dave

Fulghum

Adult

Melanie, 4x5

Photography/New Media

Utah Creek

Photography/New Media

Lena

Ganschow

High School

Madrid Malards

Painting



Pam

Gates

Adult

Winter Blues

Graphics



Sara

Gentry

Adult

March Forth

Painting



Oliver

Grant

High School

Inferno

Painting



Emma

Grant

Adult

Glass

Photography/New Media



Jeanne 

Graves

Adult

Winter’s Veil

Photography/New Media



Carrington

Gray

High School

Kiwis

Painting



Marlene

Gregor

Adult

Happy Day

Painting



Jenni

Grigsby-Rogal

Adult

The Beauty Underneath

Photography/New Media



Georgia

Grover

Adult

Zoo Life

Painting



Anna

Groves

High School

Witching Hour

Painting



Cathie

Haab

Adult

Seasons of My Mind

Painting



Emma

Hall

High School

Time

Graphics



Michelle

Hanacek

Adult

Don't be koi, Roy

Sculpture 



Micaela

Harris

Adult

See It Through

Sculpture 



Allison

Harris

Adult

The World is Watching

Sculpture 



Taylor

Hartley

High School

Neutral Beauty

Graphics



Marjorie

Hauge

Adult

Spring Flowers 

Sculpture 

Buzzing 

Sculpture 

Kaitlyn

Heartsfield

Adult

bathymetric bijous

Sculpture 



Aaron

Henkelman

Adult

Bouquet

Graphics



Ahnnika

Hess

High School

Persephone’s Daughters 

Painting



Kirsten

Heteji

Adult

When The Silver Turns Black

Sculpture 



Kathleen

Heuer

College

The Waiting Game

Graphics



Billie Jean

Hill

College

I don't know how to paint anymore

Painting

Untitled Portrait Study

Painting

Susan

Holifield

Adult

Take a dip

Painting

Full Table

Painting

Madelynne

Hoover

High School

Ellie Singing in the Shower

Painting



Mia

Jazo-Harris

Adult

Morning Magic

Photography/New Media



Geetanjali 

Jha

Adult

Auto rickshaw - Madhubani Art 

Painting



Louis

Jockisch

High School

Bite My Shiny Ceramic Ass

Sculpture 



Brad

Kalavitinos

Adult

green lovingly collected

Painting



Rebecca

Kelly

College

Lost but Never Forgotten 

Graphics



Mardell

Klasen

Adult

Autumn Joy

Painting



Sarah

Lange

Adult

Honey of the Flowers

Painting



Sarah

Larison

Adult

Luminous Lanterns 

Painting



Pamela 

Law

Adult

Leaves 

Painting



Kim

Lawson

Adult

Morning Dew

Photography/New Media



Elizabeth

Lindenbaum-Gaudio

Adult

Light and Stone

Painting



Ciera

Lorio

Adult

Toothfairy Monster 

Sculpture 



Ellasyn 

Loudenberg

High School

Vibrant Confections 

Painting



Alli

Lovell

Adult

How to Change Your Mind

Painting



Erin

Lowery

High School

Kaboodle 

Photography/New Media



April 

Luo

Adult

Portrait painting 

Painting



Natalie

Maloy

College

weight of it

Graphics



Ramona

Manuel

Adult

Untitled

Painting



Aja

Martin

College

What I Am

Painting



Joe

Mathews

College

Breakfast At Grandmas

Sculpture 



Draper

Matthews

College

Chopped n' Screwed

Sculpture 



Jack

Miller

College

The Last Lion

Graphics



Ilse

Miller

College

Two things:  1.I gave myself carpal tunnel working on this one  2. None of my friends want kids.

Painting



darlene

miller

Adult

Good foggy morning

Photography/New Media



Shreya

Mokashi

High School

Chasing Ghost

Sculpture 



Ashley

Montgomery

Adult

Octopus Bowl

Sculpture 



Fariba

Murray

Adult

Untitled

Painting



Gayathri

Narayanasamy Devanathan

Adult

All the way from Indore 

Painting



Elizabeth

Nelson

College

The Moor and Fantail

Photography/New Media



Deb

Neumayer

Adult

Shekinah

Sculpture 

Enter at your own risk.

Sculpture 

Alyssa

Nourie

College

Happy To Help

Sculpture 



Makenna

O'Rourke

College

Revenge of the Sibling

Painting

Morning Beach Set

Sculpture 

Jillian

Orozco

College

Turtle & Swirl

Painting



Hannah

Perez

Adult

be my mistake 

Graphics



Talia

Pierard

High School

Horse Eye

Graphics



Janet

Puntoni

Adult

Alone at the Lake

Painting



Abbey

Rademacher

High School

Cozy Christmas Room

Graphics



Trevor

Rickerd

College

Please just grow

Sculpture 



Michael 

Rodino 

Adult

Seasonal Sampler

Sculpture 



Tim

Roe

Adult

Slag

Painting



Greg 

Roling

Adult

Hammer and Spikes

Graphics



Meghan

Roller

Adult

In Chemistry Class

Graphics



Stew

Salowitz

Adult

Joan Marie's Garden

Painting



Bella

Sampson

High School

Fun Guys

Sculpture 



Alice

Sanders

Adult

twenty One

Painting



Haley 

Schemmel

High School

Caroline the dream witch

Graphics



Melanie

Shellito

Adult

Where it Starts

Sculpture 



Alex

Shepard

Adult

Slight Divide

Painting



Jodie

Slothower

Adult

daffodils

Painting



Kristine

Stayton

Adult

Reflection

Painting



Mike

Stoltz

Adult

908 Bourbon Street

Painting



Mark

Swanson

Adult

calling all crows

Photography/New Media



Leah

Thompson

High School

Farm life

Painting



Natalie

Troyer

Adult

A Daunting Feeling (2022)

Painting



Laney

Turner

Adult

Self-Portrait

Photography/New Media

My Socks are Hanes

Photography/New Media

Rose 

Tuttle

Adult

Walk in the Woods

Graphics



Undra

Uphoff

Adult

"Olga"2.0

Painting



Alanna

Veitch

Adult

Shroud  

Sculpture 



Norah

Wagoner

High School

Untitled 

Painting



Lucas

Walker

College

𝘡𝘦𝘒𝘱𝘰𝘡

Sculpture 



Alexis

Walter

Adult

Ichor

Painting



Hailey

Warfel

High School

Pink 

Painting



Alex

Warren

Adult

Penpals 1

Graphics



Johanna

Weichsel

Adult

The Jolly Jester

Graphics



ChloΓ© 

White

Adult

Mother Nature's Vengeance 

Graphics



Andrea

Whitesell

Adult

Ice Cream Dream

Sculpture 



Laura

Wilkinson

High School

A memory

Painting



Jane

Wilson

Adult

Autumn Fields

Painting



Krista

Wolf

Adult

dare to suck

Sculpture 



Sara

Wong

Adult

Bubble Vase

Sculpture 



Jim

Woodburn

Adult

Coffee Table

Sculpture 

Walnut Bowl

Sculpture 

Amy

Yeager

College

Feathered

Graphics

Cavity (In What Remains)

Graphics

Francie

Zimmerman

Adult

Chapel Bridge

Painting



Emma

Zozzaro

College

Self Portrait, Fully Healed

Painting







The 96th Annual McLean County Amateur Art Exhibition will open on March 10th, 2023.

All accepted artists will be notified via email by Noon on February 24th, 2023. 


Featuring work by high school, university, and adult artists, this juried exhibition highlights the diverse creativity of our community. Professional artists external to the MCAC serve as paid jurors.

All submitted works will be juried and judged for cash merit awards based on the artist category (high school, university, or adult) and by their medium (painting, graphics, photography/new media, or sculpture). 

At the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 11th, 27 awards will be presented, totaling over $2,000 in cash prizes. Each year, the Best of Show Merwin Medal is awarded to the most outstanding artwork, and the Ashley C. Ritter Most Promising Art Award is given to the artist exhibiting the most future potential.

Guidelines for Application

  1. An "amateur" artist can be many things -- for the purpose of this exhibition, we broadly define an amateur artist as anyone whose primary source of income is not generated by their art. 
  2. Each artist may submit up to two artworks for consideration by the jury. The artworks can be in two different mediums, but please note that each individual only has two submission opportunities -- not two submissions per medium. 
  3. If a collaborative artwork is to be submitted, all contributing artists must be listed on the submission. Collaborative artworks will still count as one of an artist's two submission opportunities. 
  4. As this is a community exhibition, the artworks submitted must be appropriate for all ages. 
  5. All artwork must be original to the submitting artist. Submitting work that is a reproduction, plagiaristic, or misrepresentative in nature is grounds for dismissal from the exhibition and may result in future restrictions for application. 
  6. Submitted work(s) must have been produced by the artist within the last three years. 
  7. All pieces (unless sculptural) must be wired for hanging. We will not hang work with sawtooth hangers.
  8. All exhibiting artwork is considered for sale unless marked "NFS". The MCAC utilizes a standard 40/60 gallery price policy (40% of the sale goes to the gallery, and 60% of the sale goes to the artist). Please price your work with this in mind. 
  9. If you have exhibited at the MCAC before (NOT including Holiday Treasures or previous Amateur Exhibitions), you may enter the exhibition, but you will NOT be eligible for awards).
  10. A non-refundable application fee of $5 per artwork entered can be made through the application form. If you need help completing the form, please email us at info@mcac.org, call us at 309-829-0011, or visit us in person at the MCAC (601 N. East St Bloomington, IL 61701). 


Important Dates

Application Deadline: February 20th, 2023

Date of Notification: February 24th, 2023 

Accepted Art Drop-Off Dates:

  • Friday, February 24th, Noon to 4 pm
  • Saturday, February 25th, Noon to 4 pm
  • Monday, February 27th, 10 am to 5 pm 


Exhibition Dates: March 10th - April 20th

Award Ceremony: Saturday, March 11th at 1 pm 

Accepted Art Pick-Up Dates: April 21st - April 24th (during MCAC's regularly scheduled hours)


Mission Statement: We encourage and promote the appreciation, study, cultivation, development, and practice of art for the benefit of all the people, cultures and communities of McLean County. 

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