97TH ANNUAL AMATEUR SHOW ACCEPTED ENTRIES
First | Last | Artist Category | Title | Medium | Title | Medium |
ADULT | ||||||
Cathie | Haab | Adult | Solar Flair | Fiber/Textile | Quiet Cove | Painting |
Melanie | Shellito | Adult | Tattered Evolution | Fiber/Textile | ||
Didi | Skidmore | Adult | Something So Indisputably Beautiful | Fiber/Textile | ||
Cal | Benedict | Adult | Japanese Learns Sam #0012/Linus #00012 | Graphics | ||
Michelle | Brongo | Adult | Autumn Vibes | Graphics | ||
Megan | Garcia Cowie | Adult | Mom; I’m Full | Graphics | ||
Lisa | Green | Adult | Opening Pandora's Box | Graphics | ||
Natalie | Maloy | Adult | From the cocoon | Graphics | Cavern of the heart | Graphics |
Andrew | Palmer | Adult | Walking in the Prince Creek Formation | Graphics | ||
Meghan | Roller | Adult | TT | Graphics | Smoky Mountains | Painting |
Becky | Altic | Adult | Lake District, UK | Painting | Twilight | Painting |
Jyoti | Anant | Adult | Turtle's Voyage - Depths of Tranquility | Painting | ||
Kendra | Baca | Adult | Thank you | Painting | ||
Eileen | Backman | Adult | Sleepy Kitty | Painting | ||
Kathryn | Bell | Adult | Field Worker, Maui 1946 | Painting | ||
Christine | Bennett-Weber | Adult | Brown-Headed Nuthatch | Painting | Mary Jane | Sculpture |
Dave | Buxton | Adult | Green Vase with Zinnias | Painting | ||
Carmen | Chase | Adult | Shades of Summer | Painting | ||
Thomas | Clemens | Adult | Trout Stream | Painting | ||
Elizabeth | Drinan | Adult | September vineyard | Painting | Hidden Creek Bridge | Painting |
John | Fitzgerald | Adult | Lost Youth | Painting | ||
Allyson | Frink | Adult | Where the Pavement Ends. (Gouache) | Painting | Transient Luminosity. (Pastel) | Painting |
Sara | Gentry | Adult | Great Blue Heron | Painting | ||
Dustin | Goodrich | Adult | Comfortably Confused | Painting | ||
Marlene | Gregor | Adult | “PAY DAY” | Painting | ||
Sean-Thomas | Gunnell | Adult | The Morrison #1 | Painting | ||
Gina | Hechinger | Adult | Boulder opal | Painting | ||
Susan | Holifield | Adult | Breath of Sunshine | Painting | For Your health | Painting |
Alexa | Jared | Adult | Perk Up | Painting | ||
Mikiya | Jones | Adult | Peace and Protection | Painting | ||
Sarah | Larison | Adult | Splash | Painting | ||
Dongmei | Luo | Adult | Heroine | Painting | ||
Ramona | Manuel | Adult | Winter Walk | Painting | ||
Sharlis | Mecagni | Adult | Lotus Visit | Painting | ||
Kalyani | Mudumba | Adult | Stellar Nights of Egypt | Painting | ||
Carl | Olson | Adult | Ketchikan | Painting | ||
Jennifer | Pawlak | Adult | Lady-slipper Orchid | Painting | ||
Janet | Puntoni | Adult | MOOSE | Painting | ||
Greg | Roling | Adult | Pitcher Plant | Painting | ||
Stew | Salowitz | Adult | Light ornaments | Painting | ||
Tricia | Shaw | Adult | Ludington beach | Painting | Blossoms | Sculpture |
Alex | Smith | Adult | “Haelp” | Painting | ||
Kristine | Stayton | Adult | Thaw | Painting | ||
Natalie | Troyer | Adult | Coffee Table Series | Painting | Beyond the Woods | Painting |
Undra | Uphoff | Adult | Charlotte' | Painting | ||
Alexis | Walter | Adult | Eudemonia | Painting | ||
Jane | Wilson | Adult | Smoke Break at L’Entrevue | Painting | McClure House in Winter | Painting |
Frances | Zimmerman | Adult | Free Rein | Painting | Avalanche Lake | Painting |
Yolanda | Alonso | Adult | October | Photography/New Media | September | Photography/New Media |
Jayme | Banzhoff | Adult | Chicago | Photography/New Media | ||
Pam | Beeson | Adult | Misty Cow | Photography/New Media | Bowl of Cherries | Photography/New Media |
Laurie | Bergner | Adult | Fishing in the Congo River | Photography/New Media | Children in Tea Fields | Photography/New Media |
Kevin | Callis | Adult | Camp One | Photography/New Media | ||
Theresa | Chambers | Adult | Dolphin | Photography/New Media | ||
Joel | Eagles | Adult | American Dream | Photography/New Media | Transit | Photography/New Media |
Gary | Fern | Adult | Spring-Rt MM- Miller County, MO | Photography/New Media | ||
Jeanne | Graves | Adult | Elmwood | Photography/New Media | ||
Dave | Harris | Adult | Oxbow Overlook Sunrise | Photography/New Media | ||
Kirsten | Heteji | Adult | Dripping Echoes | Photography/New Media | ||
Mia | Jazo-Harris | Adult | Low Tide at Montaña de Oro | Photography/New Media | Rocky McDonald Lake Sunset - Glacier National Park | Painting |
Jeffrey | Keller | Adult | Lonely Red Bard | Photography/New Media | ||
Mardell | Klasen | Adult | Foggy Morn at Angler's | Photography/New Media | Nature Nurturing | Painting |
darlene | miller | Adult | Hanging on to yesterday | Photography/New Media | ||
Vinay | Mokashi | Adult | Eye Contact! | Photography/New Media | ||
Andrea | Shine | Adult | Balboa | Photography/New Media | ||
Ray | Silva | Adult | Beach Combers | Photography/New Media | ||
Mark | Swanson | Adult | Bird Dream | Photography/New Media | Reflection | Photography/New Media |
Vickie | Fitzgerald | Adult | Idyllic Tower | Sculpture | Green Man | Sculpture |
Allison | Harris | Adult | Illinois Beauty | Sculpture | "Make a Collection," They Said | Sculpture |
Gina | LaMonica | Adult | Steam Punkin | Sculpture | A Bluebird's Life | Graphics |
Jim | Mosley | Adult | Mainstream | Sculpture | ||
Deb | Neumayer | Adult | All Is Not As It Seems | Sculpture | ||
Mike | Rodino | Adult | Prickly Pearody | Sculpture | ||
Kris | Segneri | Adult | The water took him | Sculpture | ||
Andrea | Whitesell | Adult | Moon Dust | Sculpture | ||
Krista | Wolf | Adult | Anthem | Sculpture | ||
James | Woodburn | Adult | Dining Table | Sculpture | ||
COLLEGE | ||||||
Amy | Chiappetta | College | This Beautiful Fantastic | Graphics | ||
Jack | Miller | College | “‘Ivan the Terrible and His Son’ or ‘Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan: An Impression of the Masterwork by Ilya Repin’” | Graphics | The Solemn Dignity of Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it (Chief Joesph) | Graphics |
Tianna | Bond | College | Grandiose Mundane | Graphics | ||
Alexandra | Cox | College | Zombie at the Gas Station in Allen County | Graphics | My Emotional Support Bottle of Siracha | Graphics |
Demi | Hoffman | College | Grandiose Mundane Drawing | Graphics | ||
Rebecca | Kelly | College | Folds | Graphics | ||
Emmry | King | College | Drapery in Charcoal | Graphics | ||
Jacob | Levin | College | Wow, It's Bright | Graphics | ||
James | McGurk | College | Service Dog | Graphics | LEČO | Video |
Molly | Meyer | College | Radishes | Graphics | ||
Anna | Moore | College | Static insomnia | Graphics | ||
Spencer | Ray | College | Never Meant to Land | Graphics | A Piece Offering to the Body that Holds Me | Sculpture |
Emma | Schumacher | College | Stay | Graphics | ||
Alex | Seehuus | College | Ugh! | Graphics | ||
Logan | Shaw | College | Hold On Tight | Graphics | ||
Atlas | Sturrock | College | Untitled: Self portrait | Graphics | Death in the springtime | Graphics |
Otis | Buras | College | Reincarnation | Painting | Phonographs for enjoyment | Graphics |
Linnea | Dennhardt | College | Holding it together | Painting | June 24, 2022 | Painting |
Marie | Grimm | College | Engulfed by The Eternal Snow | Painting | Saturated Summer | Graphics |
Emma | Munson | College | Candy | Painting | ||
Kathryn | Novotny | College | Untitled | Painting | Betta Fish | Sculpture |
Melanie | Portnov | College | Chains | Painting | Fasciated Orchid Series | Sculpture |
Greta | Springer | College | Time’s Sobriety | Painting | ||
Madison | Virden | College | Conflicted | Painting | The Orange | Painting |
Kolin | Wilkins | College | Falling Back On Nothing To Fall Back On | Painting | Jason and The Color Theory Man | Painting |
Lindsey | Basham | College | Bubble | Photography/New Media | ||
Jacqueline | Buehler | College | Looking in | Photography/New Media | ||
Sarah | Eckstine | College | Sarah (Self Portrait) | Photography/New Media | Woven Light | Photography/New Media |
Javier | Fialek | College | Lonely bar | Photography/New Media | ||
Jenna | Germano | College | The Book of Yearning | Photography/New Media | ||
Miles | Howley | College | Rest Stop | Photography/New Media | ||
Mario | Johnson | College | STL 2080 | Photography/New Media | ||
Gage | Langellier | College | Deconstruct Snail (Gelatin Silver Print) | Photography/New Media | The Park | Photography/New Media |
Micah | Manternach | College | Sleeping Nymph in Monet's Garden | Photography/New Media | The Momentary Seraph | Photography/New Media |
Lydia | McNiff | College | "untitled" | Photography/New Media | ||
Jade | Nguyen | College | Blessing | Photography/New Media | Market Still life | Photography/New Media |
Samuel | Okewole | College | Faith | Photography/New Media | ||
Emily | Pounder | College | Torn | Photography/New Media | ||
Zo | Russell | College | Adventures In the Woods | Photography/New Media | ||
Michelle | Soukup | College | Musician | Photography/New Media | ||
Emilia | Stickrod | College | rotten | Photography/New Media | chains | Graphics |
Audrey | Tutty | College | Commercial Style | Photography/New Media | ||
Guinevere | Chapin | College | Teapot in the Likeness of Karl Trinkenschuh the Clown | Sculpture | ||
Ian | Cooper | College | Artifact 01 | Sculpture | ||
Andrés | Dominguez Fernandez | College | Crying Cholo’s Familia | Sculpture | ||
Ashlyn | King | College | Decaying Tranquility | Sculpture | Stacking Paper | Graphics |
Alyssa | Nourie | College | Do you really want to know? | Sculpture | c i a o | Graphics |
Lauren | Vandiver | College | The Space Between | Sculpture | ||
Lucas | Walker | College | Bowl | Sculpture | ||
HIGH SCHOOL | ||||||
Alex | Clouseg | High school | Puffin | Graphics | ||
Emma | Hall | High school | Never Ending Cycle | Graphics | ||
Taylor | Hartley | High school | Perseus and medusas head | Graphics | Peaceful night | Painting |
Addison | Koonce | High school | The Director | Graphics | ||
Ellasyn | Loudenburg | High school | Sugar Rush | Graphics | ||
Laney | Maloy | High school | Charcoal Study | Graphics | Duncans Ghost | Photography/New Media |
Shreya | Mokashi | High school | Metamorphic Butterflies | Graphics | Tagore - An art legend! | Graphics |
Raquel | Sanchez-Camarena | High school | Forever, Friends | Graphics | ||
Anne | Simpson | High school | John Wayne | Graphics | ||
Laura | Wilkinson | High school | Playtime | Graphics | ||
Reagan | Barrett | High school | Lana Del Rey | Painting | ||
Emily | Broadfield | High school | Self Portrait collage | Painting | 2pt perspective kitchen | Graphics |
Izzy | Burger | High school | Still Life | Painting | ||
Ashlyn | Connell | High school | Fixed | Painting | ||
Maria | Moore | High school | Hamish | Painting | ||
Emersyn | Moore | High school | Unspoken | Painting | 1969 | Painting |
Ruthie | Neuhaus | High school | Memories of Home | Painting | ||
Jessica | Penn | High school | Over the Edge | Painting | ||
Abbey | Rademacher | High school | Reaching for what is lost | Painting | Beautiful Stranger | Painting |
Haley | Schemmel | High school | An artists stars | Painting | ||
Leah | Thompson | High school | Salvation | Painting | ||
Hailey | Warfel | High school | Grandpa's Chevy | Painting | ||
Mary | Doll | High school | Pressure | Photography/New Media | ||
Hayden | Matthews | High school | Narcissus | Photography/New Media | ||
Vivian | Wright | High school | Surrounded by Sound | Photography/New Media | The Hive | Graphics |
Oliver | Oscar Grant | High school | Horrible Flesh Cube | Sculpture | ||
Rylee | Mosier | High school | Chunky Jewelry Set | Sculpture |
The 97th Annual McLean County Amateur Art Exhibition will open on March 1st, 2024.
The Awards Ceremony will be on Saturday, March 2nd at 1 PM.
All accepted artists will be notified via email by Noon on February 14th, 2024.
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, sculpture, fiber/textile, and video).
At the Awards Ceremony on Saturday, March 1st, 33 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
Important Dates
Application Deadline: Noon, February 9th, 2024
Date of Notification: February 14th, 2024
Accepted Art Drop-Off Dates:
Note: All pieces (unless sculptural) must be wired for hanging. We will not hang work with sawtooth hangers or otherwise not installation-ready.
Exhibition Dates: March 1 - April 24th, 2024
Award Ceremony: Saturday, March 2nd at 1 pm
Accepted Art Pick-Up Dates: April 25th - May 4th (during MCAC's regularly scheduled hours)
*Any items not picked up within 30 days from the closing of the show will be considered property of the McLean County Arts Center.