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SPRINGFIELD — The Lincoln Land Community College 2026 Student Art Show is now on display through May 7, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Trutter Museum/James S. Murray Gallery, located on the upper floor of Menard Hall, Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
Students in LLCC’s integrated media design and associate in fine arts tracks submitted pieces for competition.
During the reception, games from the Games Systems and Design classes were available for play and films and animation from the Film and Special Effects class were displayed on a monitor outside the gallery. Inside the gallery, website design from the Responsive Web Design class was displayed.
Winners of awards were announced at an opening reception April 23. Art faculty added two extra awards – the Tessellations and Bespoke awards – this year to spotlight unique student work.
Best in Show – DeAndre Cameron of Springfield for “Gardens”
Painting – Maggie Suarez of Springfield for “Functional Frieze”
Drawing – Jaxey Lindholm of Taylorville for “Self-Portrait”
Photography – Ashlyn Millburg of Raymond for “Tunnel Vision”
3-D Design – Abby Oller of Springfield for “Lady Liberty”
Graphic Design – Em Calcara of Athens for “Amazingly Jaded”
Digital Illustration – Lydia Strawn of Rochester for “I’m Working on Myself”
Film/Animation – Marshall Victor of Pleasant Plains for “Orion Blackwell,” (honorable mention: Nathan Tuttle of Springfield for “Scream: Afterimage Trailer”
UI/UX – Apollo Nicholson of Chatham for “Dialtown Shop Website”
Game Design – Ethan Chon of Chatham for “Mictlan’s Sacred Spire”
Art History Award – Ali Higginson of Springfield
Tessellations Award – Hannah Scherf of Springfield for the “highest density in decisions” in creating a self-portrait by collaging tiny pieces of magazine for “Eyes Full of Stars”
Bespoke Award – Hailey Higgins of Chatham for an “incredibly meticulous body of work” in placing mosaic stones over a 3D form to create “My Body”
Emily Webber of Auburn was honored with the Alexis Wernsing Pinnacle Award. This award was established in memory of Wernsing, a 2011 LLCC graduate. The winner is chosen by LLCC art faculty and goes to the student who best embodies Wernsing’s qualities of striving for the best in all academic endeavors without complaint and no matter the context.
Student show posters were designed by Nic Horn of Mason. He received a gift certificate for submitting the winning student show poster.
LLCC offers degree programs in studio art, art and integrated media design. Registration is currently open for summer and fall classes. Learn more at llcc.edu.