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The Lincoln Land Community College 2025 Student Art Show is now on display through May 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Trutter Museum/James S. Murray Gallery, located on the upper floor of Menard Hall, Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road.
A record breaking 76 LLCC art and design students submitted a total of 206 entries for consideration, representing both art studio classes and, for the first time, integrated media design classes.
Winners of awards were announced at an opening reception April 24.
Best in Show – Emily Calcara of Athens for “Margman Cometh”
Painting – Victoria Alamu of Springfield for “The Great Duck,” acrylic (honorable mention: Shirley Harrold of Taylorville and Dennis Stahlberg of Springfield)
Drawing -- Micah Adams of Chatham for “Still-life 2,” charcoal (honorable mention: Emily Webber of Auburn)
Photography – Caleigh Dabrowski of Springfield for “Let’s Talk,” giclée print (honorable mention: Steven Tucker of Springfield)
3-D Design – Miranda Sanders of Springfield for “Connectivity,” cardboard (honorable mention: Jaxson Carceres of Petersburg and Corinne Cahoon of Springfield)
Digital Media – Emma Gibbs of Chatham for “Tilly & the Toadstool,” (honorable mention: Kavita Sundaram and DeAndre Cameron of Springfield)
Digital Illustration – Sophia Smith of Springfield for “Little Shop of Smiths,” (honorable mention: Sophia Brooks of Springfield)
Film – Joshua Phillips of Springfield for “Hangover City 2,” (honorable mention: Emma Gibbs of Chatham)
UI/UX – Liam Dineen of Springfield for “Skeletons of Fun,” (honorable mention: Miranda Sanders)
Game Design – Aaron Eisenmann of Springfield for “Level Design,” video game, game systems and design (honorable mention: Abby Oller of Springfield and Jaxson Carceres)
Oller was also 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 Eisenmann for LLCC-Medical District and Abigail Honigman of Springfield for LLCC’s main campus. Both received a gift certificate for their winning student show poster.