On Friday, July 11, 2025, NCI ARTworks will host an opening reception for over thirty Emerging Artists at NCI ARTworks Gallery at 400 5th Street in Peru from 6 to 8pm.
The opening reception begins at 6pm and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People’s Choice Awards will be presented at 7pm. The opening reception is free, and all are welcome.
Artists throughout the Illinois Valley have submitted art pieces to be juried by NCI ARTworks for the July Emerging Artists’ Exhibit. Over thirty artists have been selected to present one-to-three pieces in the exhibit. Those pieces will further be juried for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash awards. There will also be a People’s Choice Award that friends, family, and patrons can vote for online. The awards will be presented at 7pm on July 11th, 2025.
This will be a unique exhibit due to the wide variety of styles, from realism to abstract. Works are in acrylics, oils, photography, sculptures, and mixed media. Artists present a wide range of subjects from landscapes to portraiture and nature to architecture. Artists include: Alice Tang Matthews, April Stevenson, Aubrey Siebert, Aurora Reed, Benjamin Fisher, Carol Crane, Danica Scoma, Gayle Ackerman, Gretchen Hauger, Heather Farrell, Jacob Stouffer, Joe Figgiani, Joey Lucas, John Fitzgerald, John Betken, Kayla Greenwell, Larisa Sarver, Laurie Innis, Lisa Marie Carlson, Lorena Malm, Mary Jean Dzurisin, Morgan Phillips, Natalie Glynn, Natalie Zelman, Nikki Ranney, Paula Guttilla, Ro Grabow, Ryia Boaz, Samantha Joyce Blaskiewicz, Samuel Dickey, Sandra Rust, Sandra Velazquez, Stephanie Znaniecki, and Tammy Zellers.
The public is welcome to vote for their favorite pieces of art online at: https://www.nciartworks.com/peoples-choice-vote-here-for-your-favorite-artwork.html
The NCI ARTworks opening reception for the month-long Emerging Artists exhibition is free and all are welcome. It begins at 6pm on Friday, July 11, and more information about the event can be found at www.nciartworks.com.
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NCI ARTworks is a regional arts agency, a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and expanding the arts community in LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties through artistic collaboration, educational outreach, and art space development. Its mission also is to create venues which support public and private education, community events, economic development, and cultural tourism. ARTworks’ vision is to foster communication between artists, arts organizations, and arts educators. NCI ARTworks is located in the Westclox ARTworks Center in the west wing of the Westclox building in Peru. The organization is supported, in part, by the Illinois Arts Council Agency. For more information visit www.nciartworks.com.
The opening reception begins at 6pm and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and People’s Choice Awards will be presented at 7pm. The opening reception is free, and all are welcome.
Artists throughout the Illinois Valley have submitted art pieces to be juried by NCI ARTworks for the July Emerging Artists’ Exhibit. Over thirty artists have been selected to present one-to-three pieces in the exhibit. Those pieces will further be juried for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place cash awards. There will also be a People’s Choice Award that friends, family, and patrons can vote for online. The awards will be presented at 7pm on July 11th, 2025.
This will be a unique exhibit due to the wide variety of styles, from realism to abstract. Works are in acrylics, oils, photography, sculptures, and mixed media. Artists present a wide range of subjects from landscapes to portraiture and nature to architecture. Artists include: Alice Tang Matthews, April Stevenson, Aubrey Siebert, Aurora Reed, Benjamin Fisher, Carol Crane, Danica Scoma, Gayle Ackerman, Gretchen Hauger, Heather Farrell, Jacob Stouffer, Joe Figgiani, Joey Lucas, John Fitzgerald, John Betken, Kayla Greenwell, Larisa Sarver, Laurie Innis, Lisa Marie Carlson, Lorena Malm, Mary Jean Dzurisin, Morgan Phillips, Natalie Glynn, Natalie Zelman, Nikki Ranney, Paula Guttilla, Ro Grabow, Ryia Boaz, Samantha Joyce Blaskiewicz, Samuel Dickey, Sandra Rust, Sandra Velazquez, Stephanie Znaniecki, and Tammy Zellers.
The public is welcome to vote for their favorite pieces of art online at: https://www.nciartworks.com/peoples-choice-vote-here-for-your-favorite-artwork.html
The NCI ARTworks opening reception for the month-long Emerging Artists exhibition is free and all are welcome. It begins at 6pm on Friday, July 11, and more information about the event can be found at www.nciartworks.com.
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NCI ARTworks is a regional arts agency, a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and expanding the arts community in LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties through artistic collaboration, educational outreach, and art space development. Its mission also is to create venues which support public and private education, community events, economic development, and cultural tourism. ARTworks’ vision is to foster communication between artists, arts organizations, and arts educators. NCI ARTworks is located in the Westclox ARTworks Center in the west wing of the Westclox building in Peru. The organization is supported, in part, by the Illinois Arts Council Agency. For more information visit www.nciartworks.com.
Vote for your top 3 picks in each category! https://www.nciartworks.com/peoples-choice-vote-here-for-your-favorite-artwork.html
https://www.nciartworks.com/peoples-choice-vote-here-for-your-favorite-artwork.html
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