Town & Country Youth art show winners 2024
PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG ARTISTS TO GAIN EXPERIENCE Exhibiting THEIR ART IN PUBLIC
Saturday, April 20, the Town and Country Youth Art Show was held at the NCI Artworks Gallery in the historic Westclox Building in Peru and featured hundreds of art submissions from talented local students from throughout the Illinois Valley.
The Annual Town and Country Youth Art Show showcases artwork from Middle and High School-aged students from LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties. All blue ribbon winners are eligible to enter the state Town and Country Art competition in Champaign in the fall. Students were awarded 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place prizes as well as cash prizes for the Best of Show winners in each Division.
Winners were as follows:
Gabi Trujillo
Graphic Design
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Avery Pratt
Graphic Design
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Kylie Endress
Graphic Design
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Luis Garcia
Computer Imaging
1st
Depue HS
Eadin Peck
Computer Imaging
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Adelya Aranda
Computer Imaging
3rd
Depue HS
Thomas Thomson
Computer Imaging
2nd
Depue HS
Yurida Gutierrez
Computer Imaging
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Rosybell Magallanes
Computer Imaging
2nd
Depue HS
Jasmine Arce
Mixed Media
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Briahnna Mosell
Mixed Media
1st
Parkside Middle School
Brianna Delaney
Mixed Media
2nd
Serena HS
Sara Castro
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Emilie Thomson
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Blanca Moats
Mixed Media
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Evelyn Milton
Mixed Media
1st
Tonica Grade School
Cindy Torres
Mixed Media
3rd
Depue HS
Ryia Boaz
Printmaking
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Dexter Nunez
Printmaking
3rd
LaSalle Peru HS
Maxwell Jilek
Printmaking
1st
Serena HS
Kefei Wu
Printmaking
2nd
St. Bede HS
A.J. Sarabia
Printmaking
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Jessica Caracheo
Oil
3rd
Depue HS
Kefei Wu
Oil
1st
St. Bede HS
Britney Nguyen
Oil
2nd
Serena HS
Makayla McNally
Oil
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Daliayah Farris
Tempera
1st
St. Bede HS
Olivia Ross
Tempera
2nd
St. Bede HS
Aiden Urbanc
Tempera
1st
Parkside Middle School
Lucy Guttilla
Tempera
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Alexis Baker
Tempera
3rd
Tonica Grade School
Chenxvan Lin
Tempera
3rd
St. Bede HS
Myla Wilt
Drawing Misc.
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Lola King
Drawing Misc.
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Livia Vohland
Drawing Misc.
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Linde Ferrell
Drawing Misc.
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Mia Arians
Colored Pencil
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Emily Kmetz
Colored Pencil
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Finn Lambert
Colored Pencil
2nd
Tonica Grade School
Bianca Moats
Colored Pencil
1st
Parkside Middle School
Emily Lowery
Colored Pencil
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Aubrey Duffy
Colored Pencil
2nd
Serena HS
Karlie Schutz
Acrylic
3rd
Princeton Christian Academy
Isabella vanden Berg
Acrylic
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Jazzlyn Hague
Acrylic
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Ella Wilt
Acrylic
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Olivia Kelly
Acrylic
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Danica Scoma
Acrylic
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Genavyve Barnes
Acrylic
3rd
St. Bede HS
Rebekah Shugrue
Acrylic
2nd
Serena HS
Karlie Schutz
Watercolor
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Stephanie Znaniecki
Watercolor
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Avery Bopes
Watercolor
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Axel Mignone
Watercolor
3rd
LaSalle Peru HS
Chase Kosteretz
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Aubrey Miller
Colored Ink
Honorable Mention
Parkside Middle School
Lydia Edlefson
Colored Ink
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Brianna Crownover
Colored Ink
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Harper DeMay
Colored Ink
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Julian Mucha
Colored Ink
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Emily Kmetz
Black & White Ink
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Jay McConnell
Black & White Ink
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Brodie Tinkler
Black & White Ink
Honorable Mention
Parkside Middle School
Lizeth Sandoval
Oil Pastel
1st
Depue HS
Zerelda Hilmes
Oil Pastel
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Sloane Kotecki
Oil Pastel
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Bailey Knowles
Oil Pastel
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Audra Wasilewski
Scratchboard
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
A.J. Nally
Scratchboard
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Abby Stabler
Scratchboard
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Peyton Matuszyk
Scratchboard
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Thomas Thomson
Scratchboard
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Madison Brooker
Pencil Portrait
1st
Serena HS
Emily Hoffman
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Colton Kedzeirski
Pencil Portrait
3rd
Serena HS
Myah Whipple
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Jay McConnell
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Tiff Grygiel
Pencil Portrait
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Sebastian Godinez
Still Life
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Arley Garcia
Still Life
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Isabella vanden Berg
Still Life
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Abigail Freeman
Still Life
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Ryan Owczarek
Still Life
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Kennedy Wall
Chalk
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Braxton Bickett
Chalk
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Britney Nguyen
Sculptural 3D
1st
Serena HS
Nate Asters
Sculptural 3D
3rd
Serena HS
Luis Garcia
Sculptural 3D
2nd
Depue HS
Alex Christoffel
Photography
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Harlee O'Dell
Photography
1st
Serena HS
Makayla McNally
Photography
3rd
Serena HS
Paisley Twait
Photography
2nd
Serena HS
Matilda Mitchell
Collage
Honorable Mention
St. Bede HS
Noelle Richey
Collage
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Autumn Roth
Mixed Media 3D
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Summer Hamilton
Mixed Media 3D
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Summer Hamilton
Ceramics
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Emily Sparks
Ceramics
2nd
Serena HS
Audree Tanas
Ceramics
3rd
Serena HS
Madison Brooker
Ceramics
1st
Serena HS
Jaden Kraft
Ceramics
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Anna Kate Bufmack
Ceramics
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Lily Greathouse
Ceramics
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Annika Skoog
Ceramics
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Isabella vanden Berg
Ceramics
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Evelyn Milton
Mixed Media
Best In Show
Tonica Grade School
Danica Scoma
Acrylic
Best In Show
LaSalle Peru HS
The Annual Town and Country Youth Art Show showcases artwork from Middle and High School-aged students from LaSalle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties. All blue ribbon winners are eligible to enter the state Town and Country Art competition in Champaign in the fall. Students were awarded 1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place prizes as well as cash prizes for the Best of Show winners in each Division.
Winners were as follows:
Gabi Trujillo
Graphic Design
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Avery Pratt
Graphic Design
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Kylie Endress
Graphic Design
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Luis Garcia
Computer Imaging
1st
Depue HS
Eadin Peck
Computer Imaging
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Adelya Aranda
Computer Imaging
3rd
Depue HS
Thomas Thomson
Computer Imaging
2nd
Depue HS
Yurida Gutierrez
Computer Imaging
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Rosybell Magallanes
Computer Imaging
2nd
Depue HS
Jasmine Arce
Mixed Media
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Briahnna Mosell
Mixed Media
1st
Parkside Middle School
Brianna Delaney
Mixed Media
2nd
Serena HS
Sara Castro
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Emilie Thomson
Mixed Media
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Blanca Moats
Mixed Media
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Evelyn Milton
Mixed Media
1st
Tonica Grade School
Cindy Torres
Mixed Media
3rd
Depue HS
Ryia Boaz
Printmaking
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Dexter Nunez
Printmaking
3rd
LaSalle Peru HS
Maxwell Jilek
Printmaking
1st
Serena HS
Kefei Wu
Printmaking
2nd
St. Bede HS
A.J. Sarabia
Printmaking
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Jessica Caracheo
Oil
3rd
Depue HS
Kefei Wu
Oil
1st
St. Bede HS
Britney Nguyen
Oil
2nd
Serena HS
Makayla McNally
Oil
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Daliayah Farris
Tempera
1st
St. Bede HS
Olivia Ross
Tempera
2nd
St. Bede HS
Aiden Urbanc
Tempera
1st
Parkside Middle School
Lucy Guttilla
Tempera
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Alexis Baker
Tempera
3rd
Tonica Grade School
Chenxvan Lin
Tempera
3rd
St. Bede HS
Myla Wilt
Drawing Misc.
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Lola King
Drawing Misc.
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Livia Vohland
Drawing Misc.
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Linde Ferrell
Drawing Misc.
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Mia Arians
Colored Pencil
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Emily Kmetz
Colored Pencil
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Finn Lambert
Colored Pencil
2nd
Tonica Grade School
Bianca Moats
Colored Pencil
1st
Parkside Middle School
Emily Lowery
Colored Pencil
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Aubrey Duffy
Colored Pencil
2nd
Serena HS
Karlie Schutz
Acrylic
3rd
Princeton Christian Academy
Isabella vanden Berg
Acrylic
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Jazzlyn Hague
Acrylic
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Ella Wilt
Acrylic
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Olivia Kelly
Acrylic
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Danica Scoma
Acrylic
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Genavyve Barnes
Acrylic
3rd
St. Bede HS
Rebekah Shugrue
Acrylic
2nd
Serena HS
Karlie Schutz
Watercolor
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Stephanie Znaniecki
Watercolor
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Avery Bopes
Watercolor
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Axel Mignone
Watercolor
3rd
LaSalle Peru HS
Chase Kosteretz
Watercolor
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Aubrey Miller
Colored Ink
Honorable Mention
Parkside Middle School
Lydia Edlefson
Colored Ink
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Brianna Crownover
Colored Ink
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Harper DeMay
Colored Ink
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
Julian Mucha
Colored Ink
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Emily Kmetz
Black & White Ink
1st
LaSalle Peru HS
Jay McConnell
Black & White Ink
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Brodie Tinkler
Black & White Ink
Honorable Mention
Parkside Middle School
Lizeth Sandoval
Oil Pastel
1st
Depue HS
Zerelda Hilmes
Oil Pastel
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Sloane Kotecki
Oil Pastel
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Bailey Knowles
Oil Pastel
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Audra Wasilewski
Scratchboard
3rd
Bureau Valley JH
A.J. Nally
Scratchboard
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Abby Stabler
Scratchboard
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Peyton Matuszyk
Scratchboard
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Thomas Thomson
Scratchboard
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Madison Brooker
Pencil Portrait
1st
Serena HS
Emily Hoffman
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Colton Kedzeirski
Pencil Portrait
3rd
Serena HS
Myah Whipple
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Jay McConnell
Pencil Portrait
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Tiff Grygiel
Pencil Portrait
2nd
LaSalle Peru HS
Sebastian Godinez
Still Life
Honorable Mention
Depue HS
Arley Garcia
Still Life
Honorable Mention
LaSalle Peru HS
Isabella vanden Berg
Still Life
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Abigail Freeman
Still Life
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Ryan Owczarek
Still Life
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Kennedy Wall
Chalk
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Braxton Bickett
Chalk
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Britney Nguyen
Sculptural 3D
1st
Serena HS
Nate Asters
Sculptural 3D
3rd
Serena HS
Luis Garcia
Sculptural 3D
2nd
Depue HS
Alex Christoffel
Photography
Honorable Mention
Serena HS
Harlee O'Dell
Photography
1st
Serena HS
Makayla McNally
Photography
3rd
Serena HS
Paisley Twait
Photography
2nd
Serena HS
Matilda Mitchell
Collage
Honorable Mention
St. Bede HS
Noelle Richey
Collage
Honorable Mention
Princeton Christian Academy
Autumn Roth
Mixed Media 3D
1st
Bureau Valley JH
Summer Hamilton
Mixed Media 3D
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Summer Hamilton
Ceramics
2nd
Bureau Valley JH
Emily Sparks
Ceramics
2nd
Serena HS
Audree Tanas
Ceramics
3rd
Serena HS
Madison Brooker
Ceramics
1st
Serena HS
Jaden Kraft
Ceramics
Honorable Mention
Bureau Valley JH
Anna Kate Bufmack
Ceramics
2nd
Parkside Middle School
Lily Greathouse
Ceramics
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Annika Skoog
Ceramics
3rd
Parkside Middle School
Isabella vanden Berg
Ceramics
1st
Princeton Christian Academy
Evelyn Milton
Mixed Media
Best In Show
Tonica Grade School
Danica Scoma
Acrylic
Best In Show
LaSalle Peru HS
ART SUBMISION CATEGORIES
Acrylic
Ceramics
Collage--Assemblages
Colored Pencil
Computer Imaging
Crafts--3-D, Weaving, Textiles, Jewelry
Drawing--Miscellaneous
Drawing-Portrait
Drawing-Still life
Graphic Design
Ink Wash & Marker
Mixed Media 2-D
Mixed Media 3-D nontraditional, assemblage, found objects
Pastel, Oil
Pastel, Chalk
Photography
Printmaking
Scratchboard
Tempera Paint
Watercolor--Portrait & Figure
Watercolor--Landscape & Still Life
Acrylic
Ceramics
Collage--Assemblages
Colored Pencil
Computer Imaging
Crafts--3-D, Weaving, Textiles, Jewelry
Drawing--Miscellaneous
Drawing-Portrait
Drawing-Still life
Graphic Design
Ink Wash & Marker
Mixed Media 2-D
Mixed Media 3-D nontraditional, assemblage, found objects
Pastel, Oil
Pastel, Chalk
Photography
Printmaking
Scratchboard
Tempera Paint
Watercolor--Portrait & Figure
Watercolor--Landscape & Still Life