Young Artists’ Showcase
About the Young Artists’ Showcase
Gallery 510 Art & Framing announces the opening reception to our annual 5th to 8th grade student art exhibit featuring multiple schools and homeschoolers from the central Illinois area.
This year, we have 112 artworks on display from 10 local schools. Awards are given separately for 5th-6th grade students and 7th-8th grade students featuring a Best of Show in both sections. Every student will receive a blue, red or white ribbon in recognition of their work.
The award ceremony and opening reception is January 10th, 2025 at 5:30pm. The exhibit will be on display at the Decatur Area Art’s Council’s 1st floor Madden Arts Center from January 10th-25th, 2025. This show is free to the public, and the exhibit’s open hours are 8:30am-4:30pm, Monday to Friday, 10am-2pm on Saturdays.
Best of Show and other awards will be recognized for 5th/6th and 7th/8th grades separately.
Exhibit & Awards
The Young Artists Showcase is a juried exhibition featuring the artwork of area 5th, 6th , 7th and 8th grade students from Macon and surrounding counties. Artwork is matted and displayed professionally at the Anne Lloyd Gallery in the Madden Art Center.
The award ceremony for the 2025 Young Artists’ Showcase exhibit will take play Friday evening, January 10 from 5-7pm at the Decatur Area Arts Council (125 N Water St, Decatur, IL).
The exhibit will be on display from January 10-25, 2025.
Eligible Artists
Any 5th through 8th grade student in and around Macon County. Artwork need not be framed or matted to enter. Judging is done purely on the merits of the artwork. Does not need to have been done in school or in a class setting. Parents, grandparents, teachers or guardian of a young artist may enter the work for them.
Teachers
We are again inviting you, area art teachers, to submit up to 2 pieces of your own artwork. Gallery 510 Art & Framing will exhibit your artwork at 160 East Main Street during January as the featured show there. The First Friday reception will be January 7th and feature both the work of the local teachers at Gallery 510 and the Young Artists’ Showcase at the Madden Arts Center’s Anne Lloyd Gallery. Pieces may be for sale if you would like, but it is not required. Commission of 50% will apply.
We would love to see what you do! Please note that work needs to be prepared for hanging with a frame and wire. No sawtooth hangers will work. Pedestals can be made available for any three-dimensional work. Please let us know if you have any questions. If you can participate, please let me know how many pieces you can show, as well as the size and media by November 16 if possible.
Submissions
Submission Deadline is November 17th.
Only one entry per student. Open to all 5th – 8th grade students from Macon county and the surrounding areas.
Call or email Gallery 510 to enter. Please provide your name, the student’s name, school, grade and teacher. All artwork needs to be brought to Gallery 510 no later than November 17th, 2023.
Email: gallery510@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 217.422.1509
Partners
As a 501©3 nonprofit, we fund these programs from grants and donations from patrons and art-lovers. These programs for 5th – 8th grade students provide opportunities and deserved recognition for young artists and art teachers in our rural community.
This program is partially sponsored by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Humanities and the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Thank you to our other generous sponsors: Dynagraphics, Dr. & Mrs. Alan Frigy, Mrs. Lucy Smith, Andreas Foundation and the Decatur Area Arts Council.