"Vicinity 2026" Showcases Exceptional Local Talent at Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles, IL Until 11/1/2026
OUTSTANDING MERIT AWARD: Cynthia Hellyer Heinz, Colored Pencil, ""Mysterious Turtle Surge, Escaping Complacency to Fly". Apologies for the poor photograph of this incredibly ambitious, and excellently rendered, colored pencil piece. Scroll down to view more art below...
The annual VICINITY show at Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, in St. Charles, IL never disappoints and this year is no exception. The two judges, Fatima Figueiredo and Louise Grissinger, must have been very challenged deciding the award winners among the 113 juried pieces of 2D and 3D art. The Vicinity show each year welcomes submissions from artists who live within a 50-mile radius of the gallery. All artwork in this show is for sale with proceeds benefitting the arts center. Gallery Hours are Thursday - Sunday, 11 AM to 4 PM. More information is at their new website: artgallery@norrisculturalarts.com
CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE WINNERS:
Lester J. Norris Award: Darlene Bock (art shown below)
Outstanding Merit Award: Cynthia Hellyer Heinz (show above)
Award of Excellence (3)
Joan Bredendick
Lori Small
Robert Krajecki (shown below)
Honorable Mention (9)
Carol Bingham
Larry Bond (shown below)
Cynthia Boudreau
Don McCurdy (shown below)
Mary Dreiser
LeAnn Goebig (shown below)
Steven Leffler
Nancy Legner
H. Dean Willis
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: "Still Waiting for Spring"; oil by Robert J. Krajecki
HONORABLE MENTION "Chromatic Burn" colored pencil; LeAnn Goebig
HONORABLE MENTION: "Morning Mist -- Prague" watercolor by Larry Bond
"Lace Oasis" watercolor by Jennifer Soule
"Hot Summer Night at the T-bird Hotel" by Nick Freeman
LESTER J. NORRIS AWARD "Lost"; pastel by Darlene Bock
HONORABLE MENTION: "The Guardian" oil pastel by Don McCurdy
"Small in the Scheme of Things", fiber by Sharon Malec
"Summer Explosion" oil pastel by Dianna Pursch
