Events Calendar

The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.

This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.

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The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.

This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.

The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.

This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.

Tonja Torgerson "Plant / Person"
On View: January 20 – February 24, 2026
Reception: Tuesday, February 24, 4:30-6:00 pm
University Art Gallery
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois

Detroit artist, Tonja Torgerson, will have her solo exhibition, "Plant / Person", on display January 20 through February 24 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery.

A closing reception for the artist will be held Tuesday, February 24, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about her work at 5:00 pm.

Originally from the northern woods of Minnesota, Tonja Torgerson received her BFA from the University of Minnesota and MFA in Printmaking at Syracuse University. Her artwork is regularly exhibited nationally and internationally; and is included in private and museum collections, including the Weisman Art Museum and the Minnesota Museum of American Art.

Torgerson is an Assistant Professor and Section Lead of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. She has been a resident artist at Texas Tech University, West Virginia Wesleyan College, the Lawrence Arts Center in Kansas, Fogo Island in Newfoundland Canada, AIR: Artist Image Resource of Pittsburgh, and New York Mills in Minnesota. Her recent series Body Politic, a collaboration with Christa Carleton, was awarded funding from Indiana University, the Puffin Foundation, the Holter Museum, and the McKnight Foundation.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Parking will be allowed near the gallery starting at 4:00 p.m. on the day of the reception.

Image:
Hepatica, 2025, serigraph, 15 x 18 in.

The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.

This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.

The Jacksonville Area Museum’s annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit featuring more than 120 entries opens to the public on Wednesday, December 3 and will run through February 28, 2026. The exhibit may be viewed during the museum’s normal hours of operation on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.

This fourth-annual exhibit features original and LEGO kit creations from all ages. Prizes based on public voting will be awarded in five categories: Kit Build for all ages, Jacksonville 200th (to commemorate the city’s bicentennial) for all ages, Original Build ages 13 and up, Original Build ages 8 – 12, and Original Build ages 0 – 7.

This exhibit is one of the most popular events each year at the museum. LEGO gift cards worth $100 will be awarded to those receiving the most public votes. Visitors may vote once per day and must do so in person at the museum.

— Culver-Stockton College’s Mabee Art Gallery will present “The Eye and the
Touch,” a two-person exhibition featuring regional artists Jan Clough and Julie D. Nelson. The
exhibition opens Thursday, Feb. 26 and will include a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
During the reception, the artists’ talk is set to start at 6 p.m., and refreshments will be served.
The exhibition will be on view through Wednesday, April 1, and the opening reception and
exhibition are open free to the public.
According to Jennifer Bock-Nelson, assistant professor of studio art and Mabee Gallery
director at C-SC, “The Eye and the Touch” brings together two accomplished artists.
Jan Clough, a retired professor of art at Western Illinois University, taught drawing for more
than three decades before retiring in August 2024. She earned her MFA from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and her BFA from Drake University. Clough’s drawings have been featured
in numerous regional and national exhibitions and are held in both public and private

collections. Originally from Burlington (Iowa), she continues to work actively in a range of two-
dimensional media.

Julie D. Nelson holds a BFA in printmaking and an MFA in watercolor and drawing from
Northern Illinois University. Since retiring from her role as director and curator at the Quincy Art
Center in 2014, Nelson has exhibited widely throughout the upper Midwest, including at the

Figge Art Museum in the Quad Cities, Quincy Art Center, Keokuk Art Center, and Culver-
Stockton College. Her background in museum leadership has shaped her passion for

connecting audiences with meaningful artistic experiences
“Though working in different styles and approaches, both artists share a deep commitment to
seeing, responding, and engaging directly with their subjects,” Bock-Nelson said.
The Mabee Art Gallery is located on the Culver-Stockton College campus and is open Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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