The winners have been announced for the Jacksonville Area Museum’s Fourth Annual “Building with Brick – The Art of LEGO” exhibit that ran from December 6, 2025 – February 28, 2026. The results were based entirely on the more than 3,000 ballots cast by museum visitors.
The winners are:
Best Build from a Kit (all ages): Edison Trace, “Liebherr Crawling Crane”
Best Original Build (children ages 0-7): Emmons Stephens, “Emmons’ Car Shop”
Best Original Build (children ages 8-12): Jaxon Thompson, “Down on the Farm”
Best Original Build (ages 13+): Nathanael Smith, “Sea Plane”
Special Category: Jacksonville’s 200th Anniversary (all ages): Bennett Mehta, “Schumm & Lonergan’s”
Each category winner received a $100 LEGO gift card.
“A huge thank you to all who participated. We are extremely grateful for the LEGO artists who shared their creations with the public,” said Jacksonville Area Museum Manager Tori Ohl. “The museum hosted hundreds of visitors from across the city, state and country who stopped by to see the LEGO creations and select their favorites. We look forward to hosting this exhibit again in December 2026.”
The Jacksonville Area Museum is located in the old Post Office building at 301 E. State Street. It is open Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. There is no admission fee but a donation of $5 is suggested to keep the museum operating.