Image • A photograph by Aimee Tomasek of a “4-H’er” showing his entry at the 2025 Porter County Fair. Tomasek, a local photographer, art professor at Valparaiso University, and director on the Fair Board, will be displaying more photographs from her series of portraits of 4-H members in the Robert Cain Gallery.
I won a blue ribbon at the county fair: 4-H Portraits by Aimee Tomasek
Opens May 16, 2026, inside the Robert Cain Gallery
For over ten years, local photographer Aimee Tomasek has been taking portraits of “4-H’ers” at the Porter County Fair. Tomasek is an art professor at Valparaiso University, director on the Fair Board, and a former ten-year 4-H member.
About the Robert Cain Gallery
The Robert Cain Gallery honors M. Robert “Rob” Cain (1930-2022), a lifelong Valparaiso resident and beloved Valparaiso High School art teacher. In 2014, Cain participated in the dedication of the Robert Cain Gallery in our former location at 153 Franklin Street in Valparaiso. The naming was made possible by a special gift from Joanne & Dan Urschel, whose family members were inspired by Cain from their time in his classroom.
Rob Cain (right) during the gallery dedication in 2014.