Nebraska Young Artist Award winners announced

            The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced the winners of the 15th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

            The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.

            Seventy-one students from more than 45 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on April 4 at UNL.

            Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 154 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the students who will come to UNL on April 4 to be recognized.

            Honored students will take tours of the arts facilities, attend classes, and meet faculty and college students. Their parents will also be invited, and they will also take tours, as well as receive information on careers in the arts and college curriculum.

            Students selected to participate in the Nebraska Young Artist Awards will also be asked to nominate the teacher who provided them with the greatest amount of mentoring and support in the development of their special talents.

            The day will conclude with a 3 p.m. awards ceremony in the Sheldon Museum of Art's auditorium. Students will receive a certificate, as well as an original piece of artwork commissioned for this event and created by a Department of Art and Art History printmaking student.

            Following is a list by hometown of students to be  honored and their artistic area. The name of the student's school is included in parentheses if it differs from the town.

            Ainsworth: Nakia Sawle, visual art.

            Beatrice: Devin Carey, music; Emily Hoffman, music.

            Broken Bow: Grant Shinn, visual art.

            Cozad: Mariah Cote, dance; Darrien Gomez, dance; Briana Orellana, dance; Riley Sigler, dance.

            Crofton: Danielle Riesberg, visual art.

            Davey: Brady Schnieder (Raymond Central) theatre.

            Elkhorn: Brad Hildebrandt (Elkhorn South) theatre.

            Elm Creek: Courtney Palmer (Loomis), visual art.

            Falls City: David von Behren, music.

            Fremont: Emma Spencer-Rice theatre.

            Gering: Jeremy Eskam, music.

            Grant: Michi Prante (Perkins County), visual art.

            Greenwood: Lily Sundermeier (Ashland-Greenwood), dance.

            Harvard: Alfonso Maciel, theatre.

            Hastings: Lindsey Griess (Harvard), dance; Grace Kelly, visual art; Emma Miller (Adams Central), dance.

            Holdrege: Gabrielle Marcy (Loomis), visual art.

            Howells: Trevor Lamberty (Dodge), music.

            Lincoln: Elizabeth Avery (Lincoln High), theatre; Samuel Baker (Pius X), music; Hannah Bell (Lutheran), music; Sojourner Brown (Southeast), music; Catherine Burns (Lincoln High), theatre; Jon Felix (Lincoln High), theatre; Austin Green (Lincoln High), theatre; Michelle Ingle (Southwest), theatre; Sabrina LaPour (North Star), dance; Angela Lorenz (Southwest), music; Morgan Mallum (East), music; Luke Nispel (Southwest), visual art; Samantha Noonan (Southeast), music; Matt Stedronsky (Southwest), music; Keeley Thayer (Southwest), music; Angella Tran (Lincoln High), theatre; Melissa Wilson (Lincoln High), theatre; Chloe Worth (Southeast), dance; Abigail Young (Lincoln High), theatre.

            Milford: Madison Lauber, visual art.

            Minden: Alex Raun, music.

            North Platte: Dalton Carison, music; Cheyenne Schroeder (St. Patrick's), visual art.

            Omaha: Jehong Ahn (Westside), music; Yesmeen Bora (Millard North), music; Andrew Chen (Brownell-Talbot), visual art; Brendan Coughlin (Millard North), visual art and music; Joe Fitzgerald (Central), music; Matthew Harald (Central), music; Michael Janning (Millard North), music; Ellen Juracek (Marian), music; Claire Knaus (Elkhorn), music; Emily McCusker (Marian), music; Madeline Miller (Millard West), dance; Brenna Paulson (Central), music; Michelle Petty (Northwest), music; Bokeim Walker (Central), visual art; Daniel Weaver (Millard North), music.

            Overton: Brooke Crist-Mitchell, visual art; Deserea Krueger, visual art.

            Papillion: Brian Nelsen (Millard South), music; Samuel Plumb (Papillion-La Vista), music.

            Potter: Talia Enevoldsen (home school), music; Kenna Smith (Potter-Dix), theatre.

            Scottsbluff: Aubrey Taylor, music.

            Seward: Arianna Bohning, music.

            Tobias: Desiree Bartels (Meridian), theatre.

            West Point: Jordyn Knobbe (West Point-Beemer), visual art.

Writer: Kathe Andersen