'Celebration of Youth XXI: Elegant Solutions' at Hillestad Gallery

            The creative work of 27 Nebraska youth, ages 10 to 19, are on display in the 21st annual "Celebration of Youth: Elegant Solutions" in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

            The exhibition is free and open to the public and runs through Nov. 8 and features works selected from 4-H exhibits in the areas of Home Environment, Clothing, and Quilt Quest at the 2014 Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. Additional items by 11 alternates are displayed in the showcases outside of the gallery, which is on the second floor of the Home Economics Building, 35th Street north of East Campus Loop.

            On Nov. 8, the UNL Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design will host an afternoon of workshops for the youth and their parents, concluding with a short talk by each gallery exhibitor. The presentations at 5 p.m. in Room 11 on the lower of the Home Economics Building are free and open to the public, as is a reception immediately following on the second floor outside the gallery. The exhibitors will also be recognized with a special tribute from the Friends of the Hillestad Gallery. The program will be followed by a final opportunity to view the exhibition in the gallery during a reception hosted by the Friends.

            This year's gallery exhibitors by county (hometowns are included in parentheses where known):

            Box Butte County: Abby Bright (Alliance); Kacey Horn, age 19 (Alliance).

            Buffalo County: Sydney Glatter (Sumner).

            Cass County: Faith Cordray, age 15.

            Cedar County: Trisha Dybdal, age 14 (Newcastle).

            Clay County: Rachel Shackelford, age 17.

            Cuming County: Calby Ruskamp, age 13 (Pilger).

            Dawson County: Camille Anderson, age 13; Maricela Dones, age 17; Leah Treffer, age 14.

            Dodge County: Salem Boehm, age 19 (Ames).

            Douglas County: Aubrey Grasz, age 15 (Elkhorn); MacKenzie Greckel, age 14 (Elkhorn).

            Hamilton County: Ashley Pachta.

            Holt County: Jace Stagemeyer, age 13 (Page).

            Jefferson County: Megann Freese (Plymouth).

            Lancaster County: Sheridan Swotek, age 16 (Lincoln).

            Merrick County: Brittney Jefferson, age 18; Jenna Umstead, age 12 (Palmer).

            Morrill County: Laura Albro, age 11.

            Pierce County: Seth Johanson, age 18 (Pierce).

            Platte County: Cheyenne Ruhnke, age 11 (Lindsay).

            Red Willow County: Lindsey Sughroue, age 18.

            Saunders County: Stefanie Sherman, age 15.

            Seward County: Eden Woodruff, age 10 (Ulysses).

            Valley County: Megan Peterson, age 19.

            York County: Alexandra Rauert, age 14 (York).

            The alternate exhibitors are:

            Adams County: April Crandell, age 17.

            Box Butte County: Shelby Carr; Kira Hinton.

            Buffalo County: Christopher Johnson, age 9; Sydney Owen, age 10.

            Cass County: Whitney Koehn.

            Clay County: Mikayla Novak.

            Douglas/Sarpy counties: Nicole Fustos.

            Gage County: Taylor Cammack.

            Jefferson County: Megann Freese.

            Red Willow County: Kylee Hauxwell.

            The Hillestad Gallery is part of the Department of Textiles, Merchandizing and Fashion Design in the College of Education and Human Sciences. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. Admission is free. For more information, call 402-472-6370 or visit http://textilegallery.unl.edu.