60 students chosen for Nebraska Young Artist Awards

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 18th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

The awards annually recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska for their talents in visual art, dance, music, theater, and film and new media. Sixty students from more than 40 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on Wednesday, April 8, at UNL.

Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 142 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the students who will be recognized.

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

Students selected to participate in the Nebraska Young Artist Awards will 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 an awards ceremony in the Sheldon Museum of Art's auditorium at 3 p.m. Students will receive a certificate and a special piece of artwork commissioned for this event and created by a Department of Art and Art History printmaking student.

The following is a list by hometown of Nebraska Young Artist Awards winners. Information includes high school and specialty area(s).

> Arnold: Olivia Furne, Arnold, dance.

> Beatrice: Connor Husa, Beatrice, music; Kaitlyn Messner, Beatrice, music.

> Belgrade: Joel Scott, Riverside, music.

> Bellevue: Taylor Billington, Bellevue East, visual art; Saint Alea Bilyeu, Omaha Central, music; Janie Ford, Bellevue East, visual art.

> Cozad: Jordyn Worrell, Cozad, dance.

> Craig: Natalie Dixon, Oakland-Craig, visual art.

> Dix: Sara Gingerich, Potter-Dix, visual art.

> Elmwood: Ryo Hasegawa, Elmwood-Murdock, music.

> Falls City: Louise Hamilton, Falls City Sacred Heart, visual art.

> Fort Calhoun: Anne Ryschon, Omaha Burke, music.

> Fullerton: Megan Cunningham, Fullerton, visual art.

> Gering: Hadley Kirk, Gering, music; Collin Potts, Gering, music.

> Grand Island: Marco Garcia, Grand Island, visual art; Sarah Koubek, Grand Island, music; Molly Magana, Grand Island Central Catholic, music.

> Hastings: Lauren Reiman, Adams Central, music.

> Kearney: Tessa Schulte, Kearney, dance; Logann Worley, Kearney, dance.

> Lincoln: Eli Diamant, Lincoln High, theatre arts; Melissa Hinton, Lincoln Southwest, music; Nash Jack, Lincoln High, theatre arts; Emily Jobson, Lincoln High, theatre arts; Molly Kasparek, Pius X, dance; Rhiannon Ling, Lincoln Southwest, theatre arts; Grace Mann, Lincoln East, dance; Caleb Martin, Lincoln High, music; Annemarie Schubert, Lincoln High, music.

> Long Pine: Sabrina Hempel, Ainsworth, visual art.

> Mullen: Madilyn Daly, Mullen, visual art; Jaci Edis, Mullen, visual art; Ally Ginkens, Mullen, visual art.

> Norfolk: Daniel Vinson, Norfolk, theatre arts.

> North Platte: Collin Swedberg, Wallace, music.

> Omaha: Colin Arntz, Millard West, music; Daelyn Chochon, Elkhorn South, visual art; Evan English, Creighton Prep, visual art; Lisa Grabowski, Omaha Central, dance; Claudia Holm, Millard North, music; Candice Jennings, Omaha Northwest, visual art; Jacob Keller, Creighton Prep, visual art; Brian Magee, Creighton Prep, visual art; Uy Nguyen, Creighton Prep, visual art; Michael Svolos, Omaha Central, music; Erin Toy, Westside, visual art; Sara Zaleski, Skutt Catholic, visual art.

> Pender: Vanessa VonSeggern, Pender, music.

> Plattsmouth: Josephine Ptacek, Plattsmouth, music and theatre arts.

> Seward: Emma Orwen, Seward, music and visual art; Kyle Rojewski, Seward, theatre arts.

> Sidney: Rose Nelson, home school, music.

> Superior: Emily Hass, Superior, visual art; Leah Meyer, Superior, visual art.

> Wahoo: Elise McIlhaney, Wahoo, visual art.

> Waverly: Emma Scheel, Waverly, music.

> Whitman: Emily Durfee, Mullen, visual art.

> Winside: Taylor Anson, Winside, music.