The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts recognized the 60 winners of the 28th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards on April 2 during a day of activities on campus and an awards ceremony.
The Nebraska Young Artist Awards annually recognize 11th grade students from Nebraska who are gifted and talented in the areas of visual art, dance, music, theatre, and film and emerging media arts.
Sixty students from more than 30 high schools across the state were selected as recipients of the Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
“The faculty always look forward to this event,” said Chris Watson, director of recruitment for the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts and coordinator of the awards. “They love meeting enthusiastic young artists, working with them and celebrating their talent.”
Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 79 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the 60 students who are being recognized.
Students selected for the Nebraska Young Artist Awards were also asked to nominate the teacher who provided them with the greatest amount of mentoring and support in the development of their special talents.
Students received a certificate, as well as a very special original piece of artwork commissioned for this event and created by School of Art, Art History & Design graduate student Dominique Ellis.
To view a full listing of this year’s Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients, visit https://go.unl.edu/oej4.