Sixty high school juniors from more than 40 high schools across the state were honored at the Nebraska Young Artist Awards on April 8.
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 new media. These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 143 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the 60 students who came to UNL April 8 to be recognized.
Honored students took tours of the arts facilities, attended classes, met faculty and college students and had lunch. Their parents and teachers were also invited.
The day concluded with an awards ceremony at Sheldon Museum of Art. Students received a certificate, as well as a very special original piece of artwork commissioned for this event and created by Department of Art and Art History printmaking students Skyler Simpson and Madison Skovgard.
For a full listing of this year's recipients, visit http://go.unl.edu/ncm2.