The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 28th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska for their talents in visual art, dance, music, theater and film, and emerging media arts.
Sixty students from more than 30 high schools across the state have been selected as award winners and will be invited to a day of activities on campus April 2.
“The faculty always look forward to this event,” said Chris Watson, director of recruitment for the college 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. Hixson-Lied College faculty chose the winners.
Award winners 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 will receive a certificate and an original piece of artwork commissioned for the event and created by a School of Art, Art History and Design printmaking student.
Following is a list of award winners by hometown, with their high school and specialty area(s).
Aurora:
- Kendal Wineteer, Aurora, visual arts
Cedar Rapids:
- Cielo Rios Ortiz, Riverside Public, visual arts
Cozad:
- Camryn Yilk, Cozad, dance
Fullerton:
- Elena Reimer, Fullerton, music
Grand Island:
- Annalise Hauser, Heartland Lutheran, visual arts
Hastings:
- Hannah Javins, St. Cecilia, music and theater
- Mylee Mick, Hastings, music
Kearney:
- Addison Jezbera, Kearney, visual arts
- Muddz Lindstrom, Kearney, visual arts
Lincoln:
- Sebastian Aracena, Lincoln High, music
- Paxton Beery, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Oliver Brassil, Lincoln High, music
- Brielle Braunsroth, home school, visual arts
- Leah Byelick, Lincoln Southwest, music
- Lucy Christensen, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Jordan Dutton, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Grace Fry, Lincoln East, dance
- Macy Gonderinger, Lincoln Southwest, music
- Teyla Herrold, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Lily Huynh, Lincoln Southwest, visual arts
- Lillian Jurgens, Lincoln East, dance
- Hadley Kerner, Lincoln North Star, dance
- Kate Morrison, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Claire Neth, Lincoln Southwest, dance
- Bella Nuncio, Lincoln Northeast, dance
- Jeffrey Ogbonnaya, Lincoln Southeast, music
- Ryan Ostrander, Lincoln High, music
- Paige Schamber, Lincoln East, dance
- Joshua Schulte, Lincoln East, music
- Jeff Shen, Lincoln East, music
- Sidney Stephan, Lincoln North Star, dance
- Evangeline Swartz, home school, music
- Hailey Taylor, Lincoln Southeast, dance
- Allie Works, Lincoln High, music and theater
Mitchell:
- Mattie Taylor, Mitchell, music
Norfolk:
- Kenzie Arens, Norfolk Catholic, dance
- Madison Pick, Norfolk Catholic, dance
Omaha:
- Meruni Are, Millard North, dance
- Nora Barth, Duchesne Academy, music
- Madeline Bean, Duchesne Academy, music
- Eva Cohen, Brownell Talbot, music
- Vivian Dauner, Omaha Central, dance
- Jinyee Huang, Elkhorn South, music
- Rhana Kang, Elkhorn South, music
- Lucille Liu, Millard North, music
- Alexis Ochsner, Duchesne Academy, dance
- Matthew Oloff, Platteview, music
- Tessa Priesman, Omaha Central, music
- Sophia Quarles, Millard North, music
- Adeline Roland, Duchesne Academy, dance
- Anyah Samuels, Duchesne Academy, music
- Emma Schlick, Millard North, music
- Winston Schneider, home school, music
- BingYi Wang, Westside, music
- Kaela Waskiewicz, Millard West, music
- Izzy Worden, Omaha Central, music
Spalding:
- Tamara Dominguez, Riverside Public, film and emerging media arts
Springfield:
- Maren Ferguson, Platteview, theater
- Marlee Ferguson, Platteview, theater
Sutton:
- Shae Eggers, Sutton, theater
