2016 Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients announced

70 students from across Nebraska have been selected as Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients for 2016.
70 students from across Nebraska have been selected as Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients for 2016.

2016 Nebraska Young Artist Award recipients announced

calendar icon01 Apr 2016    

Lincoln, Neb.--The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts has announced the winners of the 19th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.

      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.

      Seventy students from more than 35 high schools across the state have been selected to participate in the special day of activities on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at UNL.

      Students applied for the recognition and submitted an example of their work. Applications were received from 167 students across the state. Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts faculty chose the 70 students who will come to UNL on April 6 to be recognized.

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

      Students selected to participate in the Nebraska Young Artist Awards will also 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. Students will receive 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 student Hannah Demma.

 

2016 Nebraska Young Artist Award Winners

Name High School Hometown Area
Katherine Anderson Millard South Omaha Music
Nathan Andrews Millard South Elkhorn Music
Olivia Andrews Lincoln High Lincoln Theatre Arts
Ambi Anuh-Ndumu Papillion LaVista Papillion Music
Samuel Babe Plattsmouth Murray Music
Livi Becker Bishop Neumann Valparaiso Visual Art
Morgan Bennett Omaha Central Bennington Music
Emmalee Bielenberg Millard South Omaha Music
Kelsie Bliss Lincoln East Lincoln Dance
Melissa Bornstein Lincoln High Lincoln Music
Averi Bott Home School Lincoln Music
Luis Carney Fremont Fremont Visual Art
Vivian Caniglia Duchesne Academy Omaha Visual Art
Melanie Castillo Cozad Cozad Dance
Ellie Churchill Lincoln High Lincoln Theatre Arts
Hailey Coufal Howells-Dodge Consolidated Howells Dance
Felix Cui Lincoln East Lincoln Music
Audrey Day Kimball Kimball Music
Irving Delgado-Arellanes Creighton Prep Papillion Visual Art
Brendan Doyle Creighton Prep Elkhorn Visual Art & Film and New Media
Thomas Ernatt Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art
Valeria Estrada Cozad Cozad Dance
Ben Friend Lincoln Southeast Lincoln Visual Art
Maurice Garrett Omaha Central Omaha Music
Anastasia Golyakova Lincoln East Lincoln Visual Art
Aubrey Grasz Concordia Elkhorn Music and Dance
Matthew Hakel Lincoln Southwest Lincoln Dance
Mitch Henderson Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art & Film and New Media
Ian Hill Omaha Central Omaha Music
Emily Hoskin Home School Bellevue Visual Art
Emma Humphrey Waverly Waverly Music
Claire Johnston Wahoo Wahoo Dance
Timothy Kaftan Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art
Spencer Kearney Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art
Hayli Kent Lincoln East Lincoln Music
Ryan Kimball Papillion LaVista Papillion Music
Rosie Kirianov Lincoln Southwest Lincoln Dance
Claire Maaliao Perkins County Grant Visual Art
Landon Mader Hershey Hershey Music
Ryan McCann Omaha Bryan Bellevue Music
Allison McElroy Pius X Lincoln Dance
Jonathan Meckel Home School Lincoln Music
Macy Miller Norris Roca Music
Alex Molnar Bellevue East Bellevue Visual Art
Ross Mosier Aurora Aurora Music
Madeline Myers Kearney Kearney Dance
Anna Niemoth Louisville South Bend Music
Hunter Parry Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art
Trevor Petersen Omaha Central Omaha Music
Susana Pettis Omaha Marian Omaha Dance
Ciera Pieters Omaha North Magnet Omaha Film and New Media
Riana Prudente-Lurice Dazon Lincoln High Lincoln Film and New Media
Madisen Randa Verdigre Verdigre Visual Art
Venessa Rodriguez Omaha South Magnet Omaha Visual Art
Stephen Ruhl Home School Exeter Music
Matthew Smith Creighton Prep Papillion Visual Art
Aaron Sobetski Creighton Prep Omaha Visual Art
Alyssa Soppe Millard South Omaha Music
Nic Thurman Creighton Prep Papillion Visual Art
Emily Vanek Lincoln High Lincoln Theatre Arts
Devony Votava Lincoln Southwest Lincoln Dance
Gabby Wagner Pius X Lincoln Dance
Barbara Wilhide Falls City Falls City Visual Art
Ella Wilkins Exeter-Milligan Milligan Music
Harper Lundine Wilmoth Lincoln High Lincoln Theatre Arts
Katie Williams Omaha Marian Papillion Music
Gabe Windham Omaha Central Omaha Music
Michaela Wubbels Lincoln High Lincoln Dance
Michael Zavodny Malcolm Lincoln Theatre Arts
Alicia Zeng Lincoln East Lincoln Music