Inaugural 'Emerging Visions' juried high school art show opening at Hastings College
(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) at Hastings College is showcasing talent from across four states in its inaugural "Emerging Visions" juried high school art show, on display from November 14 through December 13.
The exhibition features 50 works of art created by 34 high school juniors and seniors. The selection process was highly competitive, with 60 students submitting nearly 150 individual pieces for review by the Hastings College art faculty.
The "Emerging Visions" exhibition was developed to provide high school students with a significant opportunity to display their work in a professional gallery setting and compete for scholarship awards.
"The response for the first year of ‘Emerging Visions’ was outstanding. The caliber of the nearly 150 submissions made it very challenging for our faculty to narrow the show down to just 50 works," said Dr. Brian Corr, chair of the Hastings College Department of Visual Arts. "This show provides a valuable exhibition experience for aspiring young artists. It also affords us an opportunity to recognize exceptionally creative and skilled students with significant scholarship opportunities."
A closing reception and awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the JDAC. The presentation of awards is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
The exhibition is located in both JDAC galleries and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please note: The galleries will be closed for the College's Thanksgiving break, November 24-28.
Students whose works were selected for the show include:
Bailey Axtell, Kearney High School — A Teenager’s Realization of Child Abuse, ceramic
Declan Bourke, Omaha Westview High School — Let’s Hope it Doesn’t Feel Like Playing Right Now, pencil and ink
Brooklynn Buhr, Adams Central Junior-Senior High School — At the Waters Edge, oil
Danny Daniels, New Orleans (Louisiana) Center for Science and Mathematics — Red Night, acrylic on stretched canvas; Bad Enamel, acrylic on watercolor paper
Elisa Dominguez, Cedar Rapids High School — Stitched Thoughts, mixed media
Mae Ericson, York High School — Televised Colorization of 1953, acrylic
Ava Fickler, Minden High School — Deliverance, oil
Madi Fielder, Hastings High School — Mushroom, earthenware body and Amaco glaze; House, earthenware body and Amaco glaze
Caleb Furrow, Callaway High School — The Cowboy, colored pencil
Wyatt Glatthar, Rangeview High School (Aurora, Colorado) — Antithesis, India ink and pen; Inheritance, graphite; Anxiogenic, India ink and pen
Tiffany Gonzalez-Gamez, Lawrence-Nelson Community School — Bound by Fear, graphite; Masculinity in Bloom, graphite; Lamb of God, charcoal
Annalise Hauser, Heartland Lutheran High School (Grand Island, Nebraska) — Anna Banana, acrylic on canvas; Untitled, colored pencil
Mariah Kaslon, Kearney High School — Irking Pain, acrylic; Broken Time, colored pencil
Aleks King, Millard South High School — Emotions Within Us, pen and paper; Jane-Doe, clay and underglaze
Ryann King, Adams Central Junior-Senior High School — Uprooted, charcoal
Ella Kozera, Kearney High School — Billy Bass, cardboard; Morph, ceramic
Natalie Lammers, Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School — BRAINROT, colored pencil on watercolor paper; Kiss Me, acrylic on canvas
Ashton Lyions, Ord Junior-Senior High School — You’re Beautiful, mixed media
Eva Macken, Elkhorn South High School — Adapt, copper wire and stained glass
Maddison Martin, Kearney High School — The Hemlock, reduction linocut print; Radiate Positivity, colored pencil
Aleece Mattley, Adams Central Junior-Senior High School — Beneath the First Glance: Minute Wonders of God’s Creation, pen and ink
Haedyn McDowell, Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) — Sea n’ Dip, ceramics
Tessa Miller, Lakeview High School — Big New World, pencil; Comfy, watercolor and colored pencil; New Beginnings, pencil
Logan Mollo, Waverly High School — Beauty in Fantasy, stained glass; Me, acrylic
Lillian Novoselova, Waverly High School — Old Love, oil
Ava Pavelka, Adams Central Junior-Senior High School — Still Life, but Sweets, colored pencil
Ariah Perez, Kearney High School — Lady Justice, reduction linocut print
Shanika Robinson, Kearney High School — The Resting Dog, charcoal
Isabella Rowe, Pine Creek High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado) — Irisire, ceramic
Jackie Sattler, McCook High School — untitled
Malynn Slizoski, Columbus High School — Wandering Beast, polymer clay, yarn and wood
Anna Smith, homeschooled, Omaha, Nebraska — Emergence, acrylic; Gorgeous Gary, acrylic
Payton Veik, Waverly High School — Feminine, acrylic
Payton Vorderstrasse, Waverly High School — Bliss, acrylic paint