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Elder Gallery Exhibit Features High School Talent

Elder Gallery Exhibit Features High School Talent

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  • Hungry Goblin by Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High
    Hungry Goblin by Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High
  • Fried Chicken by Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School
    Fried Chicken by Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School
  • Self Portrait by Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School
    Self Portrait by Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School
  • Spilled by William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School
    Spilled by William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School
  • Chuck Close Self Portrait by Emma Krenzer
    Chuck Close Self Portrait by Emma Krenzer, Omaha Westside High School
  • Death Bed by Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School
    Death Bed by Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School
  • The Ballerina by Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft-Rosalie High School
    The Ballerina by Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft-Rosalie High School
  • Hungry Goblin by Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High
    Hungry Goblin by Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High
  • Fried Chicken by Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School
    Fried Chicken by Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School
  • Self Portrait by Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School
    Self Portrait by Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School
  • Spilled by William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School
    Spilled by William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School
  • Chuck Close Self Portrait by Emma Krenzer
    Chuck Close Self Portrait by Emma Krenzer, Omaha Westside High School
  • Death Bed by Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School
    Death Bed by Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School
  • The Ballerina by Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft-Rosalie High School
    The Ballerina by Jerrica Tietz, Bancroft-Rosalie High School

The artistic talents of high school students will be showcased at Nebraska Wesleyan’s sixth annual juried art exhibition “Bridge.”

Nebraska Wesleyan’s Department of Art will host Bridge December 2-7. High school seniors were invited to submit artwork to be considered for the exhibition. Fifty students were selected for the exhibit.

On Sunday, December 7, a reception and award ceremony will be held. A “best of show” entry will be awarded along with two $10,000 talent scholarships to study art at NWU.

The exhibit features a variety of mediums including ceramics, charcoal drawing, clay, acrylic, watercolor, photography and multimedia.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Elder Gallery is located in the Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street and Huntington Ave.

High school students selected for the exhibit include:

  • Jerrica Tietz, Brancroft-Rosalie High School
  • Francis Akoto, Creighton Prep High School
  • Zach Blaylock, Creighton Prep High School
  • William Dendinger, Creighton Prep High School
  • Bailey Doukas, Creighton Prep High School
  • Joseph Floersch, Creighton Prep High School
  • Louis Floersch, Creighton Prep High School
  • Wayne Howell, Creighton Prep High School
  • George Johnson, Creighton Prep High School
  • Jada Loro, Creighton Prep High School
  • Christian McSweeney, Creighton Prep High School
  • Zachary Ostapowicz, Creighton Prep High School
  • Cameron Rakes, Creighton Prep High School
  • Nitin Sekar, Creighton Prep High School
  • Noah Burger, Deshler Public School
  • Katelyn Pohlmann, Deshler Public School
  • Jordyn Brandt, Exeter-Milligan High School
  • Fatima Barragan, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Giselle Brennan, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Andrew Brott, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Bertha Calderon, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Brice Clark, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Santiago Garcia, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Walter Gonzalez, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Alexander Guevera, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Marco Isiordia, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Luis Martinez, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Jasmine Ott, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Madison Vahle, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Kimberly Villanueva, Grand Island Senior High School
  • Erin Hoaglin, Lincoln High School
  • Alexandria Lane, Lincoln Northeast High School
  • Whitney Tiedeman, Lincoln Northeast High School
  • Megan Trenkamp, Millard South High School
  • Emily Kramer, Mullen High School
  • Shanya Kramer, Mullen High School
  • Emily Vinton, Mullen High School
  • Emma Krenzer, Omaha Westside High School
  • Hannah Beck, Perkins County High School
  • Alex Landen, Perkins County High School
  • Samantha Snogren, Perkins County High School
  • Kasey Halvorson, Raymond Central High School
  • Gabrielle Robbins, Raymond Central High School
  • Lauren Wagner, Raymond Central High School
  • Jaden Estes, Stanton Community Schools
  • Alex Hollmann, Verdigre Public School
  • Laetitia Bakker, Waverly High School
  • August Haase, Waverly High School
  • Reid Nelson, Wahoo High School
  • Rachel Spencer, Bedford Community High School (Iowa)