April 14 – May 10, 2009 —
During four weeks in spring, the Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA) is especially festive with artwork created by the next generation of artists. Budding artists in the Kearney Public Schools, Kearney Catholic High School, and the school districts in Buffalo County and Kearney County show their work, selected by their art teachers, in MONA’s grand East Gallery. The four exhibitions, each on view for one week, showcase different schools and their students:
April 15 – April 19:
Buffalo County Schools
- Amherst Public Schools
- Gibbon High School
- Pleasanton High School
- Shelton High School
Kearney County Schools
- Axtell Community Schools
- C. L. Jones Middle School
- Minden High School
- Wilcox-Hildreth High School
April 21 – April 26:
Kearney Public Schools
- Horizon Middle School
- Sunrise Middle School
- Kearney Catholic High School
April 28 – May 3:
Kearney Public Schools
- Bryant Elementary School
- Central Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Glenwood Elementary School
- Kenwood Elementary School
- Meadowlark Elementary School
- Northeast Elementary School
- Park Elementary School
- Stone Elementary School
- Windy Hill Elementary School
May 5 – May 10:
Kearney Public Schools
- Kearney High School
Each of the 1,300 exhibiting students is presented with a certificate to commemorate his or her selection. The Museum hosts five receptions where the art specialists, the exhibiting students, their families and friends together with school administrators celebrate the achievements of these artistically gifted young people. The MONA Guild’s Education Committee assists with hosting the over 1,200 people who attend these receptions.
The Student Art Show is supported in part by the Kearney Artists Guild, which joins MONA in congratulating the students and offering encouragement of their artistic talents
