Juried All Student Art Show opening this week at the JDAC

(Hastings, Nebraska) – The Hastings College Juried All Student Art Show will be on view from March 19 to April 2, 2026, in the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center gallery (700 E. 12th Street).

A reception for the artists, during which awards will be announced, is this Friday, March 20, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the JDAC.

The JDAC galleries are open from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The galleries and reception are free and open to the public.

Each year, the Department of Visual Art invites all students to submit their artwork for consideration in the Juried All Student Art Show. Submissions are evaluated by a guest artist, and awards include Best of Show, Best 2-D and Best 3-D.

For this year’s exhibition, Hastings College students entered 106 pieces that were juried by Carlie Waganer, residency program manager at the Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska. Waganer selected 40 pieces by 29 students for the competitive show.

Student works selected for the show include:

-Morgan Ashcraft of Limon, Colorado — “Tower,” ceramic
-Maxwell Blankenship of Queen Creek, Arizona — Untitled, digital
-Faith Bolt of Longmont, Colorado — “Source of Wisdom,” ceramic; “In Between the Pieces,” ceramic
-Ava Brackhan of Lincoln, Nebraska — ”Golden Girls,” ceramics
-Casper Campbell of Columbus, Nebraska — “Storm Over the Plains,” oil paint
-Mallory Carpenter of Papillion, Nebraska — “Flor Arroyo,” ceramics; “Heart Center,” ceramics
-Zanizeah Chavez of Mitchell, Nebraska — “Chaotic and Quiet,” clay
-Kathryn Columbus of Phoenix, Arizona — “Contained Radiance,” clay
-Sam Daeges of Omaha, Nebraska — “Turtle Shell,” glass; “4 Vases,” ceramics
-Ally Goad of Gothenburg, Nebraska — ”Righteousness,” oil on canvas
-Keenan Griffin of Parker, Colorado — “Folklore,” metal
-Josephine Hanako Cooley of Council Bluffs, Iowa — “The One,” oil paint
-Grace Hartman of Hastings, Nebraska — “Flock,” drypoint print
-Steven Johnson of Crete, Nebraska — “Love as Strong as Stone,” clay and plaster
-Malinda Kamler of Shickley, Nebraska — “Tube,” graphite on paper
-Larissa Kaz of Jim Falls, Wisconsin — “Seed Pod,” ceramics/locust thorns
-Delaney Krutsinger of Imperial, Nebraska — Untitled, oil on canvas
-Ava Manhart of Omaha, Nebraska — “Ava,” acrylic
-Lanie McGavran of Bennington, Nebraska — “Labor of Love (A Gift for Mom),” stoneware clay; “Imperfect Hand Imperfect Hand,” stoneware ceramics  
-Paige Neel of Port Deposit, Maryland — Untitled, colored pencil
-Vinnie Nunnenkamp of Hastings, Nebraska — “Cardinal’s Rest,” oil; “Sightly Scene,” oil
-Margie Osorio Barrios of Aurora, Colorado — “Amber Teaset,” ceramics
-Owen Perrie of Superior, Nebraska — “Forgotten Dreams,” steel and wood; “Broken,” clay and brick
-Yeira Ramirez of Stromsburg, Nebraska — ”Head Bust,” charcoal; “Bee,” crochet yarn tapestry
-Janet Soto Samaniego of Hastings, Nebraska — “Iyan Moon Yang,” ceramic
-Tyesha Tynes of Nassau, The Bahamas — “Self Portrait,” drawing; “Polar Circles I,” acrylic; “Polar Circles II,” acrylic
-Karson Weiss of Hastings, Nebraska — “Delicate Arch,” ceramic
-Lily Wild of Gunnison, Colorado — “Womb,” clay/found objects
-Mavenn Wood of Manhattan, Kansas — “Intertwined,” drypoint etching; “The Forest Has Eyes,” intaglio print; “Eclipse,” ceramics