Visitors to the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery can experience the creativity and craftsmanship of high school students in the annual juried textile art exhibition now on display. This vibrant showcase highlights a diverse range of textile-based artworks, demonstrating both classroom assignments and independent projects.
Guided by teachers, students explored various techniques and aesthetics, transforming textiles into innovative expressions of art and design. The exhibition features a variety of approaches – from textiles as a source of inspiration, to textiles as the primary material, and even to the creation of entirely new textiles. In some cases, multiple students from the same school entered work based on the same assignment, allowing visitors to see how individual creativity shapes unique interpretations of a shared prompt.
Students from across Nebraska have contributed to the exhibition, representing Blue Hill Schools, Lincoln East High School, Lincoln High School, Mead Public School, Mercy High School, Lincoln Northeast High School, Quest Forward School, and Silver Lake High School. Additionally, the show includes an out-of-state entry from the Perpich Center for Arts Education in Minnesota.
Visitors are encouraged to cast their vote and determine winning entries, with cash prizes awarded at the conclusion of the exhibition. The show runs through March 28 in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, located on the second floor of the Gwendolyn Newkirk Human Sciences Building on East Campus.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design
