Art News Update
By Lisa Kanode, Exeter-Milligan K-12 Art Instructor
The Nebraska Art Teachers Association has been celebrating Youth Art Month at the state
capitol building for quite a few years. It is such a beautiful building to visit and so cool
that kids across the state have the opportunity to be recognized in the rotunda each
year. Three of the six Exeter-Milligan kids attended the ceremony this year. Freshman, Liberty
Johnson, and 5th graders Chezney Kanode and Beau Becker. It was held on Saturday, March
26th at 2:00pm. Beau Becker and his siblings are pictured in front of the East Chamber of
Nebraska’s legislature. The East Chamber was renamed the Warner Legislative Chamber
to honor the Warner family and their contributions to the growth of the Unicameral
system in Nebraska. The colorful doors to the Warner Chamber tell of Native American
culture and life.
We also organize a Family Art Night in recognition of Youth Arts Month at
Exeter-Milligan. This year my high school art students worked hard leading up to the
event to create a starry night sky in the corner of the gym so that the kids could enter it
and see their glow in the dark projects. The galaxy theme helped navigate the
playdough, rock painting and rocket ship sculpture ideas as well as, constellation
drawing, shooting stars and aliens in a UFO project.
Thanks to the GFWC for organizing an art contest for the kids! Four of our
Exeter-Milligan students received a 1st place at District IV contest and are competing at
state. Art III students, Becca Krupicka with an acrylic painting on canvas, Maddie
Luzum with her batik of a fish, Art I student, Liberty Johnson with her Girl with a Pearl
reproduction with watercolor and 2nd grade Knox Becker with his paper mosaic sea life.
Grayson Arbuck also received a medal and certificate from the GFWC for the Beautiful
Nebraska contest!
An easy way to see what the students are doing in art would be to walk the halls of
EM, mostly through the activity entrance and elementary. Also you can check out
student work on our online gallery at
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