Loft Gallery features 4-H member's artwork

The Loft Gallery in the Nebraska East Union features drawings by 4-H members from across Nebraska.

Twelve talented young artists from across Nebraska have artwork currently on display in the Loft Gallery in the Nebraska East Union.

The show features fourteen drawings, including graphite, ink, charcoal, color pencil, and scratchboard artwork, created by 4-H members. The pieces were selected from hundreds of 4-H visual art exhibits entered at the 2021 Nebraska State Fair.

The exhibition features original artwork by the following 4-H members:

Kaila Spieker, 17, Pierce County, Hadar Handy Helpers 4-H Club
Addison Zook, 18, Butler County, Always Busy Clover 4-H Club
Austyn Rumbeck, 17, Buffalo County, Diamond Willow 4-H Club
Aimee Merrill, 18, Hitchcock County, Southwest Shooting Sports 4-H Club
Janessa Schmidt, 19, Colfax County Busy Bees 4-H Club
Anne Marie Wurtz, 18, Lancaster County, Star City Cornhuskers 4-H Club (2)
Piper Dather, 16, Knox County, Northwest Feeders 4-H Club
Ashlyn Boeckenhauer, 15, Dixon County, independent 4-H member (2)
Hadley Hartman, 11, Johnson County, West Elk Creek 4-H Club
Kinsley Oestmann, 16, Nemaha County, Timbercreek 4-H Club
Emily Loseke, 19, Colfax County, All-Star 4-H Club
Carmen Kosmicki, 18, Howard County, independent 4-H member

Admission to the Loft Gallery is free and open to the public anytime the Nebraska East Union is open. The exhibit will remain in place through December.

4-H is Nebraska’s largest youth development organization–empowering 140,000 young people across Nebraska with the skills to lead for a lifetime. The 4-H visual art projects help young people develop life skills, such as communication, problem-solving, self-esteem, and self-motivation. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu.