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Walnut student places in Sheldon Museum of Art poetry contest
Aubrey Thompson, an eighth-grade student at Walnut Middle School, placed third in the middle school division of the Sheldon Museum of Art's Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings contest, said Sarah Miller, a Walnut Middle School teacher.
More than 250 entries were received from students in Grades K-12 and adults who wrote poems about Sheldon artworks that inspired them. Competition divisions were for Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and adults.
Thompson's poem was titled "Perspective" and was inspired by Lilian Westcott Hale's "The Convalescent."
A grant from the Nebraska Arts Council made the contest possible.
"Poets on Painters" is a visual and literary exhibition at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln on view through June 29 that pairs 20 contemporary poets with 20 contemporary paintings.
For more information, contact: Sarah Miller, teacher, Walnut Middle School,
samiller@gips.org; Vikki Deuel, principal, Walnut Middle School,
vdeuel@gips.org, (308) 385-5990; Rod Foley, assistant principal, Walnut Middle School,
rfoley@gips.org
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