An explosion of creativity will take place Wednesday, October 1 when more than 200 students from 36 high schools across Nebraska arrive to the Hastings College campus for the 10th annual Jackson Dinsdale Art Center (JDAC) Mural Day Competition.
The competition challenges teams of up to six students per school to create large-scale, 36 x 60-inch vinyl murals from scratch in just a few hours. The twist? The creative theme for the competition is revealed just moments before the clock starts at 10:30 a.m. This element of surprise tests the teams’ creativity, collaboration and ability to think on their feet.
The parking lot between the JDAC and Gray Center is converted for the day into an open-air art studio where teams paint and bring their visions to life.
Murals will be judged by Hastings College senior art majors, with awards presented to the top three teams. After the competition, teams are allowed to take their murals to hang in their high schools.
The event is highly visual and open to the media.
What: Hastings College Mural Competition
When: Wednesday, October 1
Time: 10:00 am–3:30 p.m.
Painting is 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
The best time for photos/video/interviews is 12:00–2:00 p.m.
Awards are at 3:00 p.m.
Where: Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, 700 E. 12th St., Hastings, Nebraska
Why: 200+ students from 36 high schools will compete in a mural painting competition
Participating high schools include
- Adams Central High Schoo
- Beatrice High School
- Bellevue East High School
- Buena Vista High School
- Centura High School
- Crete High School
- Doniphan-Trumbull High School
- Franklin Public Schools
- Gibbon High School
- Giltner High School
- Gothenburg High School
- Grand Island Lutheran
- Grand Island Senior High
- Hampton Public Schools
- Hastings Senior High School
- Hastings St. Cecilia High School
- Heartland Community Schools
- Johnson County Central
- Kearney High School
- Kenesaw Public Schools
- Lawrence-Nelson Public Schools
- North Platte St Pats High School
- Northwest High School
- O’Neill High School
- Omaha Burke High School
- Palmer High School
- Ravenna High School
- Riverside Public Schools
- Roncalli Catholic High School
- Sandy Creek High School
- Silver Lake High School
- Southern Valley High School
- Sumner Eddyville Miller Public Schools
- Superior High School
- Thayer Central High School
- Waverly High School
Hastings College is a four-year residential college that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. Discover more at hastings.edu.