Nimitz High Student Wins 2nd Place in Wells Fargo Art Contest

“Celebration” by Yanely Cisneros

Nimitz High student Yanely Cisneros won second place in Division D (high school seniors) during the 16th Annual Wells Fargo Student Visual Art Contest.

The art contest was presented by Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) in conjunction with Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s performance of Songs of the Wanderers on April 5 at Jones Hall. Cloud Gate is the name of the oldest known dance in China.

In this year’s theme, Power of Positive, students had to use the design elements of a mandala, which symbolizes the universe in its ideal form. Its creation signifies the transformation of a universe of suffering into one of joy.

Young artists entering the contest had to explore the positive attributes they bring to their families and community; identify challenges faced by friends and neighbors, and illustrate how an individual’s thoughts and actions lead to progress and resolutions.

Yanely will be awarded $350, a family membership to the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and tickets to the performance of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre provided by SPA.

Yanely’s award-winning artwork, “Celebration,” will be on display at the Glassell Junior School from April 7- 28.