2018 Rising Star Honor Roll
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Mayor Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) are pleased to announce the 35 outstanding young artists receiving the city’s 2018 Rising Star honors. Recognized for their creative leadership and exceptional artistic talents, the young artists were nominated directly by their mentors from arts organizations, school arts programs and community organizations in the following areas: music, theatre, dance, visual arts, media arts, literary arts and culinary arts. The full list of 2018 Rising Star honorees and nominating organizations follows.
This year’s Rising Star honors are held in conjunction with Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth—a citywide celebration of Chicago’s young artists and the mentors who inspire them, presented by Allstate Insurance Company. The creative talents of hundreds of young artists from dozens of Chicago cultural organizations and programs will be on display during the Creative Youth Festival, the new youth arts showcase event on Saturday, September 22 from 11am to 7:30pm throughout the Millennium Park Campus. For more information and the most up-to-date festival schedule, visit cityofchicago.org/YOCY.
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Brittany Alexander Nominated by Gary Comer Youth Center for honor in Visual Arts Kanyinsola Anifowoshe Nominated by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago for honor in Media Arts Steven Baloue Nominated by Merit School of Music for honor in Music Brian Blanco Nominated by The People's Music School for honor in Music Michelle Boens Nominated by Roosevelt High School for honor in Culinary Arts Steven Bowman Nominated by Jazz Institute of Chicago for honor in Music Joselyn Corona Nominated by Marwen for honor in Visual Arts Ileana Ericksen Nominated by Chicago Public Schools All-City Program for honor in Dance Ciara Evans Nominated by After School Matters for honor in Dance Nicole Fanelli Nominated by Art Institute of Chicago for honor in Visual Arts Esther Figueroa Nominated by Puerto Rican Arts Alliance for honor in Music Joserik Figueroa-Duran Nominated by Mariachi Arts and Culture Academy for honor in Music Eric Flores Nominated by After School Matters for honor in Visual Arts Semira Garrett Nominated by Chicago Public Library YOUmedia for honor in Media Arts Nicole Ginard Nominated by Chicago Architecture Foundation for honor in Media Arts Elaina Huang Nominated by Lane Tech High School for honor in Music Adero Johnson Nominated by Chicago Park District Kenwood Park for honor in Visual Arts Patricia Joyner Nominated by Free Spirit Media for honor in Media Arts Lucy Mangalapalli Nominated by Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras for honor in Music |
Yamaris Martinez Nominated by Chicago Architecture Foundation for honor in Visual Arts Deondre McDuffie Nominated by Little Black Pearl Art & Design Academy for honor in Literary Arts Brianna Medina Nominated by SkyART for honor in Visual Arts Sylvia Merie Meraz Nominated by Yollocalli Arts Reach of the National Museum of Mexican Art for honor in Literary Arts Abigail Mosquera Nominated by Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater for honor in Dance Antoinette Mpawenayo Nominated by CircEsteem for honor in Theatre Sajdah Muhammad Nominated by Musical Arts Institute for honor in Music Isaiah Ortiz Nominated by 826CHI for honor in Literary Arts Georgia Pauley Nominated by South Chicago Dance Theatre for honor in Dance Daniela Reyes Nominated by Chicago High School for the Arts for honor in Theatre Yailin Rojas Nominated by Guitars Over Guns for honor in Music Jalin Ross Nominated by After School Matters for honor in Music Jessica Ross Nominated by Chicago Park District Kenwood Park for honor in Literary Arts Hallie Spolarich Nominated by Beverly Arts Center for honor in Theatre Ania Wellere Nominated by Kenwood Academy High School for honor in Media Arts Noah Wilson Nominated by Kenwood Academy High School for honor in Visual Arts |