It should come as no surprise that yet again, we received such wonderful artwork from talented youth artists – over 2,500 pieces in only one month! And again, we wanted to pick all of them as winners. While that was not possible, the good news is that all of the submissions displayed on this page are going to be featured in our 2023 Spirit Catholic Radio Calendar. So if you recognize an artist’s name on this page make sure to congratulate them for being a published artist.
The inspiration theme was “WHO IS JESUS?” and we asked the artist to depict how they envision Jesus in their daily life, the role Jesus plays in their faith life, and encouraged them to focus on the Eucharist especially with the Eucharistic Revival kicking off on Corpus Christi Sunday in June.
In the 7th-8th Grade Category:
WINNER: “Greatest Man in History” Katie | St. Rose of Lima in Crofton
SECOND: “A World Full of Love of God” Brynn | Aquinas Catholic in David City
THIRD: “Eternal Life” Josie | St. Stephen the Martyr in Omaha
In the 4th-6th Grade Category:
WINNER: “Jesus is my Creator” Blessing | St. Pius X/St. Leo in Omaha
SECOND: “The Bread of Life” Kiley | St. Philip Neri in Omaha
THIRD: “King of Kings” Marlenn | St. James in Crete
In the Kindergarten-3rd Grade Category:
WINNER: “Jesus is my Savior” Samantha | St. Mary’s in Wayne
SECOND: “Jesus is the Light” Jacob | St. Stephen the Martyr in Omaha
THIRD: “Do Not be Afraid” Rhegan | St. Anthony in Columbus
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Paige | 3rd grade | St. Peter in Lincoln
Will | 1st grade | St. Stephen the Martyr in Omaha
Tessa | 3rd grade | St. Stephen the Martyr in Omaha
Vivette | 2nd grade | Spirit and Grace Academy in Omaha
Paige | 3rd grade | All Saints in Holdrege
Pierce | 3rd grade | St. Bonaventure in Columbus
Sarah | 4th grade | St. Stephen the Martyr in Omaha
Ghia | 6th grade | St. Joseph in Wisner
Emry | 6th grade | Homeschool in Bellevue
Vivian | 4th grade | Cathedral of the Risen Christ in Lincoln
Ella | 6th grade | St. Joseph in Wisner
Ellie | 5th grade | St. Joseph in Lincoln
Kaitlyn | 8th grade | Aquinas Catholic in David City
Eliana | 7th grade | St. Thomas More in Omaha
Anna | 7th grade | Homeschool in Omaha
Natalie | 8th grade | North American Martyrs in Lincoln
Valeria | 7th grade | Saint Thomas More in Omaha
Ben | 7th grade | North American Martyrs in Lincoln
Note about our 2023 calendar. These will be delivered to Catholic elementary schools across our listening area in November/December of 2022. More specifics to come on this calendar and how you, if interested as well, can obtain a copy.
