Stella received another honor as she has had two piece of her artwork selected by the curatorial panel at Johnson County Library to be published in the library’s “elementia” magazine, an award-winning literary arts magazine for teens. Her two works are titled “cool and warm” and “River.”
“I have been doing art for a long time and to be recognized like this has been a real payoff,” Stella said. “It feels great that people are interested in my art and want to see it.”
Since starting 20 years ago, the Shooting Stars program has awarded more than $200,000 in college scholarships and almost $65,000 in teacher honorariums. The program is supported by Johnson County and area foundations, corporations and individual donors. Individual tickets to the gala are $50.
