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March 4, 2021 In Shooting Stars

2021 Shooting Stars Judges

Amado Espinoza, 2021 Shooting Stars Winds & Percussion Category Judge Amado Espinoza is a unique performing artist, composer and instrument maker from Cochabamba, Bolivia, that respects his folk traditions of the Andes Mountains while creating compositions that are sincere to his musical-wanderlust personality.  Since making Kansas City his home in 2014, Amado has been featured on TedxKC, Kansas City Folk Festival, Native American Harvest Moon Festival, and more.  He is a grant recipient of the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program (2019), Folk Alliance International Music Conference scholarship recipient (2015), ArtsKC Inspiration Grant recipient (2016), Charlotte St. Foundation resident (2015-2017) and 2017 Generative

December 4, 2020 In Shooting Stars

2021 Shooting Stars Finalists & Scholarship Recipients

The Arts make an important contribution to any community’s quality of life and are an essential part of every student’s educational experience, teaching 21st Century workplace skills, innovation, critical thinking, collaboration, communication and self-expression. The Shooting Stars Program celebrates young artists and arts educators for their artistic achievements with college scholarships, awards and honorariums. Since 1997, the Shooting Stars Program has recognized over 1,000 high school seniors for their artistic excellence and contributions to their community. Nine first place scholarships of $1,400 each, nine second place scholarships of $700 each and nine teacher honorariums* of $300 each were awarded (*to the nominating teacher of the

April 19, 2018 In Shooting Stars

2018 Shooting Stars Scholarship Award Recipients

OVERLAND PARK, KS – At the 21th annual Shooting Stars Gala on March 25, 2018, the Arts Council of Johnson County (ACJC) awarded scholarships to 18 high school seniors and recognized the 107 total finalists nominated for the 2018 Shooting Stars Awards. This recognition program honors Johnson County high school students for achievement in nine categories of literary, performing and visual arts. Nine $1,400 first-place scholarships and nine $700 second-place scholarships were awarded to the top-scoring students to recognize excellence in each category of art. The nine teachers that nominated the first-place student in each category also received a $350

February 8, 2018 In Shooting Stars

2018 Shooting Stars Finalists Announced

ARTS COUNCIL OF JOHNSON COUNTY ANNOUNCES 2018 SHOOTING STARS FINALISTS OVERLAND PARK, KS – February 6, 2018 – The Arts Council of Johnson County (ACJC) announces 115 finalists have been nominated for the 2018 Shooting Stars Awards. The Shooting Stars Program honors Johnson County high school students for achievement in the literary, performing and visual arts through recognition and college scholarships. Shooting Stars award recipients will be announced at the 21st annual Shooting Stars Gala at Johnson County Community College on Sunday, March 25, 2018. “Twenty-one years ago (1997), the Shooting Stars recognition program was created to celebrate young Johnson County artists for