Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Spotlight On: Olga Stepanek
July 31 – November 4, 2018
Olga Stepanek, a late-in-life artist with no formal artistic education, found inspiration in places she visited and the books she read. An experimental artist, she utilized objects deemed worthless and without any further use. In her life time, Stepanek created over 1,500 metal collages, and several fabric pieces, and 275 metal cubes. Because she wanted art to be affordable for everyone, she priced her works inexpensively, which was possible in her case since she paid nearly nothing for...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Optical Chronicle III
August 14, 2018 – April 21, 2019
Author Henry M. Sayre in his book A World of Art discusses the various roles of the artist in society. He identifies four roles; the third is how artists make a visual record of the people, places, and events of their time and place. These identified roles provide the viewer with a touchstone through which they can then begin to interpret the work. This exhibition is the third in a series of four exhibitions, each dedicated to one of Sayre’s four guiding principles.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Kent Bellows and His Collectors
August 25, 2018 – January 6, 2019
The artworks of Kent Bellows are often explorations into the human nature of those around him and of himself, thereby giving an intimate glimpse into his subject’s lives. His obsessive attention to detail and hyper realism style effortlessly invite viewers into his artistic world. Loaned form Bellows’ collectors, the works are from people he knew – and who knew him well.
Sheldon Museum of Art
12th and R Streets University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
NE
The enduring relevance of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1941 “Four Freedoms” address— invoking freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—is explored in an exhibition of artworks drawn from Sheldon Museum of Art’s permanent holdings and those of private collections.
This exhibition is part of the 50 State Initiative, a nonpartisan project organized by the artist-run For Freedoms Federation to advance art as a means of inspiring civic participation throughout the US.
Admission is free.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Adornment
September 29, 2018 – February 3, 2019
Adornment looks at how individuals and communities clothe, embellish, or alter their appearances through creative thought and artistic practices. The exhibition explores the ongoing need to create works as varied as filigreed jewelry, beaded traditional or contemporary Native American clothing, African American headdresses, tattoos, nail art, distinctive felt hats, fashion designs, and inspired opera and ballet costumes, among others. The work of over 35 individuals is presented including Cey...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Nebraska Now: Larry Gawel, Photographs
October 13, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Larry Gawel uses black and white film photography and tintypes, a traditional practice from the 1860s and ‘70s, to juxtapose the flora and fauna of Nebraska and Japan. Gawel specifically looks to hunting and harvest practices in the United States and the Japanese landscape to explore individual’s response to the land and the response to the imagery by viewers.
Artist Talk and Reception: October 13 • 1:30 p.m.
2018 Nebraska Now exhibitions are sponsored by...
SLICE, opening Friday, September 14th 6-9pm, features the work of Erin Foley (Omaha, NE) and Michael Willett (Birmingham, AL) for a dual exhibition that runs through November 4th. Foley builds surfaces where abstraction and representation meet in works inspired from the experience and pleasure of tennis. Calculation and play reduce to a frame or object where control is suggested, but never certain. Willett’s work uses collage to manipulate ArtForum exhibition advertisements into abstract compositions. Through deconstruction and clever...
Nebraska History Museum
131 Centennial Mall North , Lincoln,
NE
Plainview photographer and race car driver Harold Mauck lived life in the fast lane. His amazing collection of photos documenting northeastern Nebraska's post-World war II culture of stock car racing is featured in our new exhibit on the first floor of the Nebraska History Museum. The exhibit features a selection of Mauck's best photographs showing all aspects of Nebraska stock car racing history.
In addition to the photographs, the exhibit features cars and objects on loan from the Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed, as well as items...
NWU Elder Gallery Exhibit: Restraint and Limitation
Oct 23 through Dec 9
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Elder Gallery, Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street & Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
Elder Gallery Exhibit: Restraint and Limitation
October 23-December 9
Exhibit features contemporary, abstract art by women at different points in their careers.
Elder Gallery, Rogers Center for Fine Arts, 50th Street & Huntington Ave.
Free admission
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
402.465.2273
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum
1523 N. 33rd St. , Lincoln,
NE
Aug.29-Dec.15
Wood Quilts by Laura Petrovich Cheney
IInternational Quilt Study Center & Museum at Quilt House University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus
1523 N. 33rd St.
Lincoln, NE 68583
Phone: 402-472-6549
Email: info@quiltstudy.org
Admission
Adults: $8
Seniors (65+): $6
Child (5-18): $4
Child (under 5): Free
UNL Faculty/Staff and Guest: Free
UNL Student with NCard: Free
Family (up to two adults with dependent children or grandchildren 18 and under): $16
GALLERY TALK & WORKSHOP Saturday, Oct. 13, 1-4:00...
Chadron State Hosts “Landscape, Place, and Identity: Two Visual Artists Respond to the Plains” Art Show
Oct 1 through Nov 9
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Chadron,
NE
“Landscape, Place, and Identity: Two Visual Artists Respond to the Plains” is located in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center. It is an exhibit in conjunction with the 2018 Mari Sandoz Symposium. CSC Visual Art Professors Laura Bentz and Mary Donahue share, through their art, how they respond to the landscape they call home. The art exhibit runs until Friday, Nov. 9.
The new hours of the Sandoz Center are Mon.-Thurs., 10 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 4 pm, Friday 10 am to 12 pm.
At a Crossroads: The Political Future of Chuck Hagel
Sep 10 through Dec 21
Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. Archives and Special Collections, first floor, Omaha,
NE
A new exhibit, At a Crossroads: The Political Future of Chuck Hagel, opens September 10, 2018 and runs through December 21, 2018, on the lower level of UNO's Criss Library.
Learn about the political future that was facing Chuck Hagel in 2007 in a new exhibit from Archives & Special Collections’ U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives. Letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia trace Senator Hagel’s path from early in his first term and involvement in the 2000 presidential election, through the years of speculation about his...
Blue Cat Gallery & Studio
114 W. 3rd Street , Wayne,
NE
Under Two Hundred features over 25 artists from around the state, region, and country. Visitors will be treated to a visual array of paintings, drawings, mixed-media works, jewelry, sculpture, fiber art, encaustic painting, photography, printmaking, and more in this salon-style exhibit. A variety of styles, from traditional to whimsical to edgy, will be included, and is sure to please a wide range of tastes. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 1 from 5-8pm, free and open to the public.
SPUMMA: Friday Noon Concert and Art at Saint Paul UMC
Nov 2
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
1144 M Street , Lincoln,
NE
Nov. 2 Friday Noon Concert and Art at Saint Paul UMC. 12:10 - free concert featuring the Rangbrook Ensemble performing from J.S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations", Art Exhibit in Paine Parlor featuring the photographs of award winning Karen Harris, Nancy Schoen playing the McKinley Bells prior to the concert, lunch ($5) available in Paine Parlor before and after the concert.
Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 N 12 St , Lincoln,
NE
The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot, begins its search for the Holy Grail in the Fall of 2018. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail with a book by Eric Idle and music and lyrics by the GRAMMY®Award-winning team of Mr. Idle and John Du Prez, Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen, and show-stopping musical...
Join us for the opening reception for “New Farmers” as part of Lincoln’s First Friday Art Walk. The Museum will be open late, from 5-7 p.m.
New Farmers is a collaborative research project between photographer D. Bryon Darby, designer Tim Hossler, and sociologist Paul Stock. An observation of today’s independent farmer, the project merges visual images with the print media of newspapers to explore and discuss contemporary farming. “New Farmers” aims to tell the story and empower the diversity of a new breed of first-generation,...
Lux Center for the Arts
2601 N 48th Street , Lincoln,
NE
We have transformed our large gallery into a delightful holiday shop this season called "Gifted" – with brand new art and fine craft from local, regional, national and international artists! The LUX Gifted shop has something for everyone - everything from functional and sculptural ceramics to blown glass, textiles, jewelry and much more. Stop in from November 2nd - December 29th and find those unique gifts for the special people in your life.
November-December Hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturdays: 10am-5pm
Lux Center for the Arts
2601 N 48th Street , Lincoln,
NE
LUX Center for the Arts presents “Ritual Gaze” by Skyler Simpson. Join us for an opening reception on First Friday, November 2nd from 5-8pm.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
"These figures exist on the edge of what is believable. They flit between familiarity and fantasy, their features and surroundings not quite rooted in the real world. Anomalous colors and awkward proportions nudge the scenes into an imagined space, suggesting the figures inhabit internal landscapes.
I create these figures intuitively, often inventing body language, a color palette,...
First Friday Event: Pankaj Desai Performs North Indian Classical Music
Nov 2
Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallry
1650 North 35th Street Home Economics Building (UNL East Campus), Lincoln,
NE
In conjunction with the exhibition Pigment on Cloth: Tradition, Family, and the Art of Indian Pichvai Painting, the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery presents Pankaj Desai on tabla, a leading percussive instrument of the Hindustani or North Indian Classical Music form. This First Friday November 2 performance, accompanied by the sounds of another traditional instrument, the sarangi, will be in the traditional baithak style, wherein the audience and the artist are seated on the gallery floor in an informal and intimate setting.
5:00 pm start...
First Friday Gallery Walk is November 2nd, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Shows run November 1st through November 27th and include the following:
‘Expressive Abstracts’ – Paintings by Janette Amberg
‘Framing Mother Nature’ – Jewelry by Pam King
‘Abstract Expressions in Fabric’ – by Jean Schafer Albers and Chris Taylor
‘A Twist on Dots’ – Paintings by Julia Kappenman
Group Abstract Show – Works by Ten Burkholder Project Artists
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday 11 am – 3 pm
Contact: Lisa Holmquist...
Nebraska Wesleyan University
McDonald Theatre, 51st Street and Huntington Ave , Lincoln,
NE
Come see Julius Caesar performed by the NWU Theatre Department! Showing October 25-27, November 1-3, at 7:30 p.m. and October 28, November 4, at 2 p.m. in McDonald Theatre, 51st Street and Huntington Ave.
Tickets: $10 adults, $7.50 seniors and children
Purchase: www.nebrwesleyan.edu/theatre-tickets, or call 402.465.2384.
Ulysses is one of the greatest love stories ever told. Based on Homer’s mythic Odyssey, the opera, The Return of Ulysses (Claudio Monteverdi) is a timeless testament to the power of a faithful heart. UNL Opera presents a new adaptation of the work, sung in English.
Adults $20; Students/Seniors $10.
For advance ticket sales, contact the Lied Center Box Office, 402-472-4747.
Online: https://go.unl.edu/vi3s
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