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
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...
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...
I LET THEM IN. Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger
Dec 13 through Feb 23
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 South 12th Street , Omaha,
NE
"I let them in. Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger" is a two-person exhibition featuring videos by Kader Attia and Candice Breitz, curated by Taraneh Fazeli, 2018 Bemis Curator-in-Residence. Amidst the current “migration crisis,” these artworks interrogate who is afforded the right to speak or the ability to be understood considering dominant representational narratives and the political, socio-psychological, and technological systems that shape our understandings of self and the communal.
ON VIEW THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2019
Bemis...
Visiting Artist Series: Sound is Touch at a Distance: Mandalas by Bart Vargas
Jan 10 through Feb 21
Conn Library
1111 Main Street Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery/Gardner Auditorium, Wayne,
NE
In the Nordstrand Visual Arts Gallery, Conn Library
January 10 - Artist Talk: 3:45-4:15 p.m. in Gardner Auditorium
Opening Reception: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Display open through Feb 21.
Museum of Nebraska Art
24001 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Reece Crawford: Visions of a Community
January 22 – April 7, 2019
From the late 1980s to the mid ‘90s, self-taught artist Reece Crawford awoke to “visions” of the people in her North Omaha community and felt compelled to make small sculptures of them. Created over the span of a few short years, the resulting vibrant, colorful, animated works are an ode to the artist’s “hood,” as she called it. Crawford found inspiration from African and American history as well as her imagination. This exhibition brings together 18 of her works...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Avenue , Kearney,
NE
Nebraska Now: Michael James, Quilts & Photographs
January 12 – April 7, 2019
In his most recent body of work, Michael James focuses on the immersive colors, textures, and feel of India, looking to its “vernacular architecture” and the intricacies of the buildings, alleys, and courtyards. A leader in the art quilt movement of the 1970s, James is the Chair and Ardis James Professor of Textiles in Merchandising and Fashion Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
LUX Center for the Arts
2601 North 48th Street , Lincoln,
NE
The exhibition at the LUX Center is as much a curatorial project as a presentation of new paintings. The title, “A Sidelong Glance” alludes to those parts of my studio practice that appear along the outer edge of my work space. Among these include arrangements of color, a table of found objects, collages made from painting stencils and an assortment of photographs, all of which co–exist with more traditional painting. As by–products of painting, the works in this show are seldom seen in public, but they are items that I interact with...
Lied Commons at the Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 N. 12th St., Lincoln,
NE
NET’s “Friday LIVE” arts and entertainment radio show will feature special performances from singer-songwriter Susan Werner, Nebraska artist Dustin Prinz and the Nebraska Chamber Players when it broadcasts at 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 25, live from the Lied Commons at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St., in Lincoln.
Hastings College-Jackson Dinsdale Art Center
700 E. 12th Street , Hastings,
NE
Please join us at the Hastings College Jackson Dinsdale Art Center while featuring faculty works of The Department of Visual Arts (DoVA) with areas such as ceramics, digital media, drawing, glass blowing, graphic design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.
700 E 12th Street
JDAC Gallery hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 pm
Gallery viewing is always free and open to the public.
Susan Werner returns to Lincoln after sold-out shows across the country to perform music from her latest album, An American in Havana. Inspired by Werner’s recent travels to Cuba, the album features arrangements by legendary Cuban percussionist Mayra Casales, along with Werner’s trademark song craft and wry, poetic lyrics.
A wickedly funny parody of the traditional murder mystery with eleven possible endings voted on by the audience. Dinner Theatre January 25 and 26. Lasagna dinner served at 6:30 and show at 7:00. Dessert matinee January 27. Dessert served at 1:30 and show at 2:00. Advanced tickets only and available at www.oldeglorysewardne.com
Lied Center for Performing Arts
301 N 12 ST , Lincoln,
NE
Susan Werner returns to Lincoln after sold-out shows across the country to perform music from her latest album, An American in Havana. Inspired by Werner’s recent travels to Cuba, the album features arrangements by legendary Cuban percussionist Mayra Casales, along with Werner’s trademark song craft and wry, poetic lyrics.
Film Streams: Dundee Theater
4952 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68132 , Omaha,
NE
Midnight Movies Winter 2019 (Jan 25 – Mar 29)
Ready for more? Our Midnights programming expands in February for Women in Horror Month. Join Andy Helmkamp — Dundee Theater House Manager, editor at the film site Bloody Good Horror, and your guide for Midnight Movies — for Women of the Wastes: Tank Girl (Jan 25), Revenge (Feb 1), Night of the Comet (Feb 8), A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Feb 15), and Mad Max: Fury Road (Feb 22).
The quarter will close with a thrilling collaboration. On Mar 29, a rare 35mm print of Andrzej Zulawski’s...
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