Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Sculpture Garden Series: Les Bruning
May 17 – October 6, 2019
The 2019 featured artist for MONA’s Sculpture Garden Series is Les Bruning, a nationally recognized sculptor who works in metal casting and welding. The focus for this exhibition is his large, totemic works, some that emit sound as well as light. Based in Omaha, Bruning’s career spans over 40 years.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Optical Chronicle IV
August 20, 2019 – April 19, 2020
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 fourth is how artists make functional objects and structure more pleasurable and elevate them or imbue them with meaning. These identified roles provide viewers with a touchstone through which they can then begin to interpret the work. This exhibition is the fourth and last in a series of exhibitions, each dedicated to one of Sayre’s four guiding...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
The Lundeens: A Divine Collaboration
August 9, 2019 – January 5, 2020
In 2015, the Lundeen studio was commissioned to create several sculptures for Cloisters on the Platte, a religious and silent retreat center conceived by philanthropist Joe Ricketts and located on the Nebraska prairie. The bronze figures consist of some of the most complex representations of the Stations of the Cross in the world today. The exhibition showcases the process to create these monumental works ranging from drawings and sketches to maquettes (smaller scale...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearey,
NE
Spotlight On: Leonard Thiessen
July 26 – October 27, 2019
Leonard Thiessen, most remembered as an art critic for the Omaha World-Herald and the first director of the Nebraska Arts Council, left a lasting impact on Nebraska’s art scene. Spotlight On: Leonard Thiessen showcases many of his seldom-seen works in MONA’s collection. From paintings to prints, drawings to experimental artistic musings, the Museum of Nebraska Art has over 100 pieces by the artist in addition to an extensive archive of his papers and ephemera.
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Nebraska Now: Jen Bockelman, Fiber Art
July 13 – October 6, 2019
Using traditional embroidery techniques, Jennifer Bockelman “addresses themes of power and cultural identity as filtered through language.” Her work questions contemporary norms of what communities find important and how they’ve been conditioned to respond to the world and each other. Bockelman is an Adjunct Professor in the Art Departments at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Artist Talk and Reception:
Saturday, August...
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park
28500 W. Park Hwy , Ashland,
NE
Get your popcorn ready for this hilarious family-favorite! Eugene T. Mahoney State Park in conjunction with Popcorn Productions will be serving its 27th year entertaining Omaha family crowds. Audiences are encouraged to “boo” and throw popcorn at the Villain, “cheer” on the Hero, and “aww” for the Heroine. They feature three rotating melodramas during the summer months (May-August) and a Harry Potter-themed production August- October. Tickets are $7 adults, $5 children.
For a full schedule visit:...
A Demonstration in Democracy: The Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam Exhibit
Aug 2 through Nov 1
UNO Criss Library
6001 Dodge St. First Floor, Omaha,
NE
Photographs of the October 15, 1969 Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam demonstration in Omaha taken by Dr. Sam Walker are on display in UNO Libraries’ Archives & Special Collections through November 1, 2019.
The exhibit features reproductions of over 20 of the photographs shot by Walker when he was a UNO graduate student in the history department. The first national Moratorium Day demonstration against the war in Vietnam was held on October 15, 1969, with protests in cities and towns across the country, including Omaha. The photographs of...
Blue Cat Gallery & Studio
114 W. 3rd St. , Wayne,
NE
Natural World is an exhibit featuring textile artworks by area members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc., a group of thirteen artists who have interpreted the theme with their own vision of, and connection to, this amazing natural world whether abstract, graphic or representational. Issues of the environment concerning conservation, sustainability, preservation and threatened habitats are also addressed. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 6 from 5-7pm. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. Fall...
Museum of Nebraska Art
2401 Central Ave. , Kearney,
NE
Compelled To Tell: Drawing
May 28 – September 22, 2019
In today’s technologically advanced world, sketching is still the best way to bring an idea to life. Artists draw what their minds see, whether it’s solving a design problem or communicating how they perceive the world around them. The process of drawing allows an artist to develop an idea, freely with no fear, since there are no rules. A sketch may take one minute to complete, while a drawing is usually a more complex approach. Drawing is the most helpful and fundamental approach...
Lincoln Arts Festival is moving downtown!
September 21-22, 2019
Shop the art, enjoy live performances! There is no better way to do the arts.
19th Annual Lincoln Arts Festival
Downtown Lincoln
(P Street between 13th Street and Centennial Mall)
Saturday, September 21, 10am-6pm
Sunday, September 22, 10am-5pm
Now in its 19th year, the Lincoln Arts Festival is moving to downtown Lincoln. We are excited for the change of venue as downtown has always been the heart of Lincoln’s vibrant art scene.
What’s new?
Larger...
Lincoln PoPS, Play on P Street is Lincoln's first placemaking festival of contemporary art on P Street, from 17th Street to Canopy Street, September 21 & 22, 2019. This year's exhibition, GLOBAL FREQUENCIES features 24 artists at various locations on P Street.
GLOBAL FREQUENCIES seeks to establish the diversity of the art world and to consolidate the singular works through the idea of its sheer existence and desire to connect with each other.
GLOBAL FREQUENCIES features: Jan Adriaans, Brian Black and Ryan Bulis, Mike Bouchet, Olaf...
Join conductor, Sean Kelly, and Holland Community Opera Fellows Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor, soprano; Jared Hiscock, baritone; Kate Pomrenke, soprano; Kaitlin Zardetto, mezzo-soprano as they perform a recital of German Leider. Free and open to the public, this event is a great musical introduction to the Fellows in the beautiful Gallery 1516. These recitals are part of Gallery 1516's Bagels and Sometimes Bach series, and are free and open to the public and include light breakfast fare.
Registration is encouraged, but not required.
The gallery...
Rogers Center for Fine Arts, Elder Gallery
50th Street and Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
NWU artists Josh Johnson and Allison Wade explore the possibilities of contemporary sculpture with a range of materials including wood, fibers, metal and clay.
The exhibit will be featured from August 27th through October 11.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Free admission
Miller Theatre
51st Street & Huntington Ave. , Lincoln,
NE
Several disgruntled writers bicker for the chance to get away from the office monotony and cover a singer’s death. Gloria will be showing September 12-22 in Miller Theatre.
Who has the right to write about someone’s death? Several disgruntled writers bicker for the chance to get away from the office monotony and cover a singer’s death. Then deadly violence comes to the office. The survivors must grapple with so much—including rights to the book deal. (For mature audiences.)
Performance dates
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 7:30pm...
The STAGE Theater Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's classic SOUTH PACIFIC
Sep 15
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The STAGE Theater
225 Locust St , Hickman,
NE
The STAGE Theater proudly presents the Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic: SOUTH PACIFIC!
Set in an island paradise during World War II, SOUTH PACIFIC is the telling of two parallel love stories that are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war.
Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt....
Ruth Sokolof Theater
1340 Mike Fahey Street , Omaha,
NE
The origin story behind one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when “tradition” was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving. -- Roadside Attractions
Special Intro
Sunday, September 22, 2pm
Join us for a special introduction to the film on Sunday, September 22 at 2pm at the Ruth Sokolof Theater. Director of Community Engagement and Education at the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Jennie Gates Beckman, will introduce the film and...
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