The Great Plains Art Museum will host a First Friday awards ceremony and opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 6 for the juried exhibition, “Contemporary Indigeneity: The New Art of the Great Plains.” Awarding juror Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie will present the awards, and many of the artists plan to attend as well, […]
The Great Plains Art Museum’s new permanent collection exhibition “Transported with Wonder” opens Jan. 3. The exhibit runs concurrently with “Marking the Prairie Sublime: Paintings and Prints by Jonathan Goodding.” “Transported with Wonder” features Great Plains landscapes. “There is often a sense of grandeur — visually intense and emotionally powerful — in portrayals of Great […]
Paper sculptors Allen and Patty Eckman will serve as the 2011 Elizabeth Rubendall Artists-in-Residence, April 19 to May 1, at the Great Plains Art Museum. During the residency, each artist will create an original sculpture, which will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. Allen Eckman plans to create a dancer from a Great Plains […]
History, politics and personal narratives on immigration will be the focus of an upcoming symposium that will feature local and national scholars and writers. On March 4 the Center for Great Plains Studies will host its 37th interdisciplinary symposium, “Diverse Faces, Shared Histories: Immigrants on the Great Plains.” All presentations will be in the Great […]
Acclaimed American poet and critic Alicia Ostriker will give a public reading March 10 and participate in other community activities as part of a visit sponsored by UNL. Ostriker is this year’s “Writer in Residence” for the English Department. Her March 10 reading, which will be followed by a reception and book signing, is scheduled […]
The Great Plains Art Museum is celebrating its 30th year. And to recognize the contributions each of its curators has had on the museum, each is participating in the exhibition “Curators’ Choice.” The exhibition runs through Aug. 29 with a First Friday reception 5-7 p.m. Aug. 6. Former curators Jon Nelson, Martha Kennedy and Reece […]
Painter Wendy Hall was the 2010 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence at the UNL’s Great Plains Art Museum. During her residency, April 27-May 2, Hall created two paintings: one still life and one bucolic scene from her farm. The commissioned works became part of the museum’s permanent collection. Hall’s residency attracted about 500 visitors to the museum. […]
Painter Wendy Hall will be the 2010 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist-in-Residence April 27-May 2 at the UNL’s Great Plains Art Museum. During her residency, Hall will create two paintings: one still life and one bucolic scene from her farm. The commissioned works will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. Artist Wendy Hall’s “Corn and Beans,” […]
The Great Plains Art Museum will present “Czech Memories: Ethnicity and History Preserved in the Built Environment,” an exhibition of black and white photographs by Jean Lewis. The exhibit runs March 5 through April 18 and features scenes from Wilber and other immigrant communities throughout Nebraska. It coincides with “Czech and Slovak Americans: International Perspectives […]
The Great Plains Art Museum is featuring the second set of images captured by four UNL photographers who spent summer 2009 documenting the economic upheaval in Nebraska caused by the current recession. The photographs in “Searching for the Real Nebraska: A Photo Essay on the Great Recession” were taken by associate professor Bruce Thorson (news-editorial) […]
