Christopher Neale, director of research for the University of Nebraska’s Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, plays guitar for the bossa nova group Evening in Brazil. The group opens Jazz in June on June 3. (Courtesy photo) Christopher Neale has found balance through the rhythmic guitar beats of bossa nova. Neale, director of research […]
Now in its 23rd season, the Sheldon Art Association’s Jazz in June concert series continues — this year with the international music of Evening in Brazil, CALJE, Donna Singer and the Doug Richards Trio, and Susan Pereira and Sabor Brasil. Concerts take place each Tuesday in June at 7 p.m. in the sculpture garden west […]
New York–based pianist Adam Tendler performs John Cage’s landmark work for piano, “Sonatas and Interludes,” 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Sheldon Museum of Art. A preconcert talk with Tendler, moderated by NET Radio host Genevieve Randall, begins at 7:30 p.m. A reception in Sheldon’s Great Hall follows the concert. The event is free and […]
A new exhibition opening at the Sheldon Museum of Art coincides with the publication of Will Thomas’ new book “The Iron Way: The Civil War, Railroads and the Making of Modern America” and a national symposium on the year 1862 hosted by UNL. The exhibit, “Railroads and the Making of Modern America,” opens Jan. 20 […]
Printed images made a revolutionary impact when they first appeared in Europe around 1400. That impact is examined in “Media Revolution: Early Prints from Sheldon’s Vault,” a new exhibition that opened Dec. 9 at the Sheldon Museum of Art. The exhibit was curated by Alison Stewart, a professor of art and art history, and students […]
The Woods Charitable Fund awarded grants to two UNL programs in March. The Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies received $10,000 toward the creation of UNL Extension’s “Seeing i-2-I Adventures in Cultural Awareness and Diversity.” The curriculum aims to promote cultural understanding and interaction among middle school students. The Sheldon Museum of Art received […]
Sports Illustrated photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Frakes will give a multimedia presentation 7 p.m., Feb. 24 at the Sheldon Museum of Art. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the museum. Both events are free and open to the public. Frakes is holding a two-day workshop in the College of Journalism and […]
A colorful “ofrenda,” Spanish poetry and art will adorn the Sheldon Museum of Art’s Great Hall and galleries in Celebration of Dia de los Muertos. Music, dancing and food will be part of two events celebrating the centuries old spiritual tradition that expresses the continuity of life by honoring the dead on their return to […]
Norman Geske, the artistic force behind the Sheldon Museum of Art for three decades will be honored with a 95th birthday fund-raising event, Oct. 23 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Geske was creator of the Sheldon Film Theater, now the Ross. He is also an acclaimed art curator and collector. The “Norman […]
The Sheldon Museum of Art is joining forces with two other museums to present an Art Triathlon celebrating the Special Olympics 2010 USA National Games. The free event will take place at the Sheldon, Haydon Art Center and Lincoln Arts Council from 3 to 7 p.m., July 20. Nine artists will lead hands-on art projects […]
