Drawn from Sheldon's collection, this exhibition centers artwork by Native American artists and photographs that demonstrate the everlasting presence of Native American communities. These works illustrate the spirit of visual […]
This exhibit presents devotional art (iconography, ex-votos, retablos, etc.) from a private collection. Devotional art is considered "for the people, by the people." In contrast to art created by classically […]
April's First Friday at the LUX Center for the Arts will include an Untold Migrant Stories presentation from young people involved with the Asian Community and Cultural Center. Refugee and […]
Karen Russell will discuss her new novel, The Antidote. Set in Uz, a fictional Nebraska town, in the aftermath of Black Sunday, The Antidote follows a "Prairie Witch,” whose body serves […]
The Nebraska Poetry Society is offering monthly Saturday morning online poetry workshops. Registration is required, and registration information may be found on the Nebraska Poetry Society webpage. Free with annual membership; nominal […]
Mike and Denise One Star will perform traditional Native American dance in Sheldon's Great Hall. Their performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Visualizing Survivance, Visualizing Permanence, which runs January […]
Omaha artist and activist Steve Tamayo will moderate a panel discussion with Duane Hollow Horn Bear and Mike and Denise One Star that offers cultural insight to and deeper understanding […]
Families are invited to participate in activities and games at Sheldon, including an art-making project led by Omaha artist Steve Tamayo. This event is in conjunction with the exhibition Visualizing […]
Ferin Davis Anderson will give a keynote talk for Wild Great Plains, the Center for Great Plains Studies’ 50th annual conference. Anderson will discuss reciprocal restoration and examples of how stewarding a place can lead to cultural revitalization within a community in a talk titled: “How Reciprocal Restoration Fosters Cultural Revitalization.” This talk is free […]
Before selected concerts in its 2024-25 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s Genevieve Randall. The pre-recorded chat for each classical concert is available to view online as well as via podcast the Monday before the concert, and for […]
On April 24th at 6:00PM in Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center rooms 201-209, the Department of History will welcome Dr. Monica Green as this year's Richard Dean Winchell Lecturer. Discover how pandemics truly begin—and why they thrive—by tracing their path from medieval plagues to modern outbreaks. In this talk, Dr. Green will reveal how infectious diseases jump species barriers, travel global […]
Before selected concerts in its 2024-25 season, Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra organizes a 20-30-minute conversation with LSO’s Maestro Edward Polochick and a featured soloist or composer, hosted by Nebraska Public Media’s […]
