Art & Literary Festival Celebrating the Harlem Renaissance: Peggy Jones Art Lecture (Read More)
The Joslyn Castle & Gardens and Metropolitan Community College are partnering once again for the Art & Literary Festival. This year will be a celebration and exploration of one of the most electrifying and influential moments in American history, the Harlem Renaissance. In the 1920’s, in African American communities in New York City and in cities throughout the North and Midwest, creative and intellectual life thrived. Before a separately-ticketed performance of a dramatized reading on November 14, Peggy Jones will give an art history lecture. A ticket is required for this free lecture. To purchase performance tickets, reserve free lecture tickets, and view more information about the full schedule of festival events, visit the festival website: https://www.joslyncastle.com/event/art-literary-festival-the-harlem-renaissance/. Peggy Jones, M.F.A. (UNL ’93-Painting/Printmaking) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and affiliate faculty in both Women’s and Gender Studies and Medical Humanities at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She is an artist and playwright who has won awards for both her visual art and writing. She received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council for her play, The Journey, about Aaron Douglas, the first black graduate from the art department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1922. Her most recent play about Black radical feminist Florynce Kennedy was performed in January 2018 at the Union for Contemporary Art in Omaha, NE. She is also in the Speaker’s Bureau of Humanities Nebraska on the topic, Aaron Douglas, UNL ’22.
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Charla de Galería en Español “Saints Above, Sinners Below” Spanish language gallery talk with Kinga Novak (Read More)
In conjunction with an exhibition of devotional art, Dr. Kinga J. Novak will present a gallery talk in Spanish on "Saints Above, Sinners Below: Mexican and Spanish Colonial Devotional Art from 1720 to 1920." Dr. Novak is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the prestigious Bard Early College in Manhattan, New York. Her dissertation on Mexican ex-votos is considered the best in the field. 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 trained artists in guilds, devotional art was produced by self-taught artists (many of whom were moderate- to low-income) and usually painted on wood or tin. During the Spanish Colonial period, when many were illiterate, this art was a medium for education and veneration. Dr. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Professor of Art History at the University of Florida, is contributing a scholarly essay on Spanish Colonial Devotional Art, which will be published in the program handed out at the lecture and placed on the CAP website for download. The exhibition will be viewable from March 2 through April 20, Tuesday through Friday noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday / Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
In conjunction with an exhibition of devotional art, Dr. Kinga J. Novak will present a gallery talk on "Saints Above, Sinners Below: Mexican and Spanish Colonial Devotional Art from 1720 to 1920." A reception will follow her talk. Dr. Novak is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the prestigious Bard Early College in Manhattan, New York. Her dissertation on Mexican ex-votos is considered the best in the field. 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 trained artists in guilds, devotional art was produced by self-taught artists (many of whom were moderate- to low-income) and usually painted on wood or tin. During the Spanish Colonial period, when many were illiterate, this art was a medium for education and veneration. Dr. Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Professor of Art History at the University of Florida, is contributing a scholarly essay on Spanish Colonial Devotional Art, which will be published in the program handed out at the lecture and placed on the CAP website for download. The exhibition will be viewable from March 2 through April 20, Tuesday through Friday noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday / Sunday 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
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 trained artists in guilds, devotional art was produced by self-taught artists (many of whom were moderate- to low-income) and usually painted on wood or tin. During the Spanish Colonial period, when many were illiterate, this art was a medium for education and veneration. The exhibition will be viewable Tuesday through Friday noon to 4 p.m. and Saturday / Sunday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Opening reception March 2 from noon to 3 p.m. Dr. Kinga J. Novak will present two lectures about this devotional art - one in English, and one in Spanish. English talk: March 13 at 6:30 pm Spanish talk: March 15 at 10:00 am
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art lecture by Lisa Sutcliffe on surrealism, interwar collage and the “Synchronicities” exhibition (Read More)
This lecture explores the history of both interwar collage and surrealism and how these art historical movements have continued to shape contemporary art, including the figurative and abstract works in the group exhibition Synchronicities: Intersecting Figuration with Abstraction. Admission is free; ticket reservations are encouraged. Visit the event website for a registration link. Lisa Sutcliffe is Curator in the Department of Photographs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where her principal focus is post-1960s photography and time-based media. Sutcliffe joined the Met in 2022, from the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she served as Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Art. While there she oversaw the development of the museum’s Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts, a 10,000-square-foot space dedicated to time-based media. Previously, she was an Assistant Curator of Photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and held a curatorial fellowship at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Sutcliffe has organized many exhibitions, including a monumental commission with Derrick Adams entitled “Our Time Together” (2021); “James Benning and Sharon Lockhart: Over Time” (2019/2022); “Susan Meiselas: Through a Woman’s Lens” (2020); “Sara Cwynar: Image Model Muse” (2019); “Naoya Hatakeyama: Natural Stories” (2012); “The Provoke Era: Postwar Japanese Photography” (2009); and “The San Quentin Project: Nigel Poor and the Men of San Quentin State Prison” (2018), for which she organized a city-wide collaborative initiative on the role of the arts in criminal-justice reform. Sutcliffe has also acquired and shown film and video work by Charles Atlas, Rineke Dijkstra, Leslie Hewitt, Kahlil Joseph, Anthony McCall, and Ryan Trecartin. She has organized film screenings, lectures, and panels with internationally acclaimed artists and written about contemporary art and photography, including essays on Naoya Hatakeyama, Nigel Poor, and An-My Lê. Sutcliffe holds an MA in the history of art from Boston University and a BA in art history from Wellesley College.
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Pershing Mural Curriculum Available Online (Read More)
The Pershing Mural Curriculum Committee has created an academic curriculum in the areas of art, art history, language arts, history, and historic preservation using the Pershing Mural mosaic as a focus. The lesson plans and accompanying teaching materials contain Nebraska Standards, Learning Objectives, Direct Learning, Guided and Independent Practice, and Evaluation Standards that are written for the sixth-grade level but could be adapted for higher or lower grade levels. The curriculum is freely available for download on the Nebraska State Historical Society Foundation website at https://www.nshsf.org/projects/pershing-mural-curriculum/. While this HN calendar listing is applicable to the fall semester 2024, the materials will remain available indefinitely.
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Rembrandt and Printmaking: Illuminating the Golden Age of Dutch Art (Read More)
Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Francisco Goya crafted etchings and prints of unparalleled intricacy, akin to captivating photographs. Over 60 works are on display at El Museo Latino's visiting exhibition “Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer: The Marvel of Old Masters” depicting themes including landscapes, biblical stories, portraits and more. UNO Professor of Art History Amy Millicent Morris will present a gallery talk on "Rembrandt and Printmaking: Illuminating the Golden Age of Dutch Art". During renovation, please use the temporary east entrance in the alley - ring the doorbell. Parking is available on 25th Street in the lot adjacent to the old fire station.
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Durer and Printmaking: The Road to Fame and Riches (Read More)
Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Francisco Goya crafted etchings and prints of unparalleled intricacy, akin to captivating photographs. Over 60 works are on display at El Museo Latino's visiting exhibition “Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer: The Marvel of Old Masters” depicting themes including landscapes, biblical stories, portraits and more. UNO Professor of Art History Amy Millicent Morris will present a gallery talk on "Durer and Printmaking: The Road to Fame and Riches". During renovation, please use the temporary east entrance in the alley - ring the doorbell. Parking is available on 25th Street in the lot adjacent to the old fire station.
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The Marvel of Old Masters: Rembrandt, Goya, Dürer (Read More)
Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt van Rijn, and Francisco Goya crafted etchings and prints of unparalleled intricacy, akin to captivating photographs. Over 60 works are on display at El Museo Latino's visiting exhibition “Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer: The Marvel of Old Masters” depicting themes including landscapes, biblical stories, portraits and more. Gallery events include: Sat., Jan. 20, 1:15 p.m. English public tour, 1:45 p.m. Spanish public tour Sat. Jan. 27, 1:15 p.m. talk by Amy Millicent Morris, PhD "Durer and Printmaking: The Road to Fame and Riches" Wed., Jan. 31, 12:00-12:30 p.m. lunch and learn Thurs., Feb. 8, 12:00-12:30 p.m. lunch and learn Thurs., Feb. 15, 12:00-12:30 p.m. lunch and learn Sat., Feb. 17, 1:15 p.m. English public tour, 1:45 p.m. Spanish public tour Sat. Feb. 24, 1:15 p.m. talk by May Millicent Morris, PhD "Rembrandt and Printmaking: Illuminating the Golden Age of Dutch Art" Sat., Mar. 9, 1:15 p.m. talk by Howard Paine "The Process of Printmaking" Sat., Mar. 16, 1-3 p.m., closing reception The museum is open Wednesday, Thursday, an Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, but timed ticketing booked via the museum website is requested. During renovation, please use the temporary east entrance in the alley - ring the doorbell. Parking is available on 25th Street in the lot adjacent to the old fire station.
