Great Plains Art Museum to exhibit sublime landscapes Jan. 3-April 1
Released on 12/22/2011, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, through Apr. 1, 2012
WHERE: Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q Street, Hewit Place
A new permanent collection exhibition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Museum, "Transported with Wonder," places an emphasis on works that exhibit a sense of the sublime in Plains landscape. The exhibition will run Jan. 3 to April 1 with a First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 3.
"There is often a sense of grandeur -- visually intense and emotionally powerful -- in portrayals of Great Plains landscapes," said curator Amber Mohr. "During the time of westward expansion, artists were commissioned to convey a temptation to bountiful promise -- broad expanses of land, plentiful game and agricultural potential. This expression of Plains region landscapes has remained popular, as the expansive landscape and endless skies invite a spiritual contemplation of nature. This small exhibition is only a sampling of works from the permanent collection that qualify as both beautiful and sublime."
Historic and contemporary works are included, and artists represented in the exhibition are Dwight Kirsch, Joann Brown, Robert F. Gilder, Raymond J. Eastwood, John Axton, Dale Livezey, Keith Jacobshagen, Harold Holoun and Angus MacPherson.
"Transported with Wonder" runs concurrent with "Marking the Prairie Sublime: Paintings and Prints by Jonathan Goodding."
The Great Plains Art Museum is open free to the public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30-5 p.m. Sundays (closed Mondays, holiday weekends and between exhibitions). It will be closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 2 during UNL's holiday shutdown. For more information, visit www.unl.edu/plains/gallery/gallery.shtml.