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1486 through 1500 out of 4957
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11/1/2006
Sheldon completes conservation work on 6 outdoor sculptures
The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recently completed a two-year Institute of Museum and Library Services grant that helped to fund the conservation of six of its outdoor sculptures. The Sheldo…
06/30/2008
Sheldon comic art exhibit will be on view at Illinois, Michigan venues
"Comics, Heroes and American Visual Culture," an exhibition organized by Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will be on view at the Freeport Arts Center in Freeport, Ill., Aug. 8 through Nov. 1 and the Flint Institute of Art …
10/1/2009
Sheldon College Nights are Oct. 5, Nov. 12
The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln welcomes all students and faculty to College Nights this semester. The first event 5-7 p.m. Oct. 5 will feature student docent tours of the recently opened "Agents of Change: Mexican Mur…
10/5/2009
03/23/2012
Sheldon closed March 25 to protect artwork from heat and humidity
The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be closed on Sunday, March 25. Due to annual maintenance and upgrade of UNL's air-conditioning system and the high temperatures predicted for the weekend, the UNL…
03/25/2012
11/16/2009
Sheldon closed Dec. 21-Jan. 4 for project to improve staircase safety
The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will be closed to the public Dec. 21 through Jan. 4 during the initial phase of a construction project to improve the safety of the staircase railings in the Great Hall. The project is …
12/21/2009
03/18/2010
Sheldon celebrates women artists' works in permanent collection galleries
In a yearlong effort to recognize and celebrate women artists, the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present an all-women's exhibition titled "Better Half, Better Twelfth: Women Artists in the Collection." The exhibiti…
04/2/2010
02/10/2011
Sheldon celebrates Valentine's Day with 'Art & Bubbly' Feb. 12
Celebrate Valentine's Day weekend with a champagne tasting, sweet treats, live music, candlelight and bubbling conversation at Sheldon's second annual "Art & Bubbly." The Feb. 12 event has been expanded this year to accommodate even more guests. It …
02/12/2011
06/16/2014
Sheldon artist-in-residence Roxa Smith to speak on current work
Painter Roxa Smith, chosen by the New York Foundation for the Arts for a six-week artist residency at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art, will speak on her influences and current work 5:30 p.m. June 19 at th…
06/19/2014
03/13/2007
Sheldon Art Gallery exterior renovations to begin in early April
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will undergo significant exterior renovations this summer. Primary elements of the project include installing a new roof, repairing and replacing travertine stones on the plinth and p…
11/20/2007
Sheldon Art Gallery celebrates 'Winter Escape' Dec. 7-8
The Nebraska Art Association will present two free, entertainment-packed events during Winter Escape weekend Dec. 7-8 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. During December's First Friday reception, 5-7 p.m. Dec. 7, the…
12/7/2007
05/23/2013
Sheldon Art Association announces the 22nd season of Jazz in June
The 22nd season of Jazz in June once again brings great music and great food to the great outdoors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association and …
06/4/2013
05/14/2014
Sheldon Art Association announces 23rd season of Jazz in June
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…
06/3/2014
05/15/2012
Sheldon Art Association announces 21st season of Jazz in June
The 21st season of Jazz in June once again brings great music and great food to the great outdoors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Organized by the Sheldon Art Association and Sheldon Museum of Art, t…
06/5/2012
05/18/2015
Sheldon announces 24th season of Jazz in June
The Sheldon Art Association, in collaboration with the Lied Center for Performing Arts and the Glenn Korff School of Music, will bring New Orleans jazz to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the 24th season of Jazz in June. The 2015 concert serie…
06/2/2015
11/12/2008
Sheldon adds notable artists' works to African-American Masters Collection
Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln acquired significant works by 20th-century African-American artists in auctions and sales last month in New York. The purchases include works by Charles White, Alvin Loving, Romare Bearden, …
12/16/2008

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