Thu, Jan 04, 2007
January 4, 2007
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY GALLERY
'Expressing Identity, American Prints Since 1980' Continues at Sheldon
More that 20 prints from Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's collections will compose "Expressing Identity, American Prints Since 1980," an intimate yet diverse exhibition, running through Jan. 28.
Referencing personal experiences and cultural influences, these works reveal the creative power of printmaking. Among the artists included are: Rupert Garcia, Keith Jacobshagen, Ed Ruscha, Martin Puryear, Judith Shea, Tanya Softic and Roger Shimomura. more...
SHELDON GALLERY
COMING IN LATE JANUARY
Luce Foundation Awards $75,000 to Develop Blakelock Exhibition
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded a $75,000 grant to the Nebraska Art Association to support the development of an exhibition on the 19th-century American painter Ralph Albert Blakelock at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. The exhibition, "The Unknown Blakelock," will be feature more than 35 paintings from public and private collections throughout the United States. Following its presentation in Lincoln in 2008 (Jan. 26 through March 30), it will travel to two additional museums, including the National Academy of Design in New York.
Blakelock (1847-1919) was a self-taught artist whose paintings range from early romantic vistas to dark, intimate, lonely scenes reflecting an experimental style broaching abstraction. While Blakelock is well known for canvases featuring moonlight scenes and Indian encampments, the proposed exhibition seeks to enlarge understanding of his achievements, specifically recognizing examples with a proto-modern vision. more...
JAN 4-6
UNL Students, Staff to Aid Omaha Nation in Service-Learning Trip
Seven University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and two staff employees will finish the university's seasonal break assisting the Omaha Tribe in Macy. The group will take part in a service-learning event, "Macy Alternative Service Break," Jan. 4-6. The students and staff will serve at a variety of sites, including the Omaha Nation Public Schools, Tribal Housing and, potentially, the Carl T. Curtis Health Education Center.
The service trip is the second organized by UNL to take place during the annual break between semesters. The first, Jan. 1-7, 2006, sent 94 UNL students and employees to assist with Hurricane Katrina cleanup near Waveland, Miss. more...
