Thu, Jan 03, 2008
January 3, 2008
SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 1
Entries Invited to 'Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings' Poetry Contest
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announces a contest, Nebraska Poets on Sheldon Paintings, in conjunction with the "Poets on Painters" exhibition on view April 26 through June 29.
A cash prize will be awarded in each of four categories for the best poem written about a painting or paintings in the Sheldon collection. Winning poems will be considered for publication in magazines and newsletters. Submissions are welcome from Nebraska poets (published and unpublished), writers and students. more...
SHELDON MEMORIAL ART GALLERY
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, THROUGH MAR. 14
'Last Year on the Farm' Opens at Great Plains Art Museum
Texas artist V.... Vaughan's daily plein air paintings documenting the last days on her family's multi-generational farm will be presented in "Last Year on the Farm," an exhibit at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Great Plains Art Museum Jan. 2 through March 14.
Vaughan has lived and painted on her farm northeast of Austin, Texas, for 30 years, but the land is now in the hands of suburban developers. Three-hundred sixty-five paintings reveal the seasons of change in her last year on these 200 acres of farmland. The series includes Vaughan's "24-in-24" challenges representing one of the four seasons. more...
CENTER FOR GREAT PLAINS STUDIES
ROBERT HILLESTAD TEXTILES GALLERY
Globalization and Labor in Textiles' at Hillestad Gallery
The Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host "Making the Meaning: Globalization and Labor in Textiles," an exhibition through Jan. 11 that features new works by eight contemporary artist/designers. A public reception with the artists providing brief remarks about the work will be held today from 5:30 - 7 p.m.
While many of the Hillestad Textiles Gallery exhibitions address the fine art of apparel and design, this is the first of its kind to critically address the industry at large or "the making." The resulting works range from group installations with a participatory element to very personal interpretations. Collectively, they address the origin and nature of the controversial issue. more...
