Friday and Weekend, July 30 - August 1, 2010
UNL Marketplace Launches With Dairy Store
The UNL Dairy Store, which has been selling dairy products since 1917, is the first participant in the UNL Marketplace, a unified online shopping mall for UNL storefronts. The Marketplace has been developed to provide all UNL organizational areas with a single infrastructure for online transactions, integrated into the UNL website.
More stores will be launching on the Marketplace soon, and a demonstration and open forum to discuss participation in this unified marketing opportunity is Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 1:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Dairy Store products, and more information, can be found on the UNL Marketplace website.
South Asian Artisans Demonstration, Talk, Trunk Show July 31 at Quilt Museum
The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host an artisans' demonstration, talk, and trunk show by members of the Kala Raksha Trust 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. July 31. A talk will be given by the trust founder, Judy Frater, at 2 p.m.
Kala Raksha is a grassroots social enterprise dedicated to the nurturing of the creativity of traditional artisans of the Kutch desert in northwestern India. This event is held in conjunction with the ongoing exhibition "South Asian Seams: Quilts from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh." more...
'Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists' to Open July 30 at Sheldon
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art presents "Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists," the first major exhibition devoted to the work of female Pop artists, opening July 30.
Pop art, more than any other post-World War II art movement, is defined by a small group of American and British male artists. This show, featuring some work that hasn't been exhibited in more than 40 years, explores the important contributions of women Pop artists. These female artists found inspiration in many of the same subjects as men, including advertising, celebrities and commercial culture, but they also brought their own experiences to the movement, creating collaborative works, emphasizing handcrafted objects and developing new mediums, such as soft sculpture. more...
MicMacs; Cyrus Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Micmacs and Cyrus. Micmacs will screen through Aug. 5, while Cyrus will show through Aug. 12.
More information about each of the films and schedules, as well as online ticket purchasing, is available at the Ross website.
