For an updated listing of upcoming events, please visit our website at http://arts.unl.edu.
• Continuing through July 13: "Infinite Hopper: An Algorithmic Journey Through Light and Space." Sheldon Museum of Art. Free admission. This exhibition uses cutting-edge generative technology to produce an endless flow of Edward Hopper–inspired imagery that never repeats or loops. Integrating works by the artist from Sheldon's collection, "Infinite Hopper" creates a dialogue between the traditional and the contemporary, exploring how modern technology can reinterpret and honor fine art. "Infinite Hopper" was created by Assistant Professor of Emerging Media Arts Dan “NovySan” Novy.
• Continuing through April 24: "Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Starring Claire Danes as the voice of Georgia O’Keeffe with narration by Hugh Dancy, this documentary explores the work and life of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
• Continuing through April 24: "The Annihilation of Fish." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. AIn Charles Burnett’s long-awaited 1999 comedic masterpiece, James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave star as eccentric boarding house neighbors who find an unexpected connection. After a 19-year-long odyssey, this never before released gem finally comes to theaters in a new 4K restoration.
• Continuing through April 24: "No Other Land." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Academy Award Winner: Best Documentary Feature. For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel’s occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.
• Continuing through April 25: Emerging Media Arts Capstone Exhibitions. Open noon-5 p.m. each day. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, 13th and Q streets. Free and open to the public. Public reception on Thursday, April 24 from 5-7 p.m. Artist tour at 5:30 p.m. Screening by Michael Pritza and Andrew Alley at 6:30 p.m. Artists include Danielle Tyler, Kierra Inyoka, Michael Pritza and Grace Shepherd. These five capstone exhibitions celebrate the visionary work of our graduating students as they share their final projects.
• April 24-May 4. Nebraska Repertory Theatre presents "Urinetown." Produced in association with UNL Opera. For performance times and ticket information, visit https://nebraskarep.org. "Urinetown: The Musical" is a darkly comedic satire that lampoons corporate greed, social responsibility, and the legal system in a dystopian future where water scarcity has led to a ban on private toilets. With irreverent humor and a tongue-in-cheek narrative, Urinetown celebrates the resilience of the human spirit in the face of absurdity.
• April 25-May 1: "That They May Face the Rising Sun." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Based on John McGahern’s acclaimed novel, "That They May Face the Rising Sun" is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980’s rural community in Ireland.
• April 25-May 8: "One to One: John & Yoko." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. An expansive and revelatory inside look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s life in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s, "One to One: John & Yoko" delivers an immersive cinematic experience that brings to life electrifying, never-before-seen material and newly restored footage of John and Yoko’s only full-length concert.
• April 25: PMA American Music Festival. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public.
• April 26: Nebraska Steel. 11:30 a.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• April 27-28 and 30: Chamberfest. 7:30 p.m. each night. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. These concerts will also be webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• April 27: UNL Symphonic Band. 3:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. The concert will also be simulcast in Rm. 119 for overflow. Free and open to the public.
• April 28: UNL Jazz Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. The Storm Cellar in Lincoln. Free and open to the public.
• April 28-May 2: Graphic Design Studio Art Capstone Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Free admission. A closing reception will be held Friday, May 2 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
• April 29: UNL Jazz Singers. 8 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• April 29: Front Range Piano Quartet. 5:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. This concert will also be webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• April 30: UNL Repertory Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• May 1: UNL Wind Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130 with simulcast in Rm. 119 for overflow seating. Free and open to the public.
• May 2: Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts Honors Day Dinner. 5 p.m. By invitation only. Faculty, staff, students and alumni will be recognized.
• May 3: Nebraska Collegiate Undergraduate Art History Symposium. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sheldon Museum of Art. Free and open to the public. Includes presentations from art history students from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. UNL presentations include Charlee Sharack at 10:30 a.m., Sloan Lammers at 11:20 a.m. and Liv Brown at 11:50 a.m.
• May 3: UNL Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Kimball Recital Hall. Free and open to the public. The concert program is titled "Daybreak!" It will feature several works concerning the eternal cycles of dawn, sunlight, sunset and night. Works include the Prelude to Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Khovanshchina" (Dawn on the Moscow River), Carl Nielsen's "Helios Overture," the world premiere of Tyler White's trombone concerto "Night Journey" (with Professor Scott Anderson, soloist), and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 in E minor.
• May 4: Afternoon of Choirs. 3 p.m. Location to be announced. Free and open to the public.
• May 4: UNL Campus Band. 3:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130 with simulcast in Rm. 119 for overflow seating. Free and open to the public.
• May 4: i2Choir Concert and Community Sing. 4 p.m. International Quilt Museum. Free and open to the public.
• May 5-6: UNL Jazz Combos. 7:30 p.m. each night. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concerts will also be live webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 7: UNL Campus Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130 with simulcast in Rm. 119 for overflow seating. Free and open to the public.
• May 8: Flyover V. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 8: Opera Scenes. 4 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 130. Free and open to the public.
• May 9: Carson Center Open Studios. 6-8 p.m. Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts, 13th and Q sts. Free and open to the public. Join us for an evening of exploration and experimentation as Emerging Media Arts students share their projects from the Spring 2025 semester.
• May 9-10: Spring Clay Club Sale. Friday, May 9 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Richards Hall Rm. 118. The sale will feature work made by School of Art, Art History & Design graduate and undergraduate ceramics students. A raffle will also be held for a chance to win a collaboration work by graduate students, undergraduate students and works by special guests.
• May 9-15: "Secret Mall Apartment." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. From Executive Producer Jesse Eisenberg, "Secret Mall Apartment" is the amazing true story of eight young Rhode Islanders who built and lived in a secret apartment inside a busy mall from 2003 to 2007.
• May 9-15: "Misericordia." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. A tantalizing thriller unfolds against a pastoral country setting in the latest from French auteur Alain Guiraudie ("Stranger by the Lake"). Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his beloved former boss, the village baker, and decides to stay for a few days with the man’s widow. Before long a threatening former rival, a mysterious disappearance, and an omnipresent priest turn Jérémie’s short visit into a gathering of the unexpected.
• May 10: Faculty Recital: Clark Potter, viola, and David Neely, violin. 7:30 p.m. Westbrook Music Building Rm. 119. Free and open to the public. The concert will also be live webcast. Visit http://go.unl.edu/gksomwebcasts the day of the performance for the link.
• May 11: UNL Big Red Singers. 7:30 p.m. Location to be announced. Free and open to the public.
• May 12-16: Studio Art Capstone Exhibition. Eisentrager-Howard Gallery in Richards Hall. Free admission. A closing reception will be held Friday, May 16 from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
• May 16-29: "On Swift Horses." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. Muriel and her husband Lee are about to begin a bright new life, which is upended by the arrival of Lee’s brother. Muriel embarks on a secret life, gambling on racehorses and discovering a love she never thought possible.
• May 16-29: "The Legend of Ochi." Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 13th and R streets. For showtimes and ticket information, visit https://theross.org. In a remote island village a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.