Mr. Mummy

by Cheril Lee

He’s known as Mr. Mummy, but Bob Brier’s love of Egypt happened rather late in life and unexpectedly. 

Brier is a Senior Research Fellow at the CW Post Campus of Long Island University. He said he had been through a couple of careers first, including chairing the philosophy department at his university. He had finished medical school and already had his Ph.D. when he had a basketball accident. 

While...

The Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards sees two artists grabbing majority of honors

by Cheril Lee

The visual arts awards nominees comprised seven different categories on Sunday night. Awards were given out for Best Visual Artist, Best Emerging Visual Artist, Best 2-D Visual Artist, Best 3-D Visual Artist, Best New Media Visual Artist, Best Group Visual Art Show and Best Solo Visual Art Show.

Artist Vera Mercer earned half the awards with wins in three categories: Best Visual Artist, Best 2-D Visual Artist...

CUT! Costume and the Cinema

by Cheril Lee

What do the following actors and actresses have in common? Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Johnny Depp, Amy Adams, Colin Farrell and Daniel Craig? Nope, they are not in a new film together. Costumes that each of them have worn in various films are on display at the Durham Museum.

Through April 29^th, the Durham Museum is presenting CUT! Costume and the Cinema.

The exhibit features 43 period costumes, created by...

Roberto Kusterle

by Michael J. Krainak

July 14
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery
1042 Howard St.
Exhibit opening from 7-9 p.m.
Call 402-517-8719 for regular hours

Internationally known Italian artist Roberto Kusterle will make a rare appearance in this country when he brings 30 large and medium format photographs to the Garden of the Zodiac for a two-month exhibition which runs from July 14 to September 14. Sponsored by The Moving Gallery, the exhibit...

Jacobshagen’s Gold

by Sally Deskins

After 40 years of painting prairie landscapes in which nuanced skies get top billing, one might wonder if Keith Jacobshagen has tired of his subject.

One might as well ask whether the tall grass of the prairie has grown bored with the song of the meadowlark.

“I’ll paint until I can’t paint anymore,” Jacobshagen said in a recent interview.

His work is to be found these days in collections worldwide, the product of...

Final Project, Space for More

by Sarah Baker Hansen

The face of Lincoln’s gallery scene is changing in two big ways this spring. Craig Roper’s Project Room Gallery is closing its doors in May after a three-year run; it was one of the founding galleries in the now wildly successful Parish Studio. And two new gallery spaces — both operated by University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty — are likely to take Roper’s place in continuing to bring challenging,...