MCC Gallery visiting artists show…Oakley rides New BLK…

by Sally Deskins

Metropolitan Community College Elkhorn Gallery of Art hosts visiting artists Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom for an exhibit opening of their work in “Ghost of a Dream” and public artist lecture Sept. 12. The Massachussetts based collaborators create sculpture and installations that “embody the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end of in the trash.” mccneb.edu.

The New BLK...

Conversations on a Bus exhibit…Benson nude mud wrestling…

by Sally Deskins

“Conversations on a Bus” peaks Sept. 7 at its public gallery opening at Omaha Metro Headquarters, 2222 Cuming St. Photographers Hooton Images brought this photo essay and interview project to fruition with curating aid from poet Sarah McKinstry-Brown and support from Omaha Creative Institute, Nebraska Humanities Council and Nebraska Arts Council. The show features 20 photos with interviews adjacent. The...

Governor’s Residence art…Caesium Gallery opens…

by Sally Deskins

Painter Ashley Spitsnogle is exhibiting fourteen of her Italian-inspired paintings and drawings in the Governor’s Residence in Lincoln thru September 24.  The Residence opens the gallery in the Convention Room Thursdays, 1-4pm and by appointment. The Omaha-based artist is hosting a reception August 29, 5-6pm. Reservations resquited ashley.spitsnogle@gmail.com. ashleyspitsnogle.com.

Omaha based artists Derek...

Bart Vargas featured in Santorini…UNL’s new gallery…

by Sally Deskins

Council Bluffs based artist Bart Vargas has two pieces featured in The Biennale of Santorini, an international cultural festival on the island off of Greece promoting emerging and established artists that work on the borders between art disciplines. With themes of “Past, Memory, History and Nostalgia,” the five multi-media established artist-jurors selected Vargas’ “ Childhood's End” and “The Call” paintings which...

Union acception applications for Fellows…Graffitti Throwdown taking entries…

by Sally Deskins

Last weekend, The Union for Contemporary Art opens its doors to the public to share their programs and work in North Omaha including the new North Omaha Tool Library, a community garden project, and their current Fellows’ output. Now they are opening up applications for their Fall 2012 Fellowship Program. The Union Fellowships are open to all artists working in the contemporary genre including visual artists,...

SF artist in Omaha with Kent Bellows Studio…

by Sally Deskins

San Francisco-based Urban Artist Char Boogie is visiting Omaha via Kent Bellows Studio and Impact One Community Connection. The self-taught aerosol artist will give youth workshops, complete a mural in North Omaha, host a Community Conversation and make an appearance at the Maha Music Festival August 11. The "Urban Art in the Community" Dialogue will take place August 8, 7pm, at Love’s Jazz and Arts Center to...