photo by Courtesy of Rachel Mindrup.
"In the Genetic Code" by Rachel Mindrup.
Governor’s Arts Awards announced…
Omaha artist Mindrup exhibits in KS…Burmeister wins first place in ND show…
The 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards were announced last week, including Emerging Leader Anne Trumble of Emerging Terrain, Excellence in Arts Education awardees Connie Dillow and Donald D. Ruleaux, Heritage Arts awardee African Culture Connection, Leonard Thiessen awardees Catherine and Terry Ferguson, Organizational Achievement awardees Blue Barn Theatre and Friends of the Midwest Theatre, Outstanding Artist Jun Kaneko and Thomas C. Woods III Partner in the Arts awardees Kathy and Marc LeBaron and Joan Squires. The awards ceremony will take place April 2 at Embassy Suites in Lincoln along with a special advocacy session, “Rally for the Arts,” led by Nebraskans for the Arts about how arts drive our state. Nebraskaartscouncil.org.
Freshly returned from an artist residency at the Art Institute of Boston, Omaha-based artist Rachel Mindrup is exhibiting two paintings in the Merriam Parks’ 2012 Heartland Artists Exhibition at the Irene B. French Gallery of Art in Merriam, Kansas throughout March. The two pieces accepted, “In the Genetic Code” and “I Can Say Neurofibromatosis, Can You?” are also part of Mindrup’s ongoing “Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis (NF)” project in which she is painting portraits and gathering stories from children and adults affected with the genetic disorder that causes tumors to grow along various types of nerves.
Omaha-based artist Jamie Burmeister, known for his “vermin.me” miniature sculptures is exhibiting in the “Art on the Plains” exhibit at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, North Dakota. His 300 vermins spread throughout the exhibit and museum along with an interactive video piece, “The Music Within My Head,” won him the first place award in the show.
posted at 11:28 am
on Friday, February 03rd, 2012
