Upset the Applecart: Art beyond carefully laid plans.
Gallery reception: September 19th, 2 to 5 p.m. following the AppleJack Parade.
Select artists will be in the AppleJack Parade on September 19th beginning at 1 pm.
Artwork by Launa Bacon, Charley Friedman, Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, Pat Nelsen and Steve Snell.
Curated by Elizabeth Stehling.
Five Nebraska artists have been invited to examine the familiar, upset the apple cart and present artworks that look beyond carefully laid plans. Often, best laid plans can go awry which may often be the blossom leading to the fruit of creativity. Artworks include painting, drawing, and sculpture.
The gallery reception will also feature the performing artists in the annual AppleJack Parade beginning at 1 PM on Central Avenue in Nebraska City. The gallery reception will follow the parade from 2 – 5 p.m. at the KHN Center.
Upset the Applecart will be on view from September 14 – October 30, 2015. The KHN Center is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ALL AGES WELCOME
Artwork by Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, El Damnificado, 2014, enamel and car paint on dibond, 4’ x 6’
Upset the Applecart: Art beyond carefully laid plans.
Gallery reception: September 19th, 2 to 5 p.m. following the AppleJack Parade.
Select artists will be in the AppleJack Parade on September 19th beginning at 1 pm.
Exhibit on view September 14 – October 30, 2015.
Artwork by Launa Bacon, Charley Friedman, Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, Pat Nelsen and Steve Snell.
Curated by Elizabeth Stehling.
Five Nebraska artists have been invited to examine the familiar, upset the apple cart and present artworks that look beyond carefully laid plans. Often, best laid plans can go awry which may often be the blossom leading to the fruit of creativity. Artworks include painting, drawing, and sculpture.
The gallery reception will also feature the performing artists in the annual AppleJack Parade beginning at 1 PM on Central Avenue in Nebraska City. The gallery reception will follow the parade from 2 – 5 p.m. at the KHN Center.
The KHN Center is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
ALL AGES WELCOME
Artwork by Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez, El Damnificado, 2014, enamel and car paint on dibond, 4’ x 6’
Office on Wheels
Every summer, Nebraska Arts Council staff embark on a series of trips around the state to visit colleagues and find out how NAC programs are working. Conducted as informal, town-hall style meetings, these conversations allow NAC staff to collect feedback and see firsthand the enthusiasm and dedication of the statewide arts community.
It will also be a great way for Nebraska City to learn about opportunities offered by the Nebraska Arts Council.
This year, Office on Wheels will be held at:
Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
801 Third Corso, Nebraska City, NE
Thursday, July 16
*Meeting from 2:30-4:30p (please RSVP)
*KHN Open Studios at 5:00p
RSVP: To inquire if there is still room to attend, contact our office at (402) 595-2122 or email nac.info{at}nebraska{dot}gov.
For more information, visit http://www.artscouncil.nebraska.gov/services/office_on_wheels.html
Nebraska City Fine Arts
an exhibition organized by the Nebraska City Fine Arts Committee
at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
Gallery Reception Thursday, July 16, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Exhibit on view July 6 through July 17, 2015
Regular Hours: Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Nebraska City Fine Arts presents an interactive exhibition intended to inspire conversations about the arts in our town. Local artists featured in the exhibition will include Tina Dia, Pat Friedli, Marcia Holliway, Katie Radke, Honey Lynn Self, and Elizabeth Stehling. Along with the exhibit, information about the committee including ways to get involved will be made available to the public for the first time.
The mission of Nebraska City Fine Arts is to inspire artistic growth for the well-being and vibrancy of our community. Programs of the committee include Missoula Children’s Theater and the Summer Art Camps.
For information about the organization, please visit their website: http://www.nebraskacityfinearts.com
Installation view of the exhibition “Nebraska City Fine Arts” in the gallery at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 Third Corso, Nebraska City
Risk and Repair brings together the sculptures and paintings of two artists, Amanda Smith and Aaron Badham.
Amanda Smith is a painter living in Lincoln, NE. Smith earned her MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and her BA from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. She has exhibited and lectured nationally and internationally, with exhibitions in Chicago, Kansas City, the Twin Cities, Dallas, and Miami and Seattle metros. She was a visiting artist at Temple University, Rome, Italy, and was awarded a residency at Art 342 in Fort Collins, CO. Smith has taught at Indiana University and Minnesota State University, Mankato, and is currently Visiting Assistant Professor and Gallery Director at Doane College in NE. She was an artist in residence at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in 2014.
Aaron Badham is a sculptor living in Hastings, NE. He earned his MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and his BA also from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. Badham was awarded the prestigious International Sculpture Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award in June 2014. His work was featured in the October 2014 issue of Sculpture magazine. He recently had a solo exhibition at Hastings College, where is also an adjunct professor, entitled A Spirit of Inquiry.