• Open Studio

    Open Studio Community Studio Bring your own art supplies or use the supplies and art prompts provided Free Event Limited to 25 participants | No Instruction | Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

  • MONA Minis

    MONA Minis will be held on the 3rd Friday of every month. Each 45-minute session is designed for children ages 3-5 and includes an interactive story time, gallery exploration, and a multi-sensory art activity. Sessions expose children to social-emotional learning, pre-literacy skills, fine and gross motor experiences, as well as opportunities for self-expression. Children must

  • Open Studio

    Open Studio MONA Community Studio Bring your own art supplies or use the supplies and art prompts provided Free Event Limited to 25 participants | No Instruction | Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

  • Wood Relief Carving – Registration Closed

    Wood Relief Carving MONA Community Studio   Registration is closed however if you would like to be placed on a waiting list, please call 308-865-8369. Paint filled Maple Leaf relief carving class. Participants will be carving and painting a six-inch maple leaf in aspen wood. Instruction will involve use, and maintenance of palm gouges.        All

  • Open Studio – October 7, 2025

    Open Studio MONA Community Studio Bring your own art supplies or use the supplies and art prompts provided Free Event Limited to 25 participants | No Instruction | Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

  • MONA Book Club – October 7, 2025

    Kearney Public Library 2020 1st Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska, United States

    MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. *Change in location  | Kearney Public Library, Loup Room Related Event: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM | The Kearney Public Library Foundation and the library

    Free
  • Cindy Weil: Only Wool Members-Only Opening Reception

    Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska, United States

    Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of Cindy Weil: Only Wool. This event is an exclusive opportunity for MONA members. Not a member or need to renew? Sign up here. Brief artist remarks at 6 p.m. Light refreshments.

  • Artist Talk – Dana Fritz: Field Guide to a Hybrid Landscape

    Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska, United States

    Dana Fritz’s photographs reveal the forces shaping the Bessey Ranger District of the Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands. Once the world’s largest hand-planted forest, the site is known colloquially as the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey. Wind, water, planting, thinning, burning, decomposition, and sowing all play a role in its environmental history.  Lauritzen Gallery – Free

  • MONA Minis

    MONA Minis will be held on the 3rd Friday of every month. Each 45-minute session is designed for children ages 3-5 and includes an interactive story time, gallery exploration, and a multi-sensory art activity. Sessions expose children to social-emotional learning, pre-literacy skills, fine and gross motor experiences, as well as opportunities for self-expression. Children must

  • Open Studio – October 21, 2025

    Open Studio MONA Community Studio Bring your own art supplies or use the supplies and art prompts provided Free Event Limited to 25 participants | No Instruction | Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

  • Open Studio – October 28, 2025

    Open Studio MONA Community Studio Bring your own art supplies or use the supplies and art prompts provided Free Event Limited to 25 participants | No Instruction | Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

  • MONA Book Club – November 4, 2025

    Museum of Nebraska Art 2401 Central Avenue, Kearney, Nebraska, United States

    MONA's Book Club is for avid readers whose interests lie in authors from Nebraska or reading about Nebraska or art are welcome, and may join at any time. November - The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

    Free