May 3-August 10, 2025 How can the ephemeral, short-lived experience of a musical performance be expressed in a tangible, enduring art form? Musician and quiltmaker Eliza Hardy Jones explores this question in her Song Quilts project. Jones traveled across the U.S. and Northwest Russia recording folk songs sung by women, which she then transcribed into Read More
May 3-August 24, 2025 During the mid-1800s, the invention of the paint tube and small portable easels allowed artists to work outdoors with greater ease. This enabled them to carry their studio art supplies to various locations and finish small paintings in a single sitting, a practice that became known as plein air. The term Read More
Permanent Installation There is a saying in Spanish, ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente, meaning what the eyes don’t see, the heart does not feel. Under the Earth’s surface, groundwater in the soil accounts for ninety-eight percent of our usable water. The more porous the soil, the more groundwater it can hold. Susan Read More
May 3-July 20, 2025 There’s a bit of magic in everything And then some loss to even things out Lou Reed, lyrics from his 1992 song, “Magic and Loss” We all have experienced moments of magic and loss in our lives; the presence of both is a natural part of life. Groups Read More
May 3-September 21, 2025 Belonging is a constructed and negotiated social status. To belong, one must find alignment, recognition, and acceptance within a larger group. For some, this is easy. For Wesaam Al-Badry (b. 1984), an immigrant from Nasiriyah, Iraq, finding belonging in Nebraska took effort. Al-Badry arrived in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1994 at age Read More
May 3, 2025-July 2027 Defining what it means for an artist or artwork to be “Nebraskan” is a challenging task. By striving for an exact definition, we risk overlooking the many possibilities of what it can be. When the Museum of Nebraska Art was founded in 1976 as the Nebraska Art Collection, we became tasked Read More
The Museum of Nebraska Art showcases dynamic exhibitions featuring works from MONA’s esteemed permanent collection alongside powerful creations by contemporary artists. As the only museum in the state solely dedicated to championing the art and artists of Nebraska, MONA has redefined its visitor experience with new exhibition spaces, enlarged areas for public programming, enhanced amenities, Read More
Still life is a genre in art, otherwise known as a category of subject like landscape or figurative, that depicts human-made or natural objects. At first mention, the term may invoke images of flowers in a vase or an arrangement of fruit, but the broad definition of still life means the genre has seemingly endless Read More
Ruth G. Waddy (1909-2003) came to artmaking later in life, during her early fifties, as an effort to build stronger relationships with artists and improve her advocacy skills. As a result, Waddy created artwork in response to the world around her, incorporating political and social commentary related to the Black community to which she belonged Read More
Portraiture has the power to immortalize a person, capturing their likeness at a specific time and place. The pose, expression, clothing, and setting are all elements that can reveal details about the sitter, and depending on the artwork, sometimes about the artist as well. Other times, there is meaning in the information that is withheld, Read More
