ARTreach

Current ARTreach Exhibitions:

Omaha, Nebraska

Leonard Thiesson, Bachelor’s Kitchen, without Sink, collage, c. 1960sMethodist Estabrook Cancer Center
Tactile Selections by the Museum of Nebraska Art
Ongoing

Some art seems so inviting to touch, almost daring viewers to experience it with their fingertips as well as with their eyes. Textures invite the viewer to participate, or imagine participating, with the artwork beyond simply seeing. An artist may create texture through their choice of, or manipulation of, materials; or the illusion of it may be simulated by design. This exhibition showcases mixed media artworks and collages by seven Nebraska artists interested in exploring texture as a key element of these finished works.

 

Myra Biggerstaff, Butterflies (In My Garden), collage, watercolor, n.d.Methodist Hospital
Color at Play
July 27, 2023–July 29, 2024

Color is used in artwork to grab viewers’ attention, guide them through the work, highlight specific details, and spark emotions. These selections from the Museum of Nebraska Art Permanent Collection reveal a more colorful and playful side to art.

Ann Covalciuc, April Bouquet, oil on canvas, c. 1989Methodist Women’s Hospital
Still Lifes
July 27, 2023-July 29, 2024

This exhibition features a selection of still life paintings from the Museum of Nebraska Art collection. As a subject matter, still lifes transcend time and cultures to express wealth and identity. For artists, the genre also provides an opportunity to experiment and refine skills and style. Explore how artists use basic art principles such as composition, line, light, color, and perspective to craft narratives and different styles of painting.

Beatrice, Nebraska

Ernest Ochsner, White House, Hamilton County, 2003, oil on linen, 36 x 36”

Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce
Homesteading In Our Modern Lives
June 8-August 29, 2023

Once considered part of the “Great American Desert,” Nebraska was transformed by settlers from an ocean of grass into the agricultural and dynamic heartland that it is today by the Homestead Act of 1862. This exhibition brings together twentieth and twenty-first century visual representations of the legacy of homesteading in our modern lives.

Past ARTreach Exhibitions:

Haigler Community Foundation
Photo Ark Amphibians: Photographs by Joel Sartore
May 1-July 10, 2023

Morton James-Public Library
Still Lifes from the MONA Collection
On view through May 2, 2023

Jackson Dinsdale Art Center, Hastings College, Hastings, NE
Blast From the Future’s Past: Art from the 1990s
January 5- February 1, 2023

Haigler Community Foundation, Haigler, NE
Color at Play
May 7-July 7, 2022

Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, NE
Bold Visions: Women Artists from the MONA Collection
September 7- October 5, 2022

Morton-James Public Library in Nebraska City, NE
Color at Play
August 2- September 6, 2022

Chamber of Commerce, Beatrice, NE
An Atmosphere for Learning Undistracted: Rural Schools of Nebraska
June 13-August 31, 2022

Haigler Community Foundation, Haigler, NE
Selections from MONA’s Permanent Collection
May 7- July 7, 2022

Methodist Women’s Hospital, Elkhorn, NE
A Survey of Women Artists from the MONA Collection
January 5-June 30, 2022

Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center, Omaha, NE
Be Still and Breathe
January 5-June 30, 2022

Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE
Still Lifes from the MONA Collection
January 5-June 30, 2022