Arts News

September 27th, 2023
BFF, Arts and Community
BFF began in 2012 as First Friday Walk, this organization has thoroughly changed Benson.

September 26th, 2023
Omaha Gallery Gives Local Artists an Exhibition Space
Although the main goal of the gallery is to give exhibition space to local artists, they are not limited to that. Gleason says since she started the gallery, she wanted artists to feel welcomed putting on a show there, to provide starting artists opportunities they may not get at other galleries.

September 19th, 2023
Metro Artist Shares Her Passion for Creating
Creativity has become a constant in Mathiasen’s life, but it wasn’t until her retirement from professional nursing that she really began to paint and create.

September 15th, 2023
Southwest Iowa Art Tour 2023
In 2014 a group of local artists in the southwest Iowa area gathered to showcase their work in rural communities. These artists wanted to show people what their hometowns offer other than retail stores, something with a small-town charm.

September 11th, 2023
Omaha Community Cultural Festival 2023
NCA created an event where people with different cultural backgrounds could share their traditions.
In 2019 they established the One Community Cultural Festival.

August 30th, 2023
Josh Quinn, Opera Omaha’s New Head of Music
Josh Quinn is the new head of music and chorus director for Opera Omaha, he is a former singer and received his school training in Opera Performance.

August 25th, 2023
PACE, Entertainment is Served
At Pottawattamie Arts Culture and Entertainment (PACE), in Council Bluffs, there is plenty to do this weekend. Jeff Koterba is always teaching a class there.

August 22nd, 2023
‘Osborne Family Gallery’ Inside UNO Library
‘Creative Community Conservation,’ highlighting environmental-conscious local artists, is a very colorful exhibition based on Nature.

August 21st, 2023
BLUEBARN Theatre Wants to Immerse and Inspire
The BLUEBARN Theatre’s history began in the late 1980’s with graduates from the Professional Theatre Training Conservatory at the State University of New York at Purchase.