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PACE | New Masters
2024-10-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-21 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-22 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-24 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 5 more dates | Pottawamie Arts, Culture and Entertainment (PACE), 1001 S 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503, United States
We welcome you to the 2024 PACE New Masters.
Feel free to tour all the featured 40+ local professional photographers depicting realistic landscapes, figures, and portraits.
Join us on Opening Night, Friday, May 24 to see who is named this years’ “PACE New Master!”
Exhibit runs through May 24 – Sep 28, 2024
FREE to the public on Fridays from 6-9PM & Saturdays from 12-4PM.

Eugene Kingman: Retrospective + Art Sale
2024-10-18 17:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | Joslyn Castle and Gardens, Cathedral Arts Project, 3902 Davenport St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68131
Be our guest for a rare opportunity to explore the archives of one of Omaha’s most celebrated Regionalist artists, Eugene Kingman! Original pieces of the Kingman catalogue will be available for purchase, with a portion of the sales benefitting Joslyn Castle & Gardens.

The public is invited to a FREE hosted reception on Friday, Oct. 18th (from 5pm to 8pm), and Saturday, Oct. 19th (noon to 4pm) for a special art show and retrospective showcasing the paintings and graphic works of renowned artist Eugene Kingman.

Come celebrate his artistic legacy with us as we explore his unique contributions to visual art and art history.

Eugene Kingman (1909–1975) was an American painter, muralist, cartographer, and educator. Kingman was also the longest serving director of the Joslyn Art Museum from 1946 to 1968. Kingman was a prominent landscape painter who became known for his distinctive contributions to the Regionalist art movement in America.

Eugene Kingman’s daughter Mixie Kingman Eddy and grandson Quinlan Eddy are traveling to Omaha for this special weekend honoring Eugene Kingman.
Original works will be available for purchase. Food and beverage will be provided on Friday evening.

A Dickens of a Good Time with Gerald Charles Dickens
2024-10-23 11:30 | Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, NE, 68164, United States
Douglas County Historical Society announces two unique one-man live theater performances by Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of literary master Charles Dickens.
On Wednesday, October 23, he will perform Dickens and the Queen during “Lunch at Windsor Castle and Royal Jewelry Sale” at Champions Run, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Dickens and the Queen is Gerald Dickens’ original and rarely-seen work based on accounts of Charles Dickens’ only meeting with Queen Victoria.
Enjoy an On-Stage Q&A session with Mr. Dickens after the show.
Gerald Dickens of Oxford, England, is an actor, director, and producer who travels throughout the world showcasing his talents. He has been staging adaptations of his great-great-grandfather’s works for more than 30 years in theaters, libraries and schools, and on ships. Omaha is one of only two mid-west stops on his 2024 tour.
Tickets: $75 Includes lunch and performance.
For more information and tickets, please call 402-455-9990, email admin@douglascohistory.org, visit www.DouglasCoHistory.org, or stop by the General Crook House Museum.

HALLOWEEN AT THE HOFF!
2024-10-25 16:00 - 21:00 | Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, 1001 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA, United States
Get ready for a spooktacular evening of fun and fright at the Hoff’s annual Halloween Bash! This year, we’re pulling out all the stops to ensure you have a hauntingly good time.
Trick-or-Treating >> 4:30-6PM
Pop-up Restaurant: Chef Around the Block >> 5-9PM
Youth Costume Contest >> 6:30PM
Live Music: Tag Along >> 7-9PM
Adult Costume Contest >> 8:15PM
Haunted Flashlight Gallery Tour >> 8:45PM

Halloteen
2024-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
The Joslyn will be open for an after-hours event that celebrates creativity with art-making, music, gallery games, and refreshments. Developed in partnership with Central High School students and the Museum’s Jambassadors, this free program is open to all teens (ages 13-18) from the Omaha and Council Bluffs area.

Registration is required. Sign-up here.

Public Tour
2024-11-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-20 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-11-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-12-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Join a Gallery Volunteer for a lively conversation that will engage the senses and build visual literary skills. At the conclusion of the one-hour experience, participants will receive resources for ways to keep looking and learning at The Joslyn. Free, drop-in program; no registration required.

Public Tour: Meet The Joslyn
2024-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Join a Gallery Volunteer for a lively conversation that will engage the senses and build visual literary skills. At the conclusion of the one-hour experience, participants will receive resources for ways to keep looking and learning at The Joslyn. Free, drop-in program; no registration required.
Meet the Joslyn
An introduction to the Museum featuring art stops in all three buildings—Joslyn Building, Scott Pavilion, and the new Hawks Pavilion.
Check the Joslyn’s website for more dates!

Public Tour: New to The Joslyn
2024-11-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Join a Gallery Volunteer for a lively conversation that will engage the senses and build visual literary skills. At the conclusion of the one-hour experience, participants will receive resources for ways to keep looking and learning at The Joslyn. Free, drop-in program; no registration required.
New to The Joslyn
A walkabout highlighting exciting recent acquisitions to the Museum’s collection and noting temporary exhibitions.

Nights at The Joslyn
2024-11-07 17:00 - 20:00 | The Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
AMERICAN ART REIMAGINED

Monthly Nights at The Joslyn are evenings for art immersion. Come out for gallery talks, live music, artmaking, special programs, and tasty food and drinks (for purchase).
This month we’re getting to know the American art collection, which has been reinstalled with an emphasis on the Great Plains to explore past and present artmaking in North America as a diverse and collective experience. Drop in for variety of activities offered throughout the evening, and don’t miss the featured Curator Conversation, 6-6:45 pm*, when members of our curatorial staff share stories and insights about the reinstallation of the American Art galleries.
*ASL interpretation provided for Curator Conversation
A look at the fun this month from 5–8 pm:

Begin at our Welcome Table in the Hawks Pavilion! Pick up a program and map for the evening. We can let you know about membership opportunities, upcoming programs, our Bloomberg Connects digital guide, and Art Card self-guide resources. We also can help with any accessibility needs.
Curator Conversations, 6–6:45 pm; we’ll continue our Nights at The Joslyn conversation series with Annika K. Johnson, Stacy and Bruce Simon Curator of Native American Art and Ingrid Cho, Curatorial Assistant, Native American Art. They will share insights about the reinstallation in the American collection, a new interactive digital display that provides unprecedented access to the renowned Maximilian-Bodmer collection interpreted by Native American knowledge bearers, and the importance of the Museum’s Native American Art Advisory Committee’s ongoing guidance. Each month, Joslyn Art Museum curators, scholars, and community partners will have conversations about different areas of the collection—sharing new works and how the reinstallation unfolded in each part of the Museum’s collection.
Bluebird Cultural Initiative and its founder Steve Tamayo partners with the Museum on music and dance programs in the Fountain Court at 7pm.
Check out our two Art Cart stations in Joslyn Building galleries, with opportunities to talk about art with our friendly Gallery Volunteers, touch hands-on materials, liven up your evening with some Gallery-Games-A-Go-Go, and take home an art prize!
Drop-In Sketching! We have all the materials you need for sketching works in the American Art galleries—a great way to slow down and look carefully at what you see.
Take some time to learn with a new interactive digital display that provides unprecedented access to the renowned Maximilian-Bodmer collection interpreted by Native American knowledge bearers. Ongoing in the American Art galleries.
Visit Studio 1 for an art-making project that focuses on creating adornments and learning about how trade impacted what was made by Native makers. Developed and led by artists and makers at the Bluebird Cultural Initiative. All ages are welcome.
The Founder’s Room is designated as a quiet space for this event, stocked with an array of books and games.
Don’t forget to check out more great spaces—The Cafe offers food and drink for sale and The Shop has beautiful art items for all ages and interests. If you are part of an intergenerational group, be sure to visit Art Works: A Place for Curiosity, which is designed to be an interactive space with nine different art activity stations (please note that children must be accompanied by adults).

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

Out & About Reading Party
2024-11-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Join Omaha Public Library (OPL) on the second Thursday of the month to read with fellow book lovers from all over Omaha for a silent reading party. The Joslyn will be the location for the program this month.
In this nontraditional book club, there are no assigned readings—you just read what you bring! All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books… it’s BYOBook. However, if you pop in or forget your book, OPL will provide some reading materials for the duration of the program.
Come settle in for an hour of silent, sustained reading. At the end of the time, attendees can socialize—or not! The Museum will be open till 8 pm.

Nights at the Joslyn
2024-12-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
European Art + Impressionism’s 150th Birthday

Monthly Nights at The Joslyn are evenings for art immersion. Come out for gallery talks, live music, artmaking, special programs, and tasty food and drinks (for purchase).
This month we’re looking at the breadth of the European collection, which offers a remarkable journey through six centuries of European art history, and celebrating the work of Impressionist artists and the movement that began 150 years ago. Drop in for variety of activities offered throughout the evening, and don’t miss the featured Curator Conversation, 6-6:45 pm, when Taylor J. Acosta, PhD, Chief Curator & Willis A. Strauss Curator of European Art, and Rebecca Manning, Rae and Bill Dyer Curatorial Assistant, share stories and insights about the reinstallation, conservation, and new works in of the European Art galleries.
A look at the fun this month from 5-8 pm:

Begin at our Welcome Table in the Hawks Pavilion! Pick up a program and map for the evening. We can let you know about membership opportunities, upcoming programs, our Bloomberg Connects digital guide, and Art Card self-guide resources. We also can help with any accessibility needs.
Curator Conversations, 6-6:45 pm; Taylor J. Acosta, PhD, Chief Curator & Willis A. Strauss Curator of European art, and Rebecca Manning, Rae and Bill Dyer Curatorial Assistant will share insights about the reinstallation in the European collection. Each month, Joslyn Art Museum curators, scholars, and community partners will have conversations about different areas of the collection—sharing new works and how the reinstallation unfolded in each part of the Museum’s collection. ASL Interpretation provided.
Special performance by Opera Omaha artists in the galleries at 5:15 and 7 pm, before and after the curator conversation. Holland Community Opera Fellows Rosemary Joyce and Alejandra Sandoval- Montañez with Head of Music Josh Quinn will present music inspired by the European Collection and Impressionism.
Check out our Art Cart station in the Joslyn Building, with opportunities to touch hands-on materials and talk about art with our friendly Gallery Volunteers.
Drop-In Sketching! We have all the materials you need for sketching the wide variety of works in the European Art galleries in the Joslyn Building—a great way to slow down and look carefully at what you see.
Visit Studio 1 to create a work of art inspired by work in the European art collection. All ages are welcome.

Spend time with the Seven Art Movements exhibition, a multi-sensory exploration of European art movements that creates an immersive experience for all visitors and makes visual knowledge accessible for blind and visually impaired communities

The Founder’s Room is designated as a quiet space for this event, stocked with an array of books and games.
Don’t forget to check out more great spaces—The Cafe offers food and drink for sale and The Shop has beautiful art items for all ages and interests. If you are part of an intergenerational group, be sure to visit Art Works: A Place for Curiosity, an interactive space with nine different art activity stations (children must be accompanied by adults).

Thanks to program partner Opera Omaha
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS FESTIVAL 2024
2024-12-08 11:00 - 16:00 | Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
KETV Family Festival
Enjoy a festive day full of family-friendly activities at your favorite Downtown Omaha attractions, with Ollie the Trolley providing free transportation between all the venues. At The Joslyn, explore the Museum galleries, stop by Art Works: A Place for Curiosity, and more:

11 am–2 pm
Get creative with Let it snow! — a metal relief art project for all ages.
11 am–4 pm
Design a button and stop by an Art Cart for gallery fun.
2–2:45 pm
Enjoy musical performances by Omaha Central High School Singers and Bell Choir, led by Sara Cowan and Kathryn Bohn.

Please support Shine the Light on Hunger by bringing a donation of non-perishable food to the Family Festival.
To learn more, visit holidaylightsfestival.org.
