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PACE | Youth Painting
2024-06-01 14:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, 1001 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA, United States
Calling all budding Picassos and Monets! Dive into a world of vibrant colors and endless possibilities in our youth painting classes designed specifically for young artists.
What They’ll Explore:

Mastering the brush: Learn different brushstrokes and techniques to create textures, patterns, and stunning effects on your canvas.
Color magic: Discover the joy of mixing colors and creating their own unique palettes.
From abstract to realistic: Explore different painting styles, from abstract expressionism to still life realism, and find their own artistic voice.
Acrylic adventures: Experiment with acrylic paints, a versatile medium perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike.

More Than Just Painting:

Develop your creativity and imagination as you translate your ideas and emotions onto canvas.
Learn about famous artists and their techniques, and draw inspiration from their masterpieces.
Discover the power of color and how it can evoke different moods and feelings.
Make new friends and share your artistic journey with other young painters.

Take home:

Your own beautiful paintings, each a unique expression of your creativity.
A newfound confidence in your artistic abilities and a love for painting.
Memories of a fun and inspiring learning experience.

Frida y Diego Community Art Show Opening
2024-06-01 16:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-02 16:00 - 21:00, 2024-06-03 16:00 - 21:00 | Joslyn Castle, 3902 Davenport St, Omaha, NE, 68131, United States
This captivating exhibition seeks to bring another layer of excitement, awareness and engagement to Opera Omaha’s production of the beautiful opera El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego), a new opera by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz.For this show artists were encouraged to seek inspiration from the opera’s story as well as commemorate the passionate and tumultuous relationship between these two iconic artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.Artists from all backgrounds to submited their visual art of any medium influenced by the fascinating love story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, in a unique opportunity to express their interpretation of the icons’ passionate bond, their artistic endeavors, and their profound influence on each other’s work, the fascinating and beautiful story depicted in The Last Dream of Frida and Diego, and Día de los MuertosThis art show is being produced in collaboration with Opera Omaha, Joslyn Castle, and The Castle and Cathedral Creative District.Frida and DiegoDates: April 12-May 23rdLocation: Carriage House Gallery, Joslyn Castle, Omaha NebraskaOpening Reception: Friday April 12th, 4-9pmClosing Reception: Thursday May 23rd, details TBAA small selection of art from this exhibition will be chosen to be featured at the Orpheum Theater during Opera Omaha’s performances of El último sueño de Frida y Diego.

PACE | Youth Tech Art
2024-06-01 16:00 - 2024-06-02 17:00 | Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, 1001 South 6th Street, Council Bluffs, IA, United States
Calling all curious minds and creative problem-solvers! Get ready to unleash your inner inventor in Maker’s Lab, a unique program where art and science collide in a whirlwind of exciting challenges and hands-on activities.
What You’ll Do:

Become a mini-MacGyver: Use everyday materials and your ingenuity to build robots, design circuits, and create amazing inventions that solve real-world problems.
Code your way to creativity: Learn the basics of coding and program your creations to move, light up, and even make sounds!
Think like an engineer: Explore principles of mechanics, electricity, and magnetism through fun and engaging projects.
Get artsy with science: Design bridges that stand tall, build rockets that soar, and create art installations that blend technology and imagination.

More Than Just STEM:

Develop your critical thinking and problem-solving skills as you tackle different challenges.
Learn to collaborate and work in a team to achieve your goals.
Discover the connections between art and science, and see how creativity can fuel innovation.
Make new friends and share your inventions and discoveries with other curious minds.

Larry Roots “Abstractions and Other Narratives”
2024-06-01 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-06-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, 1042 Howard Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Old Omaha Association
Omaha, Nebraska presents: Larry Roots, “Abstractions and Other Narratives”
Roots’ recent paintings provide a unique catalogue of his approach to working with acrylics. The artworks coalesce a multiplicity of crosscurrents into each composition: they are at once painterly and restrained, opaque and translucent, freeform and gridded, raw and delicate. Roots’ abstractions here are improvisational and lyrical, pushing and pulling the eye across their atmospheric surfaces and into depths of color, shape and line. Context is also provided for the evolution of Roots’ style with a selection of older personal favorites, paintings that encapsulate his forays into merging calligraphy with gestural abstraction.
Also new in this exhibition are Roots’ sculptural reliefs. These provide insight to the artist’s approach to pictorial space as inherently dimensional, creating illusions of deep perspective within the confined space of a diorama. As if designing art installations in miniature, Roots populates these architectural spaces with a variety of objects in miniature, many of them repurposed from his maquettes and “boneyard of ideas” for sculptures over the years.

Tchaikovsky 6
2024-06-01 19:30 | Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony, Jacob Nissly joins Maestro Ankush Kumar Bahl and the Omaha Symphony in a performance of the Losing Earth Percussion Concerto by Adam Schoenberg.
A powerful and electrifying musical experience, Adam Schoenberg’s Losing Earth Percussion Concerto grapples with climate change and is performed by Jacob Nissly, Principal Percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony and the one to whom the work was dedicated. Tailored to Nissly’s strengths as a virtuoso percussionist, the work also explores some unexpected aspects of percussion technique. Then, prepare to be moved by the emotional intensity of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique.” With its bold, sweeping melodies and poignant themes, this masterpiece is a true musical tour de force and is sure to leave a lasting impression that will endure throughout the summer.

Hello, Dolly!
2024-06-01 19:30, 2024-06-02 14:00 | Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass Street, Omaha, NE, 68132
Winner of 15 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Revival, Hello, Dolly! is classic musical theatre at its finest. Hello, Dolly! is bursting with showmanship, glamour, romance, dance, humor and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. Whether you’re new to Dolly! or you’ve seen her 100 times, this colossal production is bound to be historic.

Night Skies at Laurtizen Gardens
2024-06-01 21:00 - 23:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
Join the Omaha Astronomical Society in viewing the night skies at Lauritzen Gardens. This program includes a tram ride out to the rose garden and a viewing of the gorgeous night sky using the Omaha Astronomical Society’s telescopes. Participants can observe faint deep-sky objects, planets, and the moon in the darkness of the garden.
Pre-registration is required. $30, $20 for garden members.

PACE | New Masters
2024-06-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Plant Folk by Anne Newman
2024-06-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-06-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
May 30 through July 9 – 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through SundayOn the gallery walls in the visitor and education centerIncluded with paid admission or garden membership. $15 + tax, $9 + tax for ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and under.This exhibit features a series of plant portraits. They are anthropomorphized depictions of plants in expressive motion. This series was sparked by the folkloric history of Mandrakes and continued on as an exploration of other plant species gaining consciousness and freedom of movement.About the ArtistAnne Newman is a painter and illustrator working in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a BFA in Studio Art.In her home studio, she uses watercolor, pen, ink, and oil paint to create naturalistic, but darkly whimsical work. Her style is highly detailed and polished with richly saturated colors in oils or thickly cross-hatched over watercolor on paper. Outside of the studio, Newman is a sign maker and muralist.

Rose Day and Show
2024-06-02 11:00 - 16:30 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
Join the Omaha Rose Society for their annual Rose Day and Show, to promote the culture and appreciation of the rose. Gardeners from throughout the region will exhibit a variety of superb rose blooms grown in their home gardens. Guests can also explore the Robert H. Storz Family Rose Garden to see more than 200 cultivars of garden roses and visit with rosarians to learn about roses and their care.
WANT TO ENTER? Anyone is welcome to enter their cut roses for the show. Horticultural entries will be accepted from 8 to 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit omaharosesociety.com or contact Don Swanson at (402) 493-5986.
This event is included with paid garden admission and is FREE for garden members.

Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers
2024-06-02 11:00 - 17:00 | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Raven Halfmoon’s practice spans torso-scaled and colossal-sized stoneware sculptures, with some soaring up to nine feet and weighing over eight hundred pounds. With inspirations that orbit centuries from ancient Indigenous pottery to Moai statues to Land Art, Halfmoon interrogates the intersection of tradition, history, gender, and personal experience.
Born and raised in Norman, Oklahoma, she learned about ceramics as a teenager from a Caddo elder. Working mainly in portraiture, Halfmoon hand builds each work using a coil method. Her surfaces are expressive and show deep finger impressions and dramatic dripping glazes—a physicality that presences her as both maker and matter. She fuses Caddo pottery traditions (a history of making mostly done by women) with populist gestures—often tagging her work (a reference to Caddo tattooing).
Her palette is specific and matches both the clay bodies she selects and the glazes she fires with—reds (after the Oklahoma soil and the blood of murdered Indigenous women), blacks (referencing the natural clay native to the Red River), and creams. Sometimes she stacks and repeats imagery, creating totemic forms that represent herself and her maternal ancestry while also reinforcing the multiplicities that exist inside all of us. Her works reference stories of the Caddo Nation, specifically her feminist lineage and the power of its complexities.
This exhibition will include a combination of new and borrowed works that vary in size and content from over the last five years. Halfmoon will also be creating some of her largest works to date commissioned by The Aldrich and Bemis Center. The artist’s first museum catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
Raven Halfmoon is curated by Amy Smith-Stewart, Chief Curator at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, and Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of Programming at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts.
Raven Halfmoon. E-a’-titi (sister), 2021. Stoneware, glaze. 30 x 26 x 58 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Photography by Alan Koppel.
Learn more about Raven Halfmoon’s work here.
About Flags of Our Mothers
The Caddo Origin Story

About the Artist
Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation) is from Norman, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Arkansas where she earned double bachelor’s degrees in ceramics and cultural anthropology. She has garnered an impressive series of awards and accolades, including being named the 2018 Fund the Change recipient from the Activist and Social Justice Arts Organization in Oklahoma, a Burke Prize finalist at the Museum of Arts and Design, in New York, NY, the American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award, and Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist—all in 2019. She just concluded a two-year residency at Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Arts in Montana.

Paul Stephen Benjamin: Black of Night
2024-06-02 11:00 - 17:00 | Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Paul Stephen Benjamin’s practice is an ongoing investigation of blackness through concept, thought, and perception. From wordplay with the actual letters that comprise “BLACK,” to utilizing the expanse of shades of black house paint—including as Nightfall, Soot, Ebony Field, and Black Beauty—to posing the question, “If the color black had a sound, what would it be?,” Benjamin calls attention to the color’s deep historical and social resonance. In addition, across his practice, the artist’s work references integral moments in Black history as well as art history.
In Black of Night, Benjamin presents new and recent video installations, paintings, text-based work, and sculpture as conceptual entry points for dialogue around identity, race, and patriotism. By continually “documenting” the color black through his multifaceted practice, he is also deconstructing its meaning—breaking it down to its simplest form and allowing for it to operate as a medium for interpretation and introspection. Focusing on the connotations of the color black in society, culture and language, Benjamin incorporates history, text, imagery and sound from popular culture, in turn discussing the absence and presence of color.

About the Artist
Paul Stephen Benjamin was born in Chicago, IL, and lives and works in Atlanta, GA. He earned his BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his MFA from Georgia State University in 2013. Recently Benjamin has exhibited at Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA (2023), Blackness at the Montresso Art Foundation, Marrakesh, Morocco, (2023), The Thoma Foundation Art Vault, Santa Fe, NM (2022–2023), and a solo exhibition at the Van Every-Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, NC (2022).
He has been included in solo and group exhibitions at a variety of institutions and art spaces, including Prospect.5 New Orleans, LA (2021–2022). Gavlak, Los Angeles, CA (2021), The Dirty South at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond VA (2021), David Lusk Gallery, Nashville, TN (2021), Crystal Bridges Museum and the Momentary, Bentonville, AR (2020), The MAC, Belfast, UK (2019), VC Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, VA (2019), The Havana Biennial in Matanzas, Cuba (2019), Marianne Boesky Gallery, NY, NY (2019), Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA (2018), Telfair Museum Jepson Center, Savannah, GA (2018), The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (2017), Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA (2017), High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (2016), among others.
He has received a range of awards and fellowships, including The Hudgens Prize (2019), Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant (2019), Hambidge Distinguished Fellowship (2019), The Southern Art Prize (2018), The State Fellow of Georgia (2018), Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (WAP) Fellow (2017), Artadia Award (2014), Winnie B. Chandler Fellowship, and the Forward Arts Emerging Artists Award.

Icons in Transformation
2024-06-02 11:30 - 14:00 | All Saints Episcopal Church, 9302 Blondo St, Omaha, NE, 68134, United States
All Saint Episcopal Church will host “Icons in Transformation,” a dramatic 100-piece art exhibition featuring the contemporary work of internationally acclaimed Swedish-Ukrainian abstract expressionist Ludmila Pawlowska. This must-see exhibit will introduce her work to a broader audience and shed new light on this highly prolific and influential artist. It presents traditional icons as a source of inspiration for contemporary art. As such, the exhibit includes 15 traditional icons painted at the workshop of the Vassilevsky Monastery.
The exhibition will run from April 14 to June 9
Fridays 5pm to 7pm
Saturdays 12pm to 4pm
Sundays 11:30pm to 2:30pm

Open Auditions: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
2024-06-02 12:00 - 16:00 | Benson Theatre, 6054 Maple St, Omaha, NE, 68104, United States
Join us for auditions for our upcoming production of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County by Stephen King, John Cougar Mellencamp, and T Bone Burnett!
​​Benson Theatre believes that theatre belongs to everyone, and we strive for inclusivity and representation of the scope of humanity in our audiences and in our company. We believe the expanse of humanity available in a performance transcends the context of fixed casting, and we are determined to define space in these stories for the rich variety of humans and experiences that exist in our world today. We invite all artists to submit for opportunities and roles that ignite their creative spirit.
We seek to represent all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, and abilities within our company and programming. We recognize that many characters we encounter onstage are on the binary and are written with he/him or she/her pronouns and many characters are written with a systemic coding or expectation of race and ability. We invite gender non-conforming, gender queer, transgender, and non-binary actors, as well as performers of all races, ethnicities, ages, and abilities to submit for all roles with which they most identify. We will specify when characters have specific gender, race, age, or ability criteria — with the intent of authentically uplifting historically marginalized voices in the arts. Otherwise, we ask all people interested and excited by this show to audition for the roles that ignite their creative spirit.
If you’re interested in auditioning, please fill out this quick form to let us know you’re coming and get signed up for updates on the show.
See you at the theatre!

Encounters with Bak
2024-06-02 13:00 - 13:15 | Samuel Bak Museum, 2289 S 67th St, Omaha, NE, 68106, United States
SBMLC Assistant Gallery Manager, Sadie Bartle will lead a discussion of a work of art in the current exhibition Becoming a Witness: From Abstraction to Figuration. These tours are held at 1:00 P.M. on the 1st and 3rd weekend of the month on Sunday. This event will focus on part one of Becoming a Witness.

Arts for ME! Spring Exhibition
2024-06-02 13:00 - 18:00 | KANEKO, 1111 Jones St, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
The Arts For ME! mission statement is:
WE EXIST TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WITHIN OUR SCHOOL, AND TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY AND IMPORTANCE OF THEIR WORK
This organization fosters, cultivates, and advocates for adaptive art programs for alternative students and are driven by their passion to share their philosophy and approach to teaching adaptive art. A truly collaborative effort, AFM employs the ideas, guidance, and expertise of educators and artists from around the world.
AFM’s successful methodology is based on (4) tenets: Collaborating, Lesson Planning, Set Up and Cycles, and Support.
Collaborating:
All programming is only made possible through their collaboration with Special Education teachers, occupational therapists, peer educators, guest artists, and public partners.
Lesson Planning:
Founded on Discipline-Based Art Education, each lesson plan starts by focusing on an artist or art movement and is built out from there. Lesson objectives are to develop individually tailored processes so each learner is able to express themselves with the goal to expose students to new artists and provide unique experiences that allow them to make choices within their work.
Set Up and Cycles:
Structure is integral to successful learning. AFM conducts class once a week led by two certified teachers with no more than 8 students per class. The classroom set up is based on the project and mobility needs of each student. Lessons may last 1-4 weeks with a project cycle of 4 years which ensures that a student can take the class for all 4 high school years and always have a new learning experience.
Support:
Participation from peers, nurses, occupational therapists, educational assistants, and special education teachers supports the organization’s operations and helps build friendships and confidence in each learner as well. AFM is dedicated to cultivating that confidence so students learn how to support themselves and feel it is equally important to provide students with independent space to freely express themselves on their own.
For more information on the Arts for Me! program, please visit www.artsforme.org

Art Summer Camp
2024-06-03 10:00 - 2024-06-06 12:00 | Kalina Art Studio, 122 N Washington St, Papillion, NE, 68046, United States
Our Art Camp program is designed for children k-5th grade as they entered school for 2023-24 school year, and is led by experienced and passionate art teacher. Every day for four days, our campers will engage in fun and dynamic art activities, including painting, drawing, collage, and more. They will have the opportunity to experiment with different mediums and techniques, as well as explore different styles and artistic movements.At Art Camp, we believe that art is not just about creating beautiful objects, but also about expressing oneself, developing critical thinking skills, and building confidence. We encourage our campers to think creatively, take risks, and have fun while learning.So why wait? Sign up for Art Camp today, and give your child the gift of art! We look forward to seeing you at camp.I’ll be happy to answer all your questions via email support@kalinaartstudio.comJun 3, 2024, 10:00am toJun 6, 2024, 12:00pm Timezone: CDT

Leashes at Lauritzen
2024-06-03 17:00 - 20:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
Dogs love going on an adventure- make your next night out with your four-legged friend an evening garden stroll during Leashes at Lauritzen. These events are enjoyable nights for dogs to walk the trails, meet other dogs, to take photos among the flowers and foliage, and meet other dog lovers. Water will be available at stations throughout the garden.
Visit the garden’s website for a list of rules and regulations that ensure the safety and enjoyment of our visitors, their dogs, and protect the garden’s plant collection.
Included with paid garden admission. Free for dogs and garden members.

Kids Art Class, in Ralston
2024-06-04 16:00 - 2024-07-09 17:30 | Pause Coffe Shop, 7515 Main St, Ralston, Nebraska
Kids Art Class.
Join artist & teacher, Becky Korinek, for an art class for kids this summer. All Supplies provided! Tuesdays at Pause Coffee Shop.

Tempo of Twilight Outdoor Concert Series
2024-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
We can’t think of a better way to spend a summer evening than listening to live music in the garden! This outdoor concert series brings a spectacular lineup of local entertainment to the garden for a harmonious blend of music and nature.
This week, enjoy the sounds of R-Style
Concerts will be held this season on June 4 and 18, July 2, 16, and 30, and August 13 and 27 and are FREE for garden members or are included with paid garden admission ($15+ tax, $9+ tax for ages 3-12). Members should bring their membership card and photo ID to expedite check-in.
Due to the unique nature of the concert series, guests are allowed to bring chairs, food and beverages on Tempo of Twilight nights only. Chairs and blankets may be set up after 4 p.m. The gift shop is open and the café serves an abbreviated menu.
MENU- JUNE 4
Featured dinner special: Fried chicken with macaroni and cheese
MENU- JUNE 18
Featured dinner special: French dip sandwiches with black bean, corn, and red pepper salad.
MENU- JULY 2
Featured dinner special: Cheeseburgers in Paradise with kettle chips
MENU- JULY 16
Featured dinner special: BBQ pork sandwiches with baked beans
MENU- JULY 30
Featured dinner special: Fried chicken with macaroni and cheese
MENU- AUGUST 13
Featured dinner special: BBQ beef sandwiches with potato salad
MENU- AUGUST 27
Featured dinner special: Fried chicken with macaroni and cheese
We encourage visitors to carpool when possible as there is limited parking available.

Drawing Flowers
2024-06-05 08:00 - 17:00 | Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, NE, 68108, United States
TWO SESSIONS Are you interested in learning more about flowers? In this drawing class, we will work with beautiful fresh plant material (different flowers for each month/session) and learn more about flower forms as we draw. We’ll also look at what makes flowers, and their floral families, different from each other. This course is welcoming to all experience levels.The book, The Science Behind Flowers, by Dr. Dick Rauh, is recommended but not required. No prior drawing experience is necessary. We will use basic line drawing exercises and techniques and record our hands-on explorations in a sketchbook using a detailed botanical illustration style.$65, $55 for garden members. Pre-registration is required. A supply list will be provided upon registration.Happens on the following dates in sessions of two:
Feb 20, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CSTFeb 21, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CST
March 5, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CSTMarch 6, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CST
May 7, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDTMay 8, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDT
Jun 5, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDTJun 6, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDT
Jul 9, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDTJul 11, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDT
Aug 6, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDTAug 8, 2024, 6:00pm to 8:00pm CDT
