Hand-building Ceramics Workshop with Mallory Wetherell This one-day workshop combines making three-dimensional clay forms with underglaze printing techniques. Workshop participants will learn basic methods of ceramic hand-building to create a small-scale form. The forms will then be decorated using an image transfer process. Each piece will be fired, covered with a transparent glaze, and returned […]

David Seay: Nebraska Territory Stories Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. FREE and open to the public. Wednesday, August 23 • 2:00 p.m. Musician, composer, and storyteller David Seay has been a presenter through Humanities Nebraska since 1997. In this upbeat presentation, David performs folk music from 1867, the year Nebraska […]

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. Free and open to the public. Francisco Souto: “There is no food” Wednesday, September 27 • 2:00 p.m. Artist Francisco Souto, a native of Venezuela, is a professor in the School of Art, Art History & Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2015 he […]

Omaha artist Sarah Rowe “addresses issues of self-identity and exploitation of natural resources” within her artwork. By merging paintings, castings, fiber, sculptural, and performance works along with Native American ritual, Rowe of Lakota and Ponca descent opens “meaningful cross cultural dialogues” with her large-scale installations. Artist Talk and Reception: Saturday, October 7 1:30 p.m. 2017 […]

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. Free and open to the public. Ed Zimmer: John Johnson (1879 – 1953) Wednesday, October 25 • 2:00 p.m. John Johnson was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1879, the son of a former slave who served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. Johnson […]

MONA Showcase is a five-program evening series featuring talented visual, performing, and literary artists held once a month in October, November, December, February, and March. Each program is 7:00-8:00 p.m., followed by conversation, art viewing, and light refreshments. Free and open to the public. November 2 – Elizabeth I: In Her Own Words

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. Free and open to the public. H. Jason Combs: Pioneer Life on Glass, The Balcom-Green Collection Wednesday, November 15 • 2:00 p.m. Henry Balcom and his son-in-law Ray Green were farmers and highly skilled, talented amateur photographers who took around 1200 glass plate photographs of […]

MONA Showcase is a five-program evening series featuring talented visual, performing, and literary artists held once a month in October, November, December, February, and March. Each program is 7:00-8:00 p.m., followed by conversation, art viewing, and light refreshments. Free and open to the public. December 14, 2017 – UNK Collegium

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. Free and open to the public. Doris Ourecky: Czech Christmas Customs Wednesday, December 20 • 2:00 p.m. Join us for a seasonal celebration of Czech Christmas Customs with the President of the Wilbur Czech Museum, Doris Ourecky. She has been an active member of the […]

On view through September, 2018 Artwork by three of Nebraska’s most prominent sculptors, Catherine Ferguson, Charley Friedman, and Jun Kaneko, are featured in the MONA Hillegass Sculpture Garden. At the entrance, viewers are greeted by a ceramic, larger-than-life, black and white ‘head’ sculpture by world-renowned ceramicist and Omaha-based artist, Jun Kaneko. This work is on […]

January 16 – March 2, 2018 Over the last four years, the Museum of Nebraska Art has added over 300 artworks to its permanent collection including representational and non-representational paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, and other media. While highlighting works new to the collection, this selection also recognizes the importance of donors and artists in expanding […]

MONA Showcase is a five-program evening series featuring talented visual, performing, and literary artists held once a month in October, November, December, February, and March. Each program is 7:00-8:00 p.m., followed by conversation, art viewing, and light refreshments. Free and open to the public. February 15 – Thornton String Quartet

February 17 – May 13, 2018 In honor of the annual Sandhill Crane migration through Central Nebraska, the Museum of Nebraska Art showcases artworks that pay tribute to this natural phenomenon. From painting and sculpture to prints and photography, artists have been inspired to render striking imagery depicting the literal and spiritual significance of this […]

Learn more about art in one-hour presentations by regional experts. Free and open to the public. Sarah Baker Hansen and Matthew Hansen: The Better Half Wednesday, February 28 • 2:00 p.m. The Better Half, a new book co-authored by these award-winning co-presenters, explores the independent spirit of Nebraska through a compilation of stories about its […]

FREE and open to the public The Kearney Cultural Partners (KCP) presents Spring Fling! Family Arts Festival where families can experience music, theater, art, and dance at the Museum of Nebraska Art, Yandas Music and Pro Audio, and The World Theatre from 1:00-4:00 p.m. At MONA, participate in interactive art activities and dance away to music and songs […]

MONA Showcase is a five-program evening series featuring talented visual, performing, and literary artists held once a month in October, November, December, February, and March. Each program is 7:00-8:00 p.m., followed by conversation, art viewing, and light refreshments. Free and open to the public. March 15 – UNK Chamber Orchestra