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ARTisTRY – Watercolor Tulip Workshop

ARTisTRY Adult Workshops

MONA offers a series of adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums. Classes are held in partnership with Trails & Rails Museum at 710 W. 11th St., Kearney. Class size limited to 20. Contact the Museum at 308-865-8559 to register or click the links below.

Back by popular demand!
Watercolor Tulip Workshop | Taught by Lois Smith
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Dive into the wonderful world of watercolor with confidence! Learn the principles of design, color, value, composition, and the mechanics of watercolor.
Cost including supplies – $35 MONA members | $40 non-member
If bringing your own supplies – $25 members | $30 non-member

Registration Closes – Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Register Here

ARTisTRY – Fundamentals of Pencil Drawing

ARTisTRY Adult Workshops

MONA offers a series of adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums. Classes are held in partnership with Trails & Rails Museum at 710 W. 11th St., Kearney. Class size limited to 20. Contact the Museum at 308-865-8559 to register or click the links below.

Fundamentals of Pencil Drawing | Taught by Christine Brown & Becky Puls

Fundamentals of Pencil Drawing | Taught by Christine Brown & Becky Puls
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 1:30–3:30 p.m.
This class is for all skill levels. Learn about the tools of the trade and the essential art of shading to create depth and dimension in your artistic journey.
Tailor your experience:
• Start with a lightly sketched template to focus on shading
• Sketch and shade your own creation
Cost including supplies – $20 MONA members | $25 non-member
Registration Closes Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Register Here

ARTisTRY – Watercolor Workshop

ARTisTRY Adult Workshops

MONA offers a series of adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums. Classes are held in partnership with Trails & Rails Museum at 710 W. 11th St., Kearney. Class size limited to 20. Contact the Museum at 308-865-8559 to register or click the links below.

Watercolor Tulip Workshop | Taught by Lois Smith
Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Dive into the wonderful world of watercolor with confidence! Learn the principles of design, color, value, composition and the mechanics of watercolor.

Cost including supplies – $35 MONA members | $40 non-member
If bringing your own supplies – $25 members | $30 non-member

Children Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with Oglala Lakota storyteller Jerome Kills Small. Mr. Kills Small tells children’s stories and animal stories that have been passed down for generations as part of the Lakota and Dakota Sioux traditions. Among the types of stories covered are ikomi (trickster tales) and ohunkanka (old legends).

Monday, November 13, 2023 | 3:30 p.m.
Kearney Public Library | 2020 1st Ave, Kearney
Free & Open to the Public

Jerome Kills Small is an Oglala Lakota from Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. A 1997 graduate from the University of South Dakota, with an M.A. in Selected Studies, and retired after 20 years at USD. He taught Lakota Language, American Indian Thought, Siouan Tribal Culture, Early Native American History. He is featured in the book, Wounded Warriors: A Time for Healing, and has a story in the Silver Anniversary Anthology published by the SD Humanities Council. Mr. Kills Small has parts in the videos: Sucker Punched, Nagi Kicopi (Calling Back the Spirit,) Lost Landscapes, and Bones of Contention: Repatriation and Reburial (BBC.) Jerome is a storyteller for public schools, museums, and colleges. Jerome translates, explains, and sings Lakota ceremonial, sweatlodge, powwow, rabbit, round dance, warrior, vision quest, and sundance songs. He sings with the Iron Wing Singers of Wagner, SD. He is a powwow organizer, announcer, arena director, and helps in conducting Lakota ceremonies. He portrayed Tecumseh, a Shawnee Chief and British General. He also portrayed Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman, the first Dakota Medical Doctor. Mr. Kills Small is on the board of Directors for the Native American Advocacy Program, www.lakotanaap.org.

Humanities Nebraska (HN) provides major funding for this program. HN receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nebraska State Legislature, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and private donations. “Children Stories, Animal Stories and Traditional Lakota Stories” is one of approximately 300 programs offered through the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. The more than 165 available speakers include acclaimed scholars, writers, musicians, storytellers, and folklorists on topics ranging from pioneer heritage to ethics and law to international and multicultural issues, making it the largest humanities speakers bureau in the nation.

ARTisTRY – MONA

MONA offers a series of adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | Balloon Flower Painting

Trails and Rails Museum | 710 W 11th St, Kearney
Cost Per Class | $25 MONA members | $30 Non members
Class size is limited to 20. Registration on a first come, first serve basis. To make a reservation or become a member, contact the Museum at (308) 865-8559, or mona@unk.edu.

Classes are offered in partnership with Trails and Rails Museum.

ARTisTRY – Adult Workshop

MONA offers a adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | 3D Needle Felting
Trails and Rails Museum | 710 W 11th St, Kearney
Cost Per Class | $25 MONA members | $30 Non members

Class size is limited to 20. Registration on a first come, first serve basis.
To make a reservation or become a member, contact the Museum at (308) 865-8559, or mona@unk.edu.

Classes are offered in partnership with Trails and Rails Museum.

ARTisTRY – Adult Workshop

MONA offers adult workshops for you to “try” your hand at a variety of mediums.

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | Alcohol Ink Paintings

Trails and Rails Museum | 710 W 11th St, Kearney
Cost Per Class | $25 MONA members | $30 Non members
Class size is limited to 20. Registration on a first come, first serve basis.
To make a reservation or become a member, contact the Museum at (308) 865-8559, or mona@unk.edu.

Classes are offered in partnership with Trails and Rails Museum.

MONA Mural Project – Celebrating Kearney’s Sesquicentennial

As the Kearney community gears up to celebrate its 150th birthday, MONA is joins in the Sesquicentennial festivities by hosting a one-day community mural project. We’ve enlisted the help of muralist David Manzanares, an Oaxacan indigenous artist who currently resides in Omaha. Since 2014, his work has been enriching public spaces and communities with murals about individual and collective identities, the human experience, and migration.

On Saturday, June 24th, community members of all ages are invited to participate in the creation of the temporary mural on MONA’s construction fence line at the corner of Central Avenue and 24th Street. Manzanares’ goal for the project is to celebrate the Kearney community and inspire a sense of belonging for all.

Join Us
Saturday, June 24
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | 3:00-5:00 p.m
Free & Open to the Public!
If you would like to participate, please dress accordingly

All Access – The Art of Jazz

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, MONA celebrates with a presentation by Humanities Nebraska speaker, Randall Snyder, composer, jazz musician, and collegiate professor. During his program, “And All That Jazz”, Snyder takes you on a musical journey through the development of American jazz.

Also on view, MONA’s ARTreach exhibition “On the Beat: John Philip Falter’s Jazz from Life” featuring portraits of American jazz musicians.

Free & Open to the Public!

Humanities Nebraska (HN) provides major funding for this program. HN receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nebraska State Legislature, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and private donations.

MONA presents “Song of the Sea”

Next in line for MONA’s “Beyond the Lens” movie series is the film “Song of the Sea”. A feast of visual delights, that takes the whole family on a beautifully animated adventure infused with Irish folklore.

This hand-drawn film was and had a limited release in certain countries but received critical acclaim and won the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature and European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as the nominations for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards and 42nd Annie Awards.

Families are welcome to pick up a Celtic Knot take-home activity.