The Norfolk Arts Center is excited to share the winners of our 18th Annual Juried Show! This exhibition is a highlight of our year — bringing together artists from across the region and showcasing their diverse talents in our gallery. Congratulations to this year’s award winners: Best in Show: Shelby Freehing 1st Place: Staci Simonsen…
Gale D. Jones of Nebraska has faced the challenge of going blind due to kidney disease since 1981. Despite his health struggles, he has channeled his artistic expression into creating unique woven watercolors. Jones’ process involves painting two watercolors of the same subject with varying hues and values.
On Saturday, April 1st, the 16th Annual Juried Show Opening Reception was held from 12 – 2 pm. Artists and enthusiasts alike enjoyed a range of art styles and mediums chosen by our juror Eddie Dominguez and art pieces submitted by UNL Faculty for the Faculty show.
Hundreds of elementary students visited the Johnny Carson Theatre On Tuesday, January 17th to watch “Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure.” Performer’s from TheaterWorks USA transformed into characters from pirate, dinosaur, dancing and robot movies as Pete and Callie the cat explore a Hollywood movie studio and avoid the security guard.
Students Attend Performance Hundreds of elementary students visited the Johnny Carson Theatre On Tuesday, January 17th to watch “Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure.” Performer’s from TheaterWorks USA transformed into characters from pirate, dinosaur, dancing and robot movies as Pete and Callie the cat explore a Hollywood movie studio and avoid the security guard. Lessons…
October 21 – November 23 Rodney Bode is an American painter and sculptor whose life and art have remained outside the boundaries of culture. Born in 1941, and having lived most of his adult life in rural Idaho and South Dakota, Bode is an outsider artist whose vast collection of paintings and sculpture were only…
2022 Nebraska Art Teachers Association Juried Exhibition – Atrium September 1 – October 8 In conjunction with the Nebraska Art Teachers Association Fall Conference held at the Norfolk Arts Center, members submitted their artwork to be selected for the juried exhibition. Elley Coffin is this year’s juror and will be selecting art pieces to show…
Jason Needham – Gallery Artist Understory – Landscape Paintings September 1 – November 23 I’ve had a long-standing interest in impressionism, post-impressionism, and early American modernists like Marsden Hartley. All the other obvious influences apply: David Hockney, Neil Welliver, Alex Katz, Lois Dodd, among others. I’m drawing and painting scenes that are very familiar to me:…
We will recognize the outgoing Board of Directors and welcome the new members. Please invite your family and friends to join us. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. The NAC will recognize these outgoing board members for their years of service: Karen Christiansen, 3 years April Dinkel, 3 years Beatriz Rodriguez, 2 years We welcome six…
Best in Show – Zoe Nielsen -Searching First Place – Nita Erickson – Oak Seed Tea Second Place – Butch Rohrschneider – Goodbye Tomato Honorable Mention – Emma Bermel – Misty Morning This year’s juror is Beatriz Rodriguez who teaches printmaking and drawing at Wayne State College. Before coming to WSC, Rodriguez worked closely with…