An absolutely gorgeous weekend and fabulous art were a perfect combination Sept. 27 and 28 at the Lincoln Arts Council's eighth annual Lincoln Arts Festival held at SouthPointe Pavilions.  With an estimated 13,500 in attendance, the event was a huge success.  Our special thanks to corporate sponsor TierOne Bank for their generous support of the event.
The festival was kicked off with a special patron breakfast on Saturday morning.  Our thanks to the 56 patrons who supported festival artists by pre-committing to purchasing art.  This was the largest ever group of patrons and the artists certainly made note of their enthusiasm and support.  Awards were given to artists by a team of professional judges.  Our thanks to Sandhills Publishing for sponsoring those awards.  Award winners include: Best of Show, Ken Nelson for his wooden pieces; Best Festival Newcomer, Barry Monohon for his sculpture; and LAC President's Choice Award, Jim Rigg for his paintings.  More...

 

Harvest of  Traditions, a free event featuring Irish dance, family activities, farm animals, old time Czech music, whole foods and much more will take place on Sunday afternoon October 12, 2008 from 1-5:30 PM in the historic barn at Arbor Farm, located just Northwest of Lincoln at 525 West Waverly Road, (east of Raymond).
The second year of Harvest of Traditions offers rides on a mule-drawn wagon, a performance by the Lincoln Irish Dancers, apple cider pressing, and a musical presentation of old time dance music by the  Blue River Czechs of Wilber that features tunes on the rare Czech bagpipe (dudy), as well as polkas, waltzes and other numbers. All entertainment is free of charge and open to the public.  More...

Haydon Art Center has issued a call for entries for their "5th Annual Juried Artist Member Exhibition". Guest juror is Joey Lynch, visual artist and Director of the Bemis Underground.  Deadline for submission is October 6, 2008.  Works must be from current or new artist members in any medium and be innovative, traditional or experimental.  The exhibitor will provide the Haydon Art Center with professionally presented works that meets the quality of the proposal.  Works must be ready for hanging or exhibition.  Sales will be encouraged.  The Haydon Art Center/Friends of Haydon request that the artist donate 30% of any sales. Donations are tax deductible and will be used to support future education and program development.  More...

Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska is seeking artists to participate in their annual art auction fundraiser through creation of a collaborative work with area Girl Scouts.  Girl-Artist collaborations will occur during January and February, with a special reception for all girls and artists held on Friday evening, March 6.  They need to secure collaborators now, before signing up girl artists.  This ensures that they know how many girls they can partner with artist collaborators.  If you are interested in being a collaborator, please contact Erika Lucoff at (402) 558-8189 or by email: elucoff@girlscoutsnebraska.org  Deadline for application is October 15. 

A juried show of international encaustic work entitled "Metamorphosis" is being co-sponsored by the Haydon Art Center and the International Encaustic Artists.  The exhibition is scheduled for March 5 -28, 2009. All Encaustic Artists are invited to make submissions.  Postmark deadline for entries is December 5, 2008. More...

Elder Gallery
Elder Gallery, located on the campus of Nebraska Wesleyan University features "Recent Sculptures by Dewane Hughes and Justin Shaw," throughout the month of October.  Justin Shaw is an Adjunct Professor of Art at Nebraska Wesleyan University and Dewane Hughes is an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of Texas at Tyler. Hughes' work can be seen on his website.  An opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 from  5 p.m. to 7 p.m.   Exhibit ends Nov. 9. Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Burkholder Project
Fall is just beginning, and the Burkholder Project kicks it off with three exciting new exhibits.  In the Main Gallery, Anne Burkholder presents "Rivers of Nebraska".  Alan Smith will display "Nebraska Landscapes", a series of photographs, in the Outback Gallery.  Finally, Linda Benton's work "Myths, Truths, Secrets" - using images and words to record personal or universal knowledge. Composed of oil, acrylic, and collage pieces, it will be on display in the Skylight Gallery.  All three exhibits run from October 1st to the 31st.  An opening reception will be held Friday, October 3, 2008 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The First Friday Gallery Walk this month at participating galleries is October 3rd from 5-10 pm.

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