Last month we sent out our "5 for the Arts" newsletter regarding the possibility of the LAC being at risk of losing our city funding and asking you to support us with letters to Mayor Chris Beutler.  The response was overwhelming!

We were happily bombarded with letters of support for the LAC and for the arts in Lincoln.

Mayor Beutler was listening, too.  At the 2009 Mayor's Arts Awards, the Mayor assured the nearly 300 in attendance that he would not be cutting our budget.  He even jokingly indicated that it would be okay for the flood of LAC support letters to his office to come to a halt!

Thank you for your time, passion and commitment.  Your letters gave us exactly what we needed at just the right time... a strong voice of support and the hope of a bright future.

Women's Ministries of First-Plymouth Church, UCC Fine Art Show, November 13-15, 2009.  The purpose of this exhibition of art is to raise funds for the Board for Women's Ministries scholarship program supporting non-traditional women students. The show will be held in Pilgrim Hall on the first floor of the First-Plymouth United Church of Christ, located at 2000 D Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is an annual event and we are inviting you to consider submitting your work to the show for sale to our church members and the general public. Please contact Martha Hewitt Hoile, Fine Art Show Chair, at mhoile@yahoo.com if you have questions.  More...

Prescott Elementary will be hosting a neighborhood festival July 10, 2009 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Food, jugglers, storytellers, and music will all be a part of the evening. There is a call for artists who would like to be a part of the festival. Tables will be available for artists. There is particular interest in artists who can demonstrate a portion of their craft during the event...drawing, painting, potting, etc. Artists may bring their work to show at their table and give out cards and contact information. The school gym will be available in the event the weather turns bad during the festival.  Anyone interested, available, or with questions please contact:
Jon Carlson, 575 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508.  Jon can be reached at (402)441-7224, (402)441-7010 (fax) or by email at jcarlson@lincoln.ne.gov.  More...

The Lincoln Arts Council is currently accepting proposals for Project Grants, available to arts organizations with a 501 c3 status.  The projects funded must benefit the Lincoln Community and be conducted between September 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010.  The deadline for application is August 7, 2009. For more information, click here for the application or email: lacdirector@artscene.org. 

Daniel Kubert was at Elliot Elementary School June 23,25, and 26 conducting the last artisan program through the Multicultural Arts Initiative Project.  Daniel was cast in Broadway reproductions and original theater pieces which gave him a reverence for the development of contemporary dance forms via participation in classical forms.  The children learned how to make a story about their heritage through movements of their body.  Each student would say their story in their native language along with their dance.  Daniel really enjoyed teaching the kids and they began to realize how to express a story through movements.

In 1991 Daniel was hired by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company as a dancer and was with the company for over ten years.  As a result of the brisk global tour schedule and community outreach programs, it allowed him to teach all levels of classes around the world.  Take a look at other wonderful artisans in Lincoln on the Multicultural Arts Initiative page.

Through art education, the Lincoln Arts Council hopes to help educate the community about the wonderful multicultural artisans in Lincoln.  The project has already profiled thirty multicultural artists from the community and can be seen on the Multicultural Arts Initiative page at Lincoln Arts Council's website www.artscene.org.  This project is grant funded by the Nebraska Arts Council and Wells Fargo Bank in Lincoln.

This July, Handmade Modern Gallery welcomes Johanna Sawyer and her new show "Flowing Formations".  Johanna recently graduated for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelors in Fine and Performing Arts.  The show will open on July 3rd and will hang through July 31st.  Gallery owner Sara Bucy's textile and jewelry creations will also accompany the show.  An opening reception will be held July 3rd from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m.

Handmade Modern Designs is in the Parrish Building 14th & O street above Spindel Records.  Come check out her work and many more studios for First Friday in the Parrish Project!


From July 23rd to August 21st, libraries across Lincoln will display the fine art produced by employees of the City of Lincoln and their families as part of the National Arts Program.  A reception and presentation of awards will be held at Turbine Flats located at 2124 'Y' Street on July 23, 2009 at 6:00p.m.  We invite you to join us and talk with the artists, enjoy some great food, and see the winning pieces of art.

The National Arts ProgramŽ is designed to give all artists, at all levels of skill, an uninhibited opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional manner to compete for cash prizes and continuing education scholarships. Sponsored by The National Arts Program Foundation in support and cooperation with the City of Lincoln, the exhibit is judged by professional artists and visual art professionals in Amateur, Intermediate, Professional and Youth classifications. And it is free to all!  More...


Screen Ink screen printing and embroidery is proud to host artwork by Lincoln Arts Council board member John "Blade" Wiederspan this July.  A mix of photography and metal sculptures will be on display.  An opening reception will be held First Friday, July 3rd from 6 to 10 p.m.  Screen Ink is located at 416 South 11th Street, Lincoln.  Hope to see you there!

Be sure to visit our Gallery Happenings page for additional gallery events.

Phone 402-434-2787