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Get Sm'art - Mayor's Arts Awards Winners!
 Come celebrate with this year's Mayor's Arts Awards winners with Mayor Chris Beutler and the Lincoln Arts Council (LAC) the evening of Wednesday, May 28 on stage at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. At GET SM'ART we will formally recognize artistic contributions and achievements in the Lincoln area. Invitations will be mailed in April, and early reservations are encouraged and can be made at: artscene.org/maa-2014-reservations
The awards being presented to this year's winners are being created by Lincoln artist Margaret Berry, who uses beeswax-based paint to create encaustic paintings.
The public is encouraged to submit names and photos of members of the Lincoln arts community who have died since the last awards ceremony in June 2013 for memorial recognition at the awards event. Information can be sent to mayorsartsawards@artscene.org.
So recharge your shoe phones and lift the cone of silence... Let's celebrate!
This year's 36th annual Mayor's Arts Awards winners are...
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Save the Date for the 2014 Mayor's Arts Awards
 Mark your social calendar today for May 28th 2014!
Get sm'art and reserve early! Delicious buffet, and delightful program honoring Lincoln's art luminaries. Live music and cash bar!!
Call or fill out the reservation form now! $35 of the $60 ticket price is tax deductible and helps support your arts council. This year's tables are reserved for seating, please indicate your table mates. Business or semi-formal attire.
This year's theme is GET SM'ART. Count on a fun-filled night to remember with our very own take on Maxwell Smart and Agent 99. Talented filmmaker and award winning Alexander Jeffries will film a Lincoln GET SM'ART episode to commemorate this year's recipients. So charge up your shoe phones and join us!
Of course, it's no secret that the Lincoln Arts Council has generous community support for this meaningful event and we are proud to recognize and thank our sponsors.
Award Sponsors
- Speedway Properties (Outstanding Event plus Scholarship Tickets)
- Lincoln Industries (Artistic Achievement - Youth)
- Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital (Artistic Achievement - Performing Arts)
- A to Z Printing (ArtScene Backstage Award)
- Lincoln Community Foundation (LCF Art for Kids)
- Joe & Judye Ruffo (Artistic Achievement - Visual)
- Runza® Restaurants (Halcyon Allsman Benefactor of the Arts)
- Talent Plus (Heart of the Arts)
- Legacy Estates (Legacy of Art)
- Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather (Mayor's Choice Award)
- Enersen Partners (Enersen Urban Design)
- Richard P. Kimmel and Laurine Kimmel Charitable Foundation (Kimmel Foundation Awards)
- The Gladys Lux Education Award Endowment
- The Richard Hay Arts Organization Award Endowment
Additional Funding
- Video Sponsors: Liberty First Credit Union, St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Mr. Steve Wake
- Event Supporters: Black Hills Energy, Jerry and Annette Hall, Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska, Mrs. Ann Rawley, Mr. Wayne Boles, and Cornhusker Bank
- Banner Sponsor: Union Agency
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 Imagine... you arrive at the Lincoln Arts Council tent to pick up your first crate of CSArt. It is a pleasant evening and the street is humming with conversation and commerce as the Jazz in June crowd browses the booths in front of The Lied Center. Strains of music float on the breeze as you linger to talk with CSArtists who are on hand to enjoy with you surprise and delight at seeing your art shares for the first time. It's like Christmas in June! Look... there's more! Much like a farm CSA, your crate contains "bumper crop" items like event tickets or hand-made note cards. And you have two more opportunities to receive art hand-crafted just for you in the company of the artists involved and your fellow CSArt supporters.
More... CSArt Shares Available Now The cost is $400 per share. Only 50 shares are available in 2014. ($50 from each share sold benefits the Lincoln Arts Council with the remainder divided among the artists.) Purchase yours today from the LAC office. Credit card orders may be placed by phone Monday through Friday between 9 am and 4 pm. Make checks payable to "Lincoln Arts Council" and mail or deliver to: 1701 South 17th Street, Suite 1A; Lincoln, NE 68502-2641. For more information, CSArt@artscene.org or www.artscene.org.
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 Congratulations to Crisha Yantis for having her work featured in "500 Figures in Clay, Volume 2" by Lark Ceramics. We are so pleased to have her original clay people featured in the 2014 Community Supported Art shares.
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The National Arts Program® 2014 judging has been completed. 16 winners have been chosen for cash prizes, and 4 pieces have been recognized for Honorable Mentions. The Lincoln Arts Council is excited to announce that the program this year has 63 registered participants who will exhibit 100 pieces of artwork. This year's participating artists comprise 20 City of Lincoln employees or retirees, 6 LPS employees, and 37 family members, which includes 26 teen and youth participants. Every piece of artwork being exhibited exemplifies the talent that exists in the Lincoln community, from levels of Amateur to Professional, and including Youth and Teen categories. This year's "Best in Show" prize of $300 is awarded to Charon Becker, wife of City of Lincoln employee Zachary Becker, for her painting "Fairy Tale Castle" in the Intermediate category. For a full list of this year's winners, please visit artscene.org/national-arts-program.
Add the 8th Annual National Arts Program® reception to your First Friday art walk plans!
A public reception and awards presentation ceremony will be held at Bennett Martin Public Library on First Friday, April 4, from 6pm - 8pm, graciously hosted by LPS Visual Arts Curriculum Supervisor Lorinda Rice. Can't make it? The 8th Annual National Arts Program® exhibition will hang April 4 - April 30 in Bennett Martin, Gere, Eiseley, and Walt libraries, during normal library hours. Please come out and see this fantastic show!
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Spring Fundraiser: Education Outreach, Part 2
"I love to draw and I want to be an artist." -Uyen
This young student was responding to the question of what he liked best about "Awesome Artists" after-school club at Belmont Elementary School. In this simple declaration are the first seeds of that aspect of the American dream that inspires people to follow their passion and make it their life's work.
Do recall feeling this way as a young person? Did you have the opportunity to explore artistic expression at that time? Were you encouraged in your efforts?
These ideas may seem esoteric to some or simply childish to others. But if you think of your own experience, you will likely identify a turning point in your ideas about art in your life. The question is, was the door opened for you to pursue creativity or did you abandon your joy in creating art?
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Lincoln Arts Festival Call For Artists!
 Hard to believe we are already planning this fall's Lincoln Arts Festival? It takes time and effort and we want to remind all artists that our May 12, 2014 deadline for a booth is fast approaching. Not an artist, but love the Lincoln Arts Festival? It is easy to become involved as a volunteer or patron. Contact melissaepp@artscene.org for details. We'd love your help. If selling your art in an outdoor, festival setting seems like a good idea, go to https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=3305 to find out about our festival, and many other festivals all over the country. You will submit your application online on Zapplication. Photos and a $25 jury fee are required, with easy instructions right on Zapplication. Join us for a great weekend at a festival that many of our artists say is their favorite.
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CSArt Update
The artists for Community Support Art (CSArt) 2014 have been commissioned and shareholders are in for a season of locally-produced, locally-sourced creations largely inspired by the environment in which we live! Mayor Chris Beutler joined Lincoln Arts Council staff and board to officially announce this year's participants on February 13. This article is second in a series of three that features CSArtists. Information about all of the artists can be viewed any time at www.artscene.org/community-supported-art.
 Marc Kornbluh -- A lamp-work glass artist for almost two decades, Marc is making one-of-a-kind pendants. Marc was also part of the first crop of CSArtists in 2013. "Working with glass has been my passion for nearly 20 years. There's something wonderful about art that you get to wear, or give as a gift to someone special. My pendants are a popular item of wearable art and I'm sure they'll bring joy to the patrons of CSArt 2014."
www.kornbluhdesign.net
 Michelle Liebgott-Osinga -- A textile artist who combines her interest in nature with needle-felting to make a creature native to the area accompanied by fieldnotes on its habits and characteristics. "I am a needle felt artist, meaning that I sculpt wool with a specialized needle that compacts the wool, and in the case of my own work, results in very life-like sculptures of animals. My sensibilities as an artist can be described as being part naturalist and part artist. I hope that through my work people become more familiar with the wildlife that inhabits the community where they live, and that they will feel a deeper connection to the native species found in and around our community."
www.etsy.com/people/michelleliebgottosin
 Susan Oltman -- A figurative painter portraying Nebraska history in the form of mugshots of real men and women from the turn of the 20th century and notes regarding the offences that put them at odds with the law. "They make great portraits because they come from a very honest, solemn or hostile moment in someone's life. I also want to insert a bit of color and whimsy into the portraits too by transforming part of their clothing into a graphic pattern. It helps to update the imagery and bridge the over-century of gap between our time and theirs. Each piece will tell a different story. I'll include with the paintings, a small description including the name of the person in the portrait, what their crime was and how long they were put away for that crime. This provides a back story to these otherwise unknown faces."
www.facebook.com/susanoltmanart
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Art Exhibition - 'I will die the way I've lived'
Two Lincoln exhibitions: 1. Clyde Malone Community Center, 2032 "U" St. Opens April 22nd 10 a.m. Reception 7p.m.
to 9p.m. April 23rd 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
2. Meadowlark Café, 1624 South St. Opens April 25 to April 30 8a.m. to 11p.m.
Reception April 25 , 7:30 p.m.
For more information contact: NEBRASKANS FOR PEACE, Phone/FAX: 402-475-4620 - NFPState@NebraskansforPeace.org
I will die the way I've lived. That is the name Antonio Guerrero gave to the 15 watercolors to mark the 15th anniversary, September 12, 1998 of the imprisonment of the Cuban Five. The fifteen watercolors reproduced are not the work of a painter who attended art school or studied at the side of a renowned artist. Antonio Guerrero first learned to draw and paint while incarcerated at the US penitentiary in Florence, Colorado. He was tutored by fellow prisoners and coached himself with books.
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April First Friday
Before you head out for First Friday on April 4th, be sure to check out our interactive First Friday Guide.
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And Now, Your Moment of Artistic Zen.
 What inspiring acts are you up to? Send your videos to info@artscene.org, and you could be in our next newsletter!
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