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Exhibitions and Events

Give to Lincoln Day

May 17, 2012

All Day

On Thursday, Lincoln will come together to support our nonprofit organizations through Give to Lincoln Day, sponsored by the Lincoln Community Foundation. We need YOU to join us. This unprecedented, 24-hour giving event is your chance to help the arts in Lincoln.
www.givetolincolnday.org

Homestead Express Family Day Activities

May 20, 2012

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Homestead Express is a weekend of family activities at sites throughout Lincoln in celebration of the Free Land Chautauqua.

On Sunday May 20th, the Sheldon Museum of Art will host storyteller Matthew Sitting Bear Jones at 1 and 3 p.m. and a hands-on workshop with video artist Michael Burton from noon to 5 p.m.

Pick up a game board at any of the sites, participate in the family weekend events, and collect stamps at the various locations. Turn in the completed game board at Homestead National Monument during the Chautauqua
May 20-25 or anytime through May 31 to receive a special commemorative coin.

Family event sites include Bennett Martin and Bess Dodson Walt Branches of the Lincoln Public Libraries, Lincoln Children's Museum, Lincoln Children's Zoo, Nebraska History Museum, Michael Forsberg Gallery, Pioneer Park Nature Center, and Sheldon Museum of Art.

Saturday, May 19th:

10:00- 5:00
Children's Museum
Children's Zoo
Lincoln City Libraries

1:00-4:00
Nebraska History Museum
Pioneer Park Nature Center

Sunday, May 20th:
10:00- 5:00
Children's Zoo

12:00-5:00
Sheldon Museum of Art
Lincoln Libraries

The Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) has provided funding for Homestead Express. The NHC receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Nebraska State Legislature, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and private donations.

Jewelry Workshop with Jodie Marshall

May 29, 2012

6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Create a strung bracelet with glass beads inspired by "The Studio Glass Movement: Selections from the Esterling-Wake Collection" exhibition.

Jazz in June

Every Tuesday in June

Market at 5:00 pm and Jazz at 7:00 pm.

Jazz in June has become more than just a tradition. It's a summer standard. The free Tuesday evening series is one of Lincoln's summer delights.
Enjoy the Jazz in June Market at 12th & R Streets, then stroll onto the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus to listen to great jazz.

Histories: The Sheldon Permanent Collection

Aug. 5, 2011 - Jul. 15, 2012

The term “history” suggests a single, unified explanation and understanding of events and actors on the world stage. And yet in both academic settings and popular culture, history reveals itself to be a complex, multifaceted topic, explored and interpreted in a variety of different ways.

Railroads and the Making of Modern America

Jan. 20, 2012 - May 27, 2012

Railroads and the Making of Modern America features fifty works from the Sheldon Museum of Art’s permanent collection—as well as a handful of local loans—and examines the ways artists captured and shaped the modern ideas and practices made possible by the railroad, emphasizing the broader cross-border movements and their global consequences.

Partners and Adversaries: The Art of Collaboration

Feb. 3, 2012 - May 27, 2012

Drawn largely from the Sheldon Museum of Art’s permanent collection, Partners and Adversaries: The Art of Collaboration explores the often productive—and sometimes contentious—world of artistic partnerships.

Sunrise and Moonset in Provincetown

Feb. 24, 2012 - May 20, 2012

In the summer of 1916, the small village of Provincetown, Massachusetts, located on the tip of Cape Cod, was considered the largest art colony in the world. Approximately 600 American artists, playwrights, and writers converged on the small fishing village to bask in its light and beauty. Here works by avant-garde artists hang alongside those of artists who were aligned with more conservative academic institutions. Together, they demonstrate the multiple styles that were fostered within this exuberant creative community.

The Studio Glass Movement: Selections from the Esterling-Wake Collection

Apr. 6, 2012 - Jun. 3, 2012

Approximately thirty works will be on view including those by glass pioneer Harvey Littleton whose workshops in 1962 encouraged artists to design and construct glass outside the factory setting. The rich creative energy the studio glass movement unleashed continues to flourish today as increasing numbers of artists discover glass as a compelling medium.

Sheldon Shopping

artland Spring 2012
Members of the Sheldon Art Association receive artland free as a benefit of membership.

The magazine is currently available in the Sheldon Museum Store for $4.95 and will soon be sold in art venues, bookstores, and cafés across the state.

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