Audio/Video Library
Enjoy Podcasts About Great Art at Sheldon
Recorded at the Sheldon Museum of Art, the audio files listed below enhance the understanding and enjoyment of gallery visitors. The most recent podcasts are at the top of the list.
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Sharon Kennedy |
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Women Artists in Nebraska, 1880-1950 Sheldon Curator Sharon Kennedy reviews her thesis about 12 early women artists in Nebraska. Talented, indomitable and yet largely overlooked, these art pioneers left an enduring artistic legacy in the state. |
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The University Chamber Singers |
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University Chamber Singers Performance in Sheldon's Great Hall The University Chamber Singers under the director of Therees Hibbard performed in Sheldon's Great Hall on Sunday, December 2. |
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Sandra Scolnik |
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Artist Sandra Scolnik Discusses Her Painting and Art in France Painter Sandra Scolnik discusses her work and the world of art that she has found in France, where now lives with her husband and two children. Responding to questions from the Sheldon staff, Scolnik calls her untitled work in Sheldon Survey: An Invitational a pivotal piece in her career. To view an image of Scolnik with her painting at Sheldon, please click Sandra Scolnik |
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James Surls |
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Artist James Surls Talks About Scupture and Drawing James Surls discusses the art world and his work with Sheldon staff members. Surls, who creates wooden objects with intriguing designs, has had works shown in major museums including the Whitney, Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Born in 1943 in Terrell, Texas, he now lives and works in Carbondale, Colorado, which is near Aspen. Surls's sculpture in Sheldon Survey is Flowers on the Wall, 2006, wood and bronze, 51 X 80 X 13 inches. |
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Sharon Kennedy |
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John Singleton Copley's Nicholas Boylston Curator Sharon Kennedy tells how John Singleton Copley's became one of America's foremost early painters. His portrait Nicholas Boylston, on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is on view at the Sheldon until March. |
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Jose F. Garcia of Las Artes Cultural Center |
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An Ofrenda for El Dia de los Muertos Jose F. Garcia of Las Artes Cultural Center in Omaha describes the ofrenda constructed in Sheldon's Great Hall for the El Dia de los Muertos celebration. Jose Garcia and his wife, Linda, directed the installation of the ofrenda on October 22, 2007. |
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Jan Driesbach |
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Hung Liu's Meal II Sheldon Director Jan Driesbach discusses artist Hung Liu's painting Meal II, which is on view in the permanent collection galleries. The work was given to the Sheldon by Marjorie Woods on the occasion of the naming of one of the museum's galleries in honor of the Woods Family. |
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Sharon Kennedy |
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The Beat Gallery As part of its American Narratives exhibition, Sheldon Curator Sharon Kennedy introduces the Beat Movement from the 1950s and several artworks from the period. |
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Sheldon Connections 3 Opening More than 200 attended the opening for Sheldon Connections 3 on Friday, September 14. Artists included in the exhbition are: Jake Gillespie, Eddie Dominguez, Caitlin Applegate, Leslie Iwai and Nolan Tredway, in collabortion with Ryan Turner and Lindsey Jonak. In addition, Grant Brownyard and Diane Nelson offer experimental videos in the coffee shop area. Howlooseanation played in the Great Hall at the conclusion of the reception. |
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Kestrel Lemen |
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College Night at Sheldon Art League organizer and Sheldon intern Kestrel Lemen talks to fellow students at the semester's first College Night on September 10, 2007. About 100 students attended the event from 5 to 7 p.m. |
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Sharon Kennedy |
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Seasonal Celebrations, Daily Life: Photographs by Graciela Iturbide Sheldon curator Sharon Kennedy talks to visitors at the opening reception for this exhibition on September 7, 2007. In this exhibition of 25 stunning black-and-white prints, photographer Graciela Iturbide provides a glimpse into the historical and cultural complexity of Mexico and its people. |
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Wanda Ewing |
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Introduction to Bougie from Wanda Ewing's Talk Omaha artist Wanda Ewing discusses her exhibition Bougie. This videopod cast includes images from the exhibition, audio excerpts from Ewing's talk at the opening, and video clips from reception on Tuesday, August 28. Curator Sharon Kennedy introduces the artist. |
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Wanda Ewing |
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Artist Wanda Ewing Talks About Bougie Artist Wanda Ewing, an assistant professor of art and art history at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, talks about her art and her exhibition Bougie, which explores the concept of beauty inspired by popular fashion magazines. She spoke before an audience in the Ethel S. Abbott auditorium in Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. |
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Jan Driesbach |
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Theodore H. Robinson's Port Ben, Delaware and Hudson Canal 1893 Sheldon Director Jan Diresbach discusses Theodore H. Robinson's painting Port Ben, Delaware and Hudson Canal with Ashley Conaster, a senior Art History major. Their talk is about four-and-a-half minutes. |
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Jan Driesbach |
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John Twachtman's Bark and Schooner 1900 Sheldon Director Jan Driesbach discusses John Henry Twachtman's painting Bark and Schooner 1900 with Ashley Conaster, a senior majoring in Art History. Their talk is about three minutes. |
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Band |
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Sheldon Sculpture Garden Comes Alive The University of Nebraska-Lincoln marching band began its annual ritual of finding the beat for the season ahead on a raining August day in the Sheldon Sculpture Garden. |
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Ambient Sounds |
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Sheldon Connections 2 This seven-minute videocast shows some of the artwork on view In Sheldon Connections 2 from August 10 to September 9, 2007. Works from more than 20 regional artists are included in the exhibition. The videocast includes scenes from the opening on Friday, August 10. |
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Permanent Collection: American Narratives This seven-minute videocast introduces American Narratives, the 2007-2008 installation of Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery's permanent collection. This videocast includes artworks from the exhibitions and scenes from the First Friday opening on August 3, 2007. |
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Jan Driesbach |
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Georgia O'Keeffe's New York, Night Sheldon Director Jan Driesbach and Ashley Conaster, a graduate student in Art History, discuss Georgia O'Keeffe's painting, New York, Night, now on view in the Sheldon's permanent collection galleries. The videocast uses still and video images to show aspects and details of the painting. The videocast lasts about ten minutes and thirty seconds. |
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University Chamber Singers |
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