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Curator Tour: Robert Rauschenberg and the Flatbed Picture Plane

Gain insight into “Robert Rauschenberg and the Flatbed Picture Plane” from Christian Wurst, Sheldon’s associate curator of exhibitions, who organized the exhibition.

With support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Sheldon joins an international roster of institutions commemorating the centennial of the artist’s birth. The exhibition presents nine editioned works from the museum’s collection, examined through art historian Leo Steinberg’s concept of the flatbed picture plane.

This curator tour is free and open to everyone. Space is limited; please register at go.unl.edu/curator-tour-oct-18.

About Christian Wurst:

Sips at Sheldon

Sips at Sheldon looks at works of art from new and thought-provoking perspectives. The program will feature Richard Moberly, dean and Richard C. & Catherine S. Schmoker Professor of Law, and Liz Ring Carlson, vice president of corporate communications, community relations, and meetings and travel, Ameritas, both co-curators of the exhibition "Go Big Red" in conversation with Erin Hanas, Sheldon’s curator for academic and campus engagement.

Conversations begin in the galleries and continue in the boardroom with sips and charcuterie.

Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Become a member now at https://sheldonartmuseum.org/join/

Go Big Red! A Game Day Tour

Tour the exhibition “Go Big Red” with a Sheldon student ambassador, two hours before kickoff.

Free and open to everyone.

Great Plains Lecture: Rebecca Nagle

Rebecca Nagle, the winner of the 2025 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, will give a talk at Sheldon as part of the Center for Great Plains Studies’ Paul A. Olson lecture series.

The book, “By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land” (Harper Collins Publishers), recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma by chronicling both the contemporary legal battle and historic acts of Indigenous resistance.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Drop in for a tour of Sheldon’s exhibitions led by a Sheldon Student Ambassador before each Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture.

Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture: Adrian Arleo and Jane Shellenbarger

Ceramic artists Adrian Arleo and Jane Shellenbarger will present successive Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lectures on Thursday, October 30. The lectures are free and open to the public.

Adrian Arleo's work is exhibited nationally and internationally and is in numerous public and private collections. She has received awards from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation in 1991 and 1992, and in 1995, was awarded a Montana Arts Council Individual Fellowship. Her work has been widely published in books, magazines, and on the internet.

Jane Shellenbarger is a professor and graduate program director at Rochester Institute of Technology in the School for American Crafts. She has taught at Northern Michigan University, Kansas City Art Institute, the University of Northern Iowa, Penland School of Crafts, and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. She has exhibited her work in several galleries around the country.

Halloween at Sheldon

Dark arts.
Flashlight tours.
Halloween at Sheldon.

Enjoy flashlight tours, oracle card readings, conversations with artists in the spirit realm, a costume contest, and cash bar with Halloween spirits.

This Halloween party is for those over 21. Although free, registration is strongly encouraged: go.unl.edu/sheldon-halloween

Go Big Red! A Game Day Tour

Tour the exhibition “Go Big Red” with a Sheldon student ambassador, two hours before kickoff.

Free and open to everyone.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Drop in for a tour of Sheldon’s exhibitions led by a Sheldon Student Ambassador before each Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture.

Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture: Julia Blaut

Julia Blaut, senior director of curatorial affairs at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, will deliver a lecture about Rauschenberg’s enduring legacy with special attention to his prints and Leo Steinberg’s concept of the flatbed picture plane.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon’s drop-in tours are a great way to learn more about the Sheldon’s architecture, exhibitions, and collection. Drop-in tours are free and open to everyone. No registration is required.

Humanities on the Edge: Allucquere Rosanne “Sandy” Stone, Marjorie Vecchio, and Megan Malone

NOTE: This is an online event; Zoom link TBA

Allucquere Rosanne “Sandy” Stone, professor emerita at the University of Texas at Austin and founding director of the Advanced Communication Technologies Laboratory presents the second of four Humanities on the Edge lectures. Stone will be joined by Marjorie Vecchio, filmmaker, and Megan Malone, comedian.

The talk is free and open to the public. Now in its 16th year, the lecture series was founded in 2010 and continues to promote cross-disciplinary conversation and theoretical research in the humanities. The lectures are organized by Katie Anania (art history), Luis Othoniel Rosa (modern languages and literatures and the Institute for Ethnic Studies), Marco Abel (English), and Erin Hanas (Sheldon Museum of Art).

Light Night: Dinner at Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon Contemporaries, a group at Sheldon Museum of Art for the next generation of museum supporters (21 to 50), presents a candlelit dinner inspired by the exhibition “Ken Friedman: 92 Events.” Guests will experience a night of light, shadow, and infinite reflections while dining in the museum’s Great Hall. Cocktail attire is encouraged.

Tickets are $40 per person for members of the Sheldon Art Association, $50 for nonmembers, and include a plated dinner and served wine. Themed drinks will be available at a cash bar.

Reservations are required and may be made at https://sheldonartmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/light-night-dinner-at-sheldon/3122243.

Curator Tour of "Ken Friedman: 92 Events"

Erin Hanas, curator for academic and campus engagement at Sheldon Museum of Art, will lead a tour of the exhibition "Ken Friedman: 92 Events" which features six decades of text-based event scores by the Fluxus artist Ken Friedman. Learn more about the exhibition, Ken Friedman, and Fluxus in this tour.

About Erin Hanas:

Erin Hanas, PhD, is the curator for academic and campus engagement at Sheldon Museum of Art. Previously, she was the associate curator of academic programs at the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, the coordinator of academic programs at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, and a glassblowing assistant at Chatham Glass Company. She received a PhD in art history from Duke University; an MA in modern art history, theory, and criticism from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and a BA in art and German from Central College.

Yoga in Sheldon’s Great Hall

Campus Recreation is partnering with Sheldon Museum of Art to offer hour-long yoga classes appropriate for all levels.
Register through the Active Husker App or online at https://go.unl.edu/sheldon-yoga. Registration opens one week before the class.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Drop in for a tour of Sheldon’s exhibitions led by a Sheldon Student Ambassador before each Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture.

Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture: Pablo Helguera

Pablo Helguera, a visual artist living in New York City who is often considered a pioneering figure in the field of socially engaged art, will present the Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture on Thursday, November 20 at 5:30 p.m.

Helguera’s practice involves performance, drawing, pedagogy, installation, theater, and other literary strategies. Coming from a family of classical musicians, his work also frequently includes musical elements.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Drop in for a tour of Sheldon’s exhibitions led by a Sheldon Student Ambassador before each Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist & Scholar Lecture.

Drop-in Tour at Sheldon Museum of Art

Sheldon’s drop-in tours are a great way to learn more about the Sheldon’s architecture, exhibitions, and collection. Drop-in tours are free and open to everyone. No registration is required.

Printmaking Workshop for Adults

Join Francisco Souto, director of the School of Art, Art History & Design and professor of art with a focus in printmaking at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in an exploration of the artworks and printmaking processes in the exhibition "Robert Rauschenberg and the Flatbed Picture Plane." Following the conversation, Souto will lead the group in a solvent printing workshop in the university’s printmaking studio.

Tickets are $10 per person for members of the Sheldon Art Association, $12 for nonmembers, and may be purchased at https://sheldonartmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/printmaking-workshop-for-adults/3109193.

About Francisco Souto:

Yoga in Sheldon’s Great Hall

Campus Recreation is partnering with Sheldon Museum of Art to offer hour-long yoga classes appropriate for all levels.
Register through the Active Husker App or online at https://go.unl.edu/sheldon-yoga. Registration opens one week before the class.

Family Day at Sheldon Museum of Art

Renowned artist Karen Kunc will lead an interactive printmaking activity inspired by the exhibition "Robert Rauschenberg and the Flatbed Picture Plane." Families will have a chance to learn more about the printmaking process while creating a print to take home. An in-gallery sketching activity and hot cocoa bar will also be provided.

Family Day is free and open to everyone. Please register at https://sheldonartmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/family-day-printmaking-with-karen-kunc/3116122.