300 Square
The Empty Room | 13th and Webster Street (under 22 Floors) | throughout July
Empty Room is a six month long experiment. Six special artists will be given use of retail space one month at a time -- entrepreneurs, thinkers, environmentalists, teachers, etcetera who are interested in sharing creative ideas with the Omaha community.
The second event in the space is 300 Square an interactive exhibit which explores the social, economic and environmental benefits of compact living.
Stop by and experience a 300 sf compact living space during the month of July, every Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm-9pm & Saturday and Sunday from noon-5pm. Also -- there will be a special event with loom featuring DJ Brent Crampton on July 11th starting at 7:30pm.
For more information, please visit http://emptyroomomaha.org
"The Aesthetic Imperative" | work by Evan Major and Stephen Kavanaugh
Nomad Lounge | 1013 Jones Street | Opens on Thursday, July 2nd 7pm to 10pm
"The Aesthetic Imperative" features work by Evan Major and Stephen Kavanaugh. Evan and Stephen grew up taking art classes together in high school. As friends and as artists, both have found a commonality in their approach and taste in art, yet each have their own distinct style. In high school and even now, Evan and Stephen continue to feed off one another’s creative and technical abilities and motivate one another to push forward with their artistic talent. "The Aesthetic Imperative" reveals the similarities as well as the distinction between the two artists’ work. The show is an example of art feeding off of art, with a reliance on the imagination and a demand for aesthetics.
loom weaves Shiver Shiver
Espana | 6064 Maple Street | July 2nd from 9pm-1am | $5 cover
Join us at loom as we weave Shiver Shiver via the keys of Jordan Elsberry, the trapset and percussion of Chase Thornburg alongside the music selections of Brent Crampton in a live ad-lib performance. For more info, email brentcrampton@gmail.com.
"Tugboaters"
TugBoat Gallery | 116 North 14th Street in Lincoln | Opening on July 3rd
Featuring work by Heidi Bartlett, Jake Gillespie, Peggy Gomez, Justin Kemerling, Joey Lynch, Denny Schmickle and Nolan Tredway. The exhinbit runs through July 26th. For more information, please visit http://www.tugboatgallery.com
Old Market Gallery Crawl
Various locations | The Old Market | Wednesday, July 8th from 5pm to 8pm
For a map of this month's participating galleries, please click here: http://tinyurl.com/pkvb2j
"Mark Makers"
Jackson Artworks | 1108 Jackson Street | Opening on July 11th
A survey of drawing today by twenty one Nebraska - based artists in different stages of their careers. The level of ideas and approaches are as diverse as the artists themselves. Opening Reception on Saturday, July 11th from 6pm to 9pm. For more information, please call (402) 341-1832.
"Paradox of Value" | New work by Jess Benjamin
RNG Gallery | 1915 Leavenworth | through July 12th
From Jess Benjamin's artist statement: "The objects that I create are inspired by my research on Kingsley Dam at Lake McConaughy in Ogallala, Nebraska, a short drive from where I was born. A jackstone is a reinforced concrete tetrahedron that, coupled with other jackstones, provides an interlocking strength of protection to the face of Kingsley Dam. After the "Dust Bowl" of the 1930's, Kingsley Dam was built and became a symbol of strength for Nebraska's future. But for the last ten years, the Great Plains Region has received below average annual precipitation. As the water level of Lake McConaughy diminishes, battered jackstones risefrom beneath the surface. In my work, I use these symbols of strength while exposing the fragile balance between man and nature."
For more information, please contact Rob Gilmer at robertngilmer@yahoo.com
The Bellows Boogie| An Epic Event Benefiting The Kent Bellows Studio
The Bemis Underground | 724 South 12th Street | Friday, July 17th from 7pm to 11pm | $3
Please join us for the Bellows Boogie, an epic event benefiting The Kent Bellows Studio and Center for Visual Arts. Come enjoy the live music, art activities, art sale and more. $3 entry fee. All proceeds go to the educational programs of The Kent Bellows Studio. For more information, please email Rebecca at rebecca@kentbellows.org.
Westerns Repertory Series at Film Streams
Ruth Sokolof Theater | 1340 Webster Street | Through August 27th
There’s no movie genre more patently “American” than the Western, and perhaps none more generally misunderstood. Squeaky-clean heroes versus categorical evil-doers? Not so much. True Westerns -- the visually breathtaking work of genre auteurs like Howard Hawks, John Ford, Sam Peckinpah, and Sergio Leone -- are more like Greek mythology set to an open range, where the difference between “good” and “bad” is often slim and sometimes none. For more information, please visit http://www.filmstreams.org.
Sean Ward: A Pre-Conscious Space
The Bemis | 724 South 12th Street | Opens July 24th
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts is proud to announce the imminent arrival of A Pre-Conscious Space, an architectural installation commissioned by the Oregon-based artist Sean Ward. A Pre-Conscious Space is a functional music venue and event-space built within the Okada building, directly to the East of the Bemis Center’s main facility. The commission establishes a new cultural destination and social space, and expands Bemis Center’s physical space and capacity to present multi-disciplinary programming. Also -- please join artists-in-residence Tannaz Farsi, Margaret Meehan and Noah Simblist for the First Thursday ArtTalk on July 2nd at 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.bemiscenter.org.
tugBoat gallery (lincoln)
bemis center for contemporary arts
phillip schrager collection of contemporary art
joslyn art museum
sheldon museum of art (lincoln)
paparazzi by appointment
dundee gallery
hot shops art center
the kent bellows studio and center for visual arts
film streams
the blue barn theatre
omaha performing arts
the waiting room lounge
the slowdown
