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» Exhibits « VIRGINIA OCKEN, MARGIE SCHIMENTI, AND JEAN WELBORN
Opens in September at Artists Cooperative Gallery Omaha, 405 S 11th St. Ocken paints lifelike people and animals, Schimenti works in mixed media, and Welborn creates whimsical, colorful paintings. These three artists are coming together for the September show at Artists’ Co-Op. 402.342.9617. –artistscoopomaha.com
ALL TOGETHER, AMONGST MANY: REFLECTIONS ON EMPATHY
Through Sept. 19 at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. This exhibit explores the cultural and sociopolitical issues that define the United States. It is not identified as an exhaustive survey, but it provides a snapshot of America’s turbulent society today. 402.341.7130. –bemiscenter.org
AMERICAN ART DECO: DESIGNING FOR THE PEOPLE (1918-1939)
Through Sept. 5 at Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St. This ticketed exhibit represents the glamour and optimism of the 1920s and the marginalization, devastation, and escapism of the 1930s. It is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $10 adults, $5 college students with ID, free for Joslyn members and youth ages 17 and under. 402.342.3300. –joslyn.org
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SEPTEMBER 2021
JAMES CAMERON— FILMMAKERCHALLENGING THE DEEP
Through Oct. 3 at Durham Museum, 801 S. 10th St. The Durham Museum is extending this new exhibit that features the work of acclaimed explorer and filmmaker James Cameron. It made its North American premier at the Durham Museum when it opened in May. 1-4 p.m. 402.444.5071. –durhammuseum.org
GAME ON!
Through Dec. 31 at Omaha Children’s Museum, 500 S. 20th St. This interactive children’s exhibit brings well-known board games and video games into real life adventures. Families are able to play timeless playground games and other outdoor activities indoors when they visit. Visitors will explore the history, culture, and even the science of some games. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 402.342.6164. –ocm.org
CREATING COMMUNITY—EXHIBIT
Sept. 1 to Sept. 26 at HotShops Art Center, 1301 Nicholas St. At this month-long, progressive community exhibit, the visitors are the artists. It is an opportunity to create your own artwork at several creation stations inside the gallery. There will be still life, drawing, and painting stations, as well as 3D clay stations. All finished artwork will be hung in the gallery, and 3D work will be placed in a large clay city environment. Visitors should attend the closing reception on September 26 from 1-3 p.m. to see the completed exhibit and take home the artwork they created. 402.342.6452. –hotshopsartcenter.org
JUAN JOSÉ CASTAÑO-MÁRQUEZ EXHIBIT
Opens Sept. 3 at Petshop, 2725 N. 62nd St. Castaño-Márquez explores contemporary issues on historiography and archivization, as well as personal identity. Some of Juan’s projects directly engage with ideas of representation of “the other,” being both brown and queer, historical erasure, and situations of victimization in his country of birth. –juanjosecastano-marquez.com
DAVID MCCLEERY EXHIBITION BEGINS GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE EXHIBITION
Sept. 23-24 at Fred Simon Gallery, 1004 Farnam St. This exhibit began in 1992 and allows civic leaders, citizens, school children, and other visitors to acknowledge the diversity of statewide artistic talent. Public hours are Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. Groups of 10 or more people are recommended to attend. 402.471.3466. –artscouncil.nebraska.gov
ALIENTO A TEQUILA
Sept. 1 to Oct. 20 at El Museo Latino, 4701 S. 25th St. Aliento a Tequila, or The Spirit of Tequila, exhibition explores and celebrates the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, Mexico’s mestizo national drink. 402.731.1137 –elmuseolatino.org
AMANDA BREITBACH, OIL AND WATER PHOTOGRAPHY
Sept. 7 to Oct. 8 at Creighton University Lied Art Gallery, 2500 California Plaza. The Oil and Water Photography exhibit features photographs taken along the Texas Gulf Coast that represent the dual nature of the Golf Coast as an important ecosystem that provides vital habitat for wildlife and a site of oil and gas developments. This exhibit is open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. –creighton.edu
AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST SOCIETY—22ND ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Sept. 9 to Dec. 12 at Gallery 1516, 1516 Leavenworth St. This exhibition will feature 200 impressionist artworks from artists across the country. Wednesday through Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to schedule an appointment online on the website, but it is not required. Admission: Free. 402.305.1510. –gallery1516.org
