W PICKS W The highly anticipated Omaha Film Festival 2021 will be both virtual and physical, albeit with limited times and days in the theater. While the festival will run virtually from March 2-14, limited screenings will take place at Aksarben Cinema March 12 and 13. For regular festival attendees, this means something very special. For the first time, we will be able to see every film submitted. In festivals past, films ran concurrently in different theaters and it was impossible to see them all. The opportunity to buy into the virtual screenings means you can sit at home and take in all of the entries at your own pace. Just like every year, there are tons of entries, 94 films to be exact. Ticket options include an All Access Pass for $90, an All Access Virtual Pass for $70 (virtual screenings only) and an All Access Physical Pass for $50 (Aksarben Cinema showings). Go to www.omahafilmfestival.org for info and tickets. — Paul B. Allen IV
March 12
Through March 17
the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney in September.
Gallery 1516
For details, entry forms and frequently asked questions, visit gallery1516.org or email sara@gallery1516.org.
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Gallery 1516 is inviting visual artist submissions through March 17 for its recurring Nebraska Artist Biennial exhibition, set to open in May. Artists living in Nebraska, those who have spent time here as students or artists-in-residence and members of Nebraska-based artists groups are eligible. Artwork categories include painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics/ pottery, multimedia and student. A quintet of exhibition jurors will select the works and issue awards for the top pieces in each category. Entry fees this year are covered by the Fred and Simon Charitable Foundation.
Subjects include figurative works, abstracts, landscapes and still life. Printmaking methods used are intaglio (etching, engraving, aquatint, etc.), screen prints, relief (woodcuts and linoleum cuts) and lithographs. Free Prints: Prints Free opens with a reception March 12, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and runs through April 3. The Roberta and Bob Rogers Gallery is located at 1806 Vinton Street and open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More information is available at rbrg.org or by calling 402-4964797. — Kent Behrens
March 12
Celtic Footprint the little gallery | blackstone
RBR Gallery
— Janet Farber
March 2-14
Omaha Film Festival 2021 Online/ Aksarben Cinema
Artworks of note will earn cash awards, and for the first time winning pieces will travel to exhibit at
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Free Art? Who Does That?
and visitors are encouraged to expand their collections by purchasing additional prints.
March 2021
So, what does somebody have to do to get affordable art around here? Well, how does a free, fine art print sound? To promote its new exhibit, RBR Gallery is offering one fine art print to all visitors this month. The exhibit, Free Prints : Prints Free, opens March 12. The gallery will be giving away prints by local and internationally acclaimed artists. Donations will be accepted,
This March, the little gallery | blackstone will host Celtic Footprint featuring works by mother-andson duo Linda and Chad Leahy. The gallery, which recently moved to the Blackstone area from its original Benson home, will host an opening reception Friday, March 12, from 7 to 10 p.m. Linda’s oil paintings on canvas present iconic elements, in landscape and portrait, of the Celtic heritage. Chad is a mixed media artist. His works on paper depict pivotal moments in the life of Cuchulain, the mythic Irish hero.
