Joslyn’s Kent Bellows Mentoring Program (KBMP) provides studio space and artistic mentorship to over 80 teens in the Omaha area. Three semesters per year, high school students in the after school program are paired with professional artists to gain technical skills, explore their creative vision, and make art. KBMP…
The Contemporary Art Society held its annual dinner on Friday, September 25. This year, the event featured a fantastic talk by artist Brad Kahlhamer, whose work will be featured in the Riley CAP Gallery this fall. Kahlhamer discussed how his widely-varied influences, including Native American tribal traditions, music, comic books,…
Bad Country, good food, inspiring art, and more importantly over 225 people gathered to support the Kent Bellows Mentoring Program and made Wishbone 2015 a great success. The Kent Bellows Mentoring Program empowers high school students to explore their artistic talents through a mentoring relationship with professional artists. The…
Bringing the outside in doesn’t sound like a great idea when it’s February and you live in Nebraska. But that’s exactly what John McIntyre and Laura Vranes do as street art collectors. In a few short years the couple has filled their 1970s home, nestled in an unassuming Omaha…
Last September, twenty Karen students – most from camps along the Thai-Burma border and all now attending Benson High School and part of Omaha Public Schools’ ESL/Refugee and Migrant Education program – made Joslyn Art Museum their home. The students participated in a five-day quilt workshop during National…
I really caught the travel bug this summer. I spent two weeks in England with an art history study abroad group and shortly after I returned home I spent almost a week driving through the Southwest to visit the Grand Canyon. Long periods of travel – especially so close…
Making a decision to give to a charity is complicated. For any donor, it is a decision personal by nature. How much should I give? Where should the money go? How will it be used? Is it enough to make a difference? While every charitable organization is extremely grateful…