By guest blogger Tanya Cooper Commercial Graphic Designer Nabru Canvas LLC All views & opinions expressed in this article are that of the author. The Rubell Family is remarkable for many reasons. Steve Rubell was the co-founder of Studio 54 in New York, labeled the hottest disco on the…
Last month, Carole Anders Harris arrived at Joslyn with a group of friends to have lunch and visit the 30 Americans exhibition. The visit was planned in celebration of a milestone birthday for Harris, who had traveled from South Carolina to her hometown of Omaha for the gathering. For…
Done. A single word telegraphed around the nation triggered champagne toasts, cannon booms from coast to coast, fireworks and the ringing of The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. It was a celebration of the country’s greatest achievement – completion of the transcontinental railroad – and the joining of East and…
Four years ago I met Julie Dierberger with University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Service Learning Academy (SLA) and Cathy Nelson with Blackburn Alternative High School. Little did I know that this partnership (and subsequent friendship) would lead to Joslyn Art Museum installing a life-size Truffula Tree in the Discovery…
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,…
An important component of my job is staying on top of emerging artists. The best way to keep tabs on current happenings in the contemporary art world is to experience art in real time. That means studio visits, conversations with artists, and attending art fairs. Spending time submerged in…
Thoughts on this unique display, on view through 2014, by two of its coordinators. What do you get when you ask the staff of an art museum to submit artwork for a staff show? Inter-department collaboration and a lot of artistic talent, apparently. After Hours: Work by Joslyn…
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…