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…
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…
Six times during the school year, a group of teachers meet at Joslyn to study an artist and their artwork to create a lesson plan for Thursdays for Teachers (T4T). Who are these wonderful educators responsible for collaborating with Museum staff to create the curriculum? They are our Mentor…
Where did summer go? I looked at the calendar, and September is almost over. Time does fly when you’re having fun, and there’s been plenty to enjoy in the gardens at Joslyn Art Museum this season. Planting is, of course, a common garden activity, but this year we seriously…
One family’s generational involvement in Joslyn creates a legacy of support. For the Robino family, being involved in the community and giving back is just a part of their daily lives. Kyle and Mike Robino (pictured left at the June 3 Sheila Hicks: Material Voices gala) — joined by…
In the fall, I always welcome some of the reprieve that winter offers. No more mowing. No more weeding. I think I would probably hibernate myself if it were possible. However, once February rolls around, winter’s romance is usually gone for me. I’m done with snow. I’m tired of…
I recently read an op-ed column in The New York Times (Nov 14, 2015 – Gifts with Meaning) that discussed the many options of using charitable giving as a different twist to regular holiday gift giving. For many people, the idea of giving (time, treasure or talent) becomes even…
Although it doesn’t feel like November, one glance at Joslyn Art Museum’s gardens leaves no question that fall is most definitely here. At this point in time I could wander off into the biology of deciduous trees, why they shed their leaves, and what happens to the chlorophyll and…