Adult Programs @ Joslyn
Designed to encourage understanding and appreciation of every artistic endeavor—from visual arts and film to music, dance and poetry—Joslyn's adult programs offer a melange of opportunities in celebration of its remarkable special exhibitions and permanent collections. Join us!
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Something Special @ Joslyn
Looking for something fun to do? A new and different way to experience Joslyn? Please join us for art talks, tours, music, movies, and more - programs presented with a twist! Check back often for links to special events you won't want to miss.
April 20 - June 1
The Art of Writing
Poetry inspired by works of art from Joslyn's permanent collection by students in Creighton University's CCAS English Department Creative Writing Program and the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Writer's Workshop.
April 27, 11am - 2pm
Slow Art Day
April 28 @ 1-3:30 pm
Science Behind the Scenes in Partnership with Omaha's Lauritzen Gardens
May 12 @ 10 am
Rise & Shine Mother's Day Breakfast!
June 16 @ 2 pm
Storytelling with Tim Tingle in Partnership with Nebraska StoryArts
Sign language interpretation provided.
July 11 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (in English) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
July 14 @ 5 pm
Bastille Day!
July 18 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (en française) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
August 29 @ 6 pm
Secrets of Paris: Art, Food, Culture and What's Hot with Doni Belau
Symphony - Joslyn: A New Series 
Spend Sunday afternoons immersed in music and art with the Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra at Joslyn Art Museum. This exciting new series features conversations about the connections between music on the concerts and specific works of art in Joslyn's collections.
All concerts begin at 2 pm in Joslyn's Witherspoon Concert Hall, with pre-concert talks at 1 pm and 1:25 pm by Joslyn staff.
Dates: October 28, 2012; and in 2013: January 20, March 17, April 14, May 5, and June 9.
Pictured: Ernest Richardson, Omaha Symphony Resident Conductor, and Thomas Wilkins, Omaha Symphony Music Director. Photo: Bill Sitzmann
All ticket-holders receive free Museum admission on the day of the concert.
To purchase tickets, contact the Omaha Symphony box office at (402) 342-3560.
Click here for complete information. Note: Joslyn members receive a special discount on single concert tickets. This offer is not available to the general public. Join Joslyn to qualify for this offer.
Click here for a listing of more Adult Programs at Joslyn!
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Joslyn Late 'til 8
Jump-start your weekend every Thursday evening 5-8 pm at Joslyn Art Museum. Mingle with friends, indulge your interest in fine art, and experience unique programs on select evenings. Late 'til 8 features gallery talks with artist, curators, and docents, as well as music, film, and hands-on art projects. Late 'til 8 is free with regular Museum admission--now just $5 on Thursday nights!
April 11 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Route 36: Photographs by William Wylie
April 18 @ 7 pm
Why Buy? The Perils and Pleasures of Collecting with Jonathan Binstock
May 16 @ 6 pm
Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers featuring Provenance
May 23 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk - Jennifer Steinkamp: Madame Curie
July 11 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (in English) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
July 18 @ 6:30 pm
Renoir to Chagall Gallery Talk (en française) with Jan Lund, Creighton University
August 29 @ 6 pm
"Secrets of Paris: Art, Food, Culture and What's Hot" with Doni Belau
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Express Yourself Through the Arts
A Partnership with Methodist Hospital
Have you or someone you love experienced serious illness? One positive way to deal with the accompanying emotion is through artistic expression. If you, a family members, or friend has been touched by illness, please join us for hands-on art workshops that can relieve stress and help express emotions.
March 9 @ 10 am-noon
CASEIN PAINTING
Use a unique technique of drawing with chalk pastels onto milk-soaked fabric to create painterly scenes in the style of the Impressionists.
April 13 @ 10 am-noon
CUBISM COLLAGE
Combine found materials such as newspapers, photographs, and fabric to create a collage composition with a cubist style.
May 11 @ 10am-noon
ABSTRACTED STILL LIFES
Gain a better understanding of abstraction in this workshop by deconstructing objects to their basic shapes and colors to create still lifes.
June 8 @ 10 am-noon
CHIHULY SCULPTURES
Create small tabletop sculptures by heating and painting plastic shapes to replicate the brightly colored organic forms of Dale Chihuly's glass sculptures.
Workshops are offered FREE of charge and are funded by the Methodist Volunteers in Partnership (VIP), a support group of Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital. Pre-registration is required and opens two weeks before each session. Call the Express Yourself Through the Arts hotline at Methodist, (402) 354-4591, to register.
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Appetite for Art
These monthly gallery talks presented by Joslyn's Director and Curators are accompanied by thematic lunches in Joslyn's beautiful Storz Fountain Court. All programs begin at 11:30 am. Please note next season's series will begin on September 4 and subsequent programs may not all fall on the last Tuesday of the month.
January 29, 2013
Meal-o-dramtic!
February 19
Craving in Contrast
March 26
Real Taste Ideal Laced
April 30
Curator's Choice
May 28
Abstraction Satisfaction
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AIA Lectures
Held in partnership with the Lincoln-Omaha Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), these fascinating lectures are free to the public on select Sunday afternoons throughout the academic year.
October 27, 2013 @ 2 pm
Program description coming soon!
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daOMA Lectures
Design alliance Omaha (daOMA) programs provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for the Omaha design community. Programs are offered on select dates in the spring and fall.
February 13, 2014 @7 pm
Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, NY and Director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Baltimore, MD
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College Night
College Night is a FREE event for college students and faculty with I.D. (the general public may attend for regular museum admission). Visitors enjoy live music and art making activities, indulge in free food and refreshments, and experience Joslyn's special exhibitions.
October 4 @ 7 pm
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