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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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 Thursdays. 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.
January 5 @ 6:30 pm
Curator Gallery Talk
American Landscape: Contemporary Photographs of the West
February 9
To Live Forever JAMA Preview Party
The Museum is closed to the public
February 16 @ 6 pm
Archaeology Lecture
"Roman Dinners and Barbarian Feasts: Food and Dining at the End of the Roman Empire" presented by Dr. Scott DeBrestian Professor of Art History at Central Michigan University
March 15 @ 6 pm
Public Program Celebrating To Live Forever
"Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales and Other Extreme Beverages" presented by Patrick McGovern, Ph.D., Scientific Director of Penn Museum's Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory
March 29 @ 6 pm
Late 'til 8: Visualizing Literature Encore Presentation
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
May 10 @ 6:30 pm
Public Program Celebrating To Live Forever
"Mummification: Resurrection of an Ancient Art" presented by Bob "Mr. Mummy” Brier, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University and leading authority on mummies.
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Art Encounters
Third Thursday Art Encounters features monthly guided tours for all art lovers and is scheduled in partnership with The Nebraska Medical Center's Health and Wellness Club. All tours begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Admissions Desk.
December 15 @ 10:30 am
Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art?
January 19 @ 10:30 am
Art of the Landscape
February 16 @ 10:30 am
To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum
March 15 @ 10:30 am
Artist or Illustrator?
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Visualizing Literature: Book Club for Art Lovers
Visualizing Literature features docent-led discussion groups four times a year connecting literature and art. The adult program is scheduled in partnership with the Nebraska Medical Center's Health and Wellness Club.
March 13 @ 10:30 am
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
March 29 @ 6 pm
Late 'til 8 Special Encore Presentation
The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
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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 24 @ 10 am-noon
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Guests will learn to get the most out of their cameras during this introduction to digital controls and photography principles. Participants are asked to bring their own digital camera. Instructor: Jim Ferguson
April 14 @ 10 am-noon
EGYPTIAN PASTE: AMULETS & BEADS
Visit a special exhibition of Egyptian artifacts for inspiration , then use a self-glazing Egyptian paste to create one-of-a-kind beads and charms. Instructor: Andy Smith
May 19 @ 10 am-noon
POURING PAINT
Experiment with color theory as you create an expressionist painting by pouring and dripping paint like color field painter Helen Frankenthaler. Instructor: Therese Straseski
June 24 @ 1-3 pm
GETTING ABSTRACT
Explore your imagination while learning to control ink with a pen-tip and brush to create abstract imagery on heavy watercolor paper. Instructor: Kim Reid Kuhn
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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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.
May 3 @ 7:00 pm
daOMA presents Jeanne Gang
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CU at Joslyn
Presented in partnership with Creighton's University College, CU at Joslyn offers monthly lectures presented by Creighton faculty on select Sundays, September through May.
September 18 @ 2:00 pm
Pinocchio: Universal metaphor and Allegory of the Italian Identity in Post-Unitarian Italy (1861)
Maria Teresa Maenza, Ph.D., Modern Languages and Literatures
October 9 @ 2:00 pm
A “Fine” Exploration of Music in Art
Frederick Hanna, Ph.D., Fine and Performing Arts
January 29, 2012 @ 2:00 pm
Architectural Imagination in the American West: Maximilian of Wied and Karl Bodmer on the Upper Missouri, 1832-1834
Michael Brown, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
February 19 @ 2:00 pm
Abelard’s Unique Love
Jeffrey P. Hause, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy and of Classical and Near Eastern Studies
March 18 @ 2:00 pm
Ekphrastic Poetry: A Reading and Informal Discussion
Susan Aizenberg, Department of English
April 1 @ 2:00 pm
The Entombment of Christ: Developing Religious Imagination through Painting
Eileen Burke-Sullivan, Ph.D., Department of Theology
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