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Art Exhibition

‘Remembering Modern Art’ Curator Tour

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1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Join Sheldon’s chief curator and associate director for curatorial affairs, Magdalena Moskalewicz, for a special tour of “Remembering Modern Art.” This exhibition explores the forces-museums, exhibitions, artists, and cultural diplomacy-that shaped …
Lecture

“Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention” - with curator Jared Ledesma

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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Exhibition curator Jared Ledesma celebrates Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention, with a special welcome and poetry reading by JC Andrews. Drawing from his work organizing the exhibition, Ledesma will offer insight into Hartigan’s practice and the …
Activity

Workshop at Sheldon Museum of Art

Plein Air Abstracts

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Starts at 2:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Join Sheldon educator Sydney DeRoin in our upcoming exhibition, “Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention,” to explore how Grace Hartigan created her large abstract paintings. Following a brief gallery talk, participants will then create their own …
Film - Documentary

“Join or Die” Screening and Conversation

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6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Lincoln Community Foundation and Sheldon present a screening of “Join or Die,” a documentary based on Harvard professor and social scientist Robert Putnam’s research around rejuvenating civic life through community connections. The film asks: What …
Performing Arts - Music

‘Taking Flight: The Eighth Wonder of the World’ live film score

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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
We’re proud to host the Bel Canto Duo as they provide a live film score of their award-winning documentary “Taking Flight: The Eighth Wonder of the World.” This documentary explores the annual Crane migration that take place in North Platte every …
Conversation

Curated Chapters Book Club

at Sheldon Museum of Art

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2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Join Sheldon Museum of Art for an engaging discussion that brings literature and visual art together. Curated Chapters invites readers and art lovers to explore how literature can create connections with works of art. This program begins with a 60- …
Social Event

September First Friday at Sheldon Museum of Art

with Campus Nightlife

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5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Start your weekend and celebrate the start of the school year at Sheldon Museum of Art. This month the museum is open until 8 p.m. Admission is always free and everyone is welcome.
Lecture

Artist Talk with Liz Burden

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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Great Plains Art Museum’s 2026 Elizabeth Rubendall Artist in Residence Elizabeth Burden will deliver a talk about her practice which engages in artistic archive and blends multidisciplinary studio work with social practice to reflect on the past/ …
Lecture

Zanna Gilbert Lecture

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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Zanna Gilbert, senior research specialist at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, presents on her exhibition “How to Be a Guerrilla Girl” and explores how archival and curatorial research illuminates the histories of feminist, conceptual and …
Activity

Family Day at Sheldon Museum of Art

Ekphrastic Poetry with Matt Mason

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2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Location: Sheldon Museum of Art Target Audiences:
Bring the whole family to Sheldon for a day of art, words, and creativity with former State Poet of Nebraska Matt Mason. Inspired by Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention, Mason will lead interactive poetry activities that transform looking into …